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Awake and Start

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Beginner

+10 XP

5 Mins

(3634)

Overview

Summary

How to use Awake and Start, two of Unity's initialization functions.
This tutorial is included in the Beginner Scripting project.
Previous: Scope and Access Modifiers
Next: Update and FixedUpdate

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Last updated: November 16, 2023

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