How do I assign new user coordinates?

I want to assign users to coordinates on a map as they create an account.

Earlier account creators will be near the middle.

Later accounts and re-spawns will be placed at the periphery, so that the players are placed in an ever widening circle.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Simple solution off the top of my head - if you're keeping track of the user accounts, have their spawn location coordinates multiplied by their chronological order number.

Simple solution off the top of my head - if you're keeping track of the user accounts, have their spawn location coordinates multiplied by their chronological order number.

Interesting... thanks.

But, i don't think that accomplishes what I'm trying to do.

Around a middle (0,0) that is a circle.

Cartesian for a circle =

x= a * cos(angle)

y= a * sin(angle)

a = radius

So, if you wanna place them on a circle around the middle(0,0), just add a certain degrees to angle each time an account is created, and you know x and y. How much you want to add depends on the needed space. Say the space needed is a circle with diameter b.

Then the first circle describing the first round around the middle must have at least radius a = b*6 (i think)

Now you add 360/ (round((pi*2*a) / b)) every time an account registers to angle.

When that circle is full, you add b to a.

And again you add 360/ (round((pi*2*b) / d)) every time an account registers, until again also that circle is full.

When that circle is full, you add b to a. ... and so on

But, that is kinda mimicking a spiral.

Cartesian for a simple spiral =

x= (a + (b*angle)) * (cos(angle))

y= (a + (b*angle)) * (sin(angle))

a kinda says where you start from the middle, while b controls the distance between successive turnings…

Now again, just add a value to angle, and you know x and y.

I just dont know how much degrees in this case. Guess you got to find that yourself or ask a smarter dude then me.

But then again. Say we start with 1 square in the middle. And we want to seamless add squares in a spiralling way. like 1 right, 1 down, 2 left, 2 up, 3 right, 3 down, .......... and so on.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sb2cd4plkskqv ... s.c3p?dl=0

Thanks for your time 99Instances2Go. I was on this trail too, thanks to very old Trigonometry books, and Stack Overflow.