Issues with endless runner segments

Questions
1

I`m making and Endless Runner

I want to have segments

Sample segment is:

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go.property(“speed”, 2000)

local segments = {}

function init(self)

local position = vmath.vector3(640,360,0)

local segmentUrl = collectionfactory.create(“segment1#collectionfactory”, position , vmath.quat(), {}, 1)

table.insert(segments, segmentUrl)

–msg.post(segmentUrl[hash(“/main”)], “SetSpeed”, { speed = self.speed })

end

function update(self, dt)

local speedDifference = dt * self.speed

local segmentUrl = nil

local firstSegment = segments[1]

local firstSegmentPosition = go.get_position(segments[1][hash(“/main”)])

if firstSegmentPosition.x < -3200 then

##l’ocal ids = segments[1]

go.delete_all(ids)

table.remove(segments, 1)

end

end

the above script gives this error:
WARNING:GAMEOBJECT: go.delete_all(): instance could not be resolved

Any ideas?

2

l’ocal ids = segments[1] - is that normal? (no)

Search your code for syntax errors, this may cause problems sometimes :smiley:

3

I also tried this

if firstSegmentPosition.x < -3200 then
	go.delete_all(segments[1])
	table.remove(segments, 1)
end

result was the same

WARNING:GAMEOBJECT: go.delete_all(): instance could not be resolved
WARNING:GAMEOBJECT: go.delete_all(): instance could not be resolved
WARNING:GAMEOBJECT: go.delete_all(): instance could not be resolved
WARNING:GAMEOBJECT: go.delete_all(): instance could not be resolved
WARNING:GAMEOBJECT: go.delete_all(): instance could not be resolved
DEBUG:SCRIPT: deleting segment

4

Sorry, maybe I’m not pro in Lua, but have you solved that syntax error? If yes, then we probably should wait for the master

5

the syntax thing was during text formatting.in the post

6

Okay :smiley: You know, I’ve been making games in Unity (writing in C#), and after trying Lua today, googling for manual on official website, I concluded, that C# is a lot easier :slight_smile:

7

OK, so apparently the issue is connected to the fact that:
I have collectible elements that are deleted when the character touches them

Since they are spawned with the connection then when I delete the collection and those elements are already deleted, it throws the warning

Any idea how to delete element from collection when its deleted?

8

You get a list of all spawned game objects from collectionfactory.create(). Any objects you delete before calling go.delete_all() should be removed from that list. One way to do it is to have each game object send a message back to the spawner script when it is deleted so the spawner script can manage the bookkeeping.

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