SphereSpawn

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

public class SphereSpawn : MonoBehaviour {

    public float maxDist = 10;
    public int sphereCount = 5;
    public float minRadius = 0;
    public float maxRadius = 5;
    public GameObject sourceSphere;

   //initializes the game by creating a set number of randomly sized and located spheres around the player's location
    void Start() {
        for (int i = 0; i < sphereCount; i++) {
            Transform newTransform = GenRandTransform();
            Instantiate(sourceSphere, newTransform.position, Quaternion.identity);
        }
    }

    //this function returns a location and a radius within specified parameters, for use with spawning spheres
    Transform GenRandTransform() {
        Transform newTransform = sourceSphere.transform;
        newTransform.position = new Vector3(maxDist * (Random.value * 2 - 1), maxDist * (Random.value * 2 - 1), maxDist * (Random.value * 2 - 1));
        float randRadius = ((maxRadius-minRadius) * Random.value) + minRadius;
        newTransform.localScale = new Vector3(randRadius, randRadius, randRadius);
        return newTransform;
    }
}