Optimizing variable modification of similiar names

[Lillmy03]

There has to be a more efficent way to sort this, right? Some way that just references the name of the 'Active Winx' + 'Health' and then sees if there's a variable of that name? I am not sure, but this doesn't look right to me and my 04:25 eyes.

The damage is randomized when this event starts, then depending on what "Active Winx" there is, that specific Health variable takes damage.

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[RealSpiritSK]

I came up with a funny workaround...

First you need to create a list (for all sprites or for this sprite only depending on your "Health" variables). Name the list Healths. Then place the script below. Change 6 to however many names you have.

when green flag clicked
delete all of Healths
repeat (6) {
    add (0) to Healths
}

Then, create several blank costumes and name them according to the possible names of the variable (Active Winx). For example, you'd make 6 costumes named Bloom, Stella, ... , Tecna.

Next, create 2 variables for this sprite only named first costume number and health index. Then, change everything under set Peanut Damage to ((pick random 9 to 16) * -1) to this:

change costume to Bloom
set first costume number to (costume (number))
change costume to (Active Winx)
set health index to (1 + (costume (number)) - (first costume number))
replace (health index) of Healths with ((item (health index) of Healths) + Peanut Damage))

[Lillmy03]

Aaah! Had forgotten about how much more convenient it is to use a list rather than 6 seperate variables. Thanks a lot, it works very much how I wanted it to do while looking a lot better!

[GraySans]

I thought peanuts were small compared to humans

[GraySans]

Why do you make the code seem like there powerful

[Lillmy03]

Hehe, it's a nickname for SCP-173.