Random word/name - Printable Version

Random word/name - Printable Version

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Random word/name - Catalan_mistral - 02-14-2017 04:59 AM

I need to generate a random word or name, grabbing it ideally from a list like in sphere_names.scp, was hoping to be able to utilise the name generator for characters ie #Name_random but think that doesn't fire until the npc is placed.

Any ideas?

RE: Random word/name - Anarch Cassius - 02-14-2017 07:17 AM

The @create doesn't fire but you can use the same sort of command anywhere.

SRC.TAG0.NICKNAME=#NAMES_ORC

TARG.NAME=#NAMES_RANDOM_JUNK

RE: Random word/name - Catalan_mistral - 02-14-2017 08:59 AM

Doesn't work alas

Code:

ON=@DClick

TAG.NICKNAME=#NAMES_ORC

SRC.SYSMESSAGE <Tag.Nickname>

returns #NAMES_ORC, so no name is generated.

i can do a workaround using

Code:

[FUNCTION words_Random]

DOSWITCH <EVAL RAND(2)>

RETURN "Cat"

RETURN "Dog"

RETURN "RABBIT"

ENDDO

But adding new words/names to the list would become a pain.

RE: Random word/name - Coruja - 02-14-2017 11:56 AM

I think there's no function to generate random names from sphere_names.scp, because the name list is only called to set NPC names

but you can use an simple workaround for this

Code:

[FUNCTION GetRandomName]

SERV.NEWNPC c_pig

NEW.NAME=<ARGS>

ARGS=<NEW.NAME>

NEW.REMOVE

return <ARGS>

eg: <GetRandomName #NAMES_ORC> will return a random name from #NAMES_ORC of sphere_msgs.scp

RE: Random word/name - Catalan_mistral - 02-14-2017 12:17 PM

Lovely Coruja Thank you, exactly what i wanted Smile