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How do I pick a random player?
I asked this recently and got an answer, but now I don't think it works as it should. What I want it to do is select a random player and sets a value inside 'Settings' to true. This is what I got but whenever I test it, it only picks the first person to join the server repeatedly
plrs = game.Players
p = plrs:GetChildren()
for i = 1,#p do
b = math.random(1,i)
p[b].Settings.Tagger.Value = true
end
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`Plr = Plrs[random(1, #Plrs)]`? TheeDeathCaster 2368 — 5y
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You need to use the math.random and use plrs:GetPlayers() not plrs:GetChildren()
and for math.random use math.random(1,#p) and use local VARIABLE = ...
dont need to use for loop.
here is a examples of math.random:
-- 1 - Get random item from table.
local Table = {"Apple","Orange"} -- Items table.
local selected_value = math.random(1,#Table) -- Get random number with 1 to length of table.
local value = Table[selected_value] -- Get selected value
print("I got the value: " .. tostring(value)) -- Print the value.
-- 2 - Get random item from model, part...
local model = workspace.Model:GetChildren() -- For get length of model, part... you need to use :GetChildren(). for get of players use :GetPlayers()
local random_value = math.random(1,#model) -- Get random number with 1 to length of model objects.
local item = model[random_value] -- Get the value
print("I got the item: " .. tostring(item.Name)) -- Print the value
Here is fixed script:
local plrs = game:GetService("Players")
local p = plrs:GetPlayers()
local selected_value = math.random(1,#p)
p[selected_value].Settings.Tagger.Value = true
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Hope it helped :)
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