How to choose a random sound or message text?

#1 · January 16, 2008, 10:08 pm

Suppose I want to display a message or play a sound when the user destroys the cube in a cleanser. I know how to create the output to react to the box being dissoved and play a sound or display some text. But if I have a pool of sounds or a pool of text messages, how can I randomly select one?

The Portal game does this, for example, when a turret dies and picks one of several sounds to play.

(I suppose I could decompile a map and look, but I'm at work and can't wait until I get home to find out.

#2 · January 16, 2008, 10:17 pm

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Logic_case

Use the "pickrandom" input.

#3 · January 16, 2008, 11:16 pm

whupper wrote:

...The Portal game does this, for example, when a turret dies and picks one of several sounds to play...

That's just the way the turret NPC is written, it has little to do with hammer.

#4 · January 17, 2008, 6:26 am

Thanks a lot.

And nice avatar image, NocturnalGhost!

#5 · January 18, 2008, 7:43 pm

I'd post a link to the image that gave me the idea, but it didn't go down too well last time i did

Google "chell portal lawl" if you are really curious. (and over 18, hehe) :twisted:

#6 · January 21, 2008, 11:32 pm

NocturnalGhost wrote:

I'd post a link to the image that gave me the idea, but it didn't go down too well last time i did

Google "chell portal lawl" if you are really curious. (and over 18, hehe) :twisted:

Missed opportunity to rick-roll #12.

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