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script/objectSpawner.gd

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+extends Node3D
+#class_name ObjectSpawner
+
+@export var Objects: Array[RandomObject]
+@export var Parent: Node
+var weightArray: PackedFloat32Array
+var rng = RandomNumberGenerator.new()
+
+
+func _ready():
+	if Objects.is_empty(): return
+	
+	var spaceship = get_node("/root/Main/Maps/Spaceship")
+	for obj in Objects: #Init weight array
+		weightArray.push_back(obj.probability)
+	
+	var objectReference = load(Objects[rng.rand_weighted(weightArray)].dir) #Get random Object depending on weights
+	var ObjectInstance = objectReference.instantiate()
+	
+	if Parent:
+		Parent.call_deferred("add_child",ObjectInstance) #Adds Object instance
+	elif spaceship:
+		spaceship.call_deferred("add_child",ObjectInstance)
+	else:
+		push_error("Object Spawner failed to spawn object because of missing parent node")
+	
+	ObjectInstance.rotation = self.global_rotation
+	ObjectInstance.position = self.global_position
+	
+	self.queue_free()
+