"Invalid get index 'global_position' (on base: 'Array[Node]')."

[finnfinn]

I tried using this Node to spawn enemies and keep gettin this error:

“Invalid get index ‘global_position’ (on base: ‘Array[Node]’).”

What am I doing wrong? I was following a tutorial on youtube.

script attached to node:

extends Node2D


#Broken! Cant find player.global_position for some reason. Dont add to Gamemode2 Scene!



u/export var spawns: Array[SpawnInfo] = []

u/onready var gamer = get_tree().get_nodes_in_group("player")

var time = 0

func _on_timer_timeout():
	print(gamer.global_position)
	time += 1
	var enemy_spawns = spawns
	for i in enemy_spawns:
		if time >= i.time_start and time <= i.time_end:
			if i.spawn_delay_counter < i.enemy_spawn_delay:
				i.spawn_delay_counter += 1
			else:
				i.spawn_delay_counter = 0
				var new_enemy = load(str(i.enemy.resource_path))
				var counter = 0
				while  counter < i.enemyNum:
					var enemy_spawn = new_enemy.instantiate()
					enemy_spawn.position = get_random_position()
					add_child(enemy_spawn)
					counter += 1
					
	#emit_signal("changetime",time)

func get_random_position():
	var vpr = get_viewport_rect().size * randf_range(1.1,1.4)
	var top_left = Vector2(gamer.global_position.x - vpr.x/2, gamer.global_position.y - vpr.y/2)
	var top_right = Vector2(gamer.global_position.x + vpr.x/2, gamer.global_position.y - vpr.y/2)
	var bottom_left = Vector2(gamer.global_position.x - vpr.x/2, gamer.global_position.y + vpr.y/2)
	var bottom_right = Vector2(gamer.global_position.x + vpr.x/2,gamer.global_position.y + vpr.y/2)
	var pos_side = ["up","down","right","left"].pick_random() #picks random value from target array
	var spawn_pos1 = Vector2.ZERO #initiating
	var spawn_pos2 = Vector2.ZERO
	
	match pos_side: #switch statement
		"up":
			spawn_pos1 = top_left
			spawn_pos2 = top_right
		"down":
			spawn_pos1 = bottom_left
			spawn_pos2 = bottom_right
		"right":
			spawn_pos1 = top_right
			spawn_pos2 = bottom_right
		"left":
			spawn_pos1 = top_left
			spawn_pos2 = bottom_left
	
	var x_spawn = randf_range(spawn_pos1.x, spawn_pos2.x)
	var y_spawn = randf_range(spawn_pos1.y,spawn_pos2.y)
	return Vector2(x_spawn,y_spawn)

Spawninfo Resource

extends Resource

class_name SpawnInfo

u/export var time_start: int
u/export var time_end: int
u/export var enemy: Resource
u/export var enemyNum: int
u/export var enemy_spawn_delay: int

var spawn_delay_counter = 0

[zdrmlpzdrmlp]

extends Node2D


#Broken! Cant find player.global_position for some reason. Dont add to Gamemode2 Scene!



u/export var spawns: Array[SpawnInfo] = []

u/onready var gamer = get_tree().get_nodes_in_group("player")

var time = 0

func _on_timer_timeout():
	print(gamer[0].global_position)
	time += 1
	var enemy_spawns = spawns
	for i in enemy_spawns:
		if time >= i.time_start and time <= i.time_end:
			if i.spawn_delay_counter < i.enemy_spawn_delay:
				i.spawn_delay_counter += 1
			else:
				i.spawn_delay_counter = 0
				var new_enemy = load(str(i.enemy.resource_path))
				var counter = 0
				while  counter < i.enemyNum:
					var enemy_spawn = new_enemy.instantiate()
					enemy_spawn.position = get_random_position()
					add_child(enemy_spawn)
					counter += 1
					
	#emit_signal("changetime",time)

func get_random_position():
	var vpr = get_viewport_rect().size * randf_range(1.1,1.4)
	var top_left = Vector2(gamer[0].global_position.x - vpr.x/2, gamer[0].global_position.y - vpr.y/2)
	var top_right = Vector2(gamer[0].global_position.x + vpr.x/2, gamer[0].global_position.y - vpr.y/2)
	var bottom_left = Vector2(gamer[0].global_position.x - vpr.x/2, gamer[0].global_position.y + vpr.y/2)
	var bottom_right = Vector2(gamer[0].global_position.x + vpr.x/2,gamer[0].global_position.y + vpr.y/2)
	var pos_side = ["up","down","right","left"].pick_random() #picks random value from target array
	var spawn_pos1 = Vector2.ZERO #initiating
	var spawn_pos2 = Vector2.ZERO
	
	match pos_side: #switch statement
		"up":
			spawn_pos1 = top_left
			spawn_pos2 = top_right
		"down":
			spawn_pos1 = bottom_left
			spawn_pos2 = bottom_right
		"right":
			spawn_pos1 = top_right
			spawn_pos2 = bottom_right
		"left":
			spawn_pos1 = top_left
			spawn_pos2 = bottom_left
	
	var x_spawn = randf_range(spawn_pos1.x, spawn_pos2.x)
	var y_spawn = randf_range(spawn_pos1.y,spawn_pos2.y)
	return Vector2(x_spawn,y_spawn)

[Casey]

Hey there!

When you use the method get_nodes_in_group() it returns an array of Nodes not a Node itself

You can refernce a node in an array like gamer[0] or use get_node() to return just the node you’re looking for

Check out the docs here

[finnfinn]

Thanks!
I changed it to get_node() and then got an “invalid get index ‘global_position’ (on base ‘null instance’)”.

But that went away when I did this (not 100% sure on why)

var gamer

var time = 0

func _on_timer_timeout():
	gamer = get_node("/root/Gamemode2/Player")