Weird Template "Inheritance"

dexter_deluxe · December 13, 2020, 4:19pm

Hi PlayCanvas People,

I’ve encountered a strange behaviour of the template system: https://next.redox-labs.com/index.php/s/ZeMspYQeFEwx5ip

Bug(?) 1: If you create a new template (as a copy of another template), the changes of its material also get applied to the “base” where you have created a copy from. (at 0:22 seconds)

Bug(?) 2: At 0:26 you can see that I now have 2 blue templates, without any changes/overrides to apply. But if I delete them and drag them back in, I have 1 red and 1 blue template.

Do I miss anything here?

Best,
Rene

Leonidas · December 14, 2020, 8:59am

Calling @yaustar in case this is an editor/engine bug.

yaustar · December 14, 2020, 1:00pm

Doesn’t look like a bug. When the new template asset is created at -0:48, that Entity that it is created from is now linked to the new Template instance which is as designed.

Both template_cube_red and template_cube_blue Entities are referencing template_cube_blue asset.