Enemy prefab not keeping transform

Questions & Answers
1

var target : Transform; //the enemy’s target
var moveSpeed = 3; //move speed
var rotationSpeed = 3; //speed of turning
var respawn : Transform;
var dead : boolean = false;

var myTransform : Transform; //current transform data of this enemy
 
function Awake()
{
    myTransform = transform; //cache transform data for easy access/preformance
}
 
function Start()
{
 
}
 
function Update () {
    //rotate to look at the player
    myTransform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(myTransform.rotation,
    Quaternion.LookRotation(target.position - myTransform.position), rotationSpeed*Time.deltaTime);
 
    //move towards the player
    myTransform.position += myTransform.forward * moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
 
}
 
 
function OnTriggerEnter(theCollision : Collider)
{
   if(theCollision.gameObject.name=="Spotlight") 
   {
     Destroy(gameObject);
     Debug.Log("Dead");
     dead = true;
 
   }
 
   Respawn();
}
 
 
 
function Respawn()
{
 
    if(dead == true)
    {
       Instantiate(respawn, Vector3(0,0,0), Quaternion.identity);
       dead = false;
    }
 
}

This is my enemy code, the Update() function allows the enemy to follow the player around, this works well when its just a single enemy in the project view as it uses the target Transform to tell the enemy which object to go towards.

I have set it up a prefab so that the enemy will respawn when they collide with the players flashlight. The only thing is, they are all clones of the enemy and the target which is set to player when i copied it into the prefab now becomes set to None and the newly spawned enemies will just stand by idly.

Can anyone explain to me as to why this is?

2

The reference you have to your player transform is to the prefabs, so when instantiating a new enemy this reference will be lost. You need to find the instantiated player transform. The one you have in your scene.

3

Instead of Instantiating a Transform, you should be Instantiating a GameObject.