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> I want to develop a system for creating 360 spaces and a dialogue/conversation system in Unity 6000.6.5f1. This should have a node-based dialogue system that can be offloaded to JSON or XML, plus a node-based 360 image/video navigator. The experience needs to be easily authorable in the Unity Editor by creating nodes, with type that can be loaded through C# scripts and scriptableObjects. I have 360 images and video from an Insta360 camera. I want the Player to be able to talk to NPCs in a branching conversation dialogue. Eventually, we will want to put memory into these NPCS, or tie them to an AI chatbot somehow. Let's start with a frame work for both of these navigations: spatial navigation through the game and conversational navigation through branching dialogue. These system should not be interdependant. I am making a Universal 3D project in Unity.
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The plan is set: two fully independent modules (Dialogue and Spaces360), each with a runtime, a JSON-based graph schema, and a real node editor window, delivered as a drop-in Assets folder. Let me check the project file repo first.
Both repos are empty — this is a fresh start. I'll build the framework from scratch now: two independent Unity packages with runtime + editor node canvases, JSON serialization, sample graphs, and setup docs.
Now the dialogue runtime — the data model, JSON codec, validation, and the runner.
Assembly definitions are in place. Now the shared editor canvas — the node editor window both systems reuse.
Now the concrete dialogue node editor.
Now the Spaces360 runtime: media catalog, graph data, validator, JSON codec, navigator, and panorama renderer.
Now samples for both systems plus documentation.
Both sample graphs validate. Now documentation and a README describing installation and usage.
Now let me review the code carefully for syntax and API correctness. I'll check for compile errors, missing using statements, and design issues.
All braces and parens are balanced. Let me now run the advisor as a verification pass on the design and check for compile-blocking issues.
The advisor found real issues. Key ones: missing using statements, filename/classname mismatches, recursion guard in the runner, the edges-not-driving-traversal problem, wrong Panoramic shader mapping value, and video shown before preparation. Let me verify the shader property values first, then fix everything.
Confirmed. The Unity Panoramic shader's actual property values are: `_Mapping = 1` for Latitude Longitude, `_ImageType = 0` for 360 degrees, `_Layout = 0` for None, `_MirrorOnBack` only applies to 180°. I had `_Mapping = 0` (wrong — that's 6-sided cubemap). Let me fix everything.
Now the major refactor the advisor asked for: make edges derived from the graph data rather than an independent editable list, add recursion guard, and fix runtime state cleanup.
Now rewrite both editor windows to use derived edges and fix all the interaction issues.
All assembly definitions check out. Let me run the advisor as a final verification on the fixes.
Let me work through the fixes.
Now fix the validator's branch cycle check, the dialogue asset cache invalidation, and the presenter double-bind.
Now update both editor windows for the new canvas-bounded region and hotspot ID uniqueness, plus the importer structural checks.
The cycle detection logic is proven correct: it catches Branch→self and Entry→Branch→Entry cycles, and correctly reports no cycle when Branch paths terminate in Line/End. Let me run the final advisor check and then deliver.
Now update the documentation to reflect the current state accurately, then persist to the project repo.
The files are tracked. The `sync` after my earlier failed `submit` may have committed them already. Let me verify.
The submit already succeeded during `sync` (commit `fed60a2`). The second submit reports "no changes" because everything is committed. Now let me also save the ZIP to the project repo and share the deliverables.
Both commits landed. Now share the key files with the user.
Dialogue and Spaces 360 — READMEDocument
Setup GuideDocument
DialogueAndSpaces.zipZIP
The framework is built, reviewed, and persisted to the project repo. Here's what you have:
## Two independent systems
**Dialogue** — a node-based branching conversation system with Entry / Line / Choice / Branch / End nodes, stored as JSON in a `ScriptableObject`, with a visual node editor window, JSON import/export, a validator (including immediate-transition cycle detection), and a `DialogueRunner` decoupled from UI. Runtime state lives on the runner instance, never on the shared asset — so two NPCs using the same graph don't interfere. `NodeEntered` / `BranchEvaluated` events are the extension points where you'll later hook memory or an AI chatbot.
**Spaces360** — a node-based 360 panorama navigator for Insta360 content. Spaces connect via hotspots (yaw/pitch, Jump/Info). A `SpacesMediaCatalog` maps string keys to `Texture2D` / `VideoClip`, so imported JSON works in any project. Rendering uses Unity's built-in `Skybox/Panoramic` shader (verified against Unity's docs — Latitude Longitude mapping, 360°, monoscopic) with `VideoPlayer` + `RenderTexture`. While a video prepares, the previous panorama stays visible; navigation only commits when the new video is ready. `SpaceNavigator` is decoupled from rendering via `IPanoramaRenderer`, so you can swap in a mesh-based renderer later without touching graph data.
## Key design decisions
- Edges are **derived** from node destinations — no separate edge list that can drift from runtime behavior.
- Imports reject structural errors (nulls, duplicates, mismatched choice lengths, bad schema) before touching your asset; semantic errors (broken links) are confirmable.
- Choice/Branch connections open an explicit slot menu so you pick which option/path to connect.
- The two runtime assemblies share nothing — neither references the other, and neither references `UnityEditor`.
## What's delivered
- `Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/` — 21 C# files across 5 assemblies, plus samples and docs.
- `DialogueAndSpaces.zip` — the same folder zipped for easy drop-in.
- Two sample graphs (a merchant dialogue with a condition branch, and a 3-space tour ending in a video panorama).
The setup guide walks through creating assets, authoring in the node editors, wiring Insta360 media, and attaching components. One honest caveat: the source has been carefully reviewed (including two rounds against Unity's documented APIs) but **has not been imported or play-tested in Unity** — follow SETUP.md and let me know the first thing that breaks and I'll fix it.
DialogueAndSpaces.zip (drop-in Assets folder)
ZIP

Setup Guide
[[Setup guide — Dialogue and Spaces 360]]
Document

Dialogue and Spaces 360 — README
[[Dialogue and Spaces 360 — Unity 6000.6.5f1 (Universal 3D URP)]]
Document
Import the package into Unity and run an initial compile check
Fix the first Unity compile or runtime error you encounter
Create a simple test scene using the dialogue and Spaces360 systems
Artifacts
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Sources
Add apps and tools
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> I've gotten down to Wire the Scene in Quick start for Spaces360 and pressed play. Left clicking and dragging does not move the camera.
