Saving array of a custom class (non-monobehaviour) from editormode to runtime?

I don't quite understand the problem myself, so it might get confusing:

The variables I assign as I generate while in editormode doesn't transfer to runtime. The datatype in question is a Node-class I created which does not derive from monobeheaviour.

I have an A* script. I recently created a simple grid generator that runs in editormode. It generates objects of my "Node" class and stores them in a list.
First Node derived from MonoBehaviour. However, I did not want to actually have to instantiate the nodes (rather use the new keyword) so I removed any derivations from the Node class and altered it slightly. Now it doesn't work anymore.

I saved the nodes to a generic list and transfered them to the static variable "nodes" in the Pathfinding script at runtime start.

Sorry of the mess, I have no idea how to fix this.

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. using UnityEngine;
3. using System.Collections.Generic;
4.  
5. public class Node
6. {
7.     public Node parent = null;
8.     public Vector3 position;
9.     public float gValue = 0;
10.     public float hValue;
11.     public float fValue;
12.     public List<Node> neighbours = new List<Node>();
13.  
14.     public Node(Vector3 pos)
15.     {
16.         position = pos;
17.     }
18. }
19.  

The class containing the method which is called from the editor

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. using System;
3. using System.Collections.Generic;
4. using UnityEngine;
5.  
6. public class Slave : MonoBehaviour
7. {
8.     const float minNodeDistance = 8.5f;
9.     public List<Node> nodesKeeper;
10.    
11.  
12.     void Start()
13.     {
14.         // Do this because I seemingly can't store to a static lists before runtime
15.         Pathfinding.nodes = nodesKeeper;
16.     }
17.  
18.  
19.     public void CreateGrid(int size)
20.     {
21.         List<Node> nodes = new List<Node>();
22.  
23.         for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
24.         {
25.             nodes.Add(new Node(new Vector3((float) i*5, 0f, 0f)));
26.            
27.             for (int j=1; j < size; j++)
28.             {
29.                 nodes.Add(new Node(new Vector3((float)i * 5, 0f, j*5)));
30.             }
31.         }
32.  
33.  
34.         // Determine neighbours
35.         foreach (Node node in nodes)
36.         {
37.  
38.             foreach (Node assessedNode in nodes)
39.             {
40.                 if (assessedNode == node)
41.                     continue;
42.  
43.                 float dist = Vector3.Distance(assessedNode.position, node.position);
44.  
45.                 // Checking only for neighbours within maxNodeDistance
46.                 if (dist < minNodeDistance)
47.                 {
48.                     node.neighbours.Add(assessedNode);
49.                 }
50.             }
51.         }
52.        
53.         // We toss the nodes in a list so we can feed the static path
54.         nodesKeeper = nodes;
55.     }
56. }
57.  

 

I faced this problem before too. I was adviced to extend my class from ScriptableObject if i wanted to carry variables to runtime. So, should you.

Although, i do create my nodes, grid and everything else in the awake function of a controller monobehaviour. That makes things easier for me now.

 

Thanks for the answer!

ScriptableObject gave me some troubles with me not finding how to set parameters in its constructor, but that's fine! Works like a charm, many a thanks
I thought about doing everything in awake on a monobehaviour too, but I'm stubborn :\
I started with a different approach where I write everything to XML and load it at runtime.