Deleting props that you've created

[DeclanS]

Can you help me with one script?
I want that when you are going to create the new props (Trash_X)
The script need to clean the previous props created by the entity before creating the new props

AddCSLuaFile("shared.lua")
 
include("shared.lua")
 
function ENT:Initialize()
 
    self:SetModel( "models/sligwolf/garbagetruck/sw_dumpster.mdl" )
    self:PhysicsInit( SOLID_VPHYSICS )      -- Make us work with physics,
    self:SetMoveType( MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS )   -- after all, gmod is a physics
    self:SetSolid( SOLID_VPHYSICS )         -- Toolbox
 
    local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()
        if (phys:IsValid()) then
            phys:Wake()
        end
end

function ENT:Think()
           
            -- 1st Trash
            Trash_1 = ents.Create("prop_physics")
            Trash_1:SetPos(self:GetPos() + Vector(0,25,0))
            Trash_1:SetModel("models/Gibs/HGIBS.mdl")
            Trash_1:Spawn()

            -- 2st Trash
            Trash_2 = ents.Create("prop_physics")
            Trash_2:SetPos(self:GetPos() + Vector(0,25,0))
            Trash_2:SetModel("models/Gibs/HGIBS_rib.mdl")
            Trash_2:Spawn()
 
            -- 3st Trash
            Trash_3 = ents.Create("prop_physics")
            Trash_3:SetPos(self:GetPos() + Vector(0,25,0))
            Trash_3:SetModel("models/Gibs/HGIBS_scapula.mdl")
            Trash_3:Spawn()
 
            -- 4st Trash
            Trash_4 = ents.Create("prop_physics")
            Trash_4:SetPos(self:GetPos() + Vector(0,25,0))
            Trash_4:SetModel("models/Gibs/HGIBS_spine.mdl")
            Trash_4:Spawn()
   
            self:NextThink( CurTime() + 60 )
            return true
 
end

[Fillipuster]

I'm no wizard, so please <anyone> correct me if this is wrong or stupid:

The way I understood your request, you need only one trash entity to be "there" at one time.
I'd do this: (UNTESTED!)

[lua]
function ENT:Initialize()

-- All your other init stuff remains.

self.trashModels = {
"models/Gibs/HGIBS.mdl",
"models/Gibs/HGIBS_rib.mdl",
"models/Gibs/HGIBS_scapula.mdl",
"models/Gibs/HGIBS_spine.mdl",
}

end

function ENT:Think()

if self.trash then self.trash:Remove() end

self.trash = ents.create( "prop_physics" )
self.trash:SetPos( self:GetPos() + Vector( 0, 25, 0 ) )
self.trash:SetModel( table.random( self.trashModels ) )
self.trash:Spawn()

self:NextThink( CurTime() + 60 )
return true

end

[/lua]

This should spawn a random trash entity every 60 seconds, and, when spawning a new one; delete the old one.

[WalkingToast]

No he spawn some props every one minute. he just want to remove the previous ones before the new ones spawn

[DeclanS]

[QUOTE=WalkingToast;51452286]No he spawn some props every one minute. he just want to remove the previous ones before the new ones spawn[/QUOTE]

Exactly

[Keosan]

[QUOTE=DeclanS;51452296]Exactly[/QUOTE]

Just change what he did above to incorporate multiple entities. The underlying concept is already there.

[Abbadoo8]

[QUOTE=Fillipuster;51452267]
[lua]
function ENT:Think()

self:NextThink( CurTime() + 60 )
return true

end

[/lua]
[/QUOTE]

Wow, I had no idea you could set NextThink. Is using ENT:Think for things still bad practice if you're using NextThink() instead of having it run every frame?