[Y060N]

I have been trying to randomly spawn entities on maps without making the spawn points myself, but it seems that the entities are going behind maps and out of bounds as well.

Can someone help with some better working methods or ways of doing this? Thanks!

PHP Code:

public MakeZmGift()
{
    new iEnt
    new Float:spawnAngle[3] 
    
    iEnt = fm_create_entity("info_target")
    
    if(!pev_valid(iEnt))
        return
    
    set_pev(iEnt, pev_classname, "eqgift")
    
    engfunc(EngFunc_SetModel, iEnt, g_models[random_num(0, sizeof g_models - 1)])
    set_pev(iEnt,pev_solid, SOLID_BBOX)
    set_pev(iEnt, pev_movetype, MOVETYPE_FLY)
    
    set_pev(iEnt, pev_mins, Float:{-10.0,-10.0,0.0})
    set_pev(iEnt, pev_maxs, Float:{10.0,10.0,25.0})
    set_pev(iEnt, pev_size, Float:{-10.0,-10.0,0.0,10.0,10.0,25.0})
    engfunc(EngFunc_SetSize, iEnt, Float:{-10.0,-10.0,0.0}, Float:{10.0,10.0,25.0})
    
    new Float:vMinOrigin[3], Float:vMaxOrigin[3];
    new Float:vOrigin[3], iMaxEnts = global_get( glb_maxEntities );
    
    new i, j;
    for( i = 0; i < iMaxEnts; i++ )
    {
        if( pev_valid( i ) )
        {
            pev( i, pev_origin, vOrigin );                
            if ( vOrigin[0] == 0.0 && vOrigin[1] == 0.0 && vOrigin[1] == 0.0 )
                fm_get_brush_entity_origin( i, vOrigin );
            
            for( j = 0; j < 3; j++ )
            {
                if( vOrigin[ j ] > vMaxOrigin[ j ] )
                    vMaxOrigin[ j ] = vOrigin[ j ];
                if( vOrigin[ j ] < vMinOrigin[ j ] )
                    vMinOrigin[ j ] = vOrigin[ j ];
            }
        }
    }
    
    if ( get_distance_f( vMinOrigin, vMaxOrigin ) <= 500.0 )
    {
        for ( i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
        {
            vMinOrigin[ i ] -= -360.0;
            vMaxOrigin[ i ] += 360.0;
        }
    }
    
    for ( i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
        {
        vOrigin[ i ] = random_float( vMinOrigin[ i ], vMaxOrigin[ i ] );        
    }
    
    fm_entity_set_origin( iEnt, vOrigin );
    
    if ( !UnStuck(iEnt, .iHullsize = HULL_HEAD, .iAttempts = 128 ) )
    {
        fm_remove_entity(iEnt)
        return
    }
    
    set_pev(iEnt, pev_angles, spawnAngle)
}

stock UnStuck( id, iHullsize = -1, iStartDist = 32, iAddDist = 32, iMaxDist = 1000, iAttempts = 128 )
{
    if ( iHullsize == -1 )
        iHullsize = zm_getHullSize( id );

    if( iHullsize == -1 || !is_user_stuck( id, iHullsize ) ) 
    {
        return true;
    }

    new Float:vOrigin[3], Float:vNewOrigin[3], i;
    pev( id, pev_origin, vOrigin );

    for ( new iDistance = iStartDist; iDistance < iMaxDist; iDistance += iAddDist )
    {
        for( i = 0; i < iAttempts; i++ )
        {
            vNewOrigin[0] = random_float( vOrigin[0] - iDistance, vOrigin[0] + iDistance );
            vNewOrigin[1] = random_float( vOrigin[1] - iDistance, vOrigin[1] + iDistance );
            vNewOrigin[2] = random_float( vOrigin[2] - iDistance, vOrigin[2] + iDistance );

            if ( fm_trace_hull( vNewOrigin, iHullsize, id ) == 0 )
            {
                fm_entity_set_origin( id, vNewOrigin );
                return true;
            }
        }
    }

    return false;
}

stock zm_getHullSize(id)
 {
    return (pev(id, pev_flags) & FL_DUCKING) ? HULL_HEAD : HULL_HUMAN;
 }
 
 stock bool:is_user_stuck( id, iHullsize = -1 )
{
    if ( iHullsize == -1 )
        iHullsize = zm_getHullSize( id );
    
    new Float:vOrigin[3], iTrace = 0; 
    pev( id, pev_origin, vOrigin );
    engfunc( EngFunc_TraceHull, vOrigin, vOrigin, DONT_IGNORE_MONSTERS, iHullsize, id, iTrace );
    
    if( get_tr2( iTrace, TR_StartSolid ) || get_tr2( iTrace, TR_AllSolid ) || !get_tr2( iTrace, TR_InOpen ) )
        return true;
    
    return false;
} 


[byetovice]

Get a random origin, and get another origin just under the skybox adding height to the first origin you find.
So place your entity there and let it fall on the ground.

[Y060N]

Can you give me an example of this? I'm not sure how to find the skybox beginning. Thanks, I'd appreciate it

[<VeCo>]

If you want to spawn them during the game, you can store random player origins on every X seconds and then spawn the entities on these origins.

[t3hNox]

This will help you with origins: https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=132500

[Y060N]

I've posted the code I am trying to get to work. Can anyone help me out?

The superspawns did not work correctly for me, it only spawned a few out of ~60 (so I am guessing they were outside the map)

[mottzi]

Check this out:
http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=49829