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script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, function(event)
  local interval = 1 * 1 * 60  
  if game.tick >= 1*1*60 then 
    if (game.tick % interval) == 0 then
	local X = math.random(-200,200)
	local Y = math.random(100,200)
	for y=-15,15 do   for x=-15,15 do
	 local pos1 = {X+math.random(-25,25),Y+math.random(-25,25)}
	 local enemy1 = "spitter-spawner"
	 local enemy2 = "biter-spawner"
	 local name = "enemy"..math.random(1,2)
	 
	try_place_spawner (enemy1,enemy2,name,pos1)
	end
	end
	end
	end
end)

function try_place_spawner (enemy1,enemy2,name,pos1)
  if  game.surfaces.nauvis.can_place_entity{name = name, position = pos1} == true then
game.surfaces.nauvis.create_entity({ name= name, position = pos1});
end
 
end

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local enemy = {"biter-spawner", "spitter-spawner"}
local name = enemy[math.random(1,2)]

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script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, function(event)
  local interval = 1 * 1 * 60  
  if game.tick >= 1*1*60 then 
    if (game.tick % interval) == 0 then
   local X = math.random(-200,200)
   local Y = math.random(100,200)
   for y=-15,15 do   for x=-15,15 do
    local count = 25
    local pos1 = {X+math.random(-count,count),Y+math.random(-count,count)}
    local enemy = {"spitter-spawner", "biter-spawner"}
    local name = "enemy"[math.random(1,2)]
    
   try_place_spawner (count,name,pos1)
   count = count + 50
   end
   end
   end
   end
end)

function try_place_spawner (count,name,pos1)
  if  game.surfaces.nauvis.can_place_entity{name = name, position = pos1} == true then
game.surfaces.nauvis.create_entity({ name= name, position = pos1});
end
 
end