diff --git a/Unity-Master/Assets/Scripts/Multiplayer/ConvaiUDPSpeechSender.cs b/Unity-Master/Assets/Scripts/Multiplayer/ConvaiUDPSpeechSender.cs
index d33486c..926926f 100644
--- a/Unity-Master/Assets/Scripts/Multiplayer/ConvaiUDPSpeechSender.cs
+++ b/Unity-Master/Assets/Scripts/Multiplayer/ConvaiUDPSpeechSender.cs
@@ -292,12 +292,7 @@ namespace Convai.Scripts.Runtime.Multiplayer
             {
                 checkCount++;
                 
-                // Log periodically to show we're still monitoring
-                if (enableDebugLogging && checkCount % 10 == 0)
-                {
-                    ConvaiLogger.DebugLog($"🔊 Monitoring... check #{checkCount}, current clip: {(audioSource?.clip != null ? audioSource.clip.name : "null")}, isTalking: {sourceNPC.IsCharacterTalking}", ConvaiLogger.LogCategory.Character);
-                }
-                
+                // SIMPLIFIED: Check EVERY frame if there's a new clip, don't wait for events
                 if (audioSource?.clip != null && audioSource.clip != lastClip)
                 {
                     // New clip detected!
@@ -312,6 +307,14 @@ namespace Convai.Scripts.Runtime.Multiplayer
                         // Get the transcript from the most recent available transcript
                         string transcript = GetRecentTranscript();
                         
+                        // Start transmission if not already started
+                        if (!_isSendingSpeech)
+                        {
+                            _isSendingSpeech = true;
+                            OnSpeechTransmission?.Invoke(true);
+                            ConvaiLogger.Info($"🔊 Starting speech transmission", ConvaiLogger.LogCategory.Character);
+                        }
+                        
                         // Send this clip
                         ConvaiLogger.Info($"🔊 TRANSMITTING CLIP to {targetIP}:{targetPort}", ConvaiLogger.LogCategory.Character);
                         _ = TransmitAudioClip(lastClip, transcript);
@@ -322,7 +325,13 @@ namespace Convai.Scripts.Runtime.Multiplayer
                     }
                 }
                 
-                yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.1f); // Check every 100ms
+                // Log periodically to show we're still monitoring
+                if (enableDebugLogging && checkCount % 100 == 0)
+                {
+                    ConvaiLogger.DebugLog($"🔊 Monitoring... check #{checkCount}, current clip: {(audioSource?.clip != null ? audioSource.clip.name : "null")}, isTalking: {sourceNPC.IsCharacterTalking}", ConvaiLogger.LogCategory.Character);
+                }
+                
+                yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.05f); // Check every 50ms for faster detection
             }
             
             ConvaiLogger.Info($"🔊 Stopped monitoring audio clips (NPC stopped talking or was destroyed). Checks performed: {checkCount}", ConvaiLogger.LogCategory.Character);
@@ -440,15 +449,6 @@ namespace Convai.Scripts.Runtime.Multiplayer
             
             try
             {
-                // Start transmission if not already started
-                if (!_isSendingSpeech)
-                {
-                    _isSendingSpeech = true;
-                    OnSpeechTransmission?.Invoke(true);
-                    
-                    ConvaiLogger.Info($"🔊 Starting speech transmission", ConvaiLogger.LogCategory.Character);
-                }
-                
                 // Use the current speech sequence for this entire clip
                 int clipSequence = _speechSequence;
                 
diff --git a/Unity-Master/Assets/Scripts/Multiplayer/UDPPeerDiscovery.cs b/Unity-Master/Assets/Scripts/Multiplayer/UDPPeerDiscovery.cs
index 2322606..a33a003 100644
--- a/Unity-Master/Assets/Scripts/Multiplayer/UDPPeerDiscovery.cs
+++ b/Unity-Master/Assets/Scripts/Multiplayer/UDPPeerDiscovery.cs
@@ -115,15 +115,8 @@ namespace Convai.Scripts.Runtime.Multiplayer
         
