Collecting items doesn't reset when loading a new level?

Questions & Answers
1

As stated above I am having some issues with loading a level from collecting 3 items, here are the exact details:

First level - you collect 3 items and they display a HUD inventory as you collect them.
Once you collect three the game changes to the next level - at this time - nothing resets, the hud is blank and you can no longer see your items being collected - everything else works / item collisions etc.

Here’s my code:

ObjectCollect - on the gameobject / HUD

static var collect : int = 0;

var collect0tex : Texture2D;
var collect1tex : Texture2D;
var collect2tex : Texture2D;
var collect3tex : Texture2D;


var NameOfTargetLevel : String;

function NextLevel(){

	//var collect : int = 0;
	

	
	Application.LoadLevel(NameOfTargetLevel);


	
}


	

function Update () {
if(collect ==1) {
	guiTexture.texture = collect1tex;
	guiTexture.enabled = true;
	}
	else if(collect == 2){
		guiTexture.texture = collect2tex;
		}
		else if(collect == 3){
		guiTexture.texture = collect3tex;
		
		NextLevel();
		
		}
		else {
		guiTexture.texture = collect0tex;	
			}

}

this tells the game to display a hud and every time the character hits a trigger object with the ‘pickup’ script applied - the hud image will change / and on 3 will change to the target level.

Here is the pickup script:

//attach to object to pickup and collect points; set point value in hierarchy.

var points : int;

function Update () {
}

function OnTriggerEnter (col : Collider) {
var playerStatus : PlayerStatus = col.GetComponent(PlayerStatus);
playerStatus.AddPoints(points);



//Prints message in console (for debugging, not for game play):

//print ("Points added =  " +points);

//function OnTriggerEnter(){

    
    
        
    //TextHints.message = "Audio has been triggered.";
    //TextHints.textOn = true;


ObjectCollect.collect++;

    Destroy(gameObject);
}

Thanks for taking a gander at this if at all :slight_smile: (sorry for the long post I wanted to be as specific as possible. Also I’m not a programmer so this sort of thing is tough for me to tackle off the bat)

2

You need to remove the static keyword before collect. Static fields won’t change when you load a new level due to the fact that they are associated with the class itself, not an instance.

3

I just want to say thank you Peter - you are a life saver!! Sorry for the silly questions concerning code - I’m more familiar with the visual development of games.