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How do I spawn enemies based on a timer?
Hey, I want to make a very simple enemy spawner, for a 2D game, but I'm new to Unity3D and I;m not sure how to go about doing it. I have 4 prefabs, named spawn1, spawn2, spawn3 and spawn4 - 2 of which are located on the left of the screen, 2 on the right. Here is the code on the prefab:
var enemySpeed: int;
function Update () {
amtToMove = enemySpeed * Time.deltaTime;
transform.Translate(Vector3.left * amtToMove);
//transform.Translate(Vector3.right * amtToMove); - for the prefabs on the left of the screen
}
I have a timer that counts down for 120 seconds, which uses the variables displayMinutes and displaySeconds. I want each of the prefabs to spawn a new enemy every 3 seconds. Is there a way I can do this?
Thanks in advance! :D
Of course there is a way to do this:
Intead of having a countdown timer, which is quite innacurate and slow, you could just save the time you want the enemy to spawn and compare it to the current time (`Time.time`)
var Enemy:Transform;
private var Timer:float;
function Awake() {
Timer = Time.time + 3;
}
function Update() {
if (Timer < Time.time) { //This checks wether real time has caught up to the timer
Instantiate(Enemy, transform.position, transform.rotation); //This spawns the emeny
Timer = Time.time + 3; //This sets the timer 3 seconds into the future
}
}
Of course you could make things more random and other stuff, but this will spawn an enemy every 3 seconds.
This does work, but it spawns hundreds of the enemies instantly D:
Ive edited the answer to include a possible fix??? Plz tell me if it works :)
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