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FPSC Classic Scripts / Randomness

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lilgamz
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Posted: 26th Jun 2006 18:15
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Is there a random number generator in fpsc script?

Can we get access to clock perhaps? For example the microseconds?

That might be "random" enough
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Les Horribres
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Posted: 26th Jun 2006 18:18
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no there is not. You see, a computer is literally incapable of creating a truely random sequence thus you have a string of numbers that will inevidably repeat themselves.

but you could do :random=(maxrandom):

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lilgamz
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Posted: 26th Jun 2006 19:32
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And what about the clock? The millisecond value could be a fairly random event.
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Tom0001
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Yes, the computer's clock can be used to generate a random number!

Tom

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lilgamz
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So how could that work?

How can you assign a variable name to say, the last millisecond,
then tell the game if x<5 have this character do this>?

Sorry if its a dumb question but Im new to scripting and havent played with it much.
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xplosys
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Posted: 28th Jun 2006 16:15
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I'm not sure, but I don't think you can access the computers clock from within FPSC. If you can, I don't know of the command.

While the computers clock is not random, it can be used as a starting point to generate a near-random number by adding the current clock value to a program random. Because it uses fractions of a second after midnight to keep time throughout the day, it is unlikely that any player will do the same thing at exactly the same fraction of a second after midnight as another player, therefore making it nearly-random. Eventually, everything repeats so there is no real random as far as computers are concerned.

Sorry for the long qualification, but some people like to come behind the conversation and make corrections.

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Les Horribres
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Posted: 29th Jun 2006 07:59
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I gave you the command


:random=(maxrandomnumber):Build=REALLYCOOLGAME

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lilgamz
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ok. It think i get it now. thanks merranvo.
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