Thank you all very much for help with tips and code, you helped me alot! Hoping the practice will come to understand where best to use what code

Maybe I need to use debug (memory usage, graphics, etc.), and then it will be clear which code is more appropriate for my situation?

Yep, mansPool is manual control - the number of objects on the screen - less than the size of the pool.
Second pool for dynamically added objects

Yes this function is not remove man from pool. In my project I have two pool. In the first pool objects are added and removed. In the second poll objects are active, inactive. function checkActive() used for the second pool. But I have my doubts, when using this function. Is there a better option fo...

Today, I feel better and understood :awesome: But I have a question. Is this good practice use this function to check? function checkActive() rand = mansPool[math.random(#mansPool)] if rand.active == true then return checkActive() end randName = rand.name rand.active = true table.insert(mansArray, r...

I'll try to explain. I have four characters. Every 3 seconds a random character is taken from mansPool Then the chosen random character gets to mansArray and removed from mansPool Then a random character moves. When it reaches a certain point - is removed from the mansArray and is added back into th...

my update function: timer = timer + (1 * dt) if timer >= 3 then timer = 0 rand = mansPool[math.random(#mansPool)] table.insert(mansArray, rand) end for i = 1, #mansPool do if mansPool[i] == rand then table.remove(mansPool, i) break end end for i, man in ipairs(mansArray) do man.X = man.X - 128 * dt ...

pgimeno - Thank you! The 'picture' has cleared up a bit, but now I can't correctly add a remote object in mansPool a table

Now is: in load table.insert(mansPool, manOne) table.insert(mansPool, manTwo) table.insert(mansPool, manThree) table.insert(mansPool, manFour) in update timer = timer + (1 * dt) if timer >= 3 then timer = 0 rand = mansPool[math.random(#mansPool)] randName = rand.name rand.active = true end in draw l...

Hi all. We have a table with objects: objectsArray = {objectOne, objectTwo, objectThree ...} Each object has a properties: objectOne.active = false objectOne.x = 333, ... We need to choose a random object and set randomObject.active = true then remove selected object from objectsArray Upon reaching ...