DinoSpawnManager.cs

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

/// <summary>
/// Manages spawning and respawning of enemy dinosaurs.
/// Place this in your scene to control AI population.
/// </summary>
public class DinoSpawnManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    [Header("Spawn Settings")]
    [Tooltip("Maximum number of dinosaurs in the world")]
    public int maxDinos = 5;
    
    [Tooltip("How often to check for respawns (seconds)")]
    public float respawnCheckInterval = 5f;
    
    [Tooltip("Time between individual spawns")]
    public float spawnDelay = 2f;

    [Header("Spawn Locations")]
    [Tooltip("Prefabs to spawn")]
    public GameObject[] dinoPrefabs;
    
    [Tooltip("Spawn points in the world")]
    public Transform[] spawnPoints;
    
    [Tooltip("Random spawn in area if no spawn points")]
    public bool useRandomSpawn = true;
    
    [Tooltip("Spawn radius from center")]
    public float spawnRadius = 50f;
    
    [Tooltip("Center point for random spawning")]
    public Vector3 spawnCenter;

    [Header("Debug")]
    [Tooltip("Show spawn points in scene")]
    public bool visualizeSpawnPoints = true;

    private List<GameObject> activeDinos = new List<GameObject>();
    private float respawnTimer;
    private int spawnedCount;

    void Start()
    {
        Debug.Log($"🌍 Dino Spawn Manager initialized - Max: {maxDinos}, Points: {spawnPoints.Length}");
        
        // Initial spawn
        StartCoroutine(SpawnInitialWave());
    }

    void Update()
    {
        // Clean up dead dinosaurs
        CleanupDeadDinos();

        // Check for respawns
        respawnTimer += Time.deltaTime;
        if (respawnTimer >= respawnCheckInterval)
        {
            respawnTimer = 0f;
            CheckAndRespawn();
        }

        // Debug visualization
        if (visualizeSpawnPoints && Application.isPlaying)
        {
            // Could add persistent gizmos here
        }
    }

    IEnumerator SpawnInitialWave()
    {
        // Spawn initial dinosaurs with delay
        for (int i = 0; i < Mathf.Min(maxDinos, dinoPrefabs.Length); i++)
        {
            if (dinoPrefabs[i] != null)
            {
                SpawnDino(dinoPrefabs[i]);
            }
            yield return new WaitForSeconds(spawnDelay);
        }
    }

    void SpawnDino(GameObject prefab)
    {
        if (activeDinos.Count >= maxDinos)
        {
            return;
        }

        Vector3 spawnPosition = GetSpawnPosition();
        
        // Check if position is clear
        if (Physics.CheckSphere(spawnPosition, 2f, LayerMask.GetMask("Player")))
        {
            // Too close to player, try again with Unity 6 compatible random direction
            spawnPosition += Quaternion.Euler(0f, Random.Range(0f, 360f), 0f) * Vector3.forward * 10f;
        }

        GameObject dino = Instantiate(prefab, spawnPosition, Quaternion.identity);
        activeDinos.Add(dino);
        spawnedCount++;

        Debug.Log($"🦕 Spawned dino #{spawnedCount} at {spawnPosition:F1}");
    }

    void CheckAndRespawn()
    {
        int currentActive = activeDinos.Count;
        
        if (currentActive < maxDinos && dinoPrefabs.Length > 0)
        {
            int toSpawn = Mathf.Min(maxDinos - currentActive, dinoPrefabs.Length);
            
            for (int i = 0; i < toSpawn; i++)
            {
                int randomIndex = Random.Range(0, dinoPrefabs.Length);
                SpawnDino(dinoPrefabs[randomIndex]);
            }
        }
    }

    void CleanupDeadDinos()
    {
        for (int i = activeDinos.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
        {
            if (activeDinos[i] == null)
            {
                activeDinos.RemoveAt(i);
            }
        }
    }

    Vector3 GetSpawnPosition()
    {
        // Use spawn points if available
        if (spawnPoints.Length > 0)
        {
            Transform spawnPoint = spawnPoints[Random.Range(0, spawnPoints.Length)];
            return spawnPoint.position;
        }
        
        // Random spawn in area
        if (useRandomSpawn)
        {
            float angle = Random.Range(0f, 360f) * Mathf.Deg2Rad;
            float radius = Random.Range(10f, spawnRadius);
            
            return new Vector3(
                spawnCenter.x + Mathf.Cos(angle) * radius,
                0f,
                spawnCenter.z + Mathf.Sin(angle) * radius
            );
        }

        return Vector3.zero;
    }

    void OnDrawGizmosSelected()
    {
        // Draw spawn points
        if (spawnPoints != null)
        {
            Gizmos.color = Color.green;
            foreach (Transform point in spawnPoints)
            {
                if (point != null)
                {
                    Gizmos.DrawWireSphere(point.position, 3f);
                }
            }
        }

        // Draw spawn radius
        if (useRandomSpawn)
        {
            Gizmos.color = new Color(0, 1, 0, 0.2f);
            Gizmos.DrawWireSphere(spawnCenter, spawnRadius);
        }
    }
}