Replaced instanceID with entityId - #47
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Unity 6.5 deprecates instanceID, replacing it with entityID.
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Unity 6.5 deprecates
InstanceID, replacing it withEntityID.Description of the Change
Unity 6.5 treats the usage of the
InstanceIDdata type as a compiler error and removes the associated API calls entirely, replacing it with theEntityIdtype. Details on this change can be found on the list of breaking changes in Unity 6.5 under "Removal of temporaryInstanceIDtype": https://discussions.unity.com/t/planned-breaking-changes-in-unity-6-5-updated-2026-03-27/1694205The code changes are swapping
InstanceIDwithEntityId, swapping the appropriate methods (for which there are 1:1 equivalents), and using theEntityId's hashcode as a dictionary key (stored as an int) instead of casting it directly to an int like was being done previously to theInstanceID(which Unity documentation says is not officially supported functionality).Alternate Designs
This is just an update to bring this package in compliance with new Unity requirements, so no design changes were considered. Minimal changes were made to return this to functionality and remove compiler errors.
Benefits
The package will now work on Unity 6.5.
Possible Drawbacks
This may break older versions of Unity. According to Unity's page on breaking changes in Unity 6.5 this should work at least as far back as version 6.2. From what I can tell,
InstanceIDshouldn't actually function before that point, so I think this is safe. I haven't tested it on any version but 6.5 though.Applicable Issues
None.