Inheritance, duplicate and override

This reference explains prefab creation commands. Use it when choosing a base or deciding how to make a copy.

Inheritance — a shared base

Suppose a rifleman and a medic need the same uniform but different equipment. Create a shared uniform prefab, then use Inherit in to make rifleman and medic prefabs from it. The shared prefab is called the parent; the variants are its children.

Shared base: jacket, trousers, boots
- Rifleman: shared uniform + own weapon and ammunition
- Medic: shared uniform + own weapon and medical supplies

Set the uniform once in the shared base, then choose equipment for each role.

Change the jacket in the shared base and both characters get the new jacket. If you assign a different jacket in the medic’s own prefab, the medic stops taking that setting from the base.

Duplication — a copy to edit separately

Duplicate to copies a prefab. For example, copy a finished rifleman and change the copy’s weapon — the original rifleman stays as it was.

Duplication does not remove existing inheritance. If the original rifleman took its uniform from a shared base, the copy will also take it from that base.

Do not duplicate a prefab just to rename it or make one for every soldier. You can assign an existing hat directly from the game. For characters sharing a uniform, inheritance is easier: you only need to configure that uniform in one place.

Override — changing the original prefab

Use Override in when you want to change the original prefab itself. For example, overriding a vanilla rifleman’s jacket gives the new jacket to every character using that prefab while your addon is loaded.

For a separate rifleman variant in your mission, create a child or a duplicate. An override also affects other places where the original prefab is used.