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Getting a random player in MP

2001-07-25, 4:26 PM #1

Tazz

Are you my mother?

Posts: 812

Okay, I have decided to run a different route with Jawa Tag and deciding who will be the Jawa. Is there a way to pick a random player and identify them through cog? I was thinking like.

rand_num = Rand() * GetNumPlayers();
first_jawa_target = rand_num

I know that won't work, but something along those lines. My whole goal is to stay away from adding the cog to the level so that it can be played in any level.

-Tazz

-There are easier things in life than finding a good woman, like nailing Jello to a tree, for instance

Tazz

2001-07-25, 4:56 PM #2

Hell Raiser

Villianous Demon Coder

Posts: 1,735

I wish! I suggest having the first person killed (by a player) be the Jawa.

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X-Treme Cogger for DBZ: TDIR

-Hell Raiser

2001-07-25, 5:05 PM #3

Hideki

Registered User

Posts: 611

Code:

for(x=0; x<GetSectorCount(); x=x+1)
{
   potential = FirstThingInSector(x);


   while(potential != -1)
   {
      if(GetThingType(potential) == 0x400)
      {
         players[ID] = potential;
         ID = ID + 1;
      }


      potential = NextThingInSector(potential);
   }
}


chosen = rand()*ID;
if(chosen == ID) chosen = ID - 1;
randPlayer = players[chosen];

You need to register
int players[0] local
.
.
.
int players[maxplayers] local

in the symbols. "maxplayer" being the max number of players allowed to join in game, usually 4, so that being 3.

This should return a random player thing ID.

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[This message has been edited by Hideki (edited July 25, 2001).]