Feature Request we need a simple check box "Keep editor changes in PlayMode"

Hi,
Sometimes we want to keep the changes we made on a GameObject while in PlayMode.
It would be nice to have a checkbox for it in the inspector.

 

When you enter playmode you're actually entering what is a copy of the scene asset, not the scene asset itself, which is how Unity reverts everything back when you leave play mode.

Remember that loading a scene, too, really boils down to Unity Instantiate()-ing everything in the scene asset.

Were Unity able to apply changes in this transient scene you're playing in to the real scene asset, I imagine this feature would have been implemented a long time ago.

For now, if you want changes to persists between play mode sessions, Scriptable Objects are the way.

 

there is a free asset in the asset store. Even it solves the problem. But it should be a native feature of Unity.

 

You can copy the asset in playmode, then paste it when not in playmode.

Does not retain prefabs.

 

not a solution for most of the time. Lots of negative effects.

 

I remember unity talking about that feature few years ago.

I wonder why it never came to be.