Is there any way to make a Spawner spawn actors randomly between a set few positions?

FlyboyTrevy_

So I want a spawner to spawn an actor every 5 seconds from one position, or another position, or another. 3 different places total, and just randomize between the three places every 5 seconds. How would I do this? There's no way to set up multiple "or" positions in the spawner attribute.

I_AM_BENJI

make an attribute call it something like 'choose place'

set up a Timer
every .1seconds change attribute choose place to random(1,3)

rule:
if choose place is = 1
spawn actor at (x, y)

rule:
if choose place is = 2
spawn actor at (x, y)

rule:
if choose place is = 3
spawn actor at (x, y)

FlyboyTrevy_

It's not working, its not spawning anything for some reason.... hmmm.

(on the spawner actor)

**Group: [[Timer: Every 1 seconds
Change Attribute: game.Choose Place to random(1,3)]]

Group: [[Timer: Every 3 seconds
Rule: if Choose Place = 1
Spawn Actor "Dart A" from position (coords x&y)

                  Rule: if Choose Place = 2
                          Spawn Actor "Dart A" from position (coords x&y)

                  Rule: if Choose Place = 3
                          Spawn Actor "Dart A" from position (coords x&y)]]**

tatiang

I have a demo that shows how to spawn actors to specific positions based on table data: http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/comment/383521/#Comment_383521.

You would just choose a random row and spawn an actor based on the table cell values for that position (x & y).

And I just made this demo to address a possible problem with your rules above. Choosing a random number works as long as the value doesn't repeat the previous value. This demo resolves that issue: http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/comment/513319/#Comment_513319.