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Hey,

I am having some trouble with creating an actor only when one is not on screen. I shoot a ball and if it hits the correct object then it is destroyed - fine. If it hits the wrong object it just sticks to it - this is working and just what I want. My problem is that if the ball is stuck to an object or if it is flying through the air then I don't want to be able to create another one. So there is just one ball that you throw and go pick up again. Is there a way to create on actor only if that actor is not anywhere on screen?

Thanks for any help!!

its essentially the same problem as being able to jump while already jumping. Set a variable that tells the actor when it is permissable to throw.

Ok. But what can I use to tell it that it is ok to throw? Can I say "if the actor exists, don't create another one."? Sorry, I'm new to this - having fun and spending too much time doing it, but still feeling my way around.

Nevermind! Threefinger Pete, you were more helpful than I thought. I just had to think about what you said for a minute. When the ball is thrown, the variable=1, when it is picked up again, the variable=0 - only allow the ball to be thrown when the variable=0 - Cool! Thanks!