         private void Update()
         {
-            // Check for peer timeout
-            if (_connectionState == ConnectionState.Connected)
-            {
-                TimeSpan timeSinceLastPacket = DateTime.UtcNow - _lastPeerPacketTime;
-                if (timeSinceLastPacket.TotalSeconds > peerTimeoutSeconds)
-                {
-                    HandlePeerLost();
-                }
-            }
+            // No timeout checks - once connected, stay connected until restart
+            // Removed: peer timeout monitoring
         }
         
         private void StartDiscovery()
@@ -150,8 +143,7 @@ namespace Convai.Scripts.Runtime.Multiplayer
                 // Start broadcasting discovery requests
                 _ = BroadcastDiscoveryRequests(_cancellationTokenSource.Token);
                 
-                // Start heartbeat when connected
-                _ = SendHeartbeats(_cancellationTokenSource.Token);
+                // NO HEARTBEATS - once connected, stay connected
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -376,23 +368,8 @@ namespace Convai.Scripts.Runtime.Multiplayer
                         break;
                         
                     case PACKET_TYPE_HEARTBEAT:
-                        // Heartbeat keeps connection alive
-                        if (_peerIP == senderIP)
-                        {
-                            // Same peer - update timestamp and reconnect if we were in Lost state
-                            if (_connectionState == ConnectionState.Lost || _connectionState == ConnectionState.Discovering)
-                            {
-                                // Reconnected to known peer
-                                SetConnectionState(ConnectionState.Connected);
-                                ConvaiLogger.Info($"🔄 Reconnected to peer Player {senderPlayerID} at {senderIP}", ConvaiLogger.LogCategory.Character);
-                                LogEvent($"🔄 Reconnected to peer Player {senderPlayerID}");
-                            }
-                        }
-                        else if (_connectionState != ConnectionState.Connected)
-                        {
-                            // Different peer IP than expected - this is a new peer
-                            HandlePeerDiscovered(senderIP, senderPlayerID);
-                        }
+                        // Ignore heartbeats - no reconnection logic
+                        // Once connected, stay connected until restart
                         break;
                 }
             }
@@ -420,18 +397,12 @@ namespace Convai.Scripts.Runtime.Multiplayer
         
         private void HandlePeerLost()
         {
-            ConvaiLogger.Warn($"⚠️ Peer connection lost (Player {_peerPlayerID} at {_peerIP}) - will keep trying to reconnect", ConvaiLogger.LogCategory.Character);
-            LogEvent($"⚠️ Peer connection lost (Player {_peerPlayerID}) - reconnecting...");
+            ConvaiLogger.Warn($"⚠️ Peer connection lost (Player {_peerPlayerID} at {_peerIP}) - but ignoring, keeping connection alive", ConvaiLogger.LogCategory.Character);
+            LogEvent($"⚠️ Peer connection lost (Player {_peerPlayerID}) - IGNORING (stay connected until restart)");
             
-            SetConnectionState(ConnectionState.Lost);
-            
-            // Notify listeners
-            OnPeerLost?.Invoke();
-            
-            // Don't clear peer IP - keep it and keep trying to reconnect
-            // The heartbeat system will continue sending packets to the known peer
-            // and will automatically reconnect when the peer comes back online
-            ConvaiLogger.Info($"🔄 Will continue sending heartbeats to {_peerIP}", ConvaiLogger.LogCategory.Character);
+            // DO NOTHING - keep the connection state as Connected
+            // Once connected at the start of the session, stay connected forever
+            // Senders will continue to send to the stored IP
         }
         
         private void SetConnectionState(ConnectionState newState)
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index 290a860..fb169eb 100644
--- a/Unity-Master/ProjectSettings/EditorBuildSettings.asset
+++ b/Unity-Master/ProjectSettings/EditorBuildSettings.asset
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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diff --git a/Unity-Master/ProjectSettings/ProjectSettings.asset b/Unity-Master/ProjectSettings/ProjectSettings.asset
index a8004b2..5687f99 100644
--- a/Unity-Master/ProjectSettings/ProjectSettings.asset
+++ b/Unity-Master/ProjectSettings/ProjectSettings.asset
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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