It's been some time since I've used 3DGS so it might be a stupid question.
(Code may contain errors since I've just typed from the top of my head)


This example gives me a "5" instead of a "6". Are pointers lost when using waits in a function? Is there a workaround?

The problem is that wait_for sends the main() function into a wait state as well, of which you are aware, and then after wait_for a new variable with the same name and value is "allocated" (check their pointers with printf).
The solution or workaround rather is to better not use wait whenever you can in my opinion (or make it a global variable/ object if you have to).

another workaround would be using dynamic memory allocation. still, like Superku said, avoiding wait as much as possible is probably the best way.

Thanks for your answers. I think I'll go the global variable way. I need wait, because it's a heavy instruction, which needs some seconds and I don't want the game to freeze during that time.

You might declare that local variable as static variable too.

AH! How could I've missed that!? Thank you! It totally makes sense when reading Superkus and your answer.