Destroy Multiple Instances Between Frames?

[tootinyman]

Hey,
I'm working on an RPG where I have multiple instances of enemies that drop loot, then destroy the enemy. The issue I'm having is that I can't keep the enemy destroyed between frames. I've tried global values, but that just destroys all the enemies. I just need that one instance of the enemy to be permanently destroyed between frames, without getting rid of the other instances.
Does anyone know how to do this?
Thanks,
TooTinyMan

[SHINBAXTER]

u cud try giving each ememy a unique alterable value id number wen u create them & then creating an array that stores which enemies have been destroyed.

fore example

create an array (x,y,z), where x dimension is the number of enemies u want, y & z dimensions are both 1

so say in this example we want 4 enemies, so u set the array to (4,1,1,) (also remember to tick on base index 1 in the array properties so the first array slot wud be 1,1,1 instead of 0,0,0 )

walk onto screen

if array (1,1,1)=0 then create enemy - set its alterable value "enemy_id" to 1
if array (2,1,1)=0 then create enemy - set its alterable value "enemy_id" to 2
if array (3,1,1)=0 then create enemy - set its alterable value "enemy_id" to 3
if array (4,1,1)=0 then create enemy - set its alterable value "enemy_id" to 4

u kill enemies 2 & 4 in game

wen u kill an enemy set the array ("enemy_id",1,1) to 1, thats set to 1 which means that one is dead

walk on another screen

wen u walk back on to the previous screen the create enemy event lines 2 & 4 will be ignored cause that enemies array value is 1 so it will just create enemies 1 & 3

that shud work in theory . good luck dude