>
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Fixed. The cause is almost certainly that Unity 6's Universal 3D template enables the **Input System package** by default (Active Input Handling = `Input System (New)`), and the controller was calling the legacy `UnityEngine.Input` API. In that mode `Input.GetMouseButton` throws `InvalidOperationException` on the first call, the whole `Update` aborts, and nothing happens — you should see red errors in the Console if this is it.
The fix makes the controller work in both modes automatically:
- `Spaces360.Runtime.asmdef` now uses `versionDefines` to set a `DAS_INPUT_SYSTEM` flag whenever `com.unity.inputsystem` is installed.
- `SpacesLookController` compiles a different `Update` in each case — `Mouse.current.leftButton` / `mouse.delta` for Input System, `Input.GetMouseButton` / `Input.GetAxis` for the legacy manager.
- Added `dragButton` (0/1/2) and an `IsDragging` property while I was in there.
Two ways to apply the fix in your project:
1. Replace `Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Runtime/SpacesLookController.cs` with the shared file, and update the matching `Spaces360.Runtime.asmdef` to add the `versionDefines` block (also shared above as part of the zip).
2. Or just re-download `DialogueAndSpaces.zip` and overwrite the whole `Assets/DialogueAndSpaces` folder.
After that, if the camera still won't move with no console errors, check that `SpacesLookController` is on the same camera you assigned to `Spaces360Host.playerCamera` and that nothing else (Cinemachine, another script) is also writing to that camera's rotation — tell me what you find and I'll dig further.
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> Can we please use the Input System package and not the legacy Input system? This needs to be future-proof.
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Done — the framework is now Input System only. Two changes:
**`SpacesLookController.cs`** — dropped the legacy `UnityEngine.Input` API entirely. It now reads `Mouse.current.leftButton.isPressed` and `mouse.delta.ReadValue()` through `UnityEngine.InputSystem`, with no `#if` preprocessor branches at all.
**`Spaces360.Runtime.asmdef`** — the assembly definition now hard-references `Unity.InputSystem`, so the compile fails loudly (rather than silently) if the package is ever missing, and `versionDefines` are removed since there's nothing to switch between.
One thing to confirm in your project: the `Spaces360.Runtime` assembly needs the Input System package to resolve. Unity 6's Universal 3D template already ships with `com.unity.inputsystem`, so it should just work — but if you get an "assembly reference could not be found" error, open **Package Manager**, search for Input System, and install it.
The zip in the project repo is rebuilt with the fix, and the SETUP and README now say Input System is required with no legacy fallback.
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> Are you able to connect to my project and see the files? It is located:
> J:\UnityProjects\Unity 6000.6.5f1\SpatialDialogueSystem
>
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Perfect — tell me what's wrong and I'll fix it.
For whatever error or misbehavior you're seeing, the most useful things to include:
1. **The exact error message** (copy/paste from Unity's Console, including the file and line number if it's a compile error).
2. **What you were doing** when it happened (e.g. "pressed Play after step 7 of SETUP.md", "clicked a hotspot", "opened the Dialogue Graph Editor").
3. **Which file or component** is involved, if you can tell.
If it's a compile error, the fix usually ends up in the framework source I already have, and I'll push the corrected file back through the project repo for you to drop in place.
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> what scripts were updated. I tried putting in the latest SpacesLookController.ca and got this error in Unity:
> Assets\DialogueAndSpaces\Spaces360\Runtime\SpacesLookController.cs(2,19): error CS0234: The type or namespace name 'InputSystem' does not exist in the namespace 'UnityEngine' (are you missing an assembly reference?)
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Two scripts changed in the Input System update, and you need both:
1. `Spaces360/Runtime/SpacesLookController.cs`
2. `Spaces360/Runtime/Spaces360.Runtime.asmdef`
The README and SETUP docs also changed, but they don't affect compiling.
You replaced only the .cs file. The old assembly definition doesn't reference the Input System package, so the compiler can't find `UnityEngine.InputSystem`. That is the CS0234 error.
## Fix
Replace the contents of `Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Runtime/Spaces360.Runtime.asmdef` with this:
```
{
"name": "DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime",
"rootNamespace": "DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime",
"references": [
"Unity.InputSystem"
],
"includePlatforms": [],
"excludePlatforms": [],
"allowUnsafeCode": false,
"overrideReferences": false,
"precompiledReferences": [],
"autoReferenced": true,
"defineConstraints": [],
"versionDefines": [],
"noEngineReferences": false
}
```
You can also select the asmdef in Unity and add **Unity.InputSystem** under Assembly Definition References in the Inspector, then click Apply.
## If the error persists
The Input System package may not be installed in your project. Open **Window → Package Manager**, switch to **Unity Registry**, search for **Input System**, and install it. Then check that Project Settings → Player → Active Input Handling is `Input System Package (New)` or `Both`. Unity will prompt for a restart if you change it.
Re-downloading `DialogueAndSpaces.zip` from the project and overwriting the whole `Assets/DialogueAndSpaces` folder also works. It includes both files.
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> the pan around with mouse works now. thanks. is there a way to see the nodes in the scene? I'd like to be able to author a 360 journey by placing nodes in the Unity scene, so that I can use a top-down map as a reference for placement. Then, the nodes in the scene could act as clickable navigation points. It would then be possible to set the 360 images Yaw to match the physical scene. We could pair creating Spaces in the graph view with creating nodes in the scene, and vice-versa: creating a space gameObject in the scene would create a space node in the graph. The space gameObject could then have other components for future use, like visualization tools, information boxes with areas of interest, dialogue nodes, etc.
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I’ll check the current spatial framework and Unity’s scene-authoring APIs, then outline how to pair scene objects with graph nodes without coupling them to dialogue.
Yes — **scene-based authoring paired with the graph editor is the right next step.** I recommend making them two views of the same spatial data, rather than maintaining two separate navigation systems.
Unity supports custom scene markers, labels, connection lines, and interactive controls through Gizmos and Handles.[[docs.unity3d](https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.0/Documentation/Manual/gizmos-handles-programming.html)]
## Proposed scene structure
```
SpatialJourney
├── ReferenceMap
├── Spaces
│ ├── Entrance [SpaceAnchor]
│ ├── Hallway [SpaceAnchor]
│ └── Courtyard [SpaceAnchor]
└── PlayerCamera
```
Each **`SpaceAnchor` GameObject** would represent one panorama capture location and hold a stable ID linking it to its graph node.
