Unit scripts calling Start function before other scripts

Hey,

So im working on a unit movement scene, where units move on a hextile map. It was all working fine, until I duplicated some units. Now the duplicated units are not working properly, because they are calling their start function before my HexTileMapGenerator calls its start function. The other units work fine, only the freshly duplicated units are calling their start function before. I did some print statements and indeed, the units that work correctly are calling their start function after the HexTileMapGenerator calls his.

Whats a suitable solution to this problem? Its the first time I encounter this problem.

Thanks in advance

 

I think you have a typo? Awake is called before all Starts?

 

Indeed. I like to use a lot of additively-loaded scenes, so I tend to code my individual item controllers (including the player controller) so that they are happy to wait around if other stuff isn't ready yet.

You can make Start() into a coroutine, which is a super-easy way to get this kind of lazy-sloppy startup that is extremely tolerant of late loading and uneven loading.

Code (csharp):

1. // typical base framework for all entities
2.     bool ready;
3.  
4.     IEnumerator Start ()
5.     {
6.         // don't proceed until the hex tilemap is ready
7.         while( MyHexTileMap.Instance == null)
8.         {
9.             yield return null;
10.         }
11.  
12.         transform.position = MyHexTileMap.Instance.GetSpawnPoint();
13.  
14.         ready = true;
15.     }
16.    
17.     void Update ()
18.     {
19.         if (!ready) return;
20.  
21.         // everything else here...
22.     }
23.     void FixedUpdate ()
24.     {
25.         if (!ready) return;
26.  
27.         // everything else here...
28.     }