Destroy an object forever

Are all the coins multiple instances of the same object, or are they different objects?

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Admittedly i'm a bit rusty in Fusion but if you're using a global object i'd try setting an alterable variable or flag on the coin when it's picked up by the player and then, at the start of the frame, run through each coin and destroy every instance with said flag or value set

Yea, that was not a good suggestion since destroying the object will reset the flag. So i'm thinking instead of actually destroying the coin, you could use flags to set their visibility and position

If a coin has been picked up, set it's flag on and move it outside the play area. That way it will appear to have been destroyed but you should be able to keep track of them using flags

Very dirty example of what i mean here

There is probably a much more elegant way of doing this but as i said, i'm a bit rusty

Anyway, it works but you need to have different names for the coin in each frame

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Easiest way if you have multiple instances of the coin, is to spread value in an alterable value ID so the coins can be distinguished from one another. When you collect a coin, record the ID value in an array file, then destroy the coin. Save the Array when you leave the frame. Then when you come back to the level, at the start of frame spread the value again so the IDs are matched up to the coins again. Then use a fast loop to go through each row in the array and read the saved ID values, comparing the alterable value ID of the coin to the value in the array file. That will select the specific coin and you can destroy it.

No need to worry about have multiple different coin types in your game.

You can also use the Z-index of the array for separate levels so all of your save data can be contained in one array.

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... Then use a fast loop to go through each row in the array and read the saved ID values, comparing the alterable value ID of the coin to the value in the array file. ...

I'm curious how to do this part correctly with the Array object, Sumo.

Can you update this example file later, please?

(example has moved to my next post)

Yeah I'm at work now but I'll check it out later. I'll try to explain it in a bit more detail if you want to test it out.

+Start of Frame
-Start fastloop "load array" - number of loops is equal to the Y dimension of the array

+On loop "load array"
+Compare to coin alterable ID value = Retrieve data from array XY (X = 0, Y = fastloop "load array" index)
- Destroy coin

Assuming the array has a 0 based index. It's better this way since fastloops also have a 0 based index. Make sure to compare to the alterable value of the coin directly instead of using compare two general values. Compare two general values doesn't account for object scope.

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Thanks! I updated the example with your new events.

Looks like I did something wrong with the Spread ID part: