Question What is the best way to reset scene without resetting score and buttons?

I am trying to make a clicker where the player can die, and when they die I want the score to be lowered by a specific percentage. I am using this code as a placeholder as I develop the other parts of the game that won't need to be preserved

  public void restartGame()

    {

        SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name);

    }

I currently only have one scene, so if I make a script to keep the score's GameObject, there will be two scores. I will also add buttons for powers and exp/levels.

What might be the best way to go about doing this? I don't really want these to be brought in in the first scene saying "start game", but if that is the easiest and/or most optimized and overall best option I will 100% do it.

p.s. I value optimization more than the ease of implementation, but I also value how easy it is since I am just starting out with unity.

 

Why not use a static field?

static int _score;

you can keep it in a static class, you’ll have to set it to 0 when the game quits with this https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/MonoBehaviour.OnApplicationQuit.html

 

Yeah I posted it here because it's a 2D game, but thank you. That is definitely a better place for this question.

 

Thank you so much. I think I will use this method.

Could you explain how to implement this and what exactly happens when it's used? I am a tad confused.

 

Implement what? The static field on a static class? Just google it or ask chatgpt(cautiously, it is confidently wrong about a lot of things)

There should be some example of the OnApplicationQuit on its documentation page

If you dont know what to do, follow more tutorials first; make sure to implement the tutorial yourself instead of just watching it