Random yet specific span location?

[kocrachon 2]

So right now I am trying to make a mission where my men have to locate a bomb and disarm it. I want it to spawn in a "random" location, which is really one of 6 possible locations.

Normally I would just group the item with 6 "empty" markers and call it good. But I am placing it inside of buildings, so I need a way to randomly have it be "spawned" or "setpos" at the start of the missions. I need to be able to set it up to a specific elevation and location basically.

Anyone able to help me out with this? The hard part is making it randomly choose one.

[demonized 20]

create a alpha radio trigger repeated.

in on act: randomLoc = randomLoc + [(getPos player)];

create a bravo radio trigger.

in on act: copyToClipboard format["%1",randomLoc];

place yourself in a unit, place this in unit initline:

randomLoc = [];

Now run around the building, find the spot you want the object at and activate the alpha trigger, repeat this for all the positions you need, when done activate bravo trigger and alt tab to your script and ctrl v (paste) all the positions.

Edit: for alpha trigger you can maybe also use in on act:

randomLoc = randomLoc + [(getPos cursorTarget)];

this may give you an exact pos of on top of tables etc, or it will back fire and just give pos of house.

You can test your locations by adding this to the alpha trigger?

cone setPos (getPos cursorTarget)

and create a cone or small object and name it cone then it will be placed to the pos when you activate alpha trigger.

Edited April 14, 2011 by Demonized

[kocrachon 2]

I guess I didn't explain it well enough...

I already KNOW the exact coordinates that I want it to spawn at, the question is, how do I make a script that randomly chooses one of the locations and puts the bomb there?

[demonized 20]

place all the locations in an array:

_allLocations = [ [0,1,2], [0,1,2], [0,1,2], [0,1,2], [0,1,2], [0,1,2] ];

// select one random one:

_randomLoc = _allLocations select (floor(random(count _allLocations)));

_object setPos _randomLoc;

[riouken 15]

if (!isServer) exitWith {};

private ["_pos1","_pos2","_pos3","_pos4","_pos5","_pos6","_posarray","_random_bomb_pos"];

_pos1 = [coords, go, here];
_pos2 = [coords, go, here];
_pos3 = [coords, go, here];
_pos4 = [coords, go, here];
_pos5 = [coords, go, here];
_pos6 = [coords, go, here];

_posarray = [_pos1,_pos2,_pos3,_pos4,_pos5,_pos6];

_random_bomb_pos = (_posarray select (floor(random(count _posarray))));

/// You now have a random bomb postion just use the variable: _random_bomb_pos

You beat me to it Demonized, lol. Nice multi dimensional array,btw. I started to make one but was not sure if he would understand it.

Edited April 14, 2011 by Riouken
Beaten to the punch

[demonized 20]

@Riouken

I already KNOW the exact coordinates

well he seemed either really cocky or he knew what he was talking about.

I asumed in good faith it was the latter :)

[riouken 15]

@Riouken

well he seemed either really cocky or he knew what he was talking about.

I asumed in good faith it was the latter :)

:)

Thanks for all the help Demonized, glad to have you in the community.

[demonized 20]

:) thank you, happy to be a part of it.