Buffer area overlapping bodies as well so spawns are more natural

root.tscn

@@ -16,6 +16,45 @@ grow_horizontal = 2
 grow_vertical = 2
 size_flags_vertical = 8
 
+[node name="GameContainer" type="Control" parent="UI"]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 7
+anchor_left = 0.5
+anchor_top = 1.0
+anchor_right = 0.5
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 0
+
+[node name="Game" type="Node2D" parent="UI/GameContainer"]
+texture_filter = 1
+
+[node name="Bottle" parent="UI/GameContainer/Game" instance=ExtResource("1_4fmd3")]
+
+[node name="GravityFromGyro" parent="UI/GameContainer/Game/Bottle" instance=ExtResource("2_m7p4p")]
+
+[node name="TimeSpawner" parent="UI/GameContainer/Game" instance=ExtResource("3_pubxn")]
+position = Vector2(0, -480)
+scene = ExtResource("2_dv01l")
+buffer_cap = 1
+spawn_position_range_x = 32.0
+spawn_rotation_range = 15.0
+overlapping_bodies_collision_mask = 4
+overlapping_body_count_limit = 4
+
+[node name="Timer" type="Timer" parent="UI/GameContainer/Game/TimeSpawner"]
+wait_time = 0.03
+autostart = true
+
+[node name="ButtonSpawner" parent="UI/GameContainer/Game" instance=ExtResource("3_pubxn")]
+position = Vector2(0, -480)
+scene = ExtResource("2_dv01l")
+buffer_cap = 50
+spawn_position_range_x = 32.0
+spawn_rotation_range = 15.0
+overlapping_bodies_collision_mask = 4
+overlapping_body_count_limit = 4
+
 [node name="Rows" type="VBoxContainer" parent="UI"]
 layout_mode = 1
 anchors_preset = 15
@@ -61,39 +100,5 @@ size_flags_horizontal = 8
 text = "Shop"
 alignment = 2
 
-[node name="GameContainer" type="Control" parent="UI"]
-layout_mode = 1
-anchors_preset = 7
-anchor_left = 0.5
-anchor_top = 1.0
-anchor_right = 0.5
-anchor_bottom = 1.0
-grow_horizontal = 2
-grow_vertical = 0
-
-[node name="Game" type="Node2D" parent="UI/GameContainer"]
-texture_filter = 1
-
-[node name="Bottle" parent="UI/GameContainer/Game" instance=ExtResource("1_4fmd3")]
-
-[node name="GravityFromGyro" parent="UI/GameContainer/Game/Bottle" instance=ExtResource("2_m7p4p")]
-
-[node name="TimeSpawner" parent="UI/GameContainer/Game" instance=ExtResource("3_pubxn")]
-position = Vector2(0, -480)
-scene = ExtResource("2_dv01l")
-buffer_cap = 1
-spawn_position_range_x = 32.0
-spawn_rotation_range = 15.0
-
-[node name="Timer" type="Timer" parent="UI/GameContainer/Game/TimeSpawner"]
-autostart = true
-
-[node name="ButtonSpawner" parent="UI/GameContainer/Game" instance=ExtResource("3_pubxn")]
-position = Vector2(0, -480)
-scene = ExtResource("2_dv01l")
-buffer_cap = 50
-spawn_position_range_x = 32.0
-spawn_rotation_range = 15.0
-
-[connection signal="pressed" from="UI/Rows/UpperButtons/SpawnButton" to="UI/GameContainer/Game/ButtonSpawner" method="spawn"]
 [connection signal="timeout" from="UI/GameContainer/Game/TimeSpawner/Timer" to="UI/GameContainer/Game/TimeSpawner" method="spawn"]
+[connection signal="pressed" from="UI/Rows/UpperButtons/SpawnButton" to="UI/GameContainer/Game/ButtonSpawner" method="spawn"]

spawner/spawner.gd

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ var buffer: int = 0
 @export_range(0, 90) var spawn_rotation_range: float
 @onready var rng: RandomNumberGenerator = RandomNumberGenerator.new()
 
+@export_flags_2d_physics var overlapping_bodies_collision_mask: int
+@export_range(0, 16) var overlapping_body_count_limit: int
+
 
 func spawn():
 	buffer += 1
@@ -20,6 +23,14 @@ func spawn():
 		print("Hit buffer!")
 		buffer = buffer_cap
 
+func _count_overlapping_bodies() -> int:
+	var overlapping_bodies = area.get_overlapping_bodies()
+	var overlapping_body_count = 0
+	for overlapping_body in overlapping_bodies:
+		if overlapping_body.collision_layer && overlapping_bodies_collision_mask:
+			overlapping_body_count += 1
+	return overlapping_body_count
+
 
 func _select_spawn_position() -> Vector2:
 	return Vector2(rng.randf_range(-spawn_position_range_x, +spawn_position_range_x), 0)
@@ -28,10 +39,8 @@ func _select_spawn_rotation() -> float:
 	return rng.randf_range(-spawn_rotation_range, spawn_rotation_range)
 
 func _do_spawn():
-	var overlapping_bodies = area.get_overlapping_bodies()
+	if _count_overlapping_bodies() > overlapping_body_count_limit:
-	for overlapping_body in overlapping_bodies:
+		return
-		if overlapping_body.collision_layer && 0b100:
-			return
 	var scene_instant = scene.instantiate()
 	scene_instant.position = _select_spawn_position()
 	scene_instant.rotation_degrees = _select_spawn_rotation()

spawner/spawner.tscn

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://spawner/spawner.gd" id="1_xqfmg"]
 
 [sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_p13i4"]
-size = Vector2(96, 32)
+size = Vector2(96, 96)
 
 [node name="Spawner" type="Node2D"]
 script = ExtResource("1_xqfmg")
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@ script = ExtResource("1_xqfmg")
 collision_mask = 4
 
 [node name="Shape" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Area"]
-position = Vector2(0, -16)
 shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_p13i4")