How do I respawn instances of an object?

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- aeroslim
- - Joined 16 Oct, 2018
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So saying I have a "Troll" sprite and created few instances of it. Now I need to respawn them every time my player kills them.

But this isn't working. I try to do it with pick by IID. But it only works for one instance. Then I tried creating new spawn sprites for other troll instances and repeat the On Destroyed event but that doesnt work as well. I tried to add another event/sub event pick by unique UID of troll instances but failed.

Im a beginner so I havent got yet to the point to understand UID/IDD very well and if they change on destroy/respawn.

I also tried it without a respawn sprite. And it works ok. But it respawns them instantly, which I dont want it. I added the time behavior to troll but then doesnt respawn at all.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
- Maverick1912
- - Joined 13 Nov, 2014
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- 23 Oct, 2018
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Because the sprite which you want to get the IID/UID was destroyed.

Construct can't find it anymore.

You can set the layer number directly or store the layer number of your Troll right before it destroyed.
- aeroslim
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Im sorry Im afraid I dont understand you. Could you please write a simple example.
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- klabundee
- - Joined 26 Nov, 2015
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Why instead of having 2 a second condition "On destroyed" just create a sub action inside the main one: If Health <= 0
- Destroy
- Start Timer
- Maverick1912
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Simplify is the spawn object cannot find your Troll.IID after it destroyed

You will need to replace it with your certain layer number.
- mikehive
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A simpler method might be to simply turn the troll invisible and disable his movement and logic. He will appear "destroyed" and "respawned" but really you're just hiding and later re-enabling him (allowing him to retain his UID)