koobas.hobune.stream
Random Number Generator
Hello my question is how to code a random number generator. what im trying to do is make it so that when my heroe gets within one square of an enemy (which will be represented as a "?" until this happens) that the tile will randomly pick a number between 1 and 254 and a monster will be accompanied with that number and when the number is picked the tile will change into the monster. how could i do this, thanks in advance!
var number = Random.Range(1,254);
thanks! now when the number is picked how would i code it to change instance into the enemy that number is accompanied with
oh okay sry what im trying to say is that each enemy in the game has a number. and each enemy in the game in a "?" until its revealed. what i want to to is that when the enemy is revealed the tile with the "?" will randomly generate a number and the number thats picked then want the tile to turn into the enemy thats number is for
to detect wether the player is within one square of the question mark you can either use OnTriggerEnter (if you have a trigger on the game object) or you can calculate the distance between the objects and then if(distance < 1) and trow the random generator in that.
then do what ever you want with that number
okay i can do the trigger effect and changing the form and stuff. but whats the code for the number that was picked, for example how would i code: the number that was randomly generated to appear on the page
heres an example with GUI
var number : int;
function Start() {
number = Random.Range(1,255);
}
function OnGUI() {
GUI.Label(Rect(10,10,100,30), "The number that was generated: " + number);
}
edited btw sorry forgot one thing
oh okay thanks if i wanted for example if i wanted to show a random pic out of three first how would i link each number to each pic and then how would i code so that the number that was picked would so the number that was linked to it how would i go about doing this
okay maybe this might be better, is there anything like a random monster spawner. like could i make it so that when the monster is revealed theres a 50% chance it might be one monster and 50% it might be another, is there anything like that
If you want truly random numbers, This is what I use. I generated 250 different numbers.
Random.seed = (Random.Range(Random.Range(Random.Range(Random.Range(0, 25), Random.Range(324, 5673)), Random.Range(Random.Range(53, 2378), Random.Range(50, 423))), Random.Range(Random.Range(Random.Range(23, 2354), Random.Range(1, 3456)), Random.Range(Random.Range(7, 32421), Random.Range(8, 23472)))));
Then use
int myInt;
myInt = Random.Range(0,25);
Just a tiny bit in excess, but it will give you a new number each time. Try not to call it too many times though :D - CausticLasagne
This is pointless and doesn't result in "truly random numbers". You can skip all that and just do Random.Range(0, 25).
This will not result in a random number. But would be a waste of resources. Ins$$anonymous$$d set the seed to the (int)System.DateTime.Now.Ticks should give a "random" seed everytime.
That's also a waste of resources. The point of setting a seed is to get a repeatable sequence. If you just want random numbers, call Random.Range without doing anything else. Don't bother setting the seed to the time; it's already doing that by itself.
int[] seedArray; List seedList = new List(); for(int i = 0;i<1000;i++){ int newSeed = Random.Range(0,64)+Random.Range(0,64)+Random.Range(0,64)+ Random.Range(0,64)+Random.Range(0,64)+Random.Range(0,64)+Random.Range(0,64); seedList.Add(newSeed); } seedArray = seedList.ToArray);
do not forget to use System.Linq; to convert from a generic list to an array. by using this as a source, it should be possible to create a list of seeds that can be used to create a more randomized feel from a Psuedorandom number generator
