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Array.IndexOf(0) will give you the index of the first empty element in the array. You can then delete it or write something to it.
- dop2000
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Your event 2 is inside the loop, which is wrong. It needs to be executed after all 40 trees are created. Check my demo again to see how these events should be organized.

And of course the player and the trees should be on the same layer.
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You can use Array.IndexOf expression.

While Array.IndexOf(0) >=0 : Array delete index (Array.IndexOf(0))
- dop2000
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Laura_D Good point! I just remembered that in my game Planet-O-Tron all button sprites have an instance variable, that contains function names. When any button is pressed, I call its function from that variable. So that's another way to use function maps.
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- dop2000
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Set hotspot position in the center. For that text effect, use spritefont with Sine or LiteTween behavior.
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In C2 it was possible to call functions by name. You could do things like Call Function choose("SpawnZombie","SpawnVampire"), or even Call Function "Spawn"&choose("Zombie","Vampire")

In C3 it's not possible, you can only pick function name from the list. That's why function maps were added.

Of course, in your example it's easier to just use a function parameter. But imagine you have several large functions with very different code and you need to call one of them dynamically by a string name.

Having said that, I haven't used function maps myself, I find this concept too complex and cumbersome.. I still prefer to use a bunch of If-Then-Else blocks.
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Here you go:

dropbox.com/s/spp1897499j3puc/TurretLimitedAngle.c3p
You will need to remove enemies from the turret's targets, and acquire/unacquire each target instance with events.
- dop2000
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Here is another good dialogue demo, it's for C2, but you should be able to open it in C3:

dropbox.com/s/d4396pwak0oh7q6/ZeldaDialogueSystem.capx
- dop2000
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You can attach an invisible sprite to each 9patch (add them to a container). Resize/rotate the sprite with the 9patch object. Then simply check if sprites overlap.
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Search all event sheets for the layout name you want to remove "3_Temple".

When you find it in eLevelObjects events, it should be pretty obvious how to remove it and go to Credits after level 2.
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Yes, there are many apps, but I never had any luck with them. Maybe it was specific to my phone, but the log these apps produced was very brief, only about 5% of what I could get with ADB.