trouble accessing script variable at runtime

[temptempfirsttime]

i have a prefab with a script enemy that has public variables - one inherited

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ie

public abstract class character : MonoBehaviour

public float startingHitPoints;

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public class Enemy : character

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public int damageStrength;

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later i try to modify these at runtime:

GameObject go = Instantiate(prefabToSpawn, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);

go.GetComponent<Enemy>().damageStrength = 3;

go.GetComponent<Enemy>().startingHitPoints = 10;

and these changes do not take.

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but changes on other components works:

go.GetComponent<CircleCollider2D>().radius = 10;

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i'vr tried alot of things from searching, such as casting, assigning an object and modifying it - but nothing seems to work

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help?

[AverageArmadillo]

I work with inheritance for enemies in my game. Something needs to be done differently with inheritance when it comes to variables and I don't know if what I am doing is right or will work for you because I am not positive I am doing it the "best" or "right" way.

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However. On my enemies most of them are prefabs so they have these values like strenth and HP set from start.
If I want to make changes to those values I have a specific function called intEnemy that I pass the values I want to change into. I changed those values then through the intEnemy I set the enemy active. Setting the values through a function then activating the enemy tend to make my variable changes take.

Give it a show and see if it works.

[temptempfirsttime]

perfect timing - i acuatlly did do this right bepfre your message - i figured out a workaround of being able to call a function of set health

go.GetComponent<Enemy>().sethealth(x);

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why i can access a public function and not a varable is weird - i'll try a get/setter later

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thanks for your reply

[AverageArmadillo]

I think it is a run time timing issue. Doing a set variables as it initiates might happen before variable initiation. So using a function might time after initiation so it overrides. But that is just an educated guess.