# Character States

**HeroBridge** relies on **Game Creator 2’s Change Model** method when updating a character’s appearance.\
Because of this, there is a known limitation:

After a model change, **any States the character was in are lost** and **not re-applied** to the new model instance.\
To maintain consistent behavior, you’ll need to **re-enter the character’s States** after the model change.

This limitation is inherent to how **Game Creator 2** handles model changes and occurs **anytime the Change Model instruction is used**, regardless of where it’s called from.

{% hint style="info" %}
💡 **Tip:**

A workaround for this limitation is to **store the character’s current state** in **local variables.**

For example, you can create boolean variables such as:

* `StateIsRunning`
* `StateIsWalking`
* `StateIsIdle`

After the model change, use these stored variables to **reapply the appropriate states** to the character.
{% endhint %}


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