- Replicate conversation state (bNetIsConversing, NetConversatingPlayer) for exclusive NPC locking
- Opus encode TTS audio on server, multicast to all clients for shared playback
- Replicate emotion state (OnRep) so clients compute facial expressions locally
- Multicast speaking/interrupted/text events so lip sync and posture run locally
- Route mic audio via Server RPC (client→server→ElevenLabs WebSocket)
- LOD: cull audio beyond 30m, skip lip sync beyond 15m for non-speaker clients
- Auto-detect player disconnection and release NPC on authority
- InteractionComponent: skip occupied NPCs, auto-start conversation on selection
- No changes to LipSync, Posture, FacialExpression, MicCapture or AnimNodes
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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