#QUESTION 1
I'm making a game like MM2 - short for 'murderer mystery 2', which is a murder game.
You can buy cases, but i want a certain class of item to be rarer of the other;
#QUESTION 2
How do i make a percentage of something.
Like if i want 70% of the acre to be filled with dandelions and the other 30% filled with other flowers and plants?
local rarities = {
Common = { probability = 699/1000 };
Uncommon = { probability = 200/1000 }; -- i.e. 2/10
Rare = { probability = 100/1000 }; -- i.e. 1/10
Legendary = { probability = 1/1000 };
};
function getRarity()
local probability = Random.new(tick()):NextNumber()
local cumulativeProbability = 0
for name, item in pairs(rarities) do
cumulativeProbability = cumulativeProbability + item.probability
if probability <= cumulativeProbability then
return name, item
end
end
end
So here, you want the probabilities to add up to 1.
IE: 699/1000 + 200/1000 + 100/1000 + 1/1000 = 1
So if you were to change the probabilities, you need to make sure that the probabilities add up to 1.
You may notice how the code is written as 100/1000 instead of 1/10 for example. This is because it's a lot easier to see the distribution of things when all items have a common denominator.
you can do something like this:
local chance = Random.new(tick()):NextInteger(1,100) -- This is PURE random
local rarity =
if chance =>1 and =<29 then
rarity = "Rare" -- 30% chance
elseif
chance =>30 and =<100 then
rarity = "Common" -- 70% chance
end
end
You get the idea
I have the answer For the 2nd question, And if you go a little creative with it, you might answer the 1st question By Yourself
local chances = math.random(0,1)
------ your function
if chances <= 0.7 then
------ dandelions
elseif chances >0.7 then
---- other flowers and plants
Your answer is very good! I'm impressed, I'll think of which one to answer.
Unfortunately i was most satisfied with; Rodrigo's answer. I'll up-vote anyways :)
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I really like this answer, but unfortunately I'm going to choose Rodrigo's answer. Hope you understand :), I'll upvote your answer anyways