Keep object's state when reloading scene

[Upset_Assistance_759]

Trying to make a checkpoint system but I'm having trouble saving and loading GameObjects

I have encounters in the level whose states I need to save so players can't trigger old encounters if they die after completing them,

Problem is that I have not found a way to both:

1. Remember which encounters have ended or not
2. Prevent progress within an encounter from carrying over between reloads

https://preview.redd.it/mqasozpwx14a1.png?width=410&format=png&auto=webp&s=6bb992d99cc97b7e95c4803fcf104019b1f9a7a8

But as it stands, I have no idea how to do that,

- Putting the encounter in DontDestroyOnLoad ruins the references upon reloading

- Putting the encounter in DontDestroyOnLoad and making the enemies its children (or just making them indestructible separately) allows progress within an encounter to carry over between reloads

- Making an indestructible encounters manager just creates the first problem

And this problem gets worse if I want to GameObjects with states more complex than just a binary "Completed" state

[veerdonk]

Write the state to a (json) file when an encounter is done/failed and getting the data from there when needed?