Check the Cocos2d docs and look for the schedule: interval: method

You’d create your spawn method and then add a “schedule” with interval: 15

:-)

No prob :-)
You actually have lots of options; the way Nat has the project laid out you’d probably add the “spawn” method to the Enemy class then every enemy you create would have the option to spawn whether you need to or not.

Yes you could but I think something like: “spiderspawner” and then “skeletonspawner” would work better. :-)

You’d have to create / add your spawn method in the Enemy class, actually I’d put it in the Character class. So you’d create a generic “spawn” method that takes some parameters and then when defining your “spiderspawner” your call the spawn method.

I am going to do this too but haven’t gotten around to writing the code.. yet. :-)

Sorry, no – my goto search site is stackoverflow

You might be able to cheat on this if you use the MAYBECREATE method in the update delta. For example, you could have a ‘spawn’ item that has no sprite so it’s invisible, or use a sprite and do setVisible=NO;, then in the update delta of the item have it spawn an enemy.
The mod function is VERY helpful for executing something at a time interval other than every time. Tinker with the probability value to make it even more random.

For example, to have a 50% chance of spawning a spider every 15 seconds, it would look like this:

if(0==timer%15)
{
[[self getLevel] maybeCreate:@”SPIDER” position:self.position probability:0.5f flip:NO];
timer=1;
}
timer++;

The flip is the method that rotates the object in the air with the ‘swoosh’ sound. Think of the bones that pop out of the chests in quexlor. Unless you want your spiders flying out (which you may lol) keep it set to NO :)

Just to clarify, would I be writing a method for each enemy e.g. one for the spider, skeleton, etc?

Or would I write on method and then call that method to the spider in the code? But then how would I identify that code and call that method on Tiled when I am placing my objects. That’s what I am not getting