Unity 2D c# Instantiate prefab transform not working

So currently I am facing a issue. I have to files MatchManager.cs & playerHandler.cs. The playerhandler.cs is attached to a prefab called 'Player'.

In my MatchManager.cs, I instantiate the Player.

public void spawnPlayer()
{
if (Player != null)
{
Destroy(Player);
}

Player = Instantiate(PlayerPrefab, transform.position, Quaternion.identity) as GameObject;
}

It works fine however, when the player spawns, the playerHandler.cs is not working for some reason. For example, my speed variable wont increase when I use a onPointerDownBoost() event.

Oh and just to be aware everything worked fine before I started working with prefabs so every variable or calculation in my playerHandler.cs should work.

Is there a solution for this? If you need more specific details you can ask me.

Thanks

 

Well, I guess the problem is from the way you built your prefab and your playerHandler.cs (not 100% sure though). Maybe you had a reference on your player script that worked in the scene, but as a prefab, Unity can't find the referenced object.

Can i see a screenshot of your prefab in the inspector, and your PlayerHandler.cs script ? (if the code is too long, consider posting it in the forum using the insert / code / c# - feature, by clicking on the button that looks like a newspaper page).

 

What is an onPointerDownBoost event, and where does it live?

My guess is, this is a Unity event which is defined on some object in the scene, and which you imagine is hooked up to invoke a method on your newly-instantiated playerHandler. But it's not. Objects in the scene can't reference prefabs in the project, and when a prefab is instantiated, nothing in the scene references it. Any such references would have to be hooked up in code.

This is not a bug; it's just how Unity works.