I propose these authoring controls:
- **Position:** where the camera was physically located on your map.
- **Y rotation:** alignment of the panorama with the physical environment.
- **Media:** image/video catalog key.
- **Connections:** destination anchors, shown as directional lines.
- **Preview:** view the selected panorama from that anchor.
- **Children/components:** optional information panels, areas of interest, NPCs, and other future features.
## Scene ↔ graph pairing
The graph asset should remain the authoritative, JSON-exportable record. Scene anchors would be editable representations of that record.
|Authoring action|Paired result|
|---|---|
|Create a space in the graph|Create its scene anchor under the journey|
|Create an anchor in the scene|Register a matching graph node|
|Move or rotate an anchor|Update its spatial position/alignment in the graph|
|Connect two anchors|Create a navigation hotspot|
|Select a graph node|Highlight its scene anchor, and vice versa|
**Graph canvas coordinates must stay separate from physical scene coordinates.** Moving a node around the graph should not move its capture location on the map.
Duplication should generate a new ID; deletion should explicitly offer to remove the paired node and repair connections. Undo/Redo should cover both representations.
## Navigation and panorama alignment
I recommend moving the player camera to the active anchor’s position while displaying its panorama. Connected destination anchors would supply **world-space directions** for clickable navigation markers, avoiding manually entering every hotspot’s yaw and pitch.
We should separate three concepts:
- **Anchor position:** physical capture location.
- **Panorama alignment:** how the image’s heading matches the map.
- **Entry look direction:** where the player initially looks after arriving.
The reference map and authoring markers should be hidden from the player; runtime navigation markers would be a separate presentation layer.
## Keep dialogue independent
A space GameObject can carry an optional dialogue-interaction component, but **`SpaceAnchor` and the spatial navigator should not require dialogue references**. An interaction component can start a conversation through the dialogue host.
This would turn the framework into a map-authored virtual tour: **place viewpoints, align panoramas, connect destinations, then attach optional experiences to each location.**
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> I like what you have proposed. I would like to have the Entry look direction be determined by the direction of the previous node from which the play came. That way, the Player continues to face the direction of travel and entering a node from a node on an opposite side means that the Player is facing a different direction. A > B > C would mean facing one way while C > B > A would mean facing another direction. Since I would like nodes to be based on physical direction and there can be multiple nodes connected to a space, while some nearby nodes are not connected because there is a wall, the Entry look direction should match the Player direction of travel.
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Agreed — **arrival orientation should come from the direction of travel, not a fixed yaw on the destination node.**
For a transition from A to B, we’ll calculate the horizontal direction:
```
Vector3 travelDirection = destinationPosition - sourcePosition;
travelDirection.y = 0f;
float arrivalYaw = Mathf.Atan2(
travelDirection.x,
travelDirection.z
) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
```
The player arrives at B facing **away from A, continuing along A → B**. Entering B from C on the opposite side produces the opposite heading.
## Navigation rules
- **Connected nodes define allowed travel.** Physical proximity alone never creates a connection, so a nearby node behind a wall remains inaccessible.
- **Positions define arrival heading.** Each transition uses the source and destination anchor positions.
- **Panorama alignment stays separate.** The panorama’s rotation aligns the imagery to the map; the arrival yaw controls where the player looks within that aligned environment.
- **First entry uses a starting heading.** With no previous node, we use the journey’s configured starting yaw.
- **Coincident positions preserve heading.** If two anchors share the same horizontal position, we retain the current yaw rather than calculating an undefined travel direction.
I recommend resetting pitch to level on arrival for the initial implementation. That gives us consistent, direction-of-travel navigation while still allowing the player to look around freely afterward.
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> Okay, set up this system. I was satisfied with the initial demo tests. But, I suspect there will some re-write for Space360. I am hoping that space gameObjects can eventually have added components that do other things, like information boxes or dialogue boxes, etc, but we can implement that after we get basic navigation and editing done.
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I’ll rebuild Spaces360 around paired scene anchors and graph nodes, with explicit connections, map-based placement, clickable navigation markers, and arrival headings based on travel direction.
The scene-anchored Spaces360 system is written, but I haven't compiled it or run it in Unity. Expect to fix a compile error or two on first import. If you hit one, paste it and I'll fix it.
## What it does
- **Anchors in the scene:** each space is a GameObject with a `SpaceAnchor` under a `SpacesJourney` root, paired by ID with a graph node. Creating a space in either place creates its pair, and moving an anchor updates the graph. Selecting one can select the other.
- **Placement:** the anchor's position is where the media was captured. Its Y rotation is the panorama alignment. Graph canvas x/y only lay out the graph window and never move the physical location.
- **Connections:** they are explicit and directed, and the anchor inspector has a "connect both ways" option. Nearby spaces are never linked automatically, so walls work by simply not connecting. Links draw as yellow lines with arrows in the Scene view.
- **Arrival heading:** the player faces the direction of travel. A to B to C faces one way and C to B to A faces the opposite way. The first entry uses the starting yaw. If two spaces share a location, the current yaw is kept.
- **Play mode:** markers for connected spaces appear in the direction of each destination, so links no longer need a yaw and pitch.
- **Later additions:** `SpaceAnchor` has no dialogue dependency, so info boxes and dialogue components can be added to space GameObjects later.
## Files to change
- **Replace in `Spaces360/Runtime/`:** `SpacesGraphData.cs`, `SpaceNavigator.cs`, `Spaces360Host.cs`, `SpacesLookController.cs`, `SpacesMediaCatalog.cs`, `SpacesGraphAsset.cs`.
- **Add in `Spaces360/Runtime/`:** `SpaceAnchor.cs`, `SpacesJourney.cs`.
- **Replace in `Spaces360/Editor/`:** `SpacesGraphEditorWindow.cs`.
- **Add in `Spaces360/Editor/`:** `SpacesSceneSync.cs`, `SpacesJourneyEditor.cs`, `SpaceAnchorEditor.cs`, `SpacesNavigationSelfTests.cs`.
- **Also replace:** `Samples/Spaces360/DemoSpaces.json` and `README.md`. Add `Documentation/SPACES_SCENE_AUTHORING.md`.
- **No asmdef changes:** `Spaces360.Runtime.asmdef` still references `Unity.InputSystem`. The Dialogue folder is untouched.
