How do I spawn 20 objects at random locations?

Hi,

I'm working on a game where I want random collectibles to be spread out around the map in say 20 random locations. However, my current loop just doesn't stop spawning new objects. How can I do this right?

Current loop:

System Repeat 20X > System CreateObject Horde2 on layer 1 at (random(0,2000), (random(0,2000))

System > Stop loop

Thanks!

Try putting it inside the "Trigger Once" Event under System...

for these kind of loops I often use a while, I add a var like maxdeploy or deploycount.

spawned objects

while

(compare 2 vars) Object.Count <= maxdeplox

deploy/spawn

created objects (add another var, deploycount = 0)

while

deploycount <= maxdeploy

action: add 1 to deploycount, create object

this gives you a variable(s) to play with for how many you can deploy :)

You can put the repeat statement in a function, then just call the function when you want the spawn to happen (like on start of layout).

Thank you!

I ended up putting the function within a larger one that I called once when the layout starts up. Thanks for all your help!