I'm really stuck on this for my game. I have no idea where to even start. if anyone knows a way please comment. Thanks
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How do I make a random number generator but chances are high it gives a low number?
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Alright, so normally I'd say that this is for bugs, and you can't just ask for an entire code without trying yourself, but this is genuinely hard. So, here's some instructions.
1: Make a table, with the value, and the weight (probability) of that value. So for numbers, it would be:
local table = {
{
Value = 1,
Weight = 5 --[[(the higher the number, the higher the chances.)]]
},
{
Value = 2,
Weight = 3
}
-- And so on...
}
Then, create a function to get the random number.
local function GetRandom(tableToGetRandomFrom --[[just in case you want to get it from different tables, put the table you want to get in from in there.]])
local random = Random.new()
local totalWeight = 0
for i, info in tableToGetRandomFrom do
totalWeight += info.Weight
end
return random:NextInteger(1, totalWeight)
end
Then, to get the random number as a variable, do:
local random = GetRandom(table)
:D
I don't really get what you are asking for but this is an easy fix I guess
local max = math.random(1,100)
local number = math.random(1, max)
-- if the number is something like 100 then it's going to pick numbers until 100. if it's like 50 then it will pick numbers until 50 and so on
-- you can make it rarer and rarer by adding more maxes. For example:
local max1 = math.random(1,100)
local max2 = math.random(1, max1)
local max3 = math.random(1, max2)
local number = math.random(1, max3)
-- I hope you understand it
or you can make it pick again if the number is too high
local test = math.random(1,100)
if test > 50 then
test = math.random(1,100)
end
-- again. this can be scaled
local test = math.random(1,100)
if test > 50 then
test = math.random(1,100)
if test > 50 then
test = math.random(1,100)
end
end
-- this might not be as good tho
or you can do the same thing in a different way
local test = math.random(1,100)
if test > 50 then
local pick = math.random(1,2)
if pick > 1 then
test = math.random(1,50)
else
test = math.random(1,100)
end
end
Hope you understand the ways
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Thank you Ill try this!
Oh, woops, this wouldn't work. I'll edit it later to show the correct way of doing it.