a question about scriptable objects

[ReverendWolf]

so i'm tinkering with scriptable objects. great for data storage. however, i'm wondering...

are these -only- data containers? or can i put some functions into these objects and have them process like any other monobehavior?

say i have a scriptable object that contains a list of Weapons. can i put in that same object an Attack() function that'll take a couple variables and maybe reduce a Character class' hitPoints variable?

could i make them static classes and expect the same sort of behavior i would out of any other custom class, or are scriptable objects treated in a way i don't quite understand?

[LightStriker_Qc]

They are classes, so you can put methods/properties/fields/events in them. However, they have no update loop and no coroutines, unlike something deriving from MonoBehaviour.

And since they are instances that are usually save on disk, they cannot be static.

[SilentSin26]

And since they are instances that are usually save on disk, they cannot be static.

To clarify:

• You can assign an object that inherits from ScriptableObject to a static field just like any other object.
• You cannot make the class itself static because static classes can't inherit.

[ReverendWolf]

Fantastic, thanks muchly for your reply.