fix: Allow NetworkVariables containing more than 1300 bytes of data (backport)

com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Additional documentation and release notes are available at [Multiplayer Documen
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Added
-- First set of tests for NetworkAnimator - parameter syncing, trigger set / reset, override network animator (#7135)
+
+- Added first set of tests for NetworkAnimator - parameter syncing, trigger set / reset, override network animator (#7135)
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ Additional documentation and release notes are available at [Multiplayer Documen
 - Fixed error when serializing ConnectionApprovalMessage with scene management disabled when one or more objects is hidden via the CheckObjectVisibility delegate (#1720)
 - Fixed CheckObjectVisibility delegate not being properly invoked for connecting clients when Scene Management is enabled. (#1680)
 - Fixed NetworkList to properly call INetworkSerializable's NetworkSerialize() method (#1682)
+- Fixed NetworkVariables containing more than 1300 bytes of data (such as large NetworkLists) no longer cause an OverflowException (the limit on data size is now whatever limit the chosen transport imposes on fragmented NetworkDelivery mechanisms) (#1725)
 - Fixed ServerRpcParams and ClientRpcParams must be the last parameter of an RPC in order to function properly. Added a compile-time check to ensure this is the case and trigger an error if they're placed elsewhere (#1721)
 - Fixed FastBufferReader being created with a length of 1 if provided an input of length 0 (#1724)
 - Fixed The NetworkConfig's checksum hash includes the NetworkTick so that clients with a different tickrate than the server are identified and not allowed to connect (#1728)

com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkBehaviour.cs

@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ private void NetworkVariableUpdate(ulong clientId, int behaviourIndex)
                         // so we don't have to do this serialization work if we're not going to use the result.
                         if (IsServer && clientId == NetworkManager.ServerClientId)
                         {
-                            var tmpWriter = new FastBufferWriter(MessagingSystem.NON_FRAGMENTED_MESSAGE_MAX_SIZE, Allocator.Temp);
+                            var tmpWriter = new FastBufferWriter(MessagingSystem.NON_FRAGMENTED_MESSAGE_MAX_SIZE, Allocator.Temp, MessagingSystem.FRAGMENTED_MESSAGE_MAX_SIZE);
                             using (tmpWriter)
                             {
                                 message.Serialize(tmpWriter);

com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/NetworkVariableBase.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public abstract class NetworkVariableBase : IDisposable
         /// <summary>
         /// The delivery type (QoS) to send data with
         /// </summary>
-        internal const NetworkDelivery Delivery = NetworkDelivery.ReliableSequenced;
+        internal const NetworkDelivery Delivery = NetworkDelivery.ReliableFragmentedSequenced;
 
         private protected NetworkBehaviour m_NetworkBehaviour;
 

com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Tests/Runtime/NetworkVariableTests.cs

@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ public IEnumerator NetworkListAdd([Values(true, false)] bool useHost)
         }
 
         [UnityTest]
-        [Ignore("TODO: This will not currently work on v1.0.0 as the message system sends delta updates in non-fragmented messages (i.e. < 1300 bytes)")]
         public IEnumerator WhenListContainsManyLargeValues_OverflowExceptionIsNotThrown([Values(true, false)] bool useHost)
         {
             yield return InitializeServerAndClients(useHost);