How do I make random movements?

[The Thinker]

Hello I'm back!
Alley cat remake is 80% completed ( I have to add music, sounds...and 1 important thing "random movements" or it will be boring)

Example:

In the bonus level (with arrows and hearts) to make arrows animation I did:

*Every 1 second ->create arrow1 at X34,Y22 and start its animation
*Every 4 seconds ->create arrow2 at X98,Y22 and start its animation
*Every 3 seconds ->create arrow3 at X162,Y22 and start its animation

Ok this is boring.

I need something like this:

When the screen starts arrows have to start in random sequence (or maybe after 2 seconds the screen starts)
And if arrow1 starts it has to let the screen before another arrow 1 starts in a random sequence.

Can you help me?

Thanks!

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[raytrace]

[obj_active] = archer
[events]
*Start of frame
-[obj_active] Spread "0" in Alterable Value A
-[obj_active] Set Alterable Value B to direction of [obj_active]
*Number of "Arrows" = 0
-[obj_special] Set Global Value Z to random(number of archers)
*Number of "Arrows" = 0
+[obj_active]Alterable Value A = Global Value Z
-Create "Arrow" at -32,-32
-Set X of "Arrow" to X of [obj_active]
-Set Y of "Arrow" to Y of [obj_active]
-Set rotation of "Arrow" to Alterable Value B of [obj_active]
[/events]

[The Thinker]

A simplest way?

Example:

At random times object starts

Is it possible?

[raytrace]

The example above will create an arrow at one of the archers facing the right direction after the last arrow has been destroyed.

[Neonotso]

How about:

[obj_thetimer]Every 1 second
- Add Random(10) to Counter


Counter >= 10
Pick one of [obj_active] at random
- [obj_active]Start
- Set Counter to 0


The [obj_active] is the arrow in this example. And, you can, of course, adjust the different things such as how many seconds till the counter is raised, how much it is raised, and how high the counter must be until the other stuff happens. Also, how do you do the Event List View thing on here?

[raytrace]

You left out creating the arrows & setting thier position. I'm not quite sure whether the archers reload - if not, you're example is fine.

Also this would fire an arrow upto 100 seconds apart which is far too long so Counter >= 10

[Neonotso]

Okay. I don't really know what he's using it for, so I just did what I thought might be good. I've never played the alley cat game or whatever it's called.