Rokquo
(Rokquo)
October 11, 2020, 12:23am
#1
Trying to create a random pattern with math.random, first post here, newish to scripting.
Example:
for i = 1, 50 do
local rand1 = math.random(-i, i)
local rand2 = math.random(-i, i)
part1.CFrame = CFrame.new(rand1, rand2), 0, -i)
end
This won’t work as the [i] will keep increasing, so the numbers will be in-between 1 and 50, not exactly -i or i and i or -1
What can I use for rand1 and rand2 to be exactly equal to -i or i?
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WingItMan
(WingItMan)
October 11, 2020, 12:25am
#2
So, you want the random to be either a positive or negative?
local rand = (math.random() == 0 and -1 or 1) * i
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Rokquo
(Rokquo)
October 11, 2020, 12:27am
#3
Yes, I want the random to be either positive or negative. So on the first loop it would be:
-1 or 1,
second loop:
-2 or 2
and so on…
-3 or 3
Do you mean something like this? rand1 and rand2 are randomly positive i or negative i.
for i = 1, 50 do
local rand1 = (math.random(0, 1)*2 - 1) * i
local rand2 = (math.random(0, 1)*2 - 1) * i
part1.CFrame = CFrame.new(rand1, rand2), 0, -i)
end
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Rokquo
(Rokquo)
October 11, 2020, 12:44am
#5
ah yes! this should work nicely. Thank you!