Randomize on open?

[Legacy_Who said that I]

               

Hi again!

 

okay I am wondering something, I have this quest that the player needs to get n item out of a chest....is it possible to have like for example 8 chests and randomize in which one of the chests the item it should be in?

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Proleric]

               

CreateItemOnObject("item_template", GetObjectByTag("ChestTag", Random());

This is done before the player starts opening chests. It assumes there are 8 chests with the same tag. Random( returns an integer in the range 0-7, which is OK here, because GetObjectByTag numbers the instances as 0-7.


To make it more general, you could count the number of chests first, then use the actual number rather than 8.


 If you prefer unique tags, you could tag the chests as ChestTag0 - ChestTag7:

CreateItemOnObject("item_template", GetObjectByTag("ChestTag" +IntToString(Random()));

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_bdtgazo]

               

Hee hee, I'm doing something similar for a teleporter.  6 chairs in a room, one teleports you further along in the dungeon, the other 5 to "oh poop" situations, random which chair is the good one.  Great for splitting up parties.

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Who said that I]

               

works like a charm thanks!! '>