Resolved Need help with Debug.Log Prototype 2.

Hello there,
I was working on prototype 2 from the programming course, and there was a task to add a game over string to the console. It was not hard, but than I decided to return the number of the animals that go to the bottom line. Was searching for a solution for hours, used for and do while, nothing is working, its just returning 1.
I am indeed a beginner here, maybe someone can give me a tip, just can't continue without solving this.
Thanks!
public class DestroyOutOfBounds : MonoBehaviour
{
private float topBound = 30.0f;
private float lowerBound = -10.0f;
private int save = 0;

void Start()
{

}
void Update()
{
if (transform.position.z > topBound)
{
Destroy(gameObject);
}
else if (transform.position.z < lowerBound)
{
Destroy(gameObject);
save = save + 1;
Debug.Log(save);
}
}
}

This is an edited light script, I was previously using more like 4 variables and another if statement and it did the same thing.

 

Your problem is that each instance of this script has its very own copy of all the variables inside of it. That's why it always prints 1, because it starts at 0 and you add 1, and then that variable goes away with your object when it's destroyed.

You can make all the instances of the script share the same single copy of the variable if you make it static:

Code (CSharp):

1. private static int save = 0;

Static means "this variable is not part of a particular instance of this script, it simply is associated with the script itself".

 

@PraetorBlue sneaks in while I'm typing the same thing yet again

 

Thank you so much. I was searching in the wrong direction. Now this will be one of many lessons I'll get. Wasn't even thinking that the script is copying itself with every object. Will remember that. Thanks.)

 

i in unity when i get to the part to spawn the animal tons of animal's spawn and my length won't work can't figure out what i did wrong, please help still new and learning.

 

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