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tags: factory title: Dynamic factories brief: This example shows how to change the prototype game object used by a factory component. author: Defold Foundation
scripts: dynamic.script
This example shows how to change the prototype game object used by a factory component. All prototype bullets are stored in a collection and referenced as a collection proxy. The collection proxy is never loaded, but it will ensure that the bullet prototypes are included in the build even though they are not immediately used by a factory. Another alternative is to load bullet prototypes using Live Update.
ship : The red ship at the bottom. Contains:
- A Sprite component with the spaceship image.
- A Factory component to spawn bullet game objects. This component has the Dynamic Protoype option checked.
- A Collection Proxy component referencing a collection containing all bullet types
- A Script component to handle spawning of bullets.
All bullets are added in the bullets.collection:
The bullets.collection is referenced from the dynamic.collection as a collection proxy:
