Request script, select random player.

nwninterested · April 2018

Is there a way to select a random player in the server, or in an area?

squattingmonk · April 2018

Here's a function that does just that:

// Gets a random PC from oArea. If oArea is invalid, gets a random online PC.
object GetRandomPC(object oArea = OBJECT_INVALID)
{
    object oTarget;
    if (GetIsObjectValid(oArea))
        oTarget = oArea;
    else
        oTarget = GetModule();

    int i;
    object oPC = GetFirstPC();

    while (GetIsObjectValid(oPC))
    {
        if (oTarget != oArea || GetArea(oPC) == oArea)
            SetLocalObject(oTarget, "PC_LIST" + IntToString(i++), oPC);

        oPC = GetNextPC();
    }

    return GetLocalObject(oTarget, "PC_LIST" + IntToString(Random(i)));
}

// Usage
void main()
{
    // Get a random PC from the server
    object oPC1 = GetRandomPC();
    SpeakString("Module PC found: " + GetName(oPC1));

    // Get a random PC in the caller's area
    object oPC2 = GetRandomPC(GetArea(OBJECT_SELF));
    SpeakString("Area PC found: " + GetName(oPC2));
}

It's a little inefficient because it rebuilds the PC list every time it's called, but it may serve as a useful example.

nwninterested · April 2018

Oh nice, TY sir!!

Request script, select random player.

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