stop number of lives from resetting on new layout

I'm sure this is straightforward but I can't find the answer on the forums and everything I have tried doesn't work....

I have a global variable PlayerLives=3 this works fine in the first layout. As a life is lost it subtracts 1 from the global variable.

The problem is that I have a reset global variables to default event at the start of a new layout. So when a new level of the game begins the lives go back to 3. I want the number of lives to stop resetting on start of layout. If I end level 1 with 2 lives remaining, I want to begin level 2 with 2 lives remaining.

I think the solution has something to do with a local variable for number of lives but i'ts not working out for me.

Can someone please point me in the right direction. Thanks!

A. Don't reset global variables to default (use local variables for those you DO want to reset).

B. Put PlayerLives as an instance variable in an object with a Persist Behavior.

C. Store PlayerLives in another global data object such as an Array or Dictionary.

Good tips, thank you. Got it working now