Loop function

[Torax]

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var int b;
do{
	//spawn some stuff
	b++;
	}until(b = 10 );
}

Is it possible to make loop function like this to not spawn things nearly instantly? I mean i need to add some delay before each new other actor should be spawned and "b" increased. I tried to make some state with loop function and add "Sleep()" line but that didn't give any effect..

Loop function is only thing that can solve my problem.

[Higor]

Create a new actor subclass:

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class MyStuffSpawner expands Actor;

var() int SpawnCount;
var() float SpawnTimer;
var() class<actor> ClassToSpawn;
var() bool bInitiallyActive;

var int iSpawnCount;

auto state Spawning
{
Begin:
    sleep(0); //Sleep 1 frame before spawning stuff, let whoever created me to set my initial parameters
    if ( bInitiallyActive )
        iSpawnCount = SpawnCount;
    bInitiallyActive = True;
SpawnAgain:
    if ( iSpawnCount-- <= 0 )
         Goto('End');
    Spawn( ClassToSpawn).Instigator = Instigator;
    //Notify master actor we've spawned an object? can be used to relocate myself before next spawn
    sleep(SpawnTimer);
    Goto('SpawnAgain');
End:
//Post process spawn
// Call events, self-destruct or whatever
}

//Spawn AGAIN!!!!
event Trigger( actor Other, Pawn EventInstigator)
{
    Instigator = EventInstigator;
    GotoState('Spawning');
}

defaultproperties
{
     bInitiallyActive=True
     bHidden=True
}

All you have to do now is (example):

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local MyStuffSpawner mySpawner;
mySpawner = Spawn(MyStuffSpawner,,,NewLocation, NewRotation);
mySpawner.ThingsLeft = 10;
mySpawner.ClassToSpawn = class'RocketMk2';
mySpawner.SpawnTimer = 0.2;

Or you can just insert it on the map and trigger it.


And if I want to reuse this timer:

[Torax]

Thanks a lot:) i'l try this out, hope it will help. My idea where that problem raised is to spawn trail segments in a row with defined distance between them and controllable speed of appearance. This is details of subject. Mostly i need it to spawn projectile trail. Because projectile travels too fast to normally spawn trail from itself without breaks. So i decided to use delayed loop to make location of each next segment of trail similar to projectile position. Or nearly similar