How to check how many of a certain prefab is in the world.

[FelixTheJudge]

I know there is

c_countprefabs("prefab")

  for server commands. But how would I in the middle of a function check how many of a prefab is in the world.
I want to make sure only 1 of a custom mob exists in the world at a time. Or at least 1 per spawn statue that summons them.
I don't want the players to walk up to a pile of clock queens chilling out.

[DarkXero]

c_countprefabs is a global function.

It prints the count of the prefab you specify, and it also returns the count number of such prefab.

You can call it in the middle of a function to use it.

[Maris]

local SPAWN_COUNTER = 0
AddPrefabPostInit("mobprefab",function(inst)
	SPAWN_COUNTER = SPAWN_COUNTER + 1
	inst:ListenForEvent("onremove", function(inst)
		SPAWN_COUNTER = SPAWN_COUNTER - 1
	end)
end)

 

[FelixTheJudge]

Thank you guys for your quick reply. This will be useful later, but for now I found a different method of spawning for the custom entity. <3 Always so helpful though.