Spawning a Random Amount of Actors

ADSentertainment

Is it at all possible to easily make it so an actor can spawn a random amount of other actors? There's no "Number of Actors" text box in the Spawn Actor behavior, so I couldn't use a random function or anything. Is there something I can do with tables, perhaps? (I have a slight knowledge of tables, but nothing too broad)

ironDan

Sure, create two Self.Attributes (Integer) 1st is the Number of Actors to Be spawned and the 2nd set to zero. Then in a Timer Behavior or a Self.Time Attribute add a Rule that says If 2nd Self.Attribute is < 1st Self.Attribute Every # of Seconds change 2nd Self.Attribute to 2nd Self.Attribute+1. By doing that when the 2nd Self.Attribute = the 1st Self.Attribute the Spawning of actors will stop.

Dan

ADSentertainment

Sure, create two Self.Attributes (Integer) 1st is the Number of Actors to Be spawned and the 2nd set to zero. Then in a Timer Behavior or a Self.Time Attribute add a Rule that says If 2nd Self.Attribute is < 1st Self.Attribute Every # of Seconds change 2nd Self.Attribute to 2nd Self.Attribute+1. By doing that when the 2nd Self.Attribute = the 1st Self.Attribute the Spawning of actors will stop.

Dan

Would that do it all at once though? That sounds like it would keep spawning actors until the second attribute would be equal to the first attribute

Socks

I alway thought the spawn behaviour was missing an iteration field, it would be enormously useful

ironDan

Oh, yeah no prob I just re-read and realized you wanted it random. Sure, Create another Self.Attribute (Integer) Call it Random, then in a Rule (Whatever Rule is going to set off the Spawning) put Change Attribute Self.Random to Random (1,??) Then Below that add the Timer and the prior Rules from above.

Dan

ADSentertainment

I alway thought the spawn behaviour was missing an iteration field, it would be enormously useful

Indeed it would