Sync mesh lean offset and disable concealment meter on remote avatars

Replicate the composed wall-lean/ground-raise/ceiling-lean mesh offset
(meshOffsetTarget.localPosition) as an owner-authoritative NetworkVariable
so remote avatars lean and raise instead of staying rigid; remote eases it
onto the visual root. Disable ConcealmentMeter on remotes (its per-frame
skinned bake, voxelization and physics overlaps only feed the local player).
SkinnedColliderBaker stays active on remotes because the paint replay
rasterizes its live BakedMesh for UV mapping.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Assets/Scripts/NetworkPlayerSetup.cs

@@ -28,5 +28,16 @@ public class NetworkPlayerSetup : NetworkBehaviour
         if (controller) controller.enabled = false;
         var cc = GetComponent<CharacterController>();
         if (cc) cc.enabled = false;
+
+        // Owner cleanup: the concealment meter is a per-frame skinned-mesh bake + voxelization +
+        // physics overlap whose result only feeds the LOCAL player (HUD / gameplay). A remote avatar's
+        // concealment is computed on its own owner's machine, so running it here is pure wasted CPU.
+        var concealment = GetComponentInChildren<ConcealmentMeter>(true);
+        if (concealment) concealment.enabled = false;
+
+        // NOTE: SkinnedColliderBaker deliberately stays ENABLED on remotes. MeshPainter's stamp replay
+        // (ApplyNetworkStamp -> DrawBrushGpu) rasterizes the baker's live, per-frame BakedMesh to map a
+        // 3D brush placement into UV space; freezing the bake would mis-map replicated paint onto any
+        // non-rest pose. Its bake is the necessary cost of correct remote paint, not wasted work.
     }
 }

Assets/Scripts/PlayerAnimationSync.cs

@@ -2,23 +2,33 @@ using Unity.Netcode;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Replicates the pose system's animation state across the network. The owner publishes its selected
-/// pose index and resolved locomotion category (idle / walk / run / fall); remote avatars switch their
-/// <see cref="PlayerPoseController"/> to network-driven mode and play the matching clip, so a remote
-/// player shows the same pose and walk/run/fall animation the owner sees — not just a sliding idle.
+/// Replicates the visual body state that the disabled-on-remote controller / pose system would
+/// otherwise drive: the owner publishes its selected pose index, resolved locomotion category
+/// (idle / walk / run / fall) AND the wall-lean / ground-raise / ceiling mesh offset, so a remote
+/// avatar shows the same pose, walk/run/fall animation and leans into walls / raises off the ground
+/// like the owner — not just a sliding, upright idle.
 ///
-/// Position/rotation come from the NetworkTransform; this only carries the small animation state. Both
-/// values are owner-authoritative and change rarely (a pose cycle, a locomotion transition), so the
-/// NetworkVariables send a delta only when the value actually changes.
+/// Body position/rotation come from the NetworkTransform; this only carries the small extra state on
+/// top. Pose index and locomotion change rarely (a pose cycle, a locomotion transition), so those
+/// NetworkVariables send a delta only when the value actually changes. The mesh offset is the visual
+/// model's child-local position (<see cref="PlayerCharacterController.MeshOffsetTarget"/>) — a tiny
+/// vector the owner eases continuously; the remote eases onto the replicated value so it doesn't
+/// tick-step (the body itself is already interpolated by the NetworkTransform).
 ///
 /// Runs after the PlayerPoseController (execution order 100) so the owner reads this frame's resolved
-/// state; remote avatars apply via OnValueChanged, independent of frame order.
+/// state; remote avatars apply via OnValueChanged / per-frame easing, independent of frame order.
 /// </summary>
 [RequireComponent(typeof(PlayerPoseController))]
+[RequireComponent(typeof(PlayerCharacterController))]
 [DisallowMultipleComponent]
 [DefaultExecutionOrder(200)]
 public class PlayerAnimationSync : NetworkBehaviour
 {
+    [Tooltip("How fast a remote avatar eases its mesh lean/raise offset onto the replicated value " +
+             "(1/second). Higher = tighter follow, lower = smoother. The body itself is interpolated " +
+             "by the NetworkTransform; this only smooths the small child-local lean offset.")]
+    [SerializeField] private float meshOffsetFollow = 18f;
+
     private readonly NetworkVariable<int> _poseIndex =
         new(0, NetworkVariableReadPermission.Everyone, NetworkVariableWritePermission.Owner);
 