The simplest route is to replace the whole `DialogueAndSpaces` folder from the zip. It includes all of the above.
## Setup
Use the GameObject menu: Dialogue and Spaces, then Create Spatial Journey. The guide covers the full steps. On the journey component, "Run Navigation Self Tests" checks the arrival and no-proximity rules.
## Limits
- **Alignment direction:** I haven't verified which way the panorama turns when you rotate an anchor. If it turns the wrong way, tell me and I'll flip the sign.
- **Old graphs:** schema 1 graphs still load, but they have no physical positions. Their anchors appear at the origin until you place them.
- **One journey per graph:** use only one journey root per graph asset in the open scenes.
Files are in the zip:
- DialogueAndSpaces.zip
- Spaces360 Scene Authoring Guide
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> the first set of errors after delete and import of the .zip
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> Assets\DialogueAndSpaces\Spaces360\Editor\SpacesSceneSync.cs(54,79): error CS0619: 'Object.GetInstanceID()' is obsolete: 'Use GetEntityId instead.'
>
> Assets\DialogueAndSpaces\Spaces360\Editor\SpacesSceneSync.cs(65,37): error CS0619: 'Object.GetInstanceID()' is obsolete: 'Use GetEntityId instead.'
>
> Assets\DialogueAndSpaces\Spaces360\Editor\SpacesSceneSync.cs(66,43): error CS0619: 'Object.GetInstanceID()' is obsolete: 'Use GetEntityId instead.'
>
> Assets\DialogueAndSpaces\Spaces360\Editor\SpacesSceneSync.cs(97,27): error CS0619: 'Object.GetInstanceID()' is obsolete: 'Use GetEntityId instead.'
>
> Assets\DialogueAndSpaces\Spaces360\Editor\SpacesSceneSync.cs(130,31): error CS0619: 'Object.GetInstanceID()' is obsolete: 'Use GetEntityId instead.'
>
> Assets\DialogueAndSpaces\Spaces360\Editor\SpacesSceneSync.cs(130,90): error CS0619: 'Object.GetInstanceID()' is obsolete: 'Use GetEntityId instead.'
>
> Assets\DialogueAndSpaces\Spaces360\Editor\SpacesSceneSync.cs(165,27): error CS0619: 'Object.GetInstanceID()' is obsolete: 'Use GetEntityId instead.'
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I fixed all seven errors. Unity 6.6 no longer allows `GetInstanceID()`, so `SpacesSceneSync.cs` now keys its lookups by the objects themselves. I haven't compiled it, so more errors may follow. If they do, paste them.
Replace only this one file: `Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Editor/SpacesSceneSync.cs`. No other files or asmdefs changed. The zip in the project is also updated with the fix.
SpacesSceneSync.cs
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> there are some warnings:
> Assets\DialogueAndSpaces\Spaces360\Editor\SpacesSceneSync.cs(25,132): warning CS0618: 'FindObjectsSortMode' is obsolete: 'FindObjectsSortMode has been deprecated. Use the FindObjectsByType overloads that do not take a FindObjectsSortMode parameter.'
>
> Assets\DialogueAndSpaces\Spaces360\Editor\SpacesSceneSync.cs(25,51): warning CS0618: 'Object.FindObjectsByType<T>(FindObjectsInactive, FindObjectsSortMode)' is obsolete: 'FindObjectsByType with FindObjectsSortMode parameter has been deprecated. Use FindObjectsByType<T>() or FindObjectsByType<T>(FindObjectsInactive) instead. InstanceID will be replaced in the future with EntityId and previous sort order cannot be maintained.'
>
> Assets\DialogueAndSpaces\Spaces360\Editor\SpacesSceneSync.cs(217,92): warning CS0618: 'FindObjectsSortMode' is obsolete: 'FindObjectsSortMode has been deprecated. Use the FindObjectsByType overloads that do not take a FindObjectsSortMode parameter.'
>
> Assets\DialogueAndSpaces\Spaces360\Editor\SpacesSceneSync.cs(217,40): warning CS0618: 'Object.FindObjectsByType<T>(FindObjectsSortMode)' is obsolete: 'FindObjectsByType with FindObjectsSortMode parameter has been deprecated. Use FindObjectsByType<T>() or FindObjectsByType<T>(FindObjectsInactive) instead. InstanceID will be replaced in the future with EntityId and previous sort order cannot be maintained.'
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I removed the deprecated sort-mode argument from both `FindObjectsByType` calls, so the four warnings should be gone. I haven't compiled it.
Replace only `Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Editor/SpacesSceneSync.cs`. The zip in the project is also updated.
SpacesSceneSync.cs
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> Update the zip with this warning fix
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The sources list is ready as an Obsidian note with front matter and tags.
It covers the Unity documentation behind the panoramic skybox settings and the scene editing tools. It also records the console errors you reported and the fixes, plus your own design requests.
Most of the code came from my general knowledge of the Unity APIs rather than a cited source, and the note says so. It also states that the panorama rotation direction hasn't been tested and that I haven't compiled anything.
Sources - Unity Dialogue and Spaces Project
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> I would really like the media to be directly connected to the gameObject nodes in the scene, rather than by a key. Without a drag-and-drop way to assign images and movies, it is really hard to set up new spaceAnchors. is there a reason why we need a catalog? or is there a way to make it so that we can look up catalog entries in a spaceAnchor (perhaps by seeing the available keys in a drop-down)?
>
> I think I used an old catalog scriptableObject, but the data types seemed to be the same.
>
> I got these errors on run and no image displayed:
>
> Spaces360Host requires graph, catalog, and playerCamera.
> UnityEngine.Debug:LogError (object,UnityEngine.Object)
> DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime.Spaces360Host:Start () (at Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Runtime/Spaces360Host.cs:26)
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The catalog is no longer needed. Each space anchor now has a **360 Image** field and a **360 Video** field, so you can drag media straight onto the anchor. I haven't compiled this, so paste any errors you get.
## Why the error appeared
`Spaces360Host` required a catalog even when you had set up a journey. It now needs only a Player Camera plus a Journey. A Graph with a Catalog also still works. Assign the Journey on the host and the error should go away.
## How the media works now
- **Anchor media:** the image or video on the anchor is what plays. If both are set, the video is used, and the inspector warns you.
- **Graph and JSON:** the media name is written into the graph automatically so exported JSON stays readable. It is only a label; the anchor holds the real reference.
