How local variables work in .script file

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@Mathias_Westerdahl

“local” in this case means that you get a variable that is local to that script instance. You get a new script instance for each time that game objects (or gui) is instanced, for example after loading a new collection.

This is not entirely true. A local variable declaration outside any of the lifecycle functions (init, update, final, on_message, on_input and on_reload) is available and shared among all script instances of that specific type. Here’s on overview of the different Lua scopes: Simple Lua question? Maybe? - #2 by britzl