create BunchSpawner

scenes/static/bunch_spawner.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://bk3ers4qaleu2"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/bunch_spawner.gd" id="1_kccg7"]
+
+[node name="BunchSpawner" type="Marker3D"]
+gizmo_extents = 1.0
+script = ExtResource("1_kccg7")

scripts/bunch_spawner.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+extends Marker3D
+
+enum WhatToSpawn {
+	APHID
+}
+
+@export var what: WhatToSpawn = WhatToSpawn.APHID
+@export var amount: int = 5
+
+var aphid := preload("res://scenes/units/aphid.tscn")
+
+@onready var aphids_holder: Node = $/root/World/Units/Aphids
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	assert(aphids_holder != null, "aphids_holder missing!")
+	for i in amount:
+		match what:
+			WhatToSpawn.APHID:
+				_spawn(aphid, global_position, aphids_holder)
+
+
+func _spawn(scene: PackedScene, where: Vector3, holder: Node) -> void:
+	var new_node := scene.instantiate() as Node3D
+	if new_node is Unit:
+		(new_node as Unit).spawn_pos = where
+	holder.add_child(new_node)
+	new_node.global_position = where

scripts/globals/items_manager.gd

@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ var honeydew_scene := preload("res://scenes/items/honeydew.tscn")
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	assert(items_holder != null, "items_holder missing!")
-	spawn_a_bunch(Vector3.ZERO, 125, 3)
 
 
 func spawn_honeydew(pos: Vector3) -> Honeydew:
 	var honeydew := honeydew_scene.instantiate() as Honeydew
-	items_holder.add_child(honeydew)
 	honeydew.global_position = pos
+	items_holder.add_child(honeydew)
 	return honeydew
 
 

scripts/units/controlled_unit.gd

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ signal moving_started
 signal moving_ended
 
 var anthill: Anthill
-var spawn_pos: Vector3
 
 var hovered_rect: bool = false
 var selected: bool = false
@@ -30,9 +29,6 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	assert(camera != null, "camera missing!")
 	assert(selection_sprite != null, "selection_sprite missing!")
 	nav_agent.navigation_finished.connect(_on_nav_agent_navigation_finished)
-
-	if spawn_pos != null and spawn_pos != Vector3.ZERO:
-		global_position = spawn_pos
 	super._ready()
 
 

scripts/units/unit.gd

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var max_wander_interval: float = 5
 var is_on_screen: bool = false
 var wandering_timer: float = 0
 var wandering_center: Vector3 = Vector3.ZERO
+var spawn_pos: Vector3
 
 @onready var nav_agent: NavigationAgent3D = $NavigationAgent3D
 @onready var ui_origin: Node3D = $UiOrigin
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	assert(ui_origin != null, "ui_origin missing!")
 	super._ready()
 
+	if spawn_pos != null and spawn_pos != Vector3.ZERO:
+		global_position = spawn_pos
+
 	wandering_center = global_position
 	nav_agent.max_speed = MOVE_SPEED
 	nav_agent.velocity_computed.connect(_on_nav_agent_velocity_computed)