SO in a random loot generator, each refresh resets the loot boxes, but can I make it so that if a loot has been ‘pinned’ or marked by the player, if will remain after refresh?

Yes, absolutely. You can preserve pinned or marked loot through a refresh by storing that data outside the random generation system and reinjecting it afterward.

Here’s the core idea:

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### 🔁 Refresh With Pinned Items Logic

1. **Before Refresh:**
– Identify all “pinned” items (could be by index, ID, or object reference).
– Store them in a separate array or map.

2. **During Refresh:**
– Clear all non-pinned items.
– Run your random loot generation logic for the rest of the slots.

3. **After Refresh:**
– Reinsert pinned items into their designated spots—or just merge them back into the new loot table, depending on your design.

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### 🧠 Implementation Options

– **Blueprint** (UE):
– Have a boolean `IsPinned` variable in your loot struct.
– Before refresh, loop and add all pinned items to a temporary array.
– After refresh, append them to the loot pool or replace empty spots.

– **C++**:
“`cpp
TArray LootPool;
TArray PinnedItems;

// Step 1: Extract pinned items
for (const FLootItem& Item : LootPool)
{
if (Item.bIsPinned)
PinnedItems.Add(Item);
}

// Step 2: Generate new loot
LootPool = GenerateRandomLoot();

// Step 3: Merge pinned items back in
LootPool.Append(PinnedItems);
“`

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### 🧩 Advanced Option

If you want more control:
– Reserve pinned slots: treat pinned items like “reserved seats” that the generator must skip.
– Use a map with slot index → item to keep layout predictable.

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Let me know what kind of loot structure you’re using (array, map, object list), and I can tailor this into an exact Blueprint or C++ snippet.