How do I reset a script's values at run time to what they were at start?

[Paparakas]

I’ve looked all over but I haven’t found an answer. Say I have an array called MyPrefabs:

public GameObject[] MyPrefabs;

I add the prefabs I want to the array in the inspector. Let’s say I have a Cube object with a CubeScript attached. CubeScript has a speed variable which’s default is 5.

public class CubeScript
{
 public int Speed = 5;
}

I save the Cube with the CubeScript attached to a prefab and assign the prefab to the MyPrefabs Array.

I then decide that I want to modify that value.

MyPrefabs[0].GetComponent<CubeScript>().Speed = 10;

So now let’s say I want the default value again. How would I go about doing that? Obviously I could store the Speed variable in a separate variable, but that wouldn’t really be feasible when I have multiple Prefabs each having multiple variables. I thought about copying the MyPrefabs array at Start to an Array called, say, MyPrefabsDefault then assigning MyPrefabs to the MyPrefabsDefault when I wanted to reset it to it’s original values, but I’m not sure how that would work or if it’s the best way.

[Jamora]

Instead of having duplicate variables; one for the actual value and one for the default, just use the Reset function. Set the default values manually inside. Reset is called when the reset-button (appears when right clicking on the Component name) is pressed or when the component is added for the first time. It is just a normal function, so nothing stops you from calling it yourself when you need to reset your values.

public int speed;

void Reset(){
    speed = 5;
}

[clunk47]

// Inspector variables
public float speed = 5;
public float defSpeed;

public void Start()
{
    defSpeed = speed;
}

public void ChangeSpeed()
{
    // change the speed variable somehow...
}

public void ResetSpeed()
{
    speed = defSpeed;
}

[haim96]

in your cubescript you could add another int for old speed so each prefab will save the old value for it self. i don’t think there is away to avoid saving values for later use other then store them in variables.