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Quan Chi2

How would I specify a certain number of tiles to warp randomly in on a command?

Like...

Just tell me how to specify the radius in this case, please..
I want to try to code the rest myself..

TY in advance...

Muskrat · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 9:39 pm Post subject:

I dont think you explained it very well, but if you want it to be warped somewhere randomly within that region, you need to come up with a way to check if a point is in it. For a square it would be much easier, just get a random x between x1 and x2, and likewise for y. Or, you could specify a center tile and add or subtract a random amount of tiles within 0 and the radius.

Quan Chi2 · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:01 pm Post subject:

I mean.. like... I do want to make it square.. So you're saying to get a random number? and then how would I specify the coords around the random number?

What command in other words.. I can get a random number, but how could I tell the bot what coords are around the number i specified? Is that a good enough explaination?

Mine GO BOOM · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:28 pm Post subject:

If you want to pick a random spot inside of a circle, you choose two random values. One value is anywhere between 0 and the radius of the circle. The next value is anything between 0 and 2*pi. Now, using trigonometry, convert those polar coordinates into rectangular. Then add those X and Y values to the center point of the circle.

To help you learn this, I'll leave out the math for converting polar to rectangular. Use google or a math book to work that one out.

Quan Chi2 · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:47 pm Post subject:

k ty.. lol i never took this before except basic trig

Quan Chi2 · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:03 pm Post subject:

jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus this math is crazy.... this must be like advanced trig.. wtf loll... i'll get through it

Muskrat · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:49 pm Post subject:

I suggest going with a square for now which will be much easier until you learn the polar to rectangular coordinates...

Get two random numbers between your radius and the negative value of your radius, then just add one to the x-coord and one to the y-coord and you've got a random spot in the square.

SamHughes · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:05 am Post subject:

Quan Chi2 · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 7:32 am Post subject:

Smart.

Bak · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:42 am Post subject:

no we're not. It's the pathagareon theorm (distance formula). r = sqrt(x^2 + y^2). All he did was sqaure both sides to speed up calculating it on the computer (r^2 = x^2 + y^2)

Quan Chi2 · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject:

lol i learned that! :d last year i didnt think that i would ever have to use it again :/
pfft lol

Quan Chi2 · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject:

k now what commands/functions am i using here? I have to get a radom number, that I know.. but what other commands am i using? I saw the antiwarp src on Distort's site.. and it said 'radius'.. will i have to use something like that? is radius a built in command?

Bak · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:57 pm Post subject:

no you'll have to use variables. Find a good c++ reference online or in book form.

Quan Chi2 · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject:

Quan Chi2 · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject:

I'll have to include the math header file right?

Bak · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:26 pm Post subject:

for what?

Quan Chi2 · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:15 am Post subject:

i dunno... im trying to figure out how to make exponents in the code lol.. im reading C++ for dummies

SamHughes · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:56 am Post subject:

You don't need exponents to square a number.

What would you need exponents for? Anyway, if they're double-precision approximations of numbers, you'd use the function pow; if they're integers, you could make your own function if you wanted.

Quan Chi2 · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:30 am Post subject:

Quan Chi2 · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject:

um...

int radius;
Sqrt (4*4) + (3 * 3);/*Pythagorean Theorem read from a website*/

i have a strong feeling that im doing this wrong :/
I don't mean to be annoying.. i've just never done this before :/ Im looking through references though.

I'll learn by trial and error I guess.. But am I doing it wrong?

Dr Brain · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject:

In a word, yes.
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Quan Chi2 · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:04 pm Post subject:

yesss

wait.. noooo... Wait you mean its correct? or is it not?

Muskrat · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:10 pm Post subject:

Dr Brain · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject:

Quan Chi2 · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:31 pm Post subject:

lol k