- **Optional catalog:** it is still available as a fallback for spaces whose anchor has no media. That keeps data-only graphs workable and leaves room for a key drop-down later. Your old catalog asset is not needed.
- **Graph window:** it shows the anchor's media name and an image preview, and Validate now reports spaces with no media assigned.
## Files to change
Easiest is to replace the whole `DialogueAndSpaces` folder from the zip. File by file, these are the ones that changed:
- **In `Spaces360/Runtime/`:**
- `SpaceAnchor.cs`
- `SpaceNavigator.cs`
- `SpacesGraphData.cs`
- `Spaces360Host.cs`
- `SpacesJourney.cs`
- **In `Spaces360/Editor/`:**
- `SpaceAnchorEditor.cs`
- `SpacesSceneSync.cs`
- `SpacesGraphEditorWindow.cs`
- `SpacesGraphAssetContextMenu.cs`
- **Docs:** `Documentation/SPACES_SCENE_AUTHORING.md`
No asmdef changes.
If an Insta360 image looks soft, select the texture and raise its Max Size to 8192 in the import settings.
DialogueAndSpaces.zip
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> let me try this again from scratch
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Sounds good. Here is a clean run from scratch using the latest zip.
## Reset the project
1. Close Unity, or leave it open and delete in the Project window.
2. Delete the whole `Assets/DialogueAndSpaces` folder.
3. Unzip DialogueAndSpaces.zip so that `DialogueAndSpaces` sits directly under `Assets`.
4. Let Unity recompile. Console errors at this point are worth pasting to me.
## Set up the journey
1. In the Hierarchy, right-click and choose GameObject, Dialogue and Spaces, then Create Spatial Journey. Pick a save location for its graph asset.
2. Optional: on the SpatialJourney, press Create Reference Map Quad and assign your floor plan. Skip it if you don't have one.
3. Create spaces with GameObject, Dialogue and Spaces, then Create Space Anchor (with the journey selected).
4. On each anchor, drag a 360 image or video into the 360 Image or 360 Video field. Move the anchor to where it was captured, top-down.
5. On an anchor, pick a destination anchor and press Connect. Leave "Connect both ways" on for normal two-way links.
6. Set the entry space with "Set as Entry Space" on the anchor you want to start from.
## Wire the scene
1. Select the Main Camera. Add `SpacesLookController`.
2. Create an empty object, add `Spaces360Host`, and set:
- **Journey:** your SpatialJourney.
- **Player Camera:** the Main Camera.
3. Leave Graph and Catalog empty. Press Play.
Expect to see the entry image, clickable markers toward each connected space, and arrival facing your direction of travel. Left-drag looks around.
Paste whatever goes wrong, and tell me which step you were on.
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> what is the link to the latest .zip of the scripts? The space anchor does not have a 360 image or video field to populate. am I using an older version?
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The latest zip is here: DialogueAndSpaces.zip. It is also in the [project's files](https://www.perplexity.ai/projects/unity-dialogue-and-spaces-game-ujd2VjgFTt2pITiAglkegg).
## Why the fields were missing
You may not be on an old version. The previous zip already had the fields in the code. But the anchor inspector hid them whenever the anchor wasn't under a SpatialJourney that had a graph assigned, and showed only a warning. This zip fixes that, so the 360 Image and 360 Video fields always appear.
## What to check
- **Version:** open `Spaces360/Runtime/SpaceAnchor.cs`. You should see `public Texture2D image;` and `public VideoClip video;`. If not, the old folder wasn't fully replaced.
- **Journey link:** the anchor should be a child of the SpatialJourney object. The journey needs a graph assigned for the rest of the anchor inspector (connections, entry space) to appear.
Replace the whole `DialogueAndSpaces` folder from this zip. Only `SpaceAnchorEditor.cs` differs from the last one.
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> I downloaded the .zip from the link above and unzipped it to the project.
> Here is the check script. Do you see "public VideoClip video" in the listing?
`using System;`
`using UnityEngine;`
`using UnityEngine.Video;`
`namespace DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime`
`{`
`[DisallowMultipleComponent]`
`public class SpaceAnchor : MonoBehaviour`
`{`
`[Header("Media (drag and drop one)")]`
`[Tooltip("Equirectangular 360 image for this space.")] public Texture2D image;`
`[Tooltip("Equirectangular 360 video for this space. If both are set, the video is used.")] public VideoClip video;`
`[HideInInspector] public string spaceId;`
`[HideInInspector] public SpacesJourney journey;`
`public bool HasMedia => image != null || video != null;`
`public SpaceMediaKind MediaKind => video != null ? SpaceMediaKind.Video : SpaceMediaKind.Image;`
`public string MediaName => video != null ? video.name : image != null ? image.name : "";`
`public SpacesMediaCatalog.MediaEntry ToMediaEntry() =>`
`new SpacesMediaCatalog.MediaEntry { key = MediaName, kind = MediaKind, image = image, video = video };`
`public bool IsCurrent { get; private set; }`
`// Optional future components can subscribe without coupling navigation to dialogue.`
`public event Action<bool> CurrentChanged;`
`public void SetCurrent(bool value)`
`{`
`if (IsCurrent == value) return;`
`IsCurrent = value;`
`CurrentChanged?.Invoke(value);`
`}`
`void OnDrawGizmos()`
`{`
`Gizmos.color = IsCurrent ? Color.green : Color.cyan;`
`Gizmos.DrawWireSphere(transform.position, 0.3f);`
`Gizmos.DrawLine(transform.position, transform.position + transform.forward);`
`}`
`}`
`}`
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Yes. Both `public Texture2D image;` and `public VideoClip video;` are in your listing, so `SpaceAnchor.cs` is the current version.
The missing fields point to the custom inspector, `SpaceAnchorEditor.cs`. The custom inspector replaces Unity's default one and draws the fields itself. The older version of that file drew nothing but a warning when the anchor wasn't under a SpatialJourney with a graph assigned. That is probably what you're seeing.
## Check
1. Open `Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Editor/SpaceAnchorEditor.cs` and search for `DrawDefaultInspector`. It should appear twice. If it doesn't, you have the older file from the previous zip. Re-download the latest zip and replace that file.
2. In the Hierarchy, confirm the anchor is a child of the SpatialJourney object. Dragging it onto the journey makes it a child.
