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Omnomer
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Posted: 29th Mar 2011 06:21
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I know you do something like rnd(3) and you will get 0-3 but how do you convert that into a number you can subtract from hp?

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Somarl
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Posted: 29th Mar 2011 09:36
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You could try:

HP = 100
a = RND(3) + 1 ` Randomize a number between 1 and 4 (because 3 will give you 0-3)

HP = HP - a

Hope this helps.
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Posted: 29th Mar 2011 14:55
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...or just

HP = HP - rnd(3)



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LBFN
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Posted: 29th Mar 2011 15:50
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...or dec HP,(rnd(3) + 1)

Don't you love programming! You can do the same thing several different ways.

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Posted: 29th Mar 2011 22:41
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Quote: "Don't you love programming! You can do the same thing several different ways."

Yes! That's the fun of it. Finding the different ways, then finding the best way!

I think I could write a 3000 line program to increase a number by a random amount, wouldn't be very economic but I bet I could make it interesting!

There's one for the competition thread...

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Omnomer
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Posted: 30th Mar 2011 04:25
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Wow thank guys but I figured out what I want to do.

Damage = Rnd(5)
Hp = Hp-5
But thanks for the comments

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 30th Mar 2011 08:43
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You probably meant to do this:




Or this:



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Omnomer
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Posted: 31st Mar 2011 03:07
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No I didn't

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 31st Mar 2011 04:45 Edited at: 31st Mar 2011 04:46
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You want to pick a random damage number from 0 to 5 but always take 5 damage from the players hit points no matter what the random number is... ok it's your game.

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Omnomer
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Posted: 31st Mar 2011 05:11
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???...How....???? I'll just use your solution

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LBFN
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Posted: 31st Mar 2011 05:12
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Quote: "No I didn't"


Omnomer:

The most recent code you posted does not reduce the HP a random amount, it always reduces it by 5. Grog is correct. Your original question was answered three different ways, and you chose to ignore them! You are too funny!

Quote: "it's your game. "

Good luck pal.

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Omnomer
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Posted: 31st Mar 2011 06:13
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Gulp...(Ok now lets not skrew this up..."error"DIE... )

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Non Sequitur M
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Posted: 1st Apr 2011 22:17 Edited at: 1st Apr 2011 22:28
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First, love the Stargate location reference!

Second, if you come on these forums to ask for help. Listen to what experienced coders like Grog and Baxslash have to say.

Third, I would also look into the 'randomize' command, or else you'll get the same sequence of numbers each time your program runs.

[EDIT] I just realized. You wouldn't randomize HP damage for an FPS or RTS... You're doing an RPG aren't you?
*huff* *sets face in hands*
I tried the same thing. I had to start with a Pong remake. That was about 8 years, 7 demos, and 2 programming languages ago. And, I'm just now looking at making an RPG. Which appears to be going swimmingly this time!

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Posted: 2nd Apr 2011 02:37
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Ok.

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