Having a small issue with a spawner

[noblebrad121]

Hello i am trying to create a spawner just a simple one and it seems to have a small error i dont understand. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

here is my code

 

Script.spawnObject = "" --entity "spawn object"

Script.spawnTime= 1.0 --float "Spawn time"

self.timer = 0

 

function Script:UpdateWorld()

self.timer = self.timer + (Time:GetSpeed()/100)

if(self.timer > self.spawnTime) then

local newObject = self.spawnObject:Instance()

newObject:SetPosition(self.entity:GetPosition {)}

self.timer = 0

end

end

 

and the error i get says

 

script error

unexpected symbol near ')'

 

line 9

 

that is the only error that it has came up with.

 

thank you for any help

[macklebee]

newObject:SetPosition(self.entity:GetPosition {)}

should be a '(' not a '{'

[Crazycarpet]

Well forst on line 3 is self not nil?

 

But your errors talking about line 9 where you accidentally used curly brackets.

 

newObject:SetPosition(self.entity:GetPosition())

[noblebrad121]

thank you

[noblebrad121]

well that fixed the line 9 but now the line 3 error came up it says

 

script error attempt to index global 'script' (a nil value)

line 3

 

i changed the script to this

 

Script.spawnObject = "" --entity "spawn object"

Script.spawnTime= 1.0 --float "Spawn time"

script.timer = nil

 

function Script:UpdateWorld()

self.timer = self.timer + (Time:GetSpeed()/100)

if(self.timer > self.spawnTime) then

local newObject = self.spawnObject:Instance()

newObject:SetPosition(self.entity:GetPosition ())

script.timer = 0

end

end

 

and it still did it after i changed the script.

 

btw i am really new to programming and stuff i dont really have any experience

[noblebrad121]

I figured it out forgot to put cap S instead of s

[macklebee]

Also, Script.timer should initially be set to 0 not nil or it will fail to add in the Script:UpdateWorld() function. Also, in the Script:UpdateWorld() function, using 'self.timer = 0' is the same as using 'Script.timer = 0' due to self = Script inside that function.

 

Suggest you go through the lua Tutorials located at the bottom of the tutorial page: http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/tutorials/

[noblebrad121]

well its not spawning objects and for some odd reason the script:UpdateWorld() is not blue like it should be.

but function is blue.

 

 

Script.spawnObject = "" --entity "spawn object"

Script.spawnTime= 1.0 --float "Spawn time"

Script.timer = 0

 

function Script:UpdateWorld()

self.timer = self.timer + (Time:GetSpeed()/100)

if(self.timer > self.spawnTime) then

local newObject = self.spawnObject:Instance()

newObject:SetPosition(self.entity:GetPosition ())

self.timer = 0

end

end

 

thank you for mentioning that its good to know.

[macklebee]

It works for me just fine. Did you drag an entity from the Scene panel into the Script's property panel?

 

And the Script:UpdateWorld() is not blue.

Script.spawnObject = "" --entity "spawn object"

Script.spawnTime= 1.0 --float "Spawn time"

Script.timer = 0

 

function Script:UpdateWorld()

self.timer = self.timer + (Time:GetSpeed()/100)

if(self.timer > self.spawnTime) then

local newObject = self.spawnObject:Instance()

newObject:SetPosition(self.entity:GetPosition())

self.timer = 0

end

end

 

function Script:PostRender(context)

context:SetBlendMode(1)

context:DrawText("Timer: "..self.timer,2,142)

context:SetBlendMode(0)

end

[noblebrad121]

yeah ive dragged it from the scene tab and still nothing. ive tired a few object and its still the same result

[noblebrad121]

now its working im not sure i changed the mat on the object and now it works

 

thank you so much

[Thirsty Panther]

Are you using Aggrors scripts?

If so you can avoid these unpleasant typos but downloading his scripts here.

 

http://www.aggrortutorials.com/index.php/downloads/viewcategory/4-project-saturn