Problem loading a new level from a proxy

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1

Hi everyone I am back again asking another question. I have some levels that I added to my game. I set up collection proxies and have the bootstrap pointing to a loader script on startup. I’m able to load level0 on startup, and then level1 after beating level0. But when I try to load into level2 I get this:

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I’m not sure what the problem is because I use the unload function on level1 before loading into level2. If there’s something I am missing where resources have to be cleared a different way, please let me know!

(The first error message makes me think I accidentally named the level2 collection as “level1” instead but I know for a fact I changed the collection name and still get that error message)

2

Can you share the code you use to load and unload your collection proxies?

3

Yes sure, here is the loader script:


local function load_level0(self)
	msg.post("#level0", "load")
	msg.post("#level0", "enable")

end

local function unload_level0(self)
	msg.post("#level0","unload")
end

local function load_level1(self)
	msg.post("#level1", "load")
	msg.post("#level1", "enable")

end

local function unload_level1(self)
	msg.post("#level1","unload")
end

local function load_level2(self)
	msg.post("#level2", "load")
	msg.post("#level2", "enable")

end


local function unload_level2(self)
	msg.post("#level2","unload")
end

function init(self)
	msg.post(".", "acquire_input_focus")
	load_level0(self)
end
function on_message(self, message_id, message, sender)
	--comes from the player script
	if message_id == hash("load_level1") then
		unload_level0(self)
		load_level1(self)
	end
	if message_id == hash("load_level2") then
		unload_level1(self)
		load_level2(self)
	end
end

and here is where I call those functions in the player script after hitting a loading zone trigger:

if message_id == hash("trigger_response") then
		if message.enter then
			--handles loading zone trigger
			if message.other_id == hash("/level0") then
				print("Level 1 needs to be loaded",message.other_id)
				msg.post("loader:/go#loader", "load_level1")
			end
			if message.other_id == hash("/level1") then
				print("level 2 needs to be loaded",message.other_id)
				msg.post("loader:/go#loader", "load_level2")
			end
4

Okay funny story, I posted this last night and was getting those error messages but now when I ran it today there are no issues. I didn’t change any of the code so I’m not sure why those were being thrown but at least it works now!

5

You’re not waiting for the proxy_loaded message before you enable the collection! Take a look at this example: Proxy

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