How can I set boolean to true?

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This stuff can be kinda subtle. That’s why I recommend NEVER setting values in code if they are also shown in inspector. Here’s why:

Serialized fields in Unity are initialized as a cascade of possible values, each subsequent value (if present) overwriting the previous value:

  • what the class constructor makes (either default(T) or else field initializers, eg “what’s in your code”)

  • what may be saved with the prefab

  • what may be saved with the prefab override(s)/variant(s)

  • what may be saved in the scene and not applied to the prefab

  • what may be changed in the scene and not yet saved to disk

  • what may be changed in OnEnable(), Awake(), Start(), or even later

Make sure you only initialize things at ONE of the above levels, or if necessary, at levels that you specifically understand in your use case. Otherwise errors will seem very mysterious.

Here’s the official discussion: https://blog.unity.com/technology/serialization-in-unity

If you must initialize fields, then do so in the void Reset() method, which ONLY runs in the UnityEditor.

Field initializers versus using Reset() function and Unity serialization:

https://discussions.unity.com/t/829681/2

https://discussions.unity.com/t/846251/8

To avoid complexity in your prefabs / scenes, I recommend NEVER using the FormerlySerializedAsAttribute

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