3. Select the journey and confirm its Graph field is assigned.
With the new file and no journey, you should see the image and video fields above a yellow warning. With the anchor under a journey that has a graph, you should see the fields plus the connection controls.
If you still see no fields, tell me exactly what the anchor inspector shows, for example just a yellow warning, or a Space ID and connection list. Also tell me whether the Console has any errors.
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> ah. after the ToolTip. thanks.
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Glad it's sorted. If the fields show up now, the next step is to drag a 360 image onto an anchor, connect two anchors, and press Play. Paste any errors or odd behavior from that run, including which way the panorama turns when you rotate an anchor. That is the one thing I haven't been able to confirm.
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> Is there a new version of the Spaces360 scene authoring or is that still valid?
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The authoring guide is still valid, and the latest zip includes its current version at `Documentation/SPACES_SCENE_AUTHORING.md`. Two parts are out of date or easy to misread:
- **Media:** the guide now says to drag a 360 image or video onto each anchor and that no catalog is needed. Older copies told you to assign a catalog.
- **"Files changed" section:** this lists only the files from the first scene-anchor release. It misses `SpaceAnchor.cs`, `SpacesJourney.cs`, `SpaceAnchorEditor.cs` and the other files changed since. For the full set, replace the whole `DialogueAndSpaces` folder from the latest zip.
The setup steps and the arrival-direction rules are unchanged. On the host, assign the Journey and the Player Camera, and leave Graph and Catalog empty.
I can rewrite the guide as one clean current version with the file list removed, if you want that.
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> Rewrite the guide as one clean current version
>
> update the zip, too
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The zip already includes the rewritten guide. I rebuilt and shared it in the same step. I checked the packaged copy: it has the new "Optional media catalog" section and no longer has the old "Files changed" list.
DialogueAndSpaces.zip
Only `Documentation/SPACES_SCENE_AUTHORING.md` changed since the last zip, so no scripts or asmdefs need replacing.
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> When connecting a Destination Anchor, the assignment does not persist. The inspector takes the connection, but when I deselect and then reselect a node, the assignment is gone.
> Spaces360Host still has Catalog in the inspector. I can populate Graph by clicking on the finder dot in the inspector, but not the Catalog.
> The graph view still has a Spaces Media Cache box, though it still graphs. There are no connecting lines, since connections do not persist.
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Yes. The updated inspector supports **multiple connections per anchor**, displayed under **Saved Connections**.
For example, anchor A can connect to B, C, and D:
1. Select A and drop B into **Add destination**.
2. Drop C into the same field.
3. Drop D into it.
Each assignment adds a saved connection without replacing the others. The add field stays empty for the next destination; the saved list shows all three, each with **Select** and **Remove** controls.
With **Connect both ways** enabled, each destination also gets a return connection to A. Only explicitly connected destinations become navigation markers, so a nearby anchor across a wall remains inaccessible.
This is included in the zip I just attached. Can you try adding two destinations to one anchor and confirm both remain after reselection?
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> Can we have a list of more than one connection?
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Yes. The updated inspector supports **multiple connections per anchor**, displayed under **Saved Connections**.
For example, anchor A can connect to B, C, and D:
1. Select A and drop B into **Add destination**.
2. Drop C into the same field.
3. Drop D into it.
Each assignment adds a saved connection without replacing the others. The add field stays empty for the next destination; the saved list shows all three, each with **Select** and **Remove** controls.
With **Connect both ways** enabled, each destination also gets a return connection to A. Only explicitly connected destinations become navigation markers, so a nearby anchor across a wall remains inaccessible.
This is included in the zip I just attached. Can you try adding two destinations to one anchor and confirm both remain after reselection?
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> Okay the connection persist (Connect) when dragged and there is a nice list of saved connections. They also show up in the graph view. When I play, navigation works fine. Are the buttons for going to the next node customizable?
> Also, the images appear a bit blurry and the seam show a white line where the image wraps.
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# Button styling and panorama quality
Yes. I’ve added button customization to the attached zip, along with image-quality diagnostics and a panorama sampling change. Your test confirms the connections and basic navigation are working; these new changes are syntax-checked but not yet compiled or tested in Unity.
## Customizing the buttons
Select **Spaces360Host** and look under **Navigation Button Appearance**. You can now change:
- **Size and typography:** button dimensions, font, font size, and text color.
- **Artwork:** normal and hover background textures, background tint, and a shared icon.
- **Labels:** show destination names or use icon-only buttons. For individual route wording, edit **Button label** under the source anchor’s **Saved Connections**.
These remain screen-space buttons positioned toward connected destinations, not replaceable Canvas prefabs yet.
## Blur and the white seam
I cannot confirm the cause without seeing an original image. Unity’s import settings can reduce texture dimensions, and mipmaps contain smaller versions of the image, so those are useful first checks.[[docs.unity3d](https://docs.unity3d.com/2021.3/Documentation/Manual/class-TextureImporter.html)]
The updated anchor inspector shows **Loaded image size** and adds **Apply Panorama Quality Test Settings…**. Try it on one image outside Play mode. After confirmation, it raises the size limit, disables compression and mipmaps, and sets horizontal Repeat/vertical Clamp sampling.
**This is a diagnostic preset, not a production recommendation:** it can substantially increase memory use and affects every object using that image. Platform overrides are left unchanged.
The renderer now also applies horizontal Repeat and vertical Clamp when displaying panoramas; Repeat tiles across the boundary rather than stretching the edge pixels. This may address a sampling seam, but it cannot repair a white border or stitching mismatch already present in the source.[[docs.unity3d](https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.5/Documentation/ScriptReference/TextureWrapMode.html)]
## Updated files
Overwrite the matching scripts while preserving existing `.meta` files, scenes, and graph assets.
- **Runtime:** `Spaces360Host.cs`, `PanoramaSkyboxRenderer.cs`.
- **Editor:** `SpaceAnchorEditor.cs`, `Spaces360HostEditor.cs`, `SpacesSceneSync.cs`, `SpacesNavigationSelfTests.cs`.
- **New editor file:** `PanoramaTextureImportUtility.cs`.
- **Guide:** `Documentation/SPACES_SCENE_AUTHORING.md`.
No asmdefs changed. The zip also removes the fixed 2048×1024 video render target in favor of clip dimensions with a configurable cap.
If the white line remains after testing one image, can you upload the original panorama and a screenshot of the seam?
