Why instead of the scene sprites moving, the...

updates are applied to the base sprite in the project view?

Basically, I import my sprite, I drag it to the Hierarchy/Scene window which automatically adds a Transform and SpriteRenderer, then drag it back to the Project window which automagically makes it in to a prefab. I then create an empty GameObject, attach a script that references the prefab and in the Inspector I link it up.

Now when I try to manipulate the Transform of the prefab, instead of it updating the sprite prefab in the scene, it updates the prefab in the project window.....

Why?

 

That's how Unity has always worked. If you're referencing the prefab, then anything you do to that reference will affect the prefab. If you only want to affect instances of the prefab, then you need to reference an instance instead of the prefab itself.

--Eric

 

Ahh! That's something I forgot. It's been a while since I have done any programming.

iirc when I Instantiate the prefab, I should Instantiate clones instead by either using a class and list to store individual clones and their values?

 

Not quite sure what you mean...generally you do something like this:

Code (csharp):

1. var prefab : GameObject;
2.  
3. function Start () {
4.      var clone = Instantiate (prefab);
5.      clone.position.x = 100;
6. }

--Eric

 

I managed to come up with something as a test. Not sure if it is overkill but it'll do for now. I have attached the Unity Package for anyone stuck.

The package contains the Player Sprite, the dudeClass file, playerscript file, scene etc.

Here is the Dude Class:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. #pragma strict
3.  
4.  
5. public class Dude {
6.    
7.     public var dudeClone : GameObject;
8.     public var rNum : int;
9.    
10.     public function Dude ( dc : GameObject,  xl : float, yl : float ) {
11.         dudeClone = dc;
12.         dudeClone.transform.position.x = xl;
13.         dudeClone.transform.position.y = yl;
14.         rNum = Random.Range(0.1, 1.0);
15.     }
16.    
17.     public function moveDude () {
18.         dudeClone.transform.position.y -= 4 * Time.deltaTime;
19.         if ( dudeClone.transform.position.y < -6 ) {
20.             dudeClone.transform.position.y = 7;
21.         }
22.     }
23.    
24. }
25.  
26.  
27.  

Here is the Player Script:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. #pragma strict
3. import System.Random;
4. import System.Collections.Generic;
5. import System.Collections.IEnumerable;
6.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
10.  
11.  
12. var dudeSprite : GameObject;
13.  
14.  
15. @HideInInspector
16. public var dude:Dude;
17. @HideInInspector
18. public var list:List.<Dude>;
19.  
20.  
21. function Start () {
22.    
23.     if ( list == null ) {
24.         list = new List.<Dude>();
25.     }
26.    
27.     for ( var xiter : int = 0; xiter < 20; xiter++ ) {
28.         dude = new Dude( Instantiate(dudeSprite), Random.Range(-6, 6), Random.Range( -6, 6));
29.         list.Add(dude);
30.     }                      
31.                                        
32. }
33.  
34.  
35. function Update () {
36.     for ( dude in list ) {
37.         dude.moveDude();
38.     }
39. }
40.