need help with randInt syntax : solved

[[DooD]Heavyair]

i have got a script that activates the sam site at area 69 and fires at players using createObject and moveObject.

i want to make the objects that it fires at player move a bit more randomly so that it doesnt allways hit the player.

my player spawn function uses randInt to choose what skin player will have when he spawns as i only wanted a few of the skins but when i try to use it for my sam site in the same way i get a bad argument. the script im trying to use it in is client side so im not sure if thats the problem ( error is attempt to call randInt a nil value.

here is the script

client side

function area69samsitefire ( player, matchingDimension ) 
   detection = isElementWithinColShape ( getLocalPlayer(), area69samsphere ) 
      if detection == true then 
         if ( getTickCount () > previousTick + area69samfiredelay ) then 
            local px,py,pz = getElementPosition ( getLocalPlayer() ) 
            local glow1 = createMarker ( 353, 2030, 30, "corona", 5, 255, 0, 0, 150 ) 
            local shot1 = createObject ( 3106, 353, 2030, 30 ) 
            local rand = randInt ( 1,5 ) 
            attachElementToElement ( glow1, shot1, 0, 0, 0 )  
            setTimer ( moveObject, 50, 1, shot1, 500, px + rand, py + rand, pz + rand ) 
            setTimer ( destroyElement, 570, 1, shot1 ) 
            setTimer ( destroyElement, 570, 1, glow1 ) 
            previousTick = getTickCount() 
          end 
       end 
end 

i have tried setting the randInt in a few different ways but always the same error

tried like this as this is how my player spawn skin randomizer works

local offz = { 2, 3, 4, 5 }

local rand = randInt ( 1, #offz )

also tried this which i saw in another script

setTimer ( moveObject, 50, 1, shot1, px+randInt(1,5), py+randInt(1,5), pz+randInt(1,5) )

but no matter what all of them give me attempt to call randInt a nil value. i know its probably something simple but i just cant see it

any advice appreciated thanx all

Edited June 23, 2008 by Guest

[tma]

randInt() is server only. Try this instead:

  
local rand = math.random(1,5) 
  

[[DooD]Heavyair]

thanks tma.

i will try that now

EDIT ::: awesome tma

works perfectly. thank u so much