How can I make spawned actors accelerate, then destroy themselves and come back?

Samster

So i'm working on a game were there are asteroids flinging at you, and I was just wondering, how do I create the set rule to where the asteroid flings at you, goes off screen and then destroys itself and goes back to its original location to loop it every 5 seconds?

I know it's a bit complicated, but it would mean a lot to me if you could help!

tatiang

When actor collides with [wall actor placed around edge of scene] or [x and y position indicate off-screen] then change attribute self.Position.X to [original X] and self.Position.Y to [original Y].

I'm not sure what you mean by 'loop it every 5 seconds'. Is the 5 seconds the time it takes to re-spawn? Is it the time the asteroid is on the screen before it resets?

Samster

@tatiang said:
When actor collides with [wall actor placed around edge of scene] or [x and y position indicate off-screen] then change attribute self.Position.X to [original X] and self.Position.Y to [original Y].

I'm not sure what you mean by 'loop it every 5 seconds'. Is the 5 seconds the time it takes to re-spawn? Is it the time the asteroid is on the screen before it resets?

I mean using the timer to respawn it every five seconds in it's starting position.

Samster

Also, how can I find the original X and Y?

tatiang

To find the original position, change attribute self.originalX (real) to self.Position.X and the same for Y.

To reset the position every 5 seconds, use a timer to change self.position.X and Y to self.originalX and Y.

You can spawn and destroy if you prefer but there's probably no need.