Round system

[arctic haven]

I have a round system going but it doesnt load/unload the maps. So im trying to figure out how i would do that since .IsLoaded is read only. this isnt really a problem with my script, just looking for some guidance

[arctic haven]

ok i've figured out how to unload/load but im having trouble referencing unloaded maps

since unloading is setting the parent to nil, im not sure how i should reference the map after it gets parented

and having a variable for each map is just alot of work considering the capacity im planning to have it be in the future

[leaden iron]

Something like this

local Module = {}
local CurrentMap: Folder?

function Module.LoadMap()
  if CurrentMap ~= nil then
    warn(`attempted to load a map over another one \n {debug.traceback()}`)
    return
  end
  local chosenMap = GetChosenMap()
  chosenMap.Parent = workspace
  CurrentMap = chosenMap
end

function Module.UnloadMap()
  if CurrentMap == nil then
    return
  end
  CurrentMap.Parent = ServerStorage
  CurrentMap = nil
end

return Module

[worldly flume]

Setting something to nil deletes it cant you just toggle the enabled property of its parent

Also itd be better to use attributes than variables imo

[arctic haven]

ok i forgot i made this post so i forgot to mark it solved, but yeah i solved it

instead of nil i changed the parent to a folder parented to my script

[arctic haven]

and setting the parent to nil deletes it, but its kept in memory, so if you have reference to it, you can actually still set the parent back to workspace

i've heard people also use replicated storage to store their maps so if anyone is wondering how you'd do this then consider using replicated storage

[worldly flume]

A lot of games just keep all the maps in and just make them reallyy far apart

This removes the need to continuously load/unload maps which can take a while depending on map size

For small maps p much any method will work

[arctic haven]

i did that before but it gets annoying having to move to them

[worldly flume]

Wdym

You move them once and ur done

[arctic haven]

i know i can just set my camera with currentcamera in console and stuff

[worldly flume]

You can just send them into oblivion

[arctic haven]

i mean when i need to edit them

i move from 1 map to another

[worldly flume]

Press f with it selected in workspace

And itll tp you

[arctic haven]

oh

thats actually pretty cool

[worldly flume]

😭

[arctic haven]

eh i already have this system going

im sure theres some other reasons why this is better too

[worldly flume]

Yeah might aswell keep it as long as your maps arent too big

[arctic haven]

so i'll just keep it

mhm

[worldly flume]

I dont think it is in some cases

But i doubt ur game is performance heavy enough for it to matter anyway

[arctic haven]

alr

[worldly flume]

So it should be case

[arctic haven]

btw how big are we talkin

i doubt its anything i have to worry about

[worldly flume]

If u ctrl c ctrl v ur map in studio does it lag a bit

[arctic haven]

not rlly

like 0.3s delay is all

should be good then