Destroy Icon in array doesn't work

Workshop Discussion
1

I made Rule1 and Rule2.
Rule1 makes array of icons, which is made from random vector.
and Rule1 also makes array of vectors, consist of above random vectors.
array of icons is entity_arr, array of vectors is vector_arr.
arr_size is size of both array, number of icons.

Rule2 destroy and remove the icon nearby player and vector of the icon, from entity_arr and vector_arr.

Rule3 remove and destroy all vectors and icons from the arrays at once.

Problem is Rule3 destroy all icons from array, which makes icons invisible but Rule2 destroy all icon, which can’t make icons invisible. Though both Rule use same code!

I need to destroy icon entity successfully in specific condition, not at once.

below is the code.

#Timer increment 1 per 0.01 seconds
Rule0

    Event
        Ongoing - Global;

    Action

	While(True == True);
		Wait(0.010, Ignore Condition);
		Global.timer += 1;
	End;

# makes icons array
Rule1
Event
    Ongoing - Each Player
    Team - All
    Player - All 

Actions

    For Global Variable(j, 0, Global.arr_size, 1)
        # vector of icon, which is nearest walkable position
        Global.random_vector = ...
    Global.possible_randvec = Global.possible_randvec = Nearest Walkable Position(Global.random_vector)

        # store vector to vector_arr
       Global.vector_arr[Global.j] = Global.possible_randvec

        # create icon, reevaluation: VISIBLE TO
        Create Icon(All Players(All Teams), Global.possible_randvec, Ring Thin, Visible To, Blue, True)

        # append icon to entity_arr
        Global.entity_arr[Global.i] = Last Created Entity;


# Check player nearby icon
Rule2

Event
    Ongoing - Each Player
    Team - All
    Player - All

Condition
    (Global.timer >= 1500 && Global.timer % 20 == 0) == True;

ACTIONS

    For Global Variable(j, 0, Global.arr_size, 1)
		If(Distance Between(Position(Event Player), Global.vector_arr[j]) <= 5)
			Event Player.score += 50;
			Global.vector_arr[Global.j] = Vector(0, 0, 0);
			Destroy Icon(Global.entity_arr[j]);
			Global.entity_arr[Global.i] = Null;
			Break;
		End;
	End;


# Destroy all icons in entity_arr ( I didn't use Destroy all icons Action)
Rule3

    Event
        Ongoing - Global;

    condition
	    Global.timer == 4000;


    action

	For Global Variable(k, 0, Global.arr_size, 1);
		Destroy Icon(Global.entity_arr[Global.k]);
	End;

Rule3 perfoms garbage collection, but Rule2 has problem. I think it’s about difference of reference and copy or synchronization or maybe just workshop itself problem…
Rule2 seems to destroy icons sometimes… sometimes work sometime don’t work but Rule3 destroy all icons with same code.

I tried almost all actions but I can’t fix Rule2 myself, please expert help me.

2

Maybe its because icons dont know their own position, so

Distance Between(Position(Event Player), Global.vector_arr[j] <=5)

compares the players position to (0,0,0)

3

This is probably the reason why it doesnt work. You update the Global.timer every 0.016 seconds, so the conditions get true every 0.32 seconds = 20 frames. But there is no guarantee that the server actually checks the rules on each frame. So the server might miss the brief window where the conditions of your rule 2 actually get true.

Here is how I would code the rule:

Rule2 - ongoing each player

condition:
 - Total Time Elapsed > 24;
 - Is True For Any(Global.vector_arr, Distance Between(Position Of(Event Player), Current Array Element) <= 5) == True;

action:
 - Event Player.closestIcon = Index Of Array Value(Global.vector_arr, First Of(Sorted Array(Global.vector_arr, Distance Between(Position Of(Event Player), Current Array Element))));
 - Event Player.score += 50;
 - Modify Global Variable(Global.vector_arr, Remove From Array By Index, Event Player.currentIcon);
 - Destroy Icon(Global.entity_arr[Event Player.currentIcon]);
 - Modify Global Variable(Global.entity_arr, Remove From Array By Index, Event Player.currentIcon);