Visual authoring

Visual authoring turns ordinary Unity prefab-variant overrides into a distributable Patch Manager manifest. It is the recommended workflow for hierarchy changes and Unity object references.

• Editing prefab variants explains supported overrides, added GameObjects/components, automatic compilation, and effective preview.

• Targets, stable IDs, and references explains how stock and patch-owned objects are identified and how references survive composition.

• Dependencies, conflicts, and ordering shows how patches coordinate without relying on accidental load order.

If you only need a small generated change, the Code authoring section may be more direct.