2023.1.1344.2 GameObject Spawner

1 Overview
2 Where to find
3 Feature Layout
4 How to use

Overview

This component can be used to spawn new GameObjects into the scene. Optionally a blocking area can be set, using a Unity Collider, which blocks spawns if an object is still present within this area.

Where to find

The GameObject Spawner can be found under Mechanics > Spawning> Add GameObject Spawner.

This will add the GameObject Spawner component to the currently selected object or create a new empty GameObject with the component attached if no objects are selected.

Feature Layout

The image below shows the complete feature layout of the GameObject Spawner

	GameObject Spawner
Recipes	A list of the Recipes to spawn during play mode
A Recipes element
Name	Name of the recipe. Spawned objects will also receive this name including their spawn number
Object to Spawn	Reference to the GameObject to Spawn
Recipe Chance	The chance that this recipe is done (all the changes are added together and then you change is based on (your amount / total amount)).
Local Spawn Position	The local position within the GameObjectSpawner object to spawn the object.
Local Spawn Rotation	The local rotation within the GameObjectSpawner object to spawn the object.

Random Spawning Seed	The seed of the random generator (this is to make sure that next simulation has the same randomness as the current simulation if values are asked at same order).
Spawning On	The type of spawning done. Time Interval: spawning after a certain time. This time is determined by Timed Spawn Interval Range. Request: spawning is done when a requested (in code) by something/someone.
Max Amount Of Spawns	The maximum amount of spawns to preform. When set to “-1“, it will spawn an infinite amount of objects.
Spawn Count	[Read-Only] The amount of spawns done.
Blocking Area	Reference to the Collider defining the blocking area. When a spawned object is still inside this area, if will prevent the spawner from spawning. This spawn is not buffered. The Object To Spawn has to either have a 'Triggered' Collider or a Rigidbody in order to work properly with this functionallity. The spawner assumes that objects are spawn within this area. When this is not the case, it could be that the spawner only spawns 1 object and assumes spawning is blocked.
Spawning Is Blocked	[Read-Only] If the Spawning is blocked at the moment.

How to use

Workflow for a setting up a simple spawner, who spawns an object every second.

Add a GameObject Spawner as component to a GameObject.
Add an element to the Recipes list in the GameObject Spawner’s Inspector.
Create the GameObject wanted to spawn.
Select it in the ObjectToSpawn field.
Set the Recipe Chance to 1.
Go into play mode.