Added spawn timer

Author: weeeBox

Content/Maps/CollectionLevel.umap

@@ -15,13 +15,19 @@ ASpawnVolume::ASpawnVolume()
 	// Create the Box Component to represent the spawn volume
 	WhereToSpawn = CreateDefaultSubobject<UBoxComponent>(TEXT("WhereToSpawn"));
 	RootComponent = WhereToSpawn;
+
+	//Set the spawn delay range
+	SpawnDelayRangeLow = 1.0f;
+	SpawnDelayRangeHigh = 4.5f;
 }
 
 // Called when the game starts or when spawned
 void ASpawnVolume::BeginPlay()
 {
 	Super::BeginPlay();
 
+	SpawnDelay = FMath::FRandRange(SpawnDelayRangeLow, SpawnDelayRangeHigh);
+	GetWorldTimerManager().SetTimer(SpawnTimer, this, &ASpawnVolume::SpawnPickup, SpawnDelay, false);
 }
 
 // Called every frame
@@ -65,6 +71,9 @@ void ASpawnVolume::SpawnPickup()
 
 			// spawn the pickup
 			APickup* const SpawnedPickup = World->SpawnActor<APickup>(WhatToSpawn, SpawnLocation, SpawnRotation, SpawnParams);
+
+			SpawnDelay = FMath::FRandRange(SpawnDelayRangeLow, SpawnDelayRangeHigh);
+			GetWorldTimerManager().SetTimer(SpawnTimer, this, &ASpawnVolume::SpawnPickup, SpawnDelay, false);
 		}
 	}
 

Source/BatteryCollector/SpawnVolume.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ class BATTERYCOLLECTOR_API ASpawnVolume : public AActor
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = "Spawning")
 	TSubclassOf<class APickup> WhatToSpawn;
 
+	FTimerHandle SpawnTimer;
+
+	/** Minimum spawn delay */
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Spawning")
+	float SpawnDelayRangeLow;
+
+	/** Maximum spawn delay */
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Spawning")
+	float SpawnDelayRangeHigh;
+
 private:
 	/** Box Component to specify where pickups should be spawned */
 	UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Spawning", meta = (AllowPrivateAccess = "true"))
@@ -40,4 +50,6 @@ class BATTERYCOLLECTOR_API ASpawnVolume : public AActor
 	/** Handle spawning a new pickup */
 	void SpawnPickup();
 
+	/** The current spawn delay */
+	float SpawnDelay;
 };