Random time?

[Spyro23]

I want to create similar event using Platform Movement Object;
---Every "Random"
---Jump
But the base Timer object and TimeX has`nt any functions to run action in random time.
Is there any way to create this?

[Algul]

Function Eggtimer may do the trick

[TreeHugger]

There are a number of different ways you could achieve this.

One option would be to store a value in either an object alterable value, a counter, or a global value. Each frame you reduce this value and when it hits 0, you do your jump action then in the same event set the stored value to a random value using Random()
Example 1: with a framerate of 50 frames/sec this will make the object jump after 1 second then reset the global value to between 50 and 200 so it will next jump anywhere between 1 sec and 4 sec later

(Using Global Value A for our countdown set to 50 at start)

Condition: Always
Action: Subtract 1 from Global Value A

Condition: Global Value A <= 0
Action: Jump
Action: Set Global Value A to random(151)+50

[Dynamite]

Do:

**Compare 2 general values:
Seconds =Equal to= Random(whatever)

-Jump

You can also do Minutes, hours and more instead of seconds. Just go to "Retrieve data from an object" and go to the timer thing.

[Random]

I'd go for TreeHugger's solution. Dynamite's way is pretty "shaky", depending on the random number you use, you get very odd results. E.g. you use Random(30), your event will trigger every frame at the chance of 1:30, but ONLY in the first half of a minute - after that nothing will happen with any of your objects for 30 seconds.

If you don't want to use an alterable value, what Algul said is pretty good. The eggtimer extension can run a "function" after a fixed time. So you can just tell it to wait Random(x) seconds and then do something.

If you just want a random chance every frame, instead of a random time of waiting do
> Compare two general values: Random(x) Equal To 0

This way you get a chance of 1:x every frame. Of course this does not, as TreeHugger's approach, guarantee a minimum waiting time (it might just trigger 10 times a second and then not for 5).