Custom Node Editor - Getting the data into a game

Hi there,

I've written up a quick node editor which runs in an editor window. I have a type 'Node' which contains both data about its node graph position, and data which is important to gameplay.

Consider the node graph a narrative based system - A piece of text is proposed, options are given, and based on player choices the next node is moved to.

ALL I need is to get a List<Node> out of the editor script, and into some kinda data object (Scriptable Object?).

'Node' contains a variable (<Node> Target). If Node can be serialised, then the Target is considered data - not a reference. This leads to serialisation depth issues.

Am I going about this all wrong??

 

You could use scriptable object, prefab, xml as you see you have many choices. I self would use xml or scriptable object, because they are easy to serialize / deserialize

 

Cheers for the reply

In classic fashion, I found a solution for the problem within 10 minutes of asking! After reading http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/4-5-serialization-depth.248321/ I decided the best option was to use a unique integer index per node, and reference its index rather than the data itself.

Problem solved

Cheers anyway!