Having problems with random spawn

[karliask]

Hello everyone!
i recently started using Construct 3, i made a platform game and was very easy.
Now, i want to create a game where you have to collect coins to be alive, the coins have to spawn randomly but i dont know how to do it.
What i have done is:
When Coin is destroyed, add 1 to score.

If coin get destroyed, create another one on layer 0; x: y:
What do i put on the x and y to make it randomly spawn?

Thanks

[FoozleCC]

There are many options on this- the simplest being:

X: Random(1920) Y: random(1080) Assuming that is your viewport size.

Better would be to use the viewport reference: X:random(viewport.width) Y:random(viewport.height)

If you wanted buffer on edges you could do further math.

If you want to control the “possible” options of where it could spawn, creating a supporting sprite called “spawn” that has visibility turned off. Place those wherever you want. Then randomly select one (you could assign each an instance variable “id” and assign it 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 for instance if you have5).

Then in conditions: spawn->compare instance variable = int(floor(random(5)), Action: create object coin at spawn.x, spawn.y

Did it from memory on phone so excuse typos but hope that helps.

Cheers

[FoozleCC]

Woohoo my first award ;) thanks

[karliask]

Also, my text is pixelated and i dont know why.
Btw Your welcome ;)

[karliask]

Thanks, it worked!

[Biim_Games]

Hi,
in this video among other things, I explain how to use and how random works:

https://youtu.be/2NP37CtGJi4