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How do I make sure the same player doesn't get picked twice when using math.random on a table?
--Not the full script
local Players = {}
local Zombies = {}
for i,v in pairs(players:GetPlayers()) do
table.insert(Players,v.Name)
end
table.insert(Zombies ,(Players[math.random(#Players)]))
Depending on how many players there are, a certain amount of players get chosen to be zombies. The problem I am facing is that sometimes the same player gets chosen twice. How would I prevent this?
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All you have to do is just remove the player from the table once they're chosen.
local chosenPlayerIndex = math.random(#Players) table.insert(Zombies, Players[chosenPlayerIndex]) table.remove(Players, chosenPlayerIndex)
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ill answer it in a minute just need to wait until i can answer another question xD misterviggo 61 — 5y
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Ah, thanks. LawlR 182 — 5y
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thebayou has a working way, otherwise u can make a variable with the last player that got choosen and then a if function that checks if the last player is the same as the one that got choosed before and if it did you just randomize again
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Yeah, but the problem with this is that it can sometimes cause lag once enough players are chosen. For example, if it's a huge 50 player server and everybody but one is a zombie, that would require the last person to be chosen randomly which could take very long because if the script chooses any of the other players it'll have to re-choose. thebayou 441 — 5y
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Using my solution would mitigate that problem because there would only be one player to choose from thebayou 441 — 5y