spawning on a random timer

Sparkyidr

Having a bit of trouble with this (I know the random thing is not random....but anyways)

I want to spawn some actors offscreen, and then move onto the screen at a set speed. But I want the gap between actors to be slightly different each time.

So I have a rule :
---
Every random (1,2) seconds
Spawn actor x=600 y=(random 20,120)
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The random y value works a treat...but the timer, just picks either 1 second, or 2 seconds at the start of the scene, and ALWAYS uses that time delay.

I had assumed random 1,2 seconds would give me a random time interval from 1.0 -2.0 seconds. But like I say.. at the start of the scene, it picks either 1, or 2, and sticks to it.

Have I got this totally wrong?????

firemaplegames

The random function will only give you integers.

So random(1,2) will give you either 1 or 2, not 1.3 for example.

Ideally the Timer would behave like you mentioned.
I have a lightning actor on my main menu that crashes every few seconds. I wanted the intervals between crashes to be random as well.

To do that, you have to "reseed" the Timer...

Try this:

Create a boolean attribute in the Actor called 'reseed'. Set it initially to true (check the box).

And set up the Rule set something like this:

Rule
When all conditions are valid:
self.reseed = true
-----Change Attribute: self.reseed To: false
-----Timer: After random(1,2) seconds
----------[spawn Actor]
-----Timer After 0.5 seconds , run to completion
----------Change Attribute: self.reseed To: false

Sparkyidr

Joe....I love you.

millerbrother1

Hmmm. This doesn't work for me for some reason. I even tried changing the last line of your code from Change Attribute: self.reseed to: true (instead of false). Are we sure this works? The logic looks right, but my game won't cooperate with it. :-(

zombie_farm

Im missing it to.. is there a way you could post a little project?
thanks

zombie_farm

I have tried it with self and game. also are both of the to set the reseed to false? how does it get turned back on?