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• • 99Instances2Go
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  • 16 Jun, 2016
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  Better ?

  https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1SSu ... lBzYVFkUE0

• • 99Instances2Go
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  Finding some logic in that was fun.

  https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1SSu ... GpsRVhMRDA

• • 99Instances2Go
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  Or break the loop. Or skip conditional actions by making the conditions not true. It will return.

  A 'while" would be a better choice for the loop, btw.

  Local var check = 0

  Local variable i (if a counter is needed)

  While

  check = 0

  evaluate and do stuf

  break condition > set check = 1

  add 1 to i (if needed)

• • 99Instances2Go
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  Its easy with the trigger. But you dont need it.

  https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1SSu ... WlOMnl3YlU

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  First question.

  i answerd wrong, gonna retry.

  Second question.

  You need to learn how to use Local Storage.

  https://www.scirra.com/tutorials/1461/h ... age-plugin

  Once you got that it is easy.

  Timer has an expression: CurrentTime(tag)

  The time in seconds since On timer last triggered, for a timer with a specific tag.

  Write that in the Local Storage.

  When relaoding the game, start the timer with the same tag for the remaining time in the layer startup.

• • 99Instances2Go
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  Well, arrays are the way to go when you have to deal with lists AND when they un-complicate things.

  But to overtrow the easy and straightforward use of instances they are usaly not the best choice.

  Instances are allready a LIST of objects. If you give them instance varibales, you have a LIST of variables. Hence, that is in fact an array. Only, this array is locked to a particulair object.

• • 99Instances2Go
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  Make a nested x & y loop.

  Compare to the expression.

  TileAt(x, y)

  Return the tile ID at a position in the tilemap. Note the position is given in tiles, not layout co-ordinates. If the tile at the given position is empty (has been erased), the expression returns -1.

• • 99Instances2Go
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  There is no use for breaking a function. It always returns to its call.

  A loop you can break with System > (General) Stop Loop. Keep in mind that all actions and events after the 'stop loop' will continue to run, the 'stop loop' just prevents the loop from running again from its top-event.

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  Just create an object, so you can check collissions with a differend object.

  https://www.dropbox.com/s/ixwocnm23a6vo ... .capx?dl=0

• • 99Instances2Go
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  If that is wat you are creating, then i can not think at any reason to use an array.

  Instances and there instance variables are allready basic arrays.

  https://www.dropbox.com/s/630p82827qo3w ... .capx?dl=0

• • 99Instances2Go
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  Choose one.

  https://www.dropbox.com/s/x1ih1moli005f ... .capx?dl=0

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  Shoot till amnunition is not empty.

  Reload amnunition.

  https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1SSu ... HhqZ1dOQ1k

• • 99Instances2Go
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  A lot of reasons.

  It will reduce the amount of code, making it managable. Because you have just 1 object and its instances. And you get instance variables for free.

  Construct has all easy code in place to loop/pick/manage instances. Especaly loops are so much easyer. You can ofcours use families, but they lack IID support. And that can give you unexpected suprises.

  Because of the instance variables, and because of the easy looping, instances are easy to lock to an array.

  If you use instances (in stead of all differend objects) the only way to change its appereance is by changing its frame (or animation). So this is in fact is just a logical route that started with choosing to go with instances.

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• • 99Instances2Go
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  If you mean ... if variable has changed AND the condition is true ... then just combine it with a 'trigger once while true'.

  If you just want to know if some variable changed ... then this is (i think) the way.

  https://www.dropbox.com/s/svolpjjmm1hmc ... .capx?dl=0

• • 99Instances2Go
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  Then you gots the solution, there is not really a more performance friendly solution. As long as you dont check for overlaps/collissions in the whole loop, you be fine. Sorry i got on the wrong leg because of this sprite you dragged arround.