Hi everyone, I have a problem with a project in Game Guru. I've had this type of program come up now and again since the very first day of using the engine.

When testing my game I realize there is a scripted entity somewhere on my map that is causing havoc on my project. I have absolutely no way that i can tell to find where this entity is. I've searched everywhere.

I understand Game Guru (for some reason) has no way to find an already placed entity on the map. No search option or anything of the sort. Is there any way i can find this entity?

Maybe F9 mode could have an option to scan for list of entity numbers and way to jump to them on the map? A feature request?

My only way around this problem is changing the script to do nothing and duplicate it and rename it so other entities that use the same script are not using the same one that the lost entity is using. Joys of work arounds.

Not sure, but maybe this may help'u.

1. move the entity you're looking for out of your entitybank.
2. load your map, it will show the entity is missing and it will be gone from your map.
3. save your map.
4. put the entity back in your entitybank

the entity is no longer on your map when you load it next time.

Exactly what I would have said ..
Actually easier than scanning with any rubbish search option

I had forgotten that option, I remember Mike talking about this a long time ago.

This unfortunate won't work for me as the entity is part of a couple of dozen other entity instances. Its also an entity type in a serious of 6 group instances, of which I do not know.

The entity appears to be off the map or above the map or below the map as i cannot find after an entire day of searching.

Game Guru seems to have zero support in actually finding a missing item with the result being highlighted for modification or removal within the editor. This is a frustrating situation I had to go through with years ago with GG.


However, this looks to be a good solution, thanks for the link! Will check this out as I was planning on doing an entity id checker that would run through avoiding nils and then display the location data of each entity. However a massive arrow would be much better

https://forum.game-guru.com/thread/217671

You can "transport" to the said entity(s) if you know the name of each entity.

Just add a PromptLocal( e, "here" ) to the script, make sure the entity is "always active" then you can see where it is in game.

You can also hire a detective. LOL

prompt local as AM mentioned would be better or a FX file attached to the entity FPE that flashes on and off really brightly. there are probably a few out of the box ideas but my brain is a little "fatigued" at the moment , sleep deprevation.

how about making a decal of a giant arrow pointing down, then temporarily edit the script to attach the sprite to the item, so you can go into test game and see where it is on the map.

Or temporarily changing the scale of the entity in the fpe so it is giant sized on your map and you could easily locate and delete it?

The giant arrow helped

https://forum.game-guru.com/thread/217671

Hopefully in the future GG adapts some sort of integrated search function (perhaps in F9 edit mode) that will jump to the entity similar to when you click properties on an entity.

@ Teabone
I am happy to know that the search arrow has finally found something.

Thank you very much for that link it helped save my entire project

now i just have to figure out why its crashing after my enemies respawn for the 6th time lol unrelated topic, but one for another day