Global "Cannot Instantiate" Error | Godot Café | Page 1

nova bison Jan 7, 2026, 11:33 PM

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I'm trying to make a simple Autoload global scene (Godot 4.5, C#) and I keep getting this error when I run:

can_instantiate: Cannot instantiate C# script because the associated class could not be found. Script: 'res://Scripts/Global/Global.cs'. Make sure the script exists and contains a class definition with a name that matches the filename of the script exactly (it's case-sensitive).

My script, the class, the node, and scene are all named exactly the same: Global with a capital "G". No idea why it's not working.

My Global.cs:

using Godot;
public partial class Global : Node
{
    public static Global Instance { get; private set; }
    public override void _Ready()
    {
        Instance = this;
    }
}

nova bison Jan 7, 2026, 11:51 PM

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Global "Cannot Instantiate" Error

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Changed the names in case there was a conflict with some Global keyword, but same result 🙁

nova bison Jan 8, 2026, 7:30 AM

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https://discordapp.com/channels/212250894228652034/908062856459743262/1458688475430649877

split rampart Jan 8, 2026, 5:39 PM

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Btw
https://docs.godotengine.org/en/4.4/tutorials/scripting/c_sharp/c_sharp_global_classes.html says you need a global class attribute as well

Godot Engine documentation

C# global classes

Global classes (also known as named scripts) are types registered in Godot's editor so they can be used more conveniently. In GDScript, this is achieved using the class_name keyword at the top of a...

#Global "Cannot Instantiate" Error