How to make a material look the same on different levels?

Unity Engine
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Hey, so I used a script that I can change the material of my sphere on the main menu, but when I load the first level it doesn’t work, it uses the default texture, I tried doing prefabs but that didn’t work. any help?
PM me for my teamviewer details.

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Then you need to call this script in Awake() or Start() so it sets the texture when the scene loads.

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This is the script that I attach to the buttons that if they are pressed they will change the material of my sphere

using UnityEngine;
public class SkinSelectorButton : MonoBehaviour {
    // Reference to the sphere object.
    public GameObject sphere;
    // The material that is to be selected.
    public Material skinMaterial;
    private void OnMouseDown() {
        sphere.renderer.sharedMaterial = skinMaterial;
    }
}

what do I need to do?

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You could just apply the material you would like it to start with on the sphere in the editor.

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I did but it didn’t work on the other sphere on the other level

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OK when you load a new scene the old scene and everything in it is destroyed unless you set an object to DontDestoryOnLoad - Unity - Scripting API: Object.DontDestroyOnLoad

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Can I send you my teamviewer? it didn’t work.

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Not even sure what teamviewer is, so No.

There is another way to do it…
Use a Settings script with a static material variable
Ensure the script settings script uses DontDestroyOnLoad

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Settings : MonoBehaviour {

    static Material material;

    void Awake()
    {
        DontDestroyOnLoad(this.gameObject);
    }

}

Set the variable when you in the OnMouseDown method as well as the sphere.

using UnityEngine;
public class SkinSelectorButton : MonoBehaviour {
    // Reference to the sphere object.
    public GameObject sphere;
    // The material that is to be selected.
    public Material skinMaterial;
    private void OnMouseDown() {
        sphere.renderer.sharedMaterial = skinMaterial;
        Settings.material = skinMaterial; // TADA
    }
}

When the new scene is loaded have a Start() method set the material on the sphere from the settings script.

//*** In a start method in the level
void Start() {
   sphere.renderer.sharedMaterial = Settings.material;
}

It’s a bit more convoluted but should allow you to take the setting into the next level that is loaded and any level after that.

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You could also save the selection as a playerprefs, and load it on Start()

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Teamviewer is a program that you can remote control my computer so you could help me.

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Ah that could be useful if you’re working with a small team you trust, but I personally would not want strangers I meet on a forum controlling my computer.

But if you have any questions I will attempt to help.

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No I want you to control MY computer.

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No thank you, but I will try to help you with your problem on the forum.

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I don’t know where to put all the script you sent me, what object? main camera?

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Create an empty game object, rename it to Settings and add the settings script (only needed in your material selection scene).

Update your Button Script.

Create a SetSkin script with the Start method and drop it on the sphere in your levels.

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What I need to update in my button script?

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It’s really complicated the script that you wrote me and I don’t know what to do… is there any way you could help me?

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