floor random from Nested Array

[Mokey II 5]

Hi all!

So I'm trying to do a 'floor random [x,y,z];` for a mission I'm working on. However I can't seem to get it to work properly and return a whole number or any number at that.

The portion I'm having an issue with. There's no documentation for selecting through a nested array with `random` that I can see. I need it to be random rather than selectRandom because I want the players to have a median rather than an extremely random number.

 

I'm trying to call the money values.

_moneyAmount = floor (random _moneyShipment [select 1,  select 2,  select 3]);

 

I have also tried:

_moneyAmount = floor (random [select 1, _moneyShipment select 2, _moneyShipment select 3]);

and various other face smashing ways :)

 

Can any1 assist me with this?
The code:
 

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_setupVars =
{
	_MoneyShipment = selectRandom
	[
		[
			"Small Smuggler Shipment", 
			60000, 80000, 100000, // Money
			//2, //crates
			[
				[ // NATO convoy
					["B_MRAP_01_hmg_F", "B_MRAP_01_gmg_F", "O_T_LSV_02_armed_F"], 
					["B_MRAP_01_hmg_F", "B_MRAP_01_gmg_F", "O_T_LSV_02_armed_F"]
				],
				[ // CSAT convoy
					["O_MRAP_02_hmg_F", "O_MRAP_02_gmg_F", "B_T_LSV_01_armed_F"],
					["O_MRAP_02_hmg_F", "O_MRAP_02_gmg_F", "B_T_LSV_01_armed_F"]
				],
				[ // AAF convoy

					["I_MRAP_03_hmg_F", "I_MRAP_03_gmg_F", "I_LT_01_cannon_F"],
					["I_MRAP_03_hmg_F", "I_MRAP_03_gmg_F", "I_LT_01_AT_F"] 

