TextCore.cs

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;


public class TextCore : MonoBehaviour {

    public GameObject persistentStats = GameObject.Find("Persistent Counter");

  //  public GameObject reference;

    // public GameObject exit = GameObject.Find("Exit");
    public GameObject player = GameObject.Find("Player");
    public int health = 100;
    public int score = 0;
    public int cores = 0;
    public int power = 0;

    public Text powerText;
    public Text coreText;
    public Text scoreText;
    public Text healthText;

    public static string healthString;
    public static string scoreString;
    public static string coreString;
    public static string powerString;

    //Awake
    void Awake()
    {
        DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);

        Persistence persistence = persistentStats.GetComponent<Persistence>();

        health = persistence.health;
        score = persistence.score;
        power = persistence.power;
    }
    // Use this for initialization
    void Start()
    {
        persistentStats = GameObject.Find("Persistent Counter");
        Persistence persistence = persistentStats.GetComponent<Persistence>();

        if (persistence.health != health)
        {
            health = persistence.health;
            score = persistence.score;
            cores = persistence.cores;
            power = persistence.power;
        }
        //  persistence.health = health;
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        //   NextLevel nextLevel = exit.GetComponent<NextLevel>();
        Pickups pickups = player.GetComponent<Pickups>();
        cores = pickups.charge;
        if (pickups.charge > 4)
        {
            cores = 4;
        }

    //    cores = nextlevel.checker;

        healthString = health.ToString();
        scoreString = score.ToString();
        coreString = cores.ToString();
        powerString = power.ToString();

        healthText.text = healthString;
        scoreText.text = scoreString;
        coreText.text = coreString;
        powerText.text = powerString;

    }

    void OnCollisionEnter2D(Collision2D col)
    {
        if (col.gameObject.tag == "Player")
        {
            Debug.Log("HitExit");
            Application.LoadLevel(0);
        }
    }
}