Hi there, I’m new to the forum and I am still learning how to script, so please be descriptive with your answers.
I’m trying to use a Script to access all parts of my ModuleScript. I’m attempting to make a sort of loot table using weight. The script is in ServerScriptService, and I need to get a random item from my module script in ServerStorage.
From my script, I want to look at all of the items in this ModuleScript (I plan to add more), and pick a random one using the spawnWeight as a weight in the loot table.
I would prefer to use a ModuleScript as a basis for the loot table so all the items will be organized in a convenient place, rather than in a script that does other unrelated things.
I have looked around the Dev Forum for a solution which meets my needs, but haven’t found much. Many have suggested using ReplicatedStorage, but I don’t think it would fully solve the problem.
I can provide any other details that can help with solving the problem if needed.
Any help, suggestions, or changes would be appreciated!
First, you should be aware that you added 2 commas after Knife in your table, which may be part of the problem.
Anyway, see if this helps:
local module = {}
module.Items = {
--I'm slightly reformatting your table,
--but you can do it the same way
--as before if you want
["Sword"] = { index = {1}, spawnWeight = {20}}
["Knife"] = { index = {2}, spawnWeight = {50}}
}
return module
-- your other script
local function size(tabl)
local count = 0
for i,v in pairs(tabl) do
count += 1
end
return count
end
local module = require(game.ServerScriptService.ModuleScript)
local function selectnewitem()
local number = math.random(1, size(module.Items))
for i,v in pairs (module.Items) do
If v.Index[1] == number then
return i,v
end
end
end
local itemname,iteminfo = selectnewitem()
I’m not quite sure what you meant by this, please explain more.
I’d recommend setting up your loot table preset to look something more like so:
{
Sword = 20;
Knife = 50;
}
With that, we can make a simple weighted chance function to randomly select an item from the loot table:
function GetRandomItem(lootTbl)
local pool = {}
for item,weight in pairs(lootTbl) do
for i = 1,weight do
table.insert(pool,item)
end
end
return pool[math.random(#pool)]
end
Thank you both @iGiDgames and @AskForHeaven for your help. I was able to solve the problem. I had to change up several things and mix things from both of your concepts (and from some of my own), but I eventually solved the problem with your help. Heaven’s weighted random item function was a big help.
Thank you!
