timer math.random?

[Bean666]

hello is it possible to add math.random for timers like these? i tested this one but it seems not to work:

any tips?

timer = setTimer(function() 
--stuff here-- 
end 
end, math.random(1000,5000), 0) 
  

[Captain Cody]

time = math.random(1000,5000) 
timer = setTimer(function() 
    --stuff here-- 
    end 
    end, time, 0) 

[Bonsai]

time = math.random(1000,5000) 
timer = setTimer(function() 
    --stuff here-- 
    end 
    end, time, 0) 

How is that different?

Isn't there just one "end" too much?

[Bean666]

can't there be a time table

math.random is not so accurate on what i'm doing ,is it the only way?

like ex:

  
local time = { 1000, 3000 } 
or whatever. 

[Captain Cody]

local time = {1,2,3,4,45,56333,3} 
local random = math.random(0,#time) 
timer = setTimer(function() 
    --stuff here-- 
    end, time[random], 0) 

And yes, I didn't notice that extra end.

[Bean666]

already did that before

i keep getting an error bad usage. timer interval is below 50

[Captain Cody]

    local time = {56333,3292,2123} ---<<-- Make sure to have numbers above 50 
    local random = math.random(0,#time) 
    timer = setTimer(function() 
        --stuff here-- 
        end, time[random], 0) 

Oh yeh sorry forgot, make sure that the numbers are all above 50. If you wanted to use math.random to make the number ->

local number = math.random(50,5000) 

-- Chooses a number in-between 50 and 5000

[DarkByte]

  
local timerfrom, timerto = 5,30  --Time in minutes   
function setRandomTimer ( ) 
    startTimer = setTimer( function ( ) 
    end , math.random ( timerfrom, timerto ) * 60 * 1000 , 1 ) 
end 
addEventHandler ("onResourceStart", resourceRoot, function ( ) setRandomTimer ( ) end )