how do I reference a clones of a instantiated game object and only the clones In a script?

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In a script, how do I make something happen to the clones of the object and only the clones of the object. For example if I wanted to destroy all the clones of the object and not the original game object, how would I do that? Thanks :)

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Answer by ShadyProductions · Jul 24, 2020 at 01:03 PM

When you instantiate an object (clone) it will also return the gameobject that you can store as a variable.

 public GameObject Original;
 private List<GameObject> _clones = new List<GameObject>();
 
 public void Start()
 {
     for (int i=0; i < 10; i++)
     {
         var clone = Instantiate(Original, new Vector3(0,0,0), Quaternion.identity);
         _clones.Add(clone);
     }
 
     // When you're done with them destroy all the clones
     foreach (var cloneObj in _clones)
         Destroy(cloneObj);
     _clones.Clear();
 }

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namaninja43 · Jul 24, 2020 at 03:33 PM 0

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@ShadyProductions how would I destroy a clone after a certain amount of time(once the clone has spawned in, so the clone is destroyed after a certain amount of time once its spawned in). Thanks.

ShadyProductions namaninja43 · Jul 25, 2020 at 10:01 PM 0

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You can just set time delay in Destroy method

  Object.Destroy(gameObject, 2.0f);

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