Floating Origin Component

The Floating Origin component is meant to shift the X and Z coordinate's origin point (0,0) based on whether game objects are inside or outside of a predetermined area or dimensions.

Verified on Spatial OS versions: 9.1.0, 10.0.0, 10.1.0

Usage

1. Add the Floating Origin component to a pre-existing GameObject in your scene such as the GameEntry object.
2. Define which layers should be tracked by this component; it is recommended to place all SpatialOS EntityPrefabs on their own layer, for example 'entities', and use that to track which entities' their origin should be moved.
3. On all locations where you pass coordinates to workers, first use the Unshift method of the Vector3 class to ensure you are using global coordinates.
4. On all location where you receive coordinates from workers, first use the Shift method of the Coordinates class to change the position to use the shifted offset.

Tips

• Always use the Coordinates class to maintain your World Coordinates; this is a double and as such can manage larger world positions without suffering from floating point imprecisions.
• Always use Vector3 for your local coordinates in the Client or Worker where you use this component; the Vector3 class has an extension method to work with this component and interacts seamlessly with Unity.