Make an object start in a random location?
 

HI

How do i make an object start in hopefully a different location everytime .
I've tried random and dynamic locations and don't seem to get it right.
The sub starts in the same place every time.

Thanx

create your platforms, then put all dynamic locations where you want.
then, clic on any dynamic location =>
object assigned : include all your platforms on this list
min / max should be the same number of the platform you assigned to this dynamic location pattern.

If you want only 3 out of 5 platforms to appear in these locations (typical neutral generation example) DON'T put the min/max to 3
You must define the platform generated BEFORE they will jump into dynamic locations (with dynamic group for example)

You must have in min/max of dynamic location the number of the whole platforms that could be able to spawn here =>

example :
you put 10 dynamic locations (preferably each one with a specific name instead of "location 1,2,3,4,5,.....,10", because you could have different pattern of dynamic location and it's easier to have a good name for them, example :"spawn KILO 1,2,3,4,5...10"

create 5 platforms

you want only 3 platforms out of the 5 to spawn in these DL =>
In the dynamic location screen :
object assigned : all five platform should be put here
generation option : min/max at 5

then create a dynamic group : neutrals
put all your platforms in this group
probability 100, min/max 3 (out of 5)
and now, go to each one of these platforms and give them the same probability of apparition => 100 / number of the platform for each
=> 100/5 => 20% on each
If you let all the platforms to 100%, as this is a list starting from the top, you will always have the first 3 platform selected and not the last 2.
So you really MUST divide 100% by the number of the platforms.
The global addition of all %age should be 100%
for 10 platform, each one at 10%
If you want some platforms to have more prob than other, give one 15% and the other 5%, but the final count must make 100% or be quite close to this.

now, you have a random choice of platforms that will spawn on a random dynamic locations.

you can download a mission to deconstruct =>
http://okof4.free.fr/missions/DW/MP4...locus_v1.34.mu
(an easy and soft scenario to analyse)
and other missions, sometimes much more complicated, but with usefull tips =>
http://okof4.free.fr/missions/DW

Thanx Oko

I'll check it out. :P