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SceneLoader question

by Will O-Reagan · in Torque X 2D · 06/29/2007 (11:44 pm) · 4 replies

When I unload a scene, is it supposed to unload everything that that particular scene added, or is it supposed to unload all the scenes.
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    Torque Owner Luke Larson
    #1
    06/30/2007 (12:21 am)
    I'm fairly sure that it unloads every scene that has been loaded. That's how it is in TGB I know, but I don't remember TXE well enough. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

    Torque Owner Josh Butterworth
    #2
    06/30/2007 (2:30 am)
    It just unloads everything in the file specified in my experience.

    Torque 3D Owner Will O-Reagan
    Modern Intrigues
    #3
    06/30/2007 (9:16 am)
    @Josh, Thats how it was working for me too. But it didn't seem to work yesterday, so I wanted to get some more opinions on what I should be looking for..

    edit:
    A simple test revealed that if you if you unload the first scene you loaded, all scenes are unloaded. If you unload the second scene, your first scene will not be unloaded...

    example

    Begin Game()
    LoadScene A
    Load Scene B

    UnloadMethod()
    UnloadSceneA
    //Scene B is automatically unloaded

    VS

    Begin Game()
    LoadScene A
    Load Scene B

    UnloadMethod()
    UnloadSceneB
    //Scene A Remains intact

    edit: I should add that this does not hold true while testing my larger game. I loaded before all other scenes a dummy first scene, hoping that my other scenes would then remain in tact over multiple unloads of other scenes, and this was not the case.

    Torque 3D Owner Will O-Reagan
    Modern Intrigues
    #4
    06/30/2007 (12:28 pm)
    Is this the way the engine was supposed to work, or can we confirm that this is a bug?