				]
			]
		],
		[
			"Medium Smuggler Shipment",
			100000, 120000, 140000, // Money
			//3, //crates
			[
				[ // NATO convoy
					["B_MRAP_01_hmg_F", "B_MRAP_01_gmg_F"],
					["B_APC_Wheeled_01_cannon_F", "B_APC_Tracked_01_rcws_F", "B_APC_Tracked_01_AA_F"],
					["B_MRAP_01_hmg_F", "B_MRAP_01_gmg_F"]
				],
				[ // CSAT convoy
					["O_MRAP_02_hmg_F", "O_MRAP_02_gmg_F"],
					["O_APC_Wheeled_02_rcws_v2_F", "O_APC_Tracked_02_cannon_F", "O_APC_Tracked_02_AA_F"],
					["O_MRAP_02_hmg_F", "O_MRAP_02_gmg_F"]
				],
				[ // AAF convoy
					["I_MRAP_03_hmg_F", "I_MRAP_03_gmg_F", "I_LT_01_cannon_F"],
					["I_APC_Wheeled_03_cannon_F", "I_APC_tracked_03_cannon_F"],
					["I_MRAP_03_hmg_F", "I_MRAP_03_gmg_F", "I_LT_01_AT_F"]
				]
			]
		],
		[
			"Large Smuggler Shipment",
			140000, 160000, 180000, // Money
			[
				[ // NATO convoy
					["B_APC_Wheeled_01_cannon_F", "B_APC_Tracked_01_rcws_F", "B_APC_Tracked_01_AA_F", "B_AFV_Wheeled_01_up_cannon_F"], 
					["B_MBT_01_cannon_F", "B_MBT_01_TUSK_F"], // Veh 2
					["B_APC_Wheeled_01_cannon_F", "B_APC_Tracked_01_rcws_F", "B_APC_Tracked_01_AA_F"]
				],
				[ // CSAT convoy
					["O_APC_Wheeled_02_rcws_v2_F", "O_APC_Tracked_02_cannon_F", "O_APC_Tracked_02_AA_F"],
					["O_MBT_02_cannon_F", "O_MBT_04_cannon_F"], // Veh 2
					["O_APC_Wheeled_02_rcws_v2_F", "O_APC_Tracked_02_cannon_F", "O_APC_Tracked_02_AA_F"]
				],
				[ // AAF convoy
					["I_APC_Wheeled_03_cannon_F", "I_APC_tracked_03_cannon_F"],
					["I_MBT_03_cannon_F"], // Veh 2
					["I_APC_Wheeled_03_cannon_F", "I_APC_tracked_03_cannon_F"]
				]
			]
		],
		// Extreme
		[
			"Heavy Smugglers Shipment",
			180000, 200000, 220000,// Money
			[
				[ // NATO convoy
					["B_APC_Wheeled_01_cannon_F", "B_APC_Tracked_01_rcws_F", "B_APC_Tracked_01_AA_F", "B_MBT_01_cannon_F", "B_MBT_01_TUSK_F"], // Veh 1
					["B_APC_Tracked_01_AA_F", "B_MBT_01_cannon_F", "B_MBT_01_TUSK_F"], // Veh 2
					["B_APC_Wheeled_01_cannon_F", "B_APC_Tracked_01_rcws_F", "B_APC_Tracked_01_AA_F", "B_MBT_01_cannon_F", "B_MBT_01_TUSK_F"], // Veh 3
					["B_APC_Wheeled_01_cannon_F", "B_APC_Tracked_01_rcws_F", "B_APC_Tracked_01_AA_F", "B_MBT_01_cannon_F", "B_MBT_01_TUSK_F"] // Veh 4
				],
				[ // CSAT convoy
					["O_APC_Wheeled_02_rcws_v2_F", "O_APC_Tracked_02_cannon_F", "O_APC_Tracked_02_AA_F", "O_MBT_02_cannon_F"], // Veh 1
					["O_APC_Tracked_02_AA_F", "O_MBT_02_cannon_F", "O_MBT_04_command_F"], // Veh 2
					["O_APC_Wheeled_02_rcws_v2_F", "O_APC_Tracked_02_cannon_F", "O_APC_Tracked_02_AA_F", "O_MBT_02_cannon_F"], // Veh 3
					["O_APC_Wheeled_02_rcws_v2_F", "O_APC_Tracked_02_cannon_F", "O_APC_Tracked_02_AA_F", "O_MBT_02_cannon_F"] // Veh 4
				],
				[ // AAF convoy
					["I_APC_Wheeled_03_cannon_F", "I_APC_tracked_03_cannon_F", "I_MBT_03_cannon_F"], // Veh 1
					["I_APC_tracked_03_cannon_F", "I_MBT_03_cannon_F"], // Veh 2
					["I_APC_Wheeled_03_cannon_F", "I_APC_tracked_03_cannon_F", "I_MBT_03_cannon_F"], // Veh 3
					["I_APC_Wheeled_03_cannon_F", "I_APC_tracked_03_cannon_F", "I_MBT_03_cannon_F"] // Veh 4
				]
			]
		]
	];

	_missionType = _MoneyShipment select 0;
	_moneyAmount = floor (random _moneyShipment [select 1,  select 2,  select 3]);
	_convoys = _MoneyShipment select 4;
	_vehChoices = selectRandom _convoys;
	_moneyText = format ["$%1", [_moneyAmount] call fn_numbersText];
};

 

 

_missionMoneyTotal = _moneyAmount;

UPDATE: I was able to get _moneyAmount to return within the scope.
but cannot outside of the scope.

[gokitty1199 225]

howabow dis?

_moneyAmount = floor random [_moneyShipment select 1,  _moneyShipment select 2,  _moneyShipment select 3];

 

[Mokey II 5]

@GOKITTY199 It was actually working. Now if I can get the variable to pass outside of the function 

[gokitty1199 225]

15 minutes ago, Mokey II said:

@GOKITTY199 It was actually working. Now if I can get the variable to pass outside of the function 

have you thought about having a global function inside the same script and having it return the value that _moneyAmount holds? that way you should just be able to call the function and use its return value whenever you need it

[Mokey II 5]

@gokitty1199 Yes, but I can't seem to get it past the function's scope.

[Mokey II 5]

Got it
 

_missionParseSetupVars = call _setupVars;