RAND?!

ID:178182
 
Jun 11 2002, 6:19 pm
var/spin = 0

mob/proc/spin()
spin = rand(1,2)
if(spin == 1)
world <<"Winner is Knightblade! :D!"
if(spin == 2)
world <<"Winner is Killer2! :D"

gives,

loading Siient Mud.dme
Siient Mud.dm:55:error:rand:undefined proc
Siient Mud.dm:56:error::invalid expression

Siient Mud.dmb - 2 errors, 0 warnings (double-click on an error to jump to it)

Jun 11 2002, 6:21 pm
var/spin not just spin
Jun 11 2002, 6:23 pm
In response to Nadrew
huh?
Jun 11 2002, 6:23 pm
In response to Nadrew
switch(rand(1,2)
if(1)
blah blah
if(2)
blah blah

It's better.
Jun 12 2002, 3:47 am
In response to Garthor
Garthor wrote:
switch(rand(1,2)
if(1)
blah blah
if(2)
blah blah

It's better.

If you happen to remember the closing parentheses, yes.
Better still, for just two choices, is this:
if(prob(50))
  ...
else
  ...

...or this:
world << "Winner is [(prob(50))?"name1":"name2"]!"

Lummox JR
Jun 12 2002, 7:41 am
In response to Lummox JR
stupid right parenthesis! I always forget to put it =P