com.unity.netcode.gameobjects@2.0.0-pre.4

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## [2.0.0-pre.4] - 2024-08-21

### Added

- Added `NetworkVariable.CheckDirtyState` that is to be used in tandem with collections in order to detect whether the collection or an item within the collection has changed. (#3004)

### Fixed

- Fixed issue where nested `NetworkTransform` components were not getting updated. (#3016)
- Fixed issue by adding null checks in `NetworkVariableBase.CanClientRead` and `NetworkVariableBase.CanClientWrite` methods to ensure safe access to `NetworkBehaviour`. (#3012)
- Fixed issue where `FixedStringSerializer<T>` was using `NetworkVariableSerialization<byte>.AreEqual` to determine if two bytes were equal causes an exception to be thrown due to no byte serializer having been defined. (#3009)
- Fixed Issue where a state with dual triggers, inbound and outbound, could cause a false layer to layer state transition message to be sent to non-authority `NetworkAnimator` instances and cause a warning message to be logged. (#3008)
- Fixed issue using collections within `NetworkVariable` where the collection would not detect changes to items or nested items. (#3004)
- Fixed issue where `List`, `Dictionary`, and `HashSet` collections would not uniquely duplicate nested collections. (#3004)
- Fixed issue where `NotAuthorityTarget` would include the service observer in the list of targets to send the RPC to as opposed to excluding the service observer as it should. (#3000)
- Fixed issue where `ProxyRpcTargetGroup` could attempt to send a message if there were no targets to send to. (#3000)

### Changed

- Changed `NetworkAnimator` to automatically switch to owner authoritative mode when using a distributed authority network topology. (#3021)
- Changed permissions exception thrown in `NetworkList` to exiting early with a logged error that is now a unified permissions message within `NetworkVariableBase`. (#3004)
- Changed permissions exception thrown in `NetworkVariable.Value` to exiting early with a logged error that is now a unified permissions message within `NetworkVariableBase`. (#3004)

Runtime/Components/NetworkAnimator.cs

@@ -498,9 +498,13 @@ namespace Unity.Netcode.Components
         /// <summary>
         /// Override this method and return false to switch to owner authoritative mode
         /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// When using a distributed authority network topology, this will default to
+        /// owner authoritative.
+        /// </remarks>
         protected virtual bool OnIsServerAuthoritative()
         {
-            return true;
+            return NetworkManager ? !NetworkManager.DistributedAuthorityMode : true;
         }
 
         // Animators only support up to 32 parameters
@@ -851,7 +855,12 @@ namespace Unity.Netcode.Components
                     stateChangeDetected = true;
                     //Debug.Log($"[Cross-Fade] To-Hash: {nt.fullPathHash} | TI-Duration: ({tt.duration}) | TI-Norm: ({tt.normalizedTime}) | From-Hash: ({m_AnimationHash[layer]}) | SI-FPHash: ({st.fullPathHash}) | SI-Norm: ({st.normalizedTime})");
                 }
-                else if (!tt.anyState && tt.fullPathHash != m_TransitionHash[layer])
+                // If we are not transitioned into the "any state" and the animator transition isn't a full path hash (layer to layer) and our pre-built destination state to transition does not contain the
+                // current layer (i.e. transitioning into a state from another layer) =or= we do contain the layer and the layer contains state to transition to is contained within our pre-built destination
+                // state then we can handle this transition as a non-cross fade state transition between layers.
+                // Otherwise, if we don't enter into this then this is a "trigger transition to some state that is now being transitioned back to the Idle state via trigger" or "Dual Triggers" IDLE<-->State.
+                else if (!tt.anyState && tt.fullPathHash != m_TransitionHash[layer] && (!m_DestinationStateToTransitioninfo.ContainsKey(layer) ||
+                    (m_DestinationStateToTransitioninfo.ContainsKey(layer) && m_DestinationStateToTransitioninfo[layer].ContainsKey(nt.fullPathHash))))
                 {
                     // first time in this transition for this layer
                     m_TransitionHash[layer] = tt.fullPathHash;
@@ -860,6 +869,10 @@ namespace Unity.Netcode.Components
                     animState.CrossFade = false;
                     animState.Transition = true;
                     animState.NormalizedTime = tt.normalizedTime;
+                    if (m_DestinationStateToTransitioninfo.ContainsKey(layer) && m_DestinationStateToTransitioninfo[layer].ContainsKey(nt.fullPathHash))
+                    {
+                        animState.DestinationStateHash = nt.fullPathHash;
+                    }
                     stateChangeDetected = true;
                     //Debug.Log($"[Transition] TI-Duration: ({tt.duration}) | TI-Norm: ({tt.normalizedTime}) | From-Hash: ({m_AnimationHash[layer]}) |SI-FPHash: ({st.fullPathHash}) | SI-Norm: ({st.normalizedTime})");
                 }