math.random refreshment

[ThePCGuy]

Hello,

I need some help with a Community Zombie script called: Zday.

You have 3 types of zombie walks that activates by a setting trough meta.xml

ZombieSpeed = get("zombies.Speed")

Since i want to change the walk randomly i did this:

ZombieSpeed = math.random( 1, 3 )

if ZombieSpeed == 1 then --super slow zombies (goofy looking)

chaseanim = "WALK_drunk"

checkspeed = 2000

elseif ZombieSpeed == 2 then -- normal speed

chaseanim = "run_old"

checkspeed = 1000

elseif ZombieSpeed == 3 then -- rocket zombies (possibly stressful on server)

chaseanim = "Run_Wuzi"

checkspeed = 680

end

It does work, only it doesnt refresh on each zombie spawn. The math.random only activates once at the resource startup or restart. Is it possible to refresh after each zombie spawn?

[KenXeiko]

I believe that it's possible, just check the whole resource, you should be able to find the spawn function.

[ThePCGuy]

I just checked the whole resource (2 lua scripts) and didnt find something usefull about the spawns.

Zombies spawn randomly if you walk around with ofcourse the danger elementdata.

setTimer ( function (ped) if ( isElement ( ped ) ) then setPedAnimation ( ped, "ped", chaseanim, -1, true, true, true ) end end, 800, 1, ped )

''chaseanim'' is the animation, so is it possible to make the math.random refresh ?

[Sex*]

Use fucking lua tags...

[Castillo]

Try with this: http://pastebin.com/Ggf6Rckg

[ThePCGuy]

Try with this: http://pastebin.com/Ggf6Rckg

Does not work..

[Castillo]

Yes, I noticed why, I forgot to return the values, replace the last function ( getRandomZombieSpeed ) with this:

function getRandomZombieSpeed ( ) 
    local ZombieSpeed = math.random( 1, 3 ) 
    if ( ZombieSpeed == 1 ) then --super slow zombies (goofy looking) 
        chaseanim = "WALK_drunk" 
        checkspeed = 2000 
    elseif ( ZombieSpeed == 2 ) then -- normal speed 
        chaseanim = "run_old" 
        checkspeed = 1000 
    elseif ( ZombieSpeed == 3 ) then -- rocket zombies (possibly stressful on server) 
        chaseanim = "Run_Wuzi" 
        checkspeed = 680 
    end 
  
    return checkspeed, chaseanim 
end 

[ThePCGuy]

Yes, I noticed why, I forgot to return the values, replace the last function ( getRandomZombieSpeed ) with this:

function getRandomZombieSpeed ( ) 
    local ZombieSpeed = math.random( 1, 3 ) 
    if ( ZombieSpeed == 1 ) then --super slow zombies (goofy looking) 
        chaseanim = "WALK_drunk" 
        checkspeed = 2000 
    elseif ( ZombieSpeed == 2 ) then -- normal speed 
        chaseanim = "run_old" 
        checkspeed = 1000 
    elseif ( ZombieSpeed == 3 ) then -- rocket zombies (possibly stressful on server) 
        chaseanim = "Run_Wuzi" 
        checkspeed = 680 
    end 
  
    return checkspeed, chaseanim 
end 

Works now, only the animation changes every 1 second for all zombies in the game. Thats not what i meant if you thought it was. I want to randomly change the animation over time or even better each zombie that spawns have a different one.

[Castillo]

http://pastebin.com/b6Z4iGUy

Try it.

[ThePCGuy]

http://pastebin.com/b6Z4iGUy

Try it.

ERROR: [DayZ-MTA]\zombietest\zombie_server.lua:48: bad argument #1 to 'unpack' (table expected, got boolean)

Shows that error on each zombie spawn now.

[Castillo]

Here it works.

Try this another one:

http://pastebin.com/rM4yC83S

[ThePCGuy]

Zombies spawn, only it spams that error every second on debugscript 3 and Console, so it doesnt apply the animation now.

[Castillo]

I haven't got any error here, it works fine.

[ThePCGuy]

How? I am confused. You are not getting any error but i am..

EDIT:

I think its cause of the elementData ''zombieData".

Also i am using slothbot and a other zombie spawn script so thats why its conflicting cause the zombie spawns on slothbot but it applies the animation cause of ''chaseanim'' can you make a way around the elementData "zombieData" ?

Edited January 24, 2013 by Guest

[Castillo]

Could be the game mode you are using, that is messing around with it.

[ThePCGuy]

Read above.

[Castillo]

I'm not sure, but slothbots and zombies aren't meant to work together if I'm right.

[ThePCGuy]

Indeed, as i am using the zombies gamemode for the animations, moaning etcetra. It only needs to set the ''chaseanim'' differently. So can you make a way around so you dont have to use that elementData?

[Castillo]

No, that element data is required to store the random animation when the zombie spawns.

[ThePCGuy]

Well in that case, i have a problem anyways now since the zombie script itself wont spawn zombies for some reason. Already stopped the resource scoreboard.

EDIT: Fixed now.