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Can anyone help me with this problem please? How do you only Instantiate a gameobject only once when pressing a button once? As the example below will instantiate a gameobject every time that a specific button is pressed. Thank you for your help.

var NPC_Guard : GameObject;

function Update () {

if(shoot.isDestroyed2 == true && Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1")){

    bullsEyeTARGET2.renderer.enabled = false;
    NPC_Guard = Instantiate(NPC_Guard, NPC_RespawnPoint1.transform.position, NPC_RespawnPoint1.transform.rotation);
    NPC_Guard = Instantiate(NPC_Guard, NPC_RespawnPoint2.transform.position, NPC_RespawnPoint2.transform.rotation);

}

}

Answer 1

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@mweldon is totally right, so it deserves a +1. It's a very easy task, indeed; he have only pointed you to this:

var NPC_Guard : GameObject;
var lock = false;

function Update () {
if(shoot.isDestroyed2 == true && Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1") && lock == false){
    lock = true;
    bullsEyeTARGET2.renderer.enabled = false;
    NPC_Guard = Instantiate(NPC_Guard, NPC_RespawnPoint1.transform.position, NPC_RespawnPoint1.transform.rotation);
    NPC_Guard = Instantiate(NPC_Guard, NPC_RespawnPoint2.transform.position, NPC_RespawnPoint2.transform.rotation);

}
}

answered Jan 27 '12 at 12:44 PM

BiG
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Just implemented that and it still makes clones of the original prefab when the button is pressed. I only want the clones to be generated no more the 2 times than that.

Jan 27 '12 at 12:55 PM Random Binaries

Whoops just realised some please ignore the previous comment.

Jan 27 '12 at 12:57 PM Random Binaries

That's good. Let us know if there are other troubles.

Jan 27 '12 at 01:00 PM BiG

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Answer 2

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How about add a local boolean variable, initialized to false, that is set to true when you press the button the first time and check the variable in your if statement.

answered Jan 27 '12 at 12:22 AM

mweldon
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But that will only ensure that everytime the fire button is pressed a new instantiated object will be created. It doesn't solve my problem I don't think. Using the above example script could you maybe implement what you said. Maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick of what you are saying. It be better if you show me in code instead of saying it. Cheers

Jan 27 '12 at 12:33 PM Random Binaries


    var canClone : boolean = true ;
     
    function Update(){
       if(whateverYouHaveHere && Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1") && canClone){
           //all of that other stuff you have in here
          //otherstuff
           //otherstuff
           //when finished doing other stuff->
          canClone = false ;
          
       }
    }

Jan 27 '12 at 12:41 PM Lo0NuhtiK

Yeah, Lo0NuhtiK, you just ninja'd me! =D

Jan 27 '12 at 12:46 PM BiG

cue Bruce Lee sound effect-> "Wuuauaaaaaaa"

Jan 27 '12 at 12:48 PM Lo0NuhtiK

^_^ (6 characters to go)

Jan 27 '12 at 12:51 PM BiG

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