I am using the math.random function in my game to implement a random decision.
local numHowManyBalls = allBallsGroup.numChildren
local numRandomIndex = math.random(1, numHowManyBalls)
I see there is another function called math.randomseed and I would like to know what this is for and hence if I should be using it and how?
I have other functions in the game that also call the random function.
Thanks
Paul [import]uid: 7863 topic_id: 7217 reply_id: 307217[/import]
math.randomseed(N) sets N as the seed for the pseudo random number generator.
behind the scenes all “random” number generators use a seed
math.randomseed(5) will always return the same sequence of numbers, while
math.randomseed(os.time()) different sequences, since os.time() is a unique number
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Thanks tetu
I am guessing I definitely need to use randomseed
Would I be fine just adding the following near the beginning of my main.lua file and this would take care of all the different scenarios where I generate random numbers in my game?
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math.randomseed(os.time())
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yes, put the random seed call near the beginning of main.lua
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