Prototype/EnemySpawner

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Template:Prototype parent Can spawn entities. Used for biter/spitter nests.

Mandatory properties

This prototype inherits all the properties from Prototype/EntityWithOwner.

Template:Prototype property Count of enemies this spawner can sustain.

Template:Prototype property How many friendly units are required within the spawning_radius of this spawner for it to stop producing more units.

Template:Prototype property Ticks for cooldown after unit is spawned

Template:Prototype property How far from the spawner can the units be spawned.

Template:Prototype property What spaces should be between the spawned units.

Template:Prototype property Max richness to determine spawn shift. Spawn shift is linear interpolation between 0 and maxSpawnShift.

Template:Prototype property Caps how much richness can be added on top of evolution when spawning units. (See also [1])

Template:Prototype property Array of the entities that this spawner can spawn and their spawn probabilities. The sum of probabilities is expected to be 1.0. The array must not be empty.

Optional properties

Template:Prototype property Whether spawn_decoration should be spawned when enemies expand.

Template:Prototype property A single CreateDecorativesTriggerEffectItem or an array of them. Decoratives to be created when the spawner is created by the map generator. Placed when enemies expand if spawn_decorations_on_expansion is set to true.

Mandatory values

Enemy spawners have additional requirements for the properties inherited from Prototype/EntityWithOwner:

• Prototype/EntityWithOwner#is_military_target must be true.
• Prototype/EntityWithOwner#allow_run_time_change_of_is_military_target must be false.