fix the instance of player

scenes/player.gd

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ extends Node3D
 var enhanced_gridmap: EnhancedGridMap
 @export var current_position: Vector2i
 var is_player_moving: bool = false
+var _verify_timer: float = 0.0
 
 @export var cell_size: Vector3 = Vector3(2, 2, 2)
 @export var cell_offset: Vector3 = Vector3(0, 0, 0)
@@ -58,11 +59,10 @@ func _ready():
 	if main_scene:
 		enhanced_gridmap = main_scene.get_node("EnhancedGridMap")
 	
-	# Initialize behavior tree for bots
-	var behavior_tree = $BehaviorTree
-	
 	# Early setup for bots
 	if is_bot == true or is_in_group("Bots"):
+		# Initialize behavior tree for bots
+		var behavior_tree = $BehaviorTree
 		 # Disable all input processing for bots immediately
 		set_process_input(false)
 		set_process_unhandled_input(false)
@@ -135,6 +135,24 @@ func sync_bot_status(is_bot_status: bool):
 				behavior_tree.set_physics_process(false)
 				behavior_tree.set_process(false)
 
+func _process(delta):
+	if is_multiplayer_authority():
+		
+		# Visual debugging - show connection status in name label
+		$Name.text = str(name) + "\n(Auth: " + str(get_multiplayer_authority()) + ")"
+		
+		# Periodically verify our existence to others
+		_verify_timer += delta
+		if _verify_timer >= 3.0:
+			_verify_timer = 0.0
+			rpc("ping_existence")
+
+@rpc("any_peer", "call_local")
+func ping_existence():
+	# This just lets other clients know this player exists
+	# They can check if they have this node
+	pass
+
 func _physics_process(_delta):
 	if is_multiplayer_authority():
 		rpc("remote_set_position", global_position)
@@ -1065,11 +1083,11 @@ func update_visual_position():
 		rpc("sync_position", current_position)
 
 @rpc("any_peer", "call_local")
-func sync_position(pos: Vector2):
+func sync_position(pos: Vector2i):
 	current_position = pos
-	# Ensure proper grid-aligned positioning
+	# Always update the visual position after position sync
 	global_position = Vector3(
 		current_position.x * cell_size.x + cell_size.x * 0.5,
-		1.0,
+		cell_size.y,
 		current_position.y * cell_size.z + cell_size.z * 0.5
-	)
+	) + cell_offset