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math.random with tables seems to be giving similar number after picked?
I have a round-based game I was working on and sometimes you can get special rounds. I pick them out using this:
Chance = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
Choice = (Chance[math.random(#Chance)])
if Choice == 1 then
-- do something
elseif Choice == 2 then
-- do something else
-- and so on
Although lets say "Choice" happens to be 2. If it picks 2, it seems like it picks 2 more often for a few turns. If it were to pick one, it'd pick one more often for a few turns. I was wondering if there was a better way to do this or if I just happened to be getting the same number a few times in a row.
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Use "math.randomseed", this randomizes the number table of math.random.
math.randomseed(tick())
Chance = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
Choice = (Chance[math.random(#Chance)])
if Choice == 1 then
-- do something
elseif Choice == 2 then
-- do something else
-- and so on
Read more on random number generation here: https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/articles/Random-Number-Generation
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Thank you, I'll try this in my script. NoahsRebels 99 — 5y