Node paths look correct but aren't when re-parenting

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:bust_in_silhouette: Asked By Nephtis

If I have the following structure:

- Top node
    - Node A
    - Node B (has a NodePath reference to Node A: "../Node A")
    - Node C

And then change it to this:

- Top node
    - Node A
    - Node C
        - Node B (NodePath reference to Node A automatically changes to: "../../Node A")

Although the new NodePath looks correct, it doesn’t work at runtime, saying it can’t find Node A. To make it work, I have to manually set the NodePath again, but in theory there shouldn’t be any difference between what I set it to and what it automatically changes to when it’s moved.

Am I using NodePaths incorrectly? Or are they unable to handle this kind of operation?

This works fine:

extends Node

export(NodePath) var a: NodePath

func _ready():
  print(a)
  var node = get_node(a)
  print(node.name)

Assuming A is assigned in the editor, moving B around maintains the correct reference.

edit: tested on 3.4. Perhaps consider an upgrade or show more of your project structure/scripts.

spaceyjase | 2021-12-09 09:19

After upgrading to 3.4, this now works. Thanks for the suggestion!

Nephtis | 2021-12-10 07:53