_set_physics_process() is always called prior to _ready()

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Godot Version

4.3

Question

Is it possible to override a node's _set_physics_process() so that it is not automatically called by the godot engine prior to ready()?

For context, I have a number of Nodes whose physics I would like to disable on instantiation but prior to being added to the scene tree. I.e:
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I was surprised to find that despite having disabled physics process, the Nodes’ physics process would be enabled upon being added to the scene tree:

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I thought that I could override _set_process_physics(enable : bool) → void in a similar manner as _validate_property() i.e.:
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…but it seems that this override is never called. A possible solution is to simply disable physics in ready(), but I have many nodes which inherit this script and also override _ready(), so I would like to avoid having to individually write super() in all of them.

Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated!

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No, only functions marked as virtual can be overriden (like _init or _ready) for perfomance reasons.


Yeah, and you can do that in _init, just await the ready signal:

func _init() -> void:
	await ready
	set_physics_process(false)
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Ah, this is a clever solution! I tend to avoid using Await since it sometimes leads to race condition scenarios but I think this a perfect use for it. Thanks for the idea!