Added Player Prefab Name Label

Assets/Scripts/Chat/Player.cs

@@ -7,11 +7,28 @@ public class Player : NetworkBehaviour
     [SyncVar(hook = nameof(OnNameChanged))]
     public string playerName;
 
+    [Header("Name Tag")]
+    [Tooltip("Optional prefab for the name tag. If empty a simple 3D TextMesh will be created.")]
+    [SerializeField] private GameObject nameTagPrefab;
+    [SerializeField] private float nameTagHeight = 0.2f;
+
+    // runtime instance of the name tag
+    private GameObject nameTagInstance;
+    private TextMesh nameTagTextMesh;
+
     public override void OnStartServer()
     {
         playerName = (string)connectionToClient.authenticationData;
     }
 
+    public override void OnStartClient()
+    {
+        base.OnStartClient();
+        CreateNameTag();
+        // initialize text from current syncvar value
+        UpdateNameTagText(playerName);
+    }
+
     public override void OnStartLocalPlayer()
     {
         // initialize local UI
@@ -27,10 +44,23 @@ public class Player : NetworkBehaviour
             CmdRequestHistory();
     }
 
+    public override void OnStopClient()
+    {
+        base.OnStopClient();
+        if (nameTagInstance != null)
+        {
+            Destroy(nameTagInstance);
+            nameTagInstance = null;
+            nameTagTextMesh = null;
+        }
+    }
+
     void OnNameChanged(string oldName, string newName)
     {
         if (isLocalPlayer)
             ChatUI.localPlayerName = newName;
+
+        UpdateNameTagText(newName);
     }
 
     // Called by the local ChatUI to send a message
@@ -85,4 +115,57 @@ public class Player : NetworkBehaviour
 
         ui.SetHistory(history);
     }
+
+    // Create a simple world-space name tag. If a prefab is assigned it will be instantiated instead.
+    private void CreateNameTag()
+    {
+        if (nameTagInstance != null) return;
+
+        if (nameTagPrefab != null)
+        {
+            nameTagInstance = Instantiate(nameTagPrefab, transform);
+            nameTagInstance.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(0f, nameTagHeight, 0f);
+            nameTagInstance.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.identity;
+            // try to find either a TextMesh or legacy TextMesh in the prefab
+            nameTagTextMesh = nameTagInstance.GetComponentInChildren<TextMesh>();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // create a simple 3D text (TextMesh) so no extra UI package is required
+            nameTagInstance = new GameObject("NameTag");
+            nameTagInstance.transform.SetParent(transform, false);
+            nameTagInstance.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(0f, nameTagHeight, 0f);
+
+            nameTagTextMesh = nameTagInstance.AddComponent<TextMesh>();
+            nameTagTextMesh.alignment = TextAlignment.Center;
+            nameTagTextMesh.anchor = TextAnchor.MiddleCenter;
+            nameTagTextMesh.fontSize = 48;
+            nameTagTextMesh.characterSize = 0.025f;
+            nameTagTextMesh.color = Color.white;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Updates the name text if the name tag exists
+    private void UpdateNameTagText(string name)
+    {
+        if (nameTagTextMesh != null)
+        {
+            nameTagTextMesh.text = string.IsNullOrEmpty(name) ? "Player" : name;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Keep the name tag facing the camera so it's readable
+    private void LateUpdate()
+    {
+        if (nameTagInstance == null) return;
+
+        Camera cam = Camera.main;
+        if (cam == null) return;
+
+        // billboard: rotate the name tag to face the camera
+        Vector3 dir = nameTagInstance.transform.position - cam.transform.position;
+        dir.y = 0f; // optional: keep upright
+        if (dir.sqrMagnitude > 0.0001f)
+            nameTagInstance.transform.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(dir);
+    }
 }