getrandompercentage How does this work? : V

» Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:11 am

Any location that has some documentation on functions like that?

I cant make getrandompercentage work, it would seem that it should simply generate a random number between 1 and 100 and allow u to set a restriction off that number.

Apparently thats not the case, because this doesnt seem to work for me...

...so anyone??

-Exo

» Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:23 pm

I can't even find that function. Use utility.RandomInt(0, 100). I use 0 unless you always want there to be some minuscule chance (1%).

» Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:59 pm

GetRandomPercent works just fine; it grabs a number between 0 and 99 (inclusive) and then sees if the number matches the comparator you put in. I just used it yesterday.

I can't even find that function. Use utility.RandomInt(0, 100)

GetRandomPercent is a condition function, RandomInt and RandomFloat are papyrus functions.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:45 am

GetRandomPercent is a condition function, RandomInt and RandomFloat are papyrus functions.

Ahh, okay, I didn't get what that meant, so I Googled it...

Condition Functions are a set of special functions the Creation Kit can access directly from the game with no scripting. They are usually presented as a drop-down list when adding conditions to an object, as in the example pictured below.

http://www.creationkit.com/Category:Condition_Functions

So basically, GetRandomPercent is used INSIDE the CK, in the "Conditions" drop-down list, where as http://www.creationkit.com/RandomFloat_-_Utility, which is what I use in my scripts for a percentage, is a Papyrus function.

I know this is what you said AstralFire, but I didn't get it at first...