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- dop2000
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There are situation where "PickedCount=0" condition may be used. For example, if several object instances were picked, and inside the event you destroy some of them. After "Wait 0" you can check if any picked instanced are left.

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But in case the parent event picked no instances, you can only use "Else". Because it basically equals "If False then { } Else { }"
- dop2000
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Be careful with "Trigger once", it's the most misused feature in Construct and it can cause lots of problems when used incorrectly. Don't use this condition by its own, with loops, inside of functions, triggers, with conditions that can pick multiple instances etc.

what's the difference between using "PickedCount = 0" and using "Else"

When nothing is picked in event #3 in my screenshot, you will not be able to check "Sprite.PickedCount=0". If you add any sub-events or actions inside this event, they will not be executed.
- dop2000
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You can try my demo:

howtoconstructdemos.com/scrolling-a-list-of-players-scores-images-etc-example-a-capx
Play with different Bullet speed and acceleration settings.
- dop2000
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Is it iPhone-specific or on Android too?

I noticed this bug in my Android game.
- dop2000
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I don't understand your code.. If you need to check that there are no sprites near the spawn position and then spawn a new sprite, here is how you can do it:

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- dop2000
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AllanR Awesome job! Can you actually lose in this game? It seems endless.
I made something similar many years ago, still my most successful game LOL

play.google.com/store/apps/details
Detecting if there are any valid moves left was one hell of a task, because the board could rotate and flip, so I had to check all 8 variations..
- dop2000
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Comparing relative position to the player will not always work correctly. Here is a better solution:

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- dop2000
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On Landed -> Set angle 0

Have you tried this?
- dop2000
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Are these objects in the same family? Or are they instances of one object? You can do something like this:
- dop2000
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Orbit behavior?
- dop2000
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1. There are plenty of tutorials about how to use Local Storage and an official template. If you need to save many variables, I suggest using a dictionary.

2. Add all UI buttons to a family UIButtons. Add a condition "Touch is not touching UIButtons" to the event where you are destroying the previous line and all similar touch events.

3. It's up to you, there are no mandatory requirements. If you think your game needs a loading screen and a level selection screen - add them.
- dop2000
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What? Are you planning to create 25000 Sprite objects? This is a terribly bad idea. You need to use just one Sprite object with many instances.

And even 25000 instances can cause problems with performance. You probably can do this with a Tilemap or a Tiled Background object instead.