Duplication issue

[lyall_f]

I have programmed an npc to spawn at the start of the game from the player however the game is making two instead of one. Is there any way I can make the game only permit on of this kind of entity to exist?

[Heavenfall]

If there already is one, don't spawn another one. You can cycle through global variable Prefabs to find out what already exists.

[lyall_f]

If there already is one, don't spawn another one. You can cycle through global variable Prefabs to find out what already exists.

 

inst:AddComponent("childspawner")

inst.components.childspawner.childname = "westy"

inst.components.childspawner:StartSpawning()

inst.components.childspawner.maxchildren = 1

 

    if inst.components.leader then

 

        local x,y,z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()

 

        local ents = TheSim:FindEntities(x,y,z, 100, {"westy"})

 

        for k,v in pairs(ents) do

 

            if v.components.follower then

 

                inst.components.leader:AddFollower(v)

 

            end

        end

        for k,v in pairs(inst.components.leader.followers) do

 

            if k:HasTag("westy") and k.components.follower then

 

                k.components.follower:AddLoyaltyTime(99999)

 

            end

           end

   end

end

 

This is in my character file, it spawns the npc and is only allowed to make one yet two spawn. I have no clue why.

[Heavenfall]

Both childspawner component and your following function are set to spawn a westy. Childspawner is likely delayed, so first you get the function and then the childspawner one. Anyway, you don't need both.

[lyall_f]

Thanks.