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How do I assign targets that can't be yourself or someone who already targets you?

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4 years ago

Creating a game on Roblox but a problem I'm having is making sure everyone has a target that isn't themself or someone who already targets them.

Say if you had 4 players assigned targets randomly. I want to prevent this outcome.

Player1 targets Player2

Player2 targets Player3

Player3 targets Player1

Player4 targets Player4

or Player3 targets Player4

Player4 targets Player3


function aFunctionfdfsd()
local targetList = {} -- List of people(3+) who haven't been targeted

while myTarget == Me or myTarget == targetsMe do  -- cant be yourself or exchanged
    ranPlayer = math.random(1, #targetList)
    myTarget = targetList[ranPlayer]


    --HELP HERE ?

end


table.remove(targetList, targetList[ranPlayer])

end

It like same mode with Roblox Assasin classic mode. Are you try to copy it? :P Xapelize 2658 — 4y

just make checks so target name is not equal to the player's name astronit 20 — 4y

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BlackOrange3343 2676

4 years ago

Well, let me help you provide an example, this will not work if you just copy paste but this is for you to understand and learn.

local Players = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayers() -- So first you'll find a way to get an array of players in game
local targetList = {}

local function assignTargets()
    for i = 1, #Players do -- so for every player there is
        if Players[i+1] ~= nil then -- so if there is a player after this player then
            targetList[Players[i]] = Players[i+1] -- assign this player's target as that player
        else -- else if  there are no players after this player meaning this player is the LAST player
            targetList[Players[i]] = Players[1] -- Player 1 will always not be assigned yet because he's first in line so you set the last person to the first player
        end
    end
end

--[[
    how this works:

    so we have:
    Player1
    Player2
    Player3
    Player4

we go through list and assign player1 to player2, player2 to player3, player3 to player4 and player4 to player1.
]]--

assignTargets()

Also I'm sorry if there are any typing errors, I wrote this on the spot. Anyway, you don't need the Players to be random because when someone leaves the game or joins the list will always change.

Anyway that's how you assign the players a target without any overlaps. Hope this helped! Good luck with what you're up to.

If you really want a Random list make sure to contact me through comments.

How do I assign targets that can't be yourself or someone who already targets you?

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