How do I spawn enemies at random (accessible) points?

For a platformer, what would be a good way to go about this? Of course, I don't want them to pop in within the player's vision or in places they can't even get to.

Also, preferrably still in close proximity to the player.

No one?

Let's say your object that your spawning is named, "Enemy". And your trying to spawn him every 5 seconds. I know that's not what your doing, but you didn't provide enough details.

So try putting this Event,

Every 5 seconds > System create object, Enemy.

Put what layer you want the Enemy on.

For the coordinates of spawning use, X:random(width of your layout)

Y:random(height of your layout)

So Every 5 Seconds a "Enemy" spawns at a random spot anywhere on the layout.

-But your question is what if he spawns in a block or somewhere he can't move?

To solve that, use this.

Enemy is overlapping Platform>Destroy Enemy

>Create Object "Enemy" on layer 0 (random(width of your layout)) (random(height of your layout))

Basically when he's created and he is somewhere he is not supposed to be, he will be destroyed and placed in a new spot, if this keeps happening he will keep spawning until there is somewhere "spawn able."

This is a bad example but it can be worked with, if it is not fitting your game tweak it the way you want it or just not use it.

Let's say your object that your spawning is named, "Enemy". And your trying to spawn him every 5 seconds. I know that's not what your doing, but you didn't provide enough details.

So try putting this Event,

Every 5 seconds > System create object, Enemy.

Put what layer you want the Enemy on.

For the coordinates of spawning use, X:random(width of your layout)

Y:random(height of your layout)

So Every 5 Seconds a "Enemy" spawns at a random spot anywhere on the layout.

-But your question is what if he spawns in a block or somewhere he can't move?

To solve that, use this.

Enemy is overlapping Platform>Destroy Enemy

>Create Object "Enemy" on layer 0 (random(width of your layout)) (random(height of your layout))

Basically when he's created and he is somewhere he is not supposed to be, he will be destroyed and placed in a new spot, if this keeps happening he will keep spawning until there is somewhere "spawn able."

This is a bad example but it can be worked with, if it is not fitting your game tweak it the way you want it or just not use it.

I did kind of figure something out like this, but I want it so that enemies spawn relatively close to the player but not within their view.

You could make invisible spawn points and have a condition that prevents them from spawning enemies if they are on screen. A really cheapo way of making them spawn if they're in a specific distance would be to maybe attach a big invisible shadow to the player so you could have "If spawner is overlapping shadow and not on-screen" added to its conditions.

You could make invisible spawn points and have a condition that prevents them from spawning enemies if they are on screen. A really cheapo way of making them spawn if they're in a specific distance would be to maybe attach a big invisible shadow to the player so you could have "If spawner is overlapping shadow and not on-screen" added to its conditions.

That is a better way, XD!