How to destroy and spawn different GameObjects in specified seconds using coroutine?

Question

I am working on an educational kids game. Teaching materials should horizontally scroll one by one, together with the related audio files. For example, if the cat image is on the screen, then the cat sound plays.

I am trying to use coroutines. But GameObjects aren't destroyed individually. All of the previously spawned GameObjects are waiting for the new spawning GameObjects and they are being destroyed at once after all GameObject spawns.

[SerializeField] private GameObject[] sceneObjects;
[SerializeField] private int objectSlideSpeed;
[SerializeField] private int timer;
[SerializeField] private float targetLocation;

void Update()
{
    StartCoroutine(SlideLeft());
}

IEnumerator SlideLeft()
{
    for (int i = 0; i < sceneObjects.Length; i++)
    {
        while(sceneObjects[i].transform.position.x > targetLocation)
        {
            sceneObjects[i].transform.Translate(objectSlideSpeed * Time.deltaTime * Vector3.left);
            yield return new WaitForSeconds(timer);

            if (sceneObjects[i].transform.position.x < targetLocation)
            {
                StopSlide(); // objectSlideSpeed = 0;
                Destroy(sceneObjects[i]);
            }
        }
    }
}

Expected

Different GameObjects are supposed to be spawned in every second which is specified in int timer.
Every GameObjects must reach to the target transform position.
At this position, the GameObject must wait without any speed and then the related sound plays. (Audio.Play() function will be implemented in the StopSlide() function later)
After sound plays, the GameObject must be destroyed and the different one is supposed to be spawned.
Without destroying the previous GameObject, the new one mustn't be spawned.
Destruction and spawning methods don't require any user actions. They occur automatically depending on the timer variable.

Current Situation

The first GameObject is spawned and it reaches the target transform position which is specified in the float targetLocation variable.
At this point, the first GameObject waits for a specified second without any speed.
Meanwhile, the new and different GameObject is spawned and after it reaches the target location either, all of spawned GameObjects are destroyed altogether.

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@CaTs I have just included it. I didn’t include it as I have only called it in the Update() method without any parameters etc. Sorry about that. — Madame Green Pea
Ok I had a hunch that was the case, try starting in the start method instead. — CaTs
So, it should spawn object 1, then move it to target position, then play sound, destroy the object, and then spawn object 2? And what should happen if the timer expires before destroying object 1? — trollingchar

Menyus Menyus · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-30T06:09:55

[SerializeField] private GameObject[] sceneObjects;
[SerializeField] private int objectSlideSpeed;
[SerializeField] private int timer;
[SerializeField] private float targetLocation;

// When the scene loads, you dont want update or else the coroutine will be called every frame
void Start()
{
    StartCoroutine(SlideLeft());
}

IEnumerator SlideLeft()
{
    for (int i = 0; i < sceneObjects.Length; i++)
    {
        // [Here], on while we check the conidtion and if it is not true we dont step into it
        while(sceneObjects[i].transform.position.x > targetLocation)
        {
            sceneObjects[i].transform.Translate(objectSlideSpeed * Time.deltaTime * Vector3.left);
            // Why you need a timer, if your goal is to start a gameobject when the other one arrived,
            // at its destination? O.o
            // yield return new WaitForSeconds(timer);

            yield return null; // After this yield execution will continue on the [Here] Tag
        }
        StopSlide();
        Destroy(sceneObjects[i]);
    }
}

There is some things that i do not understand, in your expected behavior, but write a comment if i misunderstood something.

And the reason why it seems like it works is because you called them in update, but you like created a million coroutines and hundred of thousands were in paused execution.

How to destroy and spawn different GameObjects in specified seconds using coroutine?

Expected

Current Situation

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