Reflection Dependency

Reflection Dependency Manifest

GameCreator2 Networking Layer

Purpose: track all runtime/editor reflection dependencies in this package so GC2/Abilities updates can be validated quickly.

Scope: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/ (current codebase).

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Risk Summary (Current)

Risk	Hotspots	Description
High	13	Private/internal GC2 member access or patched-field injection points that can break on upstream rename/signature drift
Medium	3	Dynamic shape-based member lookups and reflective invocation by string names
Low	1	Editor-only dynamic dispatch

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Scope Note

This manifest includes two reflection categories:

• Always-on runtime dependencies (active in interception/fallback mode).

• Optional patched-mode dependencies (only relevant when GC2 patchers are applied and patch hooks are enabled).

Why Optional Patched Mode Uses Reflection

Patched mode intentionally uses reflective binding instead of hard compile-time references to patched members for these reasons:

• Keep GC2 source edits minimal: patchers inject a narrow hook surface instead of large structural rewrites.

• Preserve compatibility: projects still compile and run in interception/fallback mode when patches are not applied.

• Reduce upgrade friction: GC2 updates are more likely to need patch-rule updates than full networking-layer recompilation against changed patched signatures.

• Enable graceful degradation: hook installers can probe for patched members at runtime and disable patched mode safely when signatures drift.

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High-Risk Reflection Hotspots

1) Core patched hook contract (optional patched mode)

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Core/NetworkCorePatchHooks.cs

• Access: GetField, GetProperty, GetMethod, Invoke, SetValue

• Exact targets:

  • Invincibility.NetworkSetValidator, Invincibility.NetworkInvincibilitySet, Invincibility.IsNetworkingActive, Invincibility.SetDirect(...)

  • Poise.NetworkDamageValidator, Poise.NetworkSetValidator, Poise.NetworkResetValidator, Poise.NetworkPoiseDamaged, Poise.IsNetworkingActive, Poise.DamageDirect(...), Poise.SetDirect(...), Poise.ResetDirect(...)

  • Jump.NetworkJumpValidator, Jump.NetworkJumpForceValidator, Jump.NetworkJumpExecuted, Jump.IsNetworkingActive, Jump.DoDirect(...)

  • Dash.NetworkDashValidator, Dash.NetworkDashStarted, Dash.NetworkDashFinished, Dash.IsNetworkingActive, Dash.ExecuteDirect(...)

  • Character.NetworkIsDeadValidator, Character.NetworkDeathStateChanged, Character.IsNetworkingActive, Character.SetIsDeadDirect(...)

2) Abilities patched hook contract (optional patched mode)

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Abilities/NetworkAbilitiesPatchHooks.cs

• Access: GetField, GetProperty, GetMethod, Invoke, SetValue, GetValue

• Exact targets:

  • Caster.NetworkCastValidator

  • Caster.NetworkLearnValidator

  • Caster.NetworkUnLearnValidator

  • Caster.NetworkCastCompleted

  • Caster.IsNetworkingActive

  • Caster.LearnDirect(...)

  • Caster.UnLearnDirect(...)

3) Inventory patched hook contract (optional patched mode)

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Inventory/NetworkInventoryPatchHooks.cs

• Access: GetField, GetProperty, GetMethod, SetValue

• Exact targets:

  • TBagContent.NetworkAddValidator

  • TBagContent.NetworkRemoveValidator

  • TBagContent.NetworkMoveValidator

  • TBagContent.NetworkDropValidator

  • TBagContent.NetworkUseValidator

  • TBagContent.IsNetworkingActive

  • TBagContent.UseDirect(...)

  • TBagContent.DropDirect(...)

  • BagWealth.NetworkAddValidator

  • BagWealth.NetworkSetValidator

  • BagWealth.IsNetworkingActive

  • BagWealth.SetDirect(...)

  • BagWealth.AddDirect(...)

4) Stats patched hook contract (optional patched mode)

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Stats/NetworkStatsPatchHooks.cs

• Access: GetField, GetProperty, GetMethod, SetValue

• Exact targets:

  • RuntimeStatData.NetworkBaseValidator

  • RuntimeStatData.NetworkAddModifierValidator

  • RuntimeStatData.NetworkRemoveModifierValidator

  • RuntimeStatData.NetworkClearModifiersValidator

  • RuntimeStatData.IsNetworkingActive

  • RuntimeStatData.SetBaseDirect(...)

  • RuntimeStatData.AddModifierDirect(...)

  • RuntimeStatData.RemoveModifierDirect(...)

  • RuntimeStatData.ClearModifiersDirect(...)

  • RuntimeAttributeData.NetworkValueValidator

  • RuntimeAttributeData.IsNetworkingActive

  • RuntimeAttributeData.SetValueDirect(...)

5) Shooter patched hook contract (optional patched mode)

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Shooter/NetworkShooterPatchHooks.cs

• Access: GetField, GetProperty, GetMethod, SetValue

• Exact targets:

  • ShooterStance.NetworkPullTriggerValidator

  • ShooterStance.NetworkReleaseTriggerValidator

  • ShooterStance.NetworkReloadValidator

  • ShooterStance.IsNetworkingActive

  • ShooterStance.PullTriggerDirect(...)

  • ShooterStance.ReleaseTriggerDirect(...)

  • ShooterStance.ReloadDirect(...)

  • WeaponData.NetworkShootValidator

  • WeaponData.NetworkShotFired

  • WeaponData.IsNetworkingActive

  • WeaponData.ShootDirect(...)

