Can I use scene objects in VS directly?

[Nina]

Hi @ZeronPallas,

Welcome to our community!

@ZeronPallas

Is there a way to at least do the 3rd step inside VS by using the scene objects directly?

Theoretically, you could do almost everything in code. You could create new game objects via code, add a component via code and give the game object a position via code.

The problem is: Your code will become fairly complex. The purpose of the Unity editor is to make the programming part less complex.

@ZeronPallas

I instead write:
private Text textComponent = StoryText; // The text object created under canvas
private State startingState = StartingState; // The scriptable object created using the State class

This won’t work. Unity internally creates a bunch of things behind the scenes when we create a game object. Furthermore, we cannot reference any objects at the top of the class in C#. The only exception is referencing an object by calling a constructor.

An approach which is generally considered as bad practice but which comes close to your idea is finding a game object via its name:

private Text textComponent;

void Start()
{
     textComponent = GameObject.Find("Name of my game object").GetComponent<Text>();
}

Our “starting state” does not exist in our scene. We would have to access the files. It’s not difficult but requires hard-coded strings as well.

In my personal opinion, it is better to get used to the Unity editor instead of typing a lot of code to get the same things done which we do within 2 seconds. We mainly use this game engine and its editor to save us time so we can create more complex games.

In the end, it is a matter of personal preference, though. Do what you feel is best for you.

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