Randomly Spawning Objects Above the Map?

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#22

I haven’t been able to get it working. To Clone the Object randomly across the map I am not sure what to do.

#23 
part = --[[part u wanna clone]]:Clone() -- oh and put this inside the while loop
#24

  1. Get the object you want to clone

  2. Get the baseplate you want the object to spawn on

  3. Get the X-size and Z-size of said object

  4. Get the Y height at which the object spawns

  5. Get the position of the baseplate

  6. Write a function to determine the random position.

local function GetRandomPos (position, Xsize, Zsize, Yheight)
local randomX = math.random(-Xsize/2, Xsize/2)
local randomZ = math.random(-Zsize/2 , Zsize/2)
local spawnAt = Vector3.new(randomX, Yheight, randomZ)
-- spawnAt is relative to baseplate position
-- Divide Xsize into left (negative) and right (positive)
-- same with Zsize because position is at center of part

return spawnAt + position
end
  1. Get all these things, throw it in a loop
local interval = 1
local Yheight = 100
local objTemplate = -- Your object toclone
local spawnOn = workspace.Baseplate
while spawnOn ~= nil do
       local clone = objTemplate:Clone()
       local randomPos = GetRandomPosition (spawnOn.Position, spawnOn.Size.X, spawnOn.Size.Y, Yheight)
       clone.Parent = workspace
       clone.Position  = randomPos
       wait(interval)
end
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#25 
local rock =  game.ServerStorage:WaitForChild("Rock")
while wait(math.random(1,5)) do
local cloneRock = rock:Clone
cloneRock.Position = Vector3.new(math.random(x,y), 100, math.random(x,y))
cloneRock.Parent = game.Workspace
end
#26

Should this be seperated into 2 scripts?

#27

Not necessary

local function GetRandomPos (position, Xsize, Zsize, Yheight)
local randomX = math.random(-Xsize/2, Xsize/2)
local randomZ = math.random(-Zsize/2 , Zsize/2)
local spawnAt = Vector3.new(randomX, Yheight, randomZ)
-- spawnAt is relative to baseplate position
-- Divide Xsize into left (negative) and right (positive)
-- same with Zsize because position is at center of part

return spawnAt + position
end
local interval = 1
local Yheight = 100
local objTemplate = -- Your object toclone
local spawnOn = workspace.Baseplate
while spawnOn ~= nil do
       local clone = objTemplate:Clone()
       local randomPos = GetRandomPosition (spawnOn.Position, spawnOn.Size.X, spawnOn.Size.Y, Yheight)
       clone.Parent = workspace
       clone.Position  = randomPos
       wait(interval)
end
#28

Ah no. Put it all in one script. You want the function to be usable in the loop.

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#29

Should It be placed in the part to Clone or in serverscriptservice, workspace, Ect?

#30

Put it in ServerScriptService/workspace.

#31

Not in cloned part because a new loop will run when a new clone object is spawned so you get like 10+ while loop running after 10 seconds

You can put in workspace, serverscriptservice, anywhere else

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#32

You can use Instance:Clone(). This will return an exact copy of the instance, properties and all. To spawn objects in intervals you can use RunService, a while loop, a repeat loop or a for loop, depends on your usecase.

For example, infinitely spawning objects:

local interval = 1 -- seconds

local function runLoop() -- we are creating a function so we can wrap it in a coroutine, this stops our code from yielding.
    while true do -- do not use while wait() do.
        wait(interval) -- interval wait, refers to your interval constant
        local newObj = instance:Clone() -- this is cloning whatever instance you want, just make sure to replace instance with the actual object
        -- set all the instance properies or values here, do this before parenting the part
        newObj.Parent = workspace -- set parent
    end
end

coroutine.wrap(runLoop)() -- run this function on its own thread (does not yield)

print("Done") -- this will print as the loop is not yielding on the current thread
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#34

So this is what I have in workspace.

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#35

Oh whoops I typo’d the function name

It’s GetRandomPos not GetRandomPosition

#36

I corrected that typo But its still not spawning the bubbles is there something im missing?

#37

Hmm hold up let me try it in studio

#38

Ok so I found another typo

it’s

	local randomPos = GetRandomPos(spawnOn.Position, spawnOn.Size.X, spawnOn.Size.Z, Yheight)

not

spawnOn.Size.X ,spawnOn.Size.Y, Yheight

other than that my script works fine. No error messages?

It’s already spawning a whole lot of ‘Bubbles’

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#39

Got one and that is Baseplate is not a valid member of workspace.
and in an empty project I put it in they were all just static floating in the sky.

#40

hmm try doing
local spawnOn = workspace:WaitForChild(“Baseplate”)
(sometimes the script load faster than the game so it looks at workspace before Baseplate is added)

Also it’s floating static because you anchored them

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#41

Thank you but I just got it working. I Just added a baseplate and it works now. Thank you to Everyone who Helped.

#42

Oh lol I thought you already have baseplate in the game. You’re welcome

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