6) Melee patched hook contract (optional patched mode)

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Melee/NetworkMeleePatchHooks.cs

• Access: GetField, GetProperty, GetMethod, SetValue

• Exact targets:

  • MeleeStance.NetworkInputChargeValidator

  • MeleeStance.NetworkInputExecuteValidator

  • MeleeStance.NetworkPlaySkillValidator

  • MeleeStance.NetworkPlayReactionValidator

  • MeleeStance.IsNetworkingActive

  • MeleeStance.InputChargeDirect(...)

  • MeleeStance.InputExecuteDirect(...)

  • MeleeStance.PlaySkillDirect(...)

  • MeleeStance.PlayReactionDirect(...)

  • Skill.NetworkOnHitValidator

  • Skill.IsNetworkingActive

  • Skill.OnHit(...)

7) Quests patched hook contract (optional patched mode)

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Quests/NetworkQuestsPatchHooks.cs

• Access: GetField, SetValue

• Exact targets (Journal static validators):

  • NetworkActivateQuestValidator

  • NetworkDeactivateQuestValidator

  • NetworkActivateTaskValidator

  • NetworkDeactivateTaskValidator

  • NetworkCompleteTaskValidator

  • NetworkAbandonTaskValidator

  • NetworkFailTaskValidator

  • NetworkSetTaskValueValidator

  • NetworkTrackQuestValidator

  • NetworkUntrackQuestValidator

  • NetworkUntrackAllValidator

8) Dialogue patched hook contract (optional patched mode)

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Dialogue/NetworkDialoguePatchHooks.cs

• Access: GetField, SetValue

• Exact targets:

  • Dialogue.NetworkPlayValidator

  • Dialogue.NetworkStopValidator

  • Story.NetworkContinueValidator

  • NodeTypeChoice.NetworkChooseValidator

9) Traversal patched hook contract (optional patched mode)

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Traversal/NetworkTraversalPatchHooks.cs

• Access: GetField, SetValue

• Exact targets:

  • TraverseLink.NetworkRunValidator

  • TraverseInteractive.NetworkEnterValidator

  • TraversalStance.NetworkTryCancelValidator

  • TraversalStance.NetworkForceCancelValidator

  • TraversalStance.NetworkTryJumpValidator

  • TraversalStance.NetworkTryActionValidator

  • TraversalStance.NetworkTryStateEnterValidator

  • TraversalStance.NetworkTryStateExitValidator

10) Quests runtime private member access

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Quests/NetworkQuestsController.cs

• Access: GetField, GetMethod, GetValue, Invoke

• Exact targets:

  • TaskKey.m_QuestHash (private field)

  • Journal.OnRemember(...) (non-public method)

  • Journal.EventQuestChange (non-public delegate field)

  • Journal.EventTaskChange (non-public delegate field)

  • Journal.EventTaskValueChange (non-public delegate field)

11) Inventory runtime private member access

• Files:

  • Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Inventory/NetworkInventoryController.Server.cs

  • Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Inventory/NetworkInventoryController.Server.SyncAndHelpers.cs

• Access: GetField, SetValue

• Exact targets:

  • RuntimeSocket.m_AttachmentRuntimeItem (private field, written during socket broadcast apply and runtime reconstruction)

  • RuntimeItem.m_RuntimeID (private field, written during runtime reconstruction and stack identity restore)

12) Melee runtime private member access

• Files:

  • Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Melee/NetworkMeleeController.cs

  • Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Melee/VisualScripting/ConditionNetworkMeleeHit.cs

• Access: GetField, GetValue

• Exact target:

  • MeleeStance.m_Attacks (private field)

13) Variables runtime private member access

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Variables/NetworkVariableSync.cs

• Access: GetField, GetValue

• Exact targets:

  • LocalNameVariables.m_Runtime (private)

  • Name entries are enumerated via public NameVariableRuntime iterator (foreach (NameVariable ...))

• Risk:

  • If LocalNameVariables.m_Runtime is renamed/removed, name snapshot enumeration will fail.

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Medium-Risk Reflection Hotspots

1) Dynamic combat member probing

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Combat/NetworkCombatInterceptor.cs

• Access: dynamic GetProperty/GetField by string + fallback conversion

• Exact probed member names:

  • Id, Hash, Weapon, Target, Point, Direction

• Risk:

  • Upstream shape changes in hit payload objects can degrade interception without compile errors.

2) Core reflective direct invocation path

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Core/NetworkCorePatchHooks.cs

• Access: GetMethod + Invoke (TryCallMethod, TryCallMethod<TResult>) by method name strings

• Exact invoked names:

  • SetDirect, DamageDirect, SetIsDeadDirect

• Risk:

  • Method rename/signature drift degrades patched-mode direct execution path.

3) Abilities reflective direct invocation path

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Abilities/NetworkAbilitiesPatchHooks.cs

• Access: GetMethod + Invoke

• Exact invoked names:

  • LearnDirect, UnLearnDirect

• Risk:

  • Rename/signature drift causes fallback-only behavior.

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Low-Risk Reflection Hotspots

1) Editor-only patch UI dispatch

• File: Assets/Plugins/GameCreator2NetworkingLayer/Editor/Patches/GC2PatchManager.cs

• Access: typeof(GC2PatchManager).GetMethod(methodName)?.Invoke(...)

• Exact target pattern:

  • Patch{Module} / Unpatch{Module}

• Risk:

  • Affects patch window UX only; runtime networking unaffected.

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Quick Validation Checklist After GC2 / Module Updates

1. Re-run patch status checks in the patch manager for all installed modules.

2. Verify all Network*PatchHooks.Is*Patched() checks still pass.

3. Smoke-test runtime flows that depend on private members:

   • Melee (m_Attacks)

   • Quests snapshot/apply (TaskKey, Journal internals)

   • Variables runtime map (m_Runtime)

   • Inventory socket attachment reconstruction (m_AttachmentRuntimeItem)

4. If a hook fails, update the corresponding patcher and this manifest together.