Random Monster Spawning?

NettekovenGames

I'm working on a Endless runner type of game but how can i make it so the monsters spawn on different positions?

tatiang

Just set a range for the y value (or x). You can do this with random(game.playerX+50,game.playerX+150).

crazycam99

create a rule that spawns the monster and click on the e for the X and Y positions and put random( the minimum number , the minimum number )

NettekovenGames

@crazycam99 Sorry but i'm still a beginner with GS so i don't know where to put rule and if i get it to work how will they move?

tatiang

@NettekovenGames I'm curious why you rejected that answer. What are you looking to do, exactly?

NettekovenGames

@tatiang, I want that the Enemies run towards my character but at random positions, and different kind of enemies. (i have 3 kinds of enemies)

tatiang

It sounds like you're pretty new to GameSalad. I recommend starting with some of the tutorial videos in the GameSalad Cookbook or at http://gshelper.com so that you can learn some basics.

When I can't figure something out, I Google "[topic] GameSalad" and I almost always find that the first few results are a video tutorial that's very helpful.

For example, I typed "random actor GameSalad" into Google and the first result looks perfect for you: http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=random+enemies+gamesalad&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=random+actor+gamesalad&oq=random+actor+gamesalad&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_l=serp.3...2078.2626.1.2735.5.5.0.0.0.3.263.693.2-3.3.0...0.0.fY3PxQymyZ4&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=6c6732b964ca4769&biw=1209&bih=764.

NettekovenGames

@tatiang That's always the first thing i do, i looked at TSB's video but it makes my actor spawn all over the place even half off the screen.

tatiang

When you set up the random spawn, you can specify a range of values for x or y. If you only want the enemies to spawn at the top of the screen but within the limits of your path/tunnel/wall and your path is 80 pixels wide, you can do something like this:



And as far as movement goes, you could just use a Move behavior on each enemy that makes them move down (angle=270) at a certain speed. It all depends on how you want your game to work.

NettekovenGames

@tataing i have them spawning set, but they also spawn behind me how can i make it so for example it spawns 50 pixels infront of me