Random numbers

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:56 am

Are there alternative methods to create random numbers in a script?

I want to pick a random system in a galaxy. As there are 256 systems in each galaxy a d100_number won't do.

Is there a d256_number as well? Or which other methods could be used to pick one system out of all available systems?

JensAyton · Post by **JensAyton** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:09 pm

Doesn’t look like it.

I’ve added d256_number and pseudoFixedD256_number for the next release, in the event that there is a next release.

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:48 pm

Thanks, Ahruman.

For now I've found a sort of work-halfway-around by adding two d100_numbers. That gives a random choice of 200 planets, even if the chances are not equal.