Today, I want to cover a few easy to make mistakes that can cause really confusing results at first glance. I will be assisted by a person I’m sure you all know pretty well who will make the mistakes for you, known as ThatGuy. Yes, I know that these mistakes are made by more than just ThatGuy, but lets be honest, his pleas for help are much more amusing.

Incorrectly using Erase Event

I beat LordThwack, but then he came back! HELP HE COMES BACK EVERY TIME I LEAVE THE MAP! -ThatGuy

Symptom

An event you previously ended comes back if you leave the map and come back.

Diagnosis

You attempted to use the Erase Event command to remove the event when you were finished with it.

Treatment

This is a pretty common mistake and for good reason. One would think an event command would erase an event for good, huh? Well, in reality the erase event command just removes the event from the map until it is loaded again. Continue reading →