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> We do not need backward compatibility. You can remove the Media Catalog if it serves no current purpose. Also, there seems to be two buttons in some space anchor scenes. Sometimes the anchor is left over from the previous anchor, and clicking on it takes you to the current anchor, while removing the button. Here is an image of "Hallway IT 112" which seems to have two buttons:
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I’ll remove the catalog path and trace how navigation markers change when entering a space. I’ll also check your screenshot for whether the extra button represents a real connection or a stale marker.
The overlapping buttons are consistent with two hosts drawing navigation independently, though the screenshot alone cannot confirm that. I’ll add a one-active-host guard, defer button clicks until the next update, and reject clicks tied to a previous space; the catalog and its fallback controls will be removed entirely.
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# Catalog removal and duplicate-button safeguards
The attached zip removes the **Media Catalog**, its lookup keys, and its fallback controls. Media now comes only from the image or video assigned directly to each `SpaceAnchor`.
## The overlapping buttons
Your screenshot shows overlapping copies of the same label. That is consistent with two `Spaces360Host` components maintaining separate navigation states, but the screenshot alone does not establish the cause.
The update adds:
- **Single-host ownership:** only one host can run navigation. Extra hosts are disabled with a Console warning naming the conflicting objects.
- **Current-space markers:** duplicate destinations, missing targets, and self-links are excluded.
- **Stale-click rejection:** button clicks carry the source space and visit revision, so an earlier-space button cannot navigate after a transition.
- **Lifecycle cleanup:** disabling a host releases its navigator and renderer.
Multiple genuine connections still produce multiple buttons.
## Installing this update
1. Stop Play mode and back up the project.
2. Overwrite the scripts from the zip, preserving existing `.meta` files.
3. **Delete `Spaces360/Runtime/SpacesMediaCatalog.cs` and its `.meta` file.** Simply extracting the zip will not remove that retired file.
4. Remove unused catalog assets, but keep your journey graphs, scenes, and media.
5. Search the Hierarchy for **`t:Spaces360Host`**, including other loaded scenes. Keep only the intended host enabled.
The attached update notes list every changed file. No asmdefs or Dialogue scripts changed.
I checked C# syntax and verified the zip contents, but have not compiled or play-tested this patch in Unity. Can you test “Hallway IT 112” again and tell me whether the duplicate-host warning appears and the extra button disappears?
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> There are two hosts! I deleted an old one and the duplicate buttons went away.
>
> Now, I'd like a way to jump to an parallel journey, like the same place, but a different time, which might have different anchor positions and connections, but many overlapping points. I can map the overlaps. Can we put in a Date/Time indicator or space anchor parallel node switcher. For the tour I am using as a test, I have parking lot photos in 2018, construction photos in 2020, and current building photos in 2024. Perhaps the journeys can be specific Dates/Times and jumping to them moves you into that journey. The button can indicate a year, or maybe there is a TimeSlider in the UI for any overlapping space anchors.
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I’ll add explicit links between anchors in different dated journeys, with a date/time indicator and buttons for the mapped alternatives at the current location. Switching time will load the destination journey’s media and connections while keeping the player’s viewing direction; it won’t assume that nearby anchors are matches.
The journeys will keep separate spatial graphs, and time links will be a separate list of mapped counterparts. That lets a parking-lot viewpoint switch to a construction or building viewpoint even when their positions and routes differ, without connecting them as ordinary travel destinations.
The date panel and mapped-year buttons are in place, along with a regression test for viewpoint preservation, changed routes, and stale clicks across journey switches. I’m packaging the update now; the guide includes the 2018/2020/2024 setup, but the editor UI still needs testing in Unity.
# Parallel journeys across time
The attached zip adds **dated journeys with explicit counterpart mappings**. It uses year/date buttons for this first version; a slider is not included yet.
## How it works
- **Independent journeys:** 2018, 2020, and 2024 each have their own graph, capture positions, media, and spatial connections.
- **Mapped counterparts:** on a space anchor, drag an anchor from another journey into **Add parallel anchor**. **Map both ways** creates the return mapping.
- **Date/time panel:** shows the current era and buttons for the directly mapped alternatives at that location.
- **Time switching:** moves to the destination’s capture position, preserves yaw and pitch, and adopts that journey’s routes. Ordinary spatial travel still faces the direction of travel.
- **One host:** the same host manages all three journeys. No additional hosts or catalog are needed.
Mappings are explicit, not inferred from proximity. To offer all three eras from every overlapping viewpoint, map each pair: 2018 ↔ 2020, 2018 ↔ 2024, and 2020 ↔ 2024.
## Setting up your tour
1. Label your existing journey **2024** in its new **Journey Date / Time** section.
2. Create separate journeys and graph assets for **2018** and **2020**.
3. Assign their photos and author each era’s spatial routes.
4. Map the overlapping anchors under **Parallel Date / Time Connections**.
5. On your existing host, assign the other roots to **Parallel Journeys** and enable **Show Time Controls**.
The attached parallel-journey guide contains the complete changed-file list and test steps. Overwrite scripts while retaining existing `.meta` files, scenes, graphs, and media; no asmdefs or Dialogue scripts changed.
I checked syntax and verified the zip contents, but have not compiled or play-tested this update in Unity. Would you like a **discrete year slider** next, snapping only to mapped eras rather than implying intermediate photos exist?
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> Is there a way to change the color of the line drawn between space anchors? Perhaps each journey can have a different color? don't regenerate just yet, let me know which script controls drawing the gizmo and how to change the color.
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# Scene connection colors
The lines **between anchors** are drawn by:
`Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Editor/SpacesSceneSync.cs`
In its `DrawScene(SceneView view)` method, find:
```
Handles.color = Color.yellow;
Handles.DrawLine(a.transform.position, target.transform.position);
```
Change `Color.yellow` to another color, or an RGB value:
```
Handles.color = new Color(0.3f, 0.7f, 1f);
```
That assignment colors both the connection line and its cone-shaped direction arrow.
## Different colors per journey
Add a field inside the `SpacesJourney` class in `Spaces360/Runtime/SpacesJourney.cs`:
```
public Color connectionColor = Color.yellow;
```
Then replace the yellow assignment in `SpacesSceneSync.cs` with:
```
Handles.color = root.connectionColor;
```
The journey inspector already draws its public fields, so each journey will get a **Connection Color** picker. You could assign different colors to 2018, 2020, and 2024.
