How do I add a randomness factor to a player picker system?

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#1

I will try to be as detailed as possible, so please bear with me

So basically, I have this presidential game with 3 parties, and I want 1 player to be picked randomly for each of the three teams. But for now, it is not random, and I pick a player by using .LocalPlayer in a localscript inside starterplayerscripts.

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local Players = game:GetService(“Players”)
local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Events = game.ReplicatedStorage.Events

local iAvailable = Events.IndependentAvailable
local dAvailable = Events.DemocratAvailable
local rAvailable = Events.RepublicanAvailable

local teamTaken = game.ReplicatedStorage.TeamTaken
local iTaken = teamTaken.IndependentTaken
local rTaken = teamTaken.RepublicanTaken
local dTaken = teamTaken.DemocraticTaken

player.Neutral = true

wait(10) --waits for a player to pick a team
while true do
wait(5)
if player.Team == game.Teams.Independent and iTaken.Value == false then
iAvailable:FireServer(player)
print("i available fired ")
wait(10)
end

end
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I would like this to be random, with a percent chance of being picked on the screen somewhere. Is there any way to randomly pick a player out of each team?

please ask questions if I’m not detailed enough!

#2

First things first, I’d avoid doing this in a local script. This seems to be a critical task that is best left to the more secure server-side. Unless you want players to be able to manipulate which team they end up in, I recommend you do so.

With that out of the way, you can get a table of all the players using the GetPlayers method. I’d use the Random data type to generate a random number, use it to index a player from the table, assign them to a team, remove them from the table, and repeat until all players are distributed into the teams.

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#3

You can implement math.random to pick each player’s team. math | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub
Example, lets say there is a 1/3 chance a player is picked for a certain team, you can use math.random(1, 3) and see if it selected a certain number like 1, 2, or 3.

#4

Sorry, what I meant was I wanted a representative for each team each round., but randomly

So there would be 3 contestants who would debate for a win. An individual is drawn out from their team for a total of 3 different teamed individuals, one independent, one democratic, and one republican. (i want that part randomized, but I don’t know how to) The team part doesn’t matter, as each player gets to pick their team when they join.

**for some reason the team stuff only works in a local script, like player.neutral or checking what team a player is in

#5

Sorry, what I meant was I wanted a representative for each team each round., but randomly.

So there would be 3 contestants who would debate for a win. The team part doesn’t really matter much, as the win is counted in a server script. I don’t know how to do that with math.random

#6 
local Teams = game:GetService("Teams")


local PARTIES = {
    Teams.Independent,
    Teams.Republican,
    Teams.Democrat,
}



local function getRandomRepresentatives(): {Player}
    local representatives = {}

    for _, party in PARTIES do
        local members = party:GetPlayers()
        local member  = members[math.random(#members)]

        table.insert(representatives, member)
    end

    return representatives
end

The above code selects a random player from each party. The selection of a party member is impartial, so you can calculate your chance of being selected as 1 in server population

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#7

Should I use a remote event or keep it client sided only? It worked btw thanks

#8

Since it’s a multiplayer game, the server should be the one to chose the representatives. If you’re unsure of when to involve the server, consider reading this article

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