random 1++ spawn boss

[Mauzim]

how to add to this script if win random 1-21 spawn then make random location of this mob like in 5 or 12

local mobs =
{
        -- 1
        [1] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [2] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [3] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [4] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        -- 2
        [5] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"}, {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [6] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [7] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [8] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [9] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [10] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [11] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        -- 3
        [12] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"}, {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},  {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [13] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [14] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [15] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        -- 4
        [16] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [17] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [18] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [19] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [20] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"},
        [21] = {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"}
}

function onThink(interval, lastExecution, thinkInterval)
        spawn = mobs[math.random(21)]
        random = math.random(1000)
        if(random <= 50) then
                doSummonCreature(spawn.mob, {x=spawn.x, y=spawn.y, z=spawn.z})
        else
            return true
        end
end

any1 can help me?

 

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[Pteryx]

local mobs =
{
[1] = {{x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"}},
[2] = {{x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"}},
[3] = {{x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"}, {x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"}},
[4] = {{x = xxxx, y = xxxx, z = xx, mob="XXXXXX"}},
}

3 layers of table: A (main container), B (one container per entry in A), C (location points, one or more per B entry)

For each index to A, generate a random integer between 1 and the number of entries in its B, then pull the location point (C) with that index into B.

The general rule: when you want a variable number of entries, use a container. The second or third time you use stacked containers, read the language docs to find the any assists for processing containers (e.g. it's in "Programming in LUA")

 

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[Pteryx]

Put some real values into the table example I provided above, write code as described, and it will work ok.


Your earlier table structure is wrong. You need another level, like this:

{
      {  {}  },
      {  {}, {}, {}  },
      {  {}  }
      {  {}, {}  },
      {  {}  }
}

The text I wrote about containers explains the general "data structure design" principle. You need a container layer for every level that allows multiple instances (two container layers in this case). Then you can use container level operations to loop through the instances.

 

[Mauzim]

can you explain me it?:x im blind about tables please post some finished code i need 1 random value in this globalevent and then example 3 monsters [bug], [minotaur], [orc] then after random globalevent random is 1 from 3 then every mosnter have {x/y/z}, {x/y/z}, and it doesnt matter 1 or 5 random position but creature spawn only in 1

 

[Pteryx]

Here's a simple Lua program that demonstrates what I explained. I don't think it's exactly what you want, but if you understand the principles the rest is easy.

Notes:

• This is made to run outside OT. I don't know what happens when you use Lua "print()" in OT, but apart from hat the code will run ok if you put it into an OT script.
  
• There's 10% of seeing creature "D"each cycle. 30 cycles should deliver 3 on average, but now and again it will be 0.
  
• When I tested it I noticed the sequence of random numbers is the same each time I ran the code. I only just learned Lua, don't know how to deal with the RNG yet, and don't feel like checking it out.
  
• The Lua operator #tableName returns the number of elements in the table, but only if it has integer index values. It corks on the outer table (mobs) and the next one in (e.g. #mobs[3] is 2) but it won't work on the inner arrays, because they are indexed by "x", "y", "z", and "mob". #mobs[3][2] returns 0.

local mobs =
{
[1] = {{x = 1, y = 2, z = 3, mob="A"}},
[2] = {{x = 4, y = 5, z = 6, mob="B"}},
[3] = {{x = 7, y = 8, z = 9, mob="C"}, {x = 10, y = 11, z = 12, mob="D"}},
[4] = {{x = 13, y = 14, z = 15, mob="E"}},
}

for i= 1, 30 do  -- make 30 selections so we expect to get creature D in one of them

  mobLength = #mobs

  groupIndex = math.random(1, mobLength)  -- select one of the containers of monsters

  creatureIndex = 1
  groupLength = #mobs[groupIndex]

  if groupLength > 1 then
       creatureIndex = math.random(1, groupLength) -- if there are several monsters in the container, select one at random
  end

  creature = mobs[groupIndex][creatureIndex]
  creatureToString = "{" .. creature["x"] .. ", " .. creature["y"] .. ", " .. creature["z"] .. ", " .. creature["mob"] .. "}"

  print ( "cycle " .. i .. ", Creature selected: " .. creatureToString )

end

BTW: The redundant lines like " mobLength = #mobs" are there because the "#" screws up the php formatting tag.

 

[Mauzim]

any 1 can create it for similar to mine script? random etc