Custom Random Spawnpoints.

[SzbZsmbr 16]

Hi guys, i'm working on a new callout pack and i made like everything but one thing, that i make custom vector3s where the callout will happen.

I have my coordinates, but i can't figure it out. I wanted to make like an array of some sort with all of the vector3s in it but didn't work. I was googleing for a while but i found nothing.

Is there any simple or not simple method that i can do?

So my goal is to get a random vector3 from a before specified list/array for the spawnpoint of the callout. 

Thanks in advance!

[epicmrjuan 41]

            Random rand = new Random();

            Vector3[] spawnpoints = new Vector3[]
            {
                new Vector3(0,0,0),
                new Vector3(0,1,0),
                new Vector3(1,0,1)
            };

            Vector3 spawnpoint = spawnpoints[rand.Next(0, spawnpoints.Length)];

Where spawnpoint becomes a random vecter3 from the array.

[OJdoesIt 345]

Would be suggested to have an extension:

public static class EnumerableExtension
{
	public static T PickRandom<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source)
	{
		return source.PickRandom(1).Single();
	}

	public static IEnumerable<T> PickRandom<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source, int count)
	{
		return source.Shuffle().Take(count);
	}

	public static IEnumerable<T> Shuffle<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source)
	{
		return source.OrderBy(x => Guid.NewGuid());
	}
}
      
      //Then you can do something like
      Vector3[] spawnPoints = ...
      Vector3 point = spawnPoints.PickRandom();

 

[SzbZsmbr 16]

17 hours ago, epicmrjuan said:

            Random rand = new Random();

            Vector3[] spawnpoints = new Vector3[]
            {
                new Vector3(0,0,0),
                new Vector3(0,1,0),
                new Vector3(1,0,1)
            };

            Vector3 spawnpoint = spawnpoints[rand.Next(0, spawnpoints.Length)];

Where spawnpoint becomes a random vecter3 from the array.

Thank you very very very much, i was sooooo close, ridiculous how a simple change in the line makes everything to not work! THANK YOU!

 

 

13 hours ago, OJdoesIt said:

Would be suggested to have an extension:

public static class EnumerableExtension
{
	public static T PickRandom<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source)
	{
		return source.PickRandom(1).Single();
	}

	public static IEnumerable<T> PickRandom<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source, int count)
	{
		return source.Shuffle().Take(count);
	}

	public static IEnumerable<T> Shuffle<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source)
	{
		return source.OrderBy(x => Guid.NewGuid());
	}
}
      
      //Then you can do something like
      Vector3[] spawnPoints = ...
      Vector3 point = spawnPoