in that game is that the trash cans aren't spawning or disappearing after x amount of seconds.

I'm trying to spawn different actors, not copies of the same actor, so I can't really work with Actor Name, right?

Let's say the number of actors to spawn is set in a game attribute which I'm going to call game.noOfActorsToSpawn. You set this number whenever you want. like level changes for example.

@KevinCross Thanks for your answer, would it be possible to do something similiar with another actor acting as a spawner?

Looks pretty cool, certainly a unique game concept.

I would probably go with the table route. Create a table and call it something like "random spawn coordinates" with at least two columns for X and Y. And 16 rows with all of your pos

I have 16 coordinates which I want to make available for the actor to spawn in. However, these coordinates have to be picked at random.

an attribute for each enemy to represent the count for each. Each time you spawn an enemy add 1 to the count. Each time an enemy is destroyed take 1 away from that enemy. Set a behaviour to spawn a

Either way, you can spawn unlimited random enemies, depending on what your criteria is.

To give you an example, right now, I'm making an action side scroller... I wanted a more random approach so I have it randomly spawning them.

The answer is that it depends. Whether you use a table or not, you're still using the Spawn Actor behavior. Tables can make your code very efficient but they aren't required.

Is it better to spawn things using tables or just the behavior?

pretty straightforward; getting them to fall and spawn new ones isn't easy but certainly shouldn't be any more complex here than it would be for Candy Crush... Am I missing something here?

I avoid the particle behaviour pretty much entirely. The benefits of spawning your own particles are:

http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/81273/an-illustrated-guide-to-the-spawn-actor-behaviour

It spawns another actor, you tell it which actor you want to spawn and where in the scene you want it spawning.

how does the spawn actor works?

of particles you want to have. If you need to spawn a lot of particles at the same time, then I would go with the particle behavior for sure. But something like wood chopping particles that are flyin

@Armelline you spawn your own particles?

This will spawn enemies every 2 seconds or so. They will appear randomly on either side of the screen, head towards the player and when they get to him, do a silly attack animation and do damage to h