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PlayMaker Help & Tips => PlayMaker Help => Topic started by: ilovelessons on April 08, 2017, 06:15:40 AM

Title: how to spawn random objects?
Post by: ilovelessons on April 08, 2017, 06:15:40 AM

hi,

does anyone know how to spawn an object randomly around a certain area.

I have an object and I want it to spawn out of thin air (like 3 or 4 at a time) are a certain area.  I didn't see any on Ecosystem... or maybe I missed it..

Thanks guys :D

Title: Re: how to spawn random objects?
Post by: tcmeric on April 08, 2017, 06:35:18 AM

I think you are looking for the "Create Object" action. It can spawn objects into the scene, from prefabs or objects within the scene. This can take a variable, so you can setup a variable here and assign it various prefab objects. Or you can use the "Get Random Object" action to choose a random object with a specific tag.

"Create action" can also take a position (vector 3) variable. If you need a random location, you can use the "random float" action. Change those floats into variables. This way, you can constrain the area.

I have a tutorial on placing random trees, which may help you out. It shows how to generate random floats and change them to vector 3s, so you can have things generate within a specific area.

. Its pretty close to what you are thinking, except that my objects are not randomly chosen.

Title: Re: how to spawn random objects?
Post by: ilovelessons on April 08, 2017, 06:42:01 AM

Thanks,

I am looking at it now... thanks :D