## Anchor gizmos
The anchor’s wire sphere and short forward-direction line are drawn separately in `SpaceAnchor.cs`, inside `OnDrawGizmos()`:
```
Gizmos.color = IsCurrent ? Color.green : Color.cyan;
```
That does not control the lines connecting different anchors. No files or zip were changed.
Want the next update to apply each journey’s color to its anchor markers as well?
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> Can we have a separate color for anchor markers? you can add this to the next update, but change the scripts in memory for now. When I have another major change, then we can update the .zip and .md docs.
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Added to the working scripts. Each journey now has three independent controls:
- **Connection Color:** spatial connection lines and direction arrows.
- **Anchor Marker Color:** anchor spheres, heading lines, scene handles, and labels.
- **Current Anchor Marker Color:** the active anchor’s highlight during Play.
These affect Scene-view visualization, not the navigation buttons in the Game view.
Only `SpacesJourney.cs`, `SpaceAnchor.cs`, and `SpacesSceneSync.cs` changed. Syntax checks passed; **the zip and all Markdown docs remain unchanged**.
I’ll include these staged changes when you request the next major update.
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> Where are the time controls?
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The time controls appear in the **upper-right corner of the Game view during Play**, not in the Scene view. Look for the panel titled **Time / Parallel Journeys**.
To set them up:
- **Spaces360Host:** enable **Show Time Controls**. Set **Journey** to the starting journey and add the other dated journey roots to **Parallel Journeys**.
- **Each journey:** set **Time label** to `2018`, `2020`, or `2024` in its inspector.
- **Overlapping anchors:** use **Parallel Date / Time Connections → Add parallel anchor** to map counterparts.
The panel shows the current time, but **year-switch buttons appear only where the current anchor has mapped counterparts** in registered journeys. This version uses buttons, not a slider.
If **Show Time Controls** and **Parallel Journeys** are missing from the host inspector, your local scripts predate the parallel-journey zip. Do you see those two fields on your host?
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> Can we add all the sources since we last output a sources .md file?
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I found six new documentation references and eighteen additional links returned by the searches. I’ll include all of them, clearly mark the search-only links, and note that the parallel-journey design came from your requirements rather than an external tutorial.
Updated the attached Obsidian sources note, retaining the original references and adding:
- **Six documentation references** covering texture quality, wrapping, video dimensions, button styling, and skybox ownership.
- **Eighteen search-only links**, clearly distinguished from sources used in implementation.
- **Design provenance and verification notes** for the later project changes.
The zip, scripts, and authoring guides are unchanged. Would you like future source additions grouped by release?
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> Here are some errors I get when I exit play:
`MissingReferenceException: The object of type 'DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime.SpacesJourney' has been destroyed but you are still trying to access it.`
`Your script should either check if it is null or you should not destroy the object.`
`UnityEngine.Object+MarshalledUnityObject.TryThrowEditorNullExceptionObject (UnityEngine.Object unityObj, System.String parameterName) (at <93e6391e4688454a985ab5dc6ed6bd98>:0)`
`UnityEngine.Bindings.ThrowHelper.ThrowNullReferenceException (System.Object obj) (at <93e6391e4688454a985ab5dc6ed6bd98>:0)`
`UnityEngine.Component.get_gameObject () (at <93e6391e4688454a985ab5dc6ed6bd98>:0)`
`UnityEngine.Component.GetComponentsInChildren[T] (System.Boolean includeInactive) (at <93e6391e4688454a985ab5dc6ed6bd98>:0)`
`DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime.SpacesJourney.get_Anchors () (at Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Runtime/SpacesJourney.cs:14)`
`DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime.SpacesJourney.NotifyStopped () (at Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Runtime/SpacesJourney.cs:24)`
`DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime.Spaces360Host.Shutdown () (at Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Runtime/Spaces360Host.cs:274)`
`DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime.Spaces360Host.OnDisable () (at Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Runtime/Spaces360Host.cs:264)`
`UnityEngine.StackTraceUtility:ExtractStringFromExceptionInternal(Object, String&, String&)`
`MissingReferenceException: The object of type 'DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime.SpacesJourney' has been destroyed but you are still trying to access it.`
`Your script should either check if it is null or you should not destroy the object.`
`UnityEngine.Object+MarshalledUnityObject.TryThrowEditorNullExceptionObject (UnityEngine.Object unityObj, System.String parameterName) (at <93e6391e4688454a985ab5dc6ed6bd98>:0)`
`UnityEngine.Bindings.ThrowHelper.ThrowNullReferenceException (System.Object obj) (at <93e6391e4688454a985ab5dc6ed6bd98>:0)`
`UnityEngine.Component.get_gameObject () (at <93e6391e4688454a985ab5dc6ed6bd98>:0)`
`UnityEngine.Component.GetComponentsInChildren[T] (System.Boolean includeInactive) (at <93e6391e4688454a985ab5dc6ed6bd98>:0)`
`DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime.SpacesJourney.get_Anchors () (at Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Runtime/SpacesJourney.cs:14)`
`DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime.SpacesJourney.NotifyStopped () (at Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Runtime/SpacesJourney.cs:24)`
`DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime.Spaces360Host.Shutdown () (at Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Runtime/Spaces360Host.cs:274)`
`DialogueAndSpaces.Spaces360.Runtime.Spaces360Host.OnDestroy () (at Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Runtime/Spaces360Host.cs:265)`
`UnityEngine.StackTraceUtility:ExtractStringFromExceptionInternal(Object, String&, String&)`
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Both errors come from the same shutdown call. Unity may destroy the journey before the host, and `?.` does not recognize a destroyed Unity object as null.[[docs.unity3d](https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.6/Documentation/ScriptReference/Object.html)]
**Replace `Assets/DialogueAndSpaces/Spaces360/Runtime/Spaces360Host.cs` with the attached file.** It now:
- Checks the journey with Unity’s `!= null` comparison.
- Clears ownership and references before cleanup callbacks.
- Makes the second shutdown call harmless when both `OnDisable` and `OnDestroy` run.
I also added defensive checks to `SpacesJourney.cs` in the working source for the next bundle. **The zip and Markdown guides remain unchanged.** The patch is syntax-checked, but I haven’t tested Play-mode teardown in Unity.
Can you replace the attached script, enter Play, then exit and confirm whether both errors are gone?
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