# startAutomatically

Field in [DialogueRunner](https://docs.yarnspinner.dev/2.0/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner)

## Summary

Whether the DialogueRunner should automatically start running dialogue after the scene loads.

```csharp
public bool startAutomatically = true;
```

## Remarks

The node specified by [startNode](https://docs.yarnspinner.dev/2.0/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner.startnode) will be used.