@@ -26,12 +36,27 @@ public class PlayerAnimationSync : NetworkBehaviour
     private readonly NetworkVariable<byte> _locomotion =
         new(0, NetworkVariableReadPermission.Everyone, NetworkVariableWritePermission.Owner);
 
-    private PlayerPoseController _pose;
+    // Visual model's child-local lean/raise offset: wall lean + ground raise + ceiling lean, all folded
+    // by the controller into MeshOffsetTarget.localPosition. Owner-authoritative like the rest. Already in
+    // the root's local space, so it stays correct under the synced body rotation (wall/ceiling) as-is.
+    private readonly NetworkVariable<Vector3> _meshOffset =
+        new(Vector3.zero, NetworkVariableReadPermission.Everyone, NetworkVariableWritePermission.Owner);
 
-    void Awake() => _pose = GetComponent<PlayerPoseController>();
+    private PlayerPoseController _pose;
+    private PlayerCharacterController _controller;
+    private Transform _offsetTarget;
+
+    void Awake()
+    {
+        _pose = GetComponent<PlayerPoseController>();
+        _controller = GetComponent<PlayerCharacterController>();
+    }
 
     public override void OnNetworkSpawn()
     {
+        // Resolved after all Awakes ran: the controller resolves MeshOffsetTarget in its own Awake.
+        _offsetTarget = _controller ? _controller.MeshOffsetTarget : null;
+
         if (IsOwner)
             return;
 
@@ -40,6 +65,9 @@ public class PlayerAnimationSync : NetworkBehaviour
         _poseIndex.OnValueChanged += OnPoseIndexChanged;
         _locomotion.OnValueChanged += OnLocomotionChanged;
         ApplyRemote(); // spawn-time values are already replicated
+
+        // Seed the lean offset to the replicated value so a mid-lean late join doesn't pop from base.
+        if (_offsetTarget) _offsetTarget.localPosition = _meshOffset.Value;
     }
 
     public override void OnNetworkDespawn()
@@ -50,16 +78,36 @@ public class PlayerAnimationSync : NetworkBehaviour
 
     void Update()
     {
-        if (!IsOwner || !_pose)
-            return;
+        if (IsOwner)
+        {
+            if (!_pose)
+                return;
 
-        // Publish the owner's resolved animation state. Assigning the same value is a no-op for
-        // replication (the NetworkVariable dirties only on an actual change), but guard anyway to keep
-        // intent clear.
-        int index = _pose.CurrentIndex;
-        byte loco = (byte)_pose.CurrentLocomotion;
-        if (_poseIndex.Value != index) _poseIndex.Value = index;
-        if (_locomotion.Value != loco) _locomotion.Value = loco;
+            // Publish the owner's resolved animation state. Assigning the same value is a no-op for
+            // replication (the NetworkVariable dirties only on an actual change).
+            int index = _pose.CurrentIndex;
+            byte loco = (byte)_pose.CurrentLocomotion;
+            if (_poseIndex.Value != index) _poseIndex.Value = index;
+            if (_locomotion.Value != loco) _locomotion.Value = loco;
+
+            // Mesh lean/raise offset: the controller owns MeshOffsetTarget.localPosition (sole writer),
+            // so this frame's value is final by execution order 200.
+            if (_offsetTarget)
+            {
+                Vector3 lp = _offsetTarget.localPosition;
+                if (_meshOffset.Value != lp) _meshOffset.Value = lp;
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Remote avatar: ease the visual model onto the replicated lean/raise offset. The controller is
+        // disabled here, so this is the sole writer of MeshOffsetTarget.localPosition on the remote (the
+        // pose reset already excludes that node). Easing avoids tick-rate stepping on the small offset.
+        if (_offsetTarget)
+        {
+            float k = 1f - Mathf.Exp(-meshOffsetFollow * Time.deltaTime);
+            _offsetTarget.localPosition = Vector3.Lerp(_offsetTarget.localPosition, _meshOffset.Value, k);
+        }
     }
 
     private void OnPoseIndexChanged(int previous, int current) => ApplyRemote();