my code is in a function to randomly play any 1 of 3 movies clips:

random_wlcm = integer(random(3));
if (random_wlcm == 0)
{
media_play("I_wlcm1.avi",NULL,100);
}
if (random_wlcm == 1)
{
media_play("I_wlcm2.avi",NULL,100);
}
if (random_wlcm == 2)
{
media_play("I_wlcm3.avi",NULL,100);
}

wait(-5);

The code works to some extent...
If I <tab> onto the console and change the random_welcm variable, it will play the correct file.

However; during gameplay, this code ALWAYS plays the same movie. I know its a 1 in 3 chance every time, but it ALWAYS plays the same one.

Any thoughts??

check the manual :P

The var returned is fractional, and is always less than the upper limit. The random sequence starts always with the same numbers, unless 'randomized' at game start by random_seed().

see random() and random_seed()

Hope this helps!

Thanks, I'll check it out. Just to be sure, doesn't integer return a "non-fraction"?

u do something like this:

var rnd_num;


function x()
{
random_seed(0);
rnd_num = random(3);

if (integer(rnd_num) == 0)
{
...
}

if (integer(rnd_num) == 1)
{
...
}

if (integer(rnd_num) == 2)
{
...
}

....


wait(2);

}

----------------------------

Random function returns a float. random_seed(0) does a really random seed.

random_wlcm = integer(random(3));

works fine for me, even without any "random_seed(0);"
though I would suggest having it at the start of main
somehere (and after save-game loads too)


or you could try this

thanks, the random_seed does exactly what i want.
i'm anxious to try the switch coding. thanks for the input.