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• • dop2000
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  • 20 Mar, 2023
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  It's up to you how you organize this. I would probably prepare a large single JSON with default values for all creatures (see an example in that linked post).

  And if needed, store a small JSON record with custom stats for each creature instance - as a string instance variable, or in a JSON object in a container.

• • dop2000
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  For many reasons I can't use a single object with 100 frames or animations, so I have to work on 100 different object unfortunately.

  Why not? And why can't you combine them into a family?

  It's not a good project organization when you have 100 similar but different objects, each with its own instance variables, behaviors etc.

  Even if you find a way to run an event for all of them (say, via a script), working with these objects will be very-very difficult. I strongly suggest to reconsider.

• • dop2000
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  If only 5 objects will be moving at a time, then you shouldn't worry about the performance. (unless you notice issues with it)

  But there is another question - if you need 100 different routes, how do you conveniently create and store them? Making them by hand and saving as timelines, for example, is going to be a tedious task.

  In the game I'm currently making, I am storing NPC routes in a JSON file as a list of waypoint coordinates. I made a small "route editor" project for that.

• • dop2000
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  Ashley likes to post this link:

  construct.net/en/blogs/ashleys-blog-2/answer-own-performance-925

  I imagine with hundreds of moving objects the performance will not be very good with either method. You might want to think of some ways to optimize this.

• • dop2000
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  No, debug mode pause is different.

  Settings timescale to 0 pauses all behaviors, animations etc. But events still run on every tick. Otherwise how would you control the game while timescale=0?

• • dop2000
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  • 19 Mar, 2023
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  You can rotate multiple layers in a loop:

  For "n" from 0 to 20
  Set layer loopindex angle 20 degrees
  

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• • dop2000
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  Events are not paused when you set timescale to 0.

  The easiest solution is to add this condition to all such events:

  System Compare Two Values: timescale>0

• • dop2000
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  • 19 Mar, 2023
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  Perhaps this demo will be useful:

  howtoconstructdemos.com/a-system-of-doors-portals-to-travel-between-layouts

• • dop2000
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  Try running the loop in reverse - from itemcount-1 to 0

• • dop2000
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  R0J0hound I don't know why, but your demo constantly crashes Chrome:

  Aw, Snap!

  Error code: STATUS_BREAKPOINT

• • dop2000
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  • 18 Mar, 2023
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  You need to upload the file to Google Drive and share the link.

• • dop2000
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  • 18 Mar, 2023
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  Download a copy then.

• • dop2000
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  Don't export it. Save as a single file (C3P) and upload.

  Project -> Save As -> Save as single file

• • dop2000
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  You can try this:

  For Each Family order by (Family.width*Family.height)
  .. Family Move to bottom
  
• • dop2000
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  Here are more examples:

  howtoconstructdemos.com/scrolling-a-list-of-players-scores-images-etc-example-a-capx

  There is also a commercial addon called ProUI, which allows to make nice scrollable lists. But the author has removed it from all stores.