Instantiate scriptable object clone and save it as a new asset

Questions & Answers
1

As title.

I have a scriptable Object with all the info for a weapon.
I would like to instantiate at runtime a clone of the scriptable Object and save it to a new asset. So that if I modify the clone, the original remains intact

2

To save any asset, you can use AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(). This operation can be done only in editor. Documentation

3

Do you need to save it as an asset to use in the editor later? Or do you not want to alter the OG scriptable object but have changes made to one in scene?

If latter, you should Instantiate the scriptable object instead of referencing it.

For example this will change the actual Scriptable Object in Editor

public MyClass : Scriptable Object
{
             public string title;
}

public SomeClass : Mono
{
          [SerializeField] MyClass scrObj;

          void Start()
          {
                    scrObj.title = "Bert";
          }
}

Where this, will only change the one in the scene, not the editor

public SomeClass : Mono
{
             [SerializeField] MyClass scrObj;
             MyClass useMe;

             void Start()
             {
                     useMe = Instantiate(scrObj); 
                     useMe.title = "Bert";
             }
}