Removing an object in code but Remembering that it's not visible

OllyMUK

Hi Chris

What's the correct way to remove an object from a scene via code such that the visibility is remembered when the game loads?

Currently I default to Destroy() but I'm guessing that won't save the object status on game load.
I can also disable the mesh renderer, collider and hotspot, and put RememberRenderer, RememberCollider and RememberHotspot on the gameobject, but that feels...the wrong answer somehow.

Is there a better way?

Olly

ChrisIceBox

The easiest way to remove an object's presence is to just move it off-screen, and let "Remember Transform" keep track of its position.

This component can also record an object's presence in the scene, but it's a bit more tricky to set up. You need to make it a prefab, give it a unique filename, place it in a Resources folder. Then, in the Remember Transform component, check Retain in prefab? and Save scene presence?.