Questions tagged [spawning]
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Python script at Visual C++ 2005 build step not spawning other processes
I have the following post-build step in a VC++ 2005 project that calls a Python 2.5.1 script:
postbuild.py
postbuild.py does:
import os
os.system('cd') # cd is just a test, could be anything
The process never starts, and it's the same with any…

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My spawning system doesn't work and I dont know why
In simple words my spawning system doesnt work
I am making a dodge the blocks game and I want 1 out of 5 spawnpoints to be empty so that the player can dodge the others. Of course that spawnpoint is random. I tried changing the numbers and looking…

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Unity UNET- Can't spawn object with client authority
I have a problem where I can't spawn the selected object from clients. It works perfectly when the action is performed by the host, but not when a client attempts it. When a client attempts it, I get the following error: "SpawnWithClientAuthority…

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for loop not executing code sequencially (swift + spritekit)
Here's my code:
override func didMoveToView(view: SKView) {
/* Setup your scene here */
let origin = CGPoint(x: CGRectGetMidX(self.frame), y: CGRectGetMidY(self.frame))
let delay = SKAction.waitForDuration(2.0)
for (var i = 0; i <…

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Unity bullet spawn
Where the bullet spawns when I shoot
Hi, for some reasons my bullet won't spawn where I tell it to.
The spawn point is at the end of my barrel, I take its transform position and rotation when I instantiate the bullet, but it spawns higher than the…

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Run a process as a synchronous operation from a Win32 application
I have an existing utility application, let's call it util.exe. It's a command-line tool which takes inputs from the command line, and creates a file on disk, let's say an image file
I want to use this within another application, by running…

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libgdx Temporary sprite movement after being spawned
public class Player {
private Sprite enemy;
public Rectangle bounds;
private SpriteBatch batch;
private float deltaTime;
private float timer;
private ArrayList enemies;
private Iterator enemyIterator;
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Kevin Bryan
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libgdx How do you draw or spawn a new sprite/object every second?
I'm trying to spawn a sprite or object every second, but what happens is that the sprite is only rendered for less than a second every second
public class Player {
private Sprite playerSpr,enemy,enemy1;
public Vector2 position,size;
public Rectangle…

Kevin Bryan
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How to spawn enemies periodically
I am attempting to create a game where enemies will spawn randomly and move towards a point on the screen. My problem is that the program waits for them to spawn and them starts moving them. I want them to start moving as they spawn and have a short…

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How do I spawn a new process while another process is running?
I am writing a shell script that will perform 2 tasks. One task will start up a program that must keep running continuously. Within the same script, the 2nd task is to be initiated that will start up another program. But when the first is running…

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Node.js express static running multiple processes
I have a simple Node.js express app that just serves some static files.
const express = require('express');
const cors = require('cors')
const app = express();
app.use(cors())
app.use(express.static('media'));
app.listen();
But the app keeps…

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How to spawn an async function in Flutter?
How an I spawn an Isolate blocking on an async function in Flutter?
I tried dart:cli's waitFor function, but it seems that dart:cli does not work together with Flutter.

porton
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Algorithm for controlling possibility-space within item spawning
I have trouble finding a good solution (and a good title) to the following problem:
Say I have a blueprint of a sphere. This sphere-blueprint contains an array of unique colors. Each sphere will take on a random color of its color array after…

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I want to spawn Enemy's in random position in given area. I don't want to spawn my enemy's in random position anywhere like top of obstacle and such
Currently I am using random positions outside of camera view to spawn my enemy.
I want to spawn my enemies in selected areas:
How can I do that?

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How to spawn a child process and redirect its STD IO using named pipes?
I need to spawn a child process and talk to it over STD IO. I want to use named pipes to do so. The application that I am writing (which spawns the process) is in C++.
Microsoft gives a good example…

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