_process(_delta) not getting called. Nor _ready()

newmodels

I create a spatial and attach a script to it. The script never runs. The ready() function and the process() function do nothing. Do I need to call those manually? or is there a flag?

cybereality

It happens automatically, but the Node (the Spatial) needs to be in the current scene. So if you created the Node in script, that Node needs to be attached to something in the visible scene using add_child().

newmodels

Thank you for that information. With it attached to a node in the scene, the functions are not getting called, automatically.

I have it attached to a Spatial node, which is attached to the players game piece. Would the players game piece have to be new? Because it already is part of the scene. It makes me think it's not getting processed!

I prefer making manual calls for this one specific node anyways. So it's working out really well. But I think I could be doing something incorrect with the nodes.

newmodels

I attached the spatial before giving it the script. Could this be the problem?

newmodels

I did a test on my project and move the attachment of script before adding into scene. Now it works automatically.

cybereality

You can also use the function set_process(false) to disable the process. You should still be able to call functions manually if that is what you want. https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/classes/class_node.html#class-node-method-set-process

newmodels

I'll remember that function if I need it. For now I decided to program it using the automatic.