Random Time

[DaleRFU]

ED, 

 

 

 

Please, pretty please add a random time condition in the ME.

Variables should include:

Min: (time in seconds)

Max: (time in seconds)

 

This would really make missions better and less predictable. 

 

Cheers

Dale

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TEMPEST.114]

According to Suntsag et al, that's what 'RANDOM' condition is now. The ACTION will DEFINIETLY HAPPEN, it's just DELAYED by the size of the RANDOM number provided. /facepalm.

Edited February 11, 2023 by Elphaba

[PravusJSB]

You could also add a doscript IF/Trigger by pasting the following code, I think you can set to continuous to have it fire true although I'm not 100% sure on the ME implementation or how you would set it up but the code is pretty simple;

if math.random() > 0.95 then -- return a random value between 0 and 1 and evaluate on % chance, here this is a 5% chance to fire
  -- do something or enable an action
end

-- you can also supply 1 single argument and that will be the max time, or specifically min & max time in seconds by giving it 2 args
local your_min_time, your_max_time = 1, 10
if timer.getTime() > your_min_time and (timer.getTime() > your_max_time or (timer.getTime() < your_max_time and math.random() > 0.95 )) then
	-- do things
end

-- again I don't know how the ME lets you chain this together or when you want to evaluate but maybe this to makle it more flexible;
local function time_delay(chance, your_min_time, your_max_time)
  local time_now = timer.getTime()
  -- call this when you want to return a random delay and you can do it in a number of ways, all args are optional
  -- add this function one time in a seperate bit of doscript on mission start then you can use like below...
  return (time_now > (your_min_time or 0)) and ((your_max_time and time_now > your_max_time) or (time_now < (your_max_time or 86890) and (math.random() > (chance or 0.001)))) -- returns true or false based on args supplied
end

-- call like this...
if time_delay(0.5, 10, 100) then -- or time_delay(0.5) if you only want chance, or time_delay(0.5, 50) for 50% chance after 50 secs... or less than 50 secs.. time_delay(0.5, nil, 50)
  -- do stuff
end

.... I got carried away there

I wrote that off the cuff so there may be typo errors, but im sure youll find them.

Edited March 30, 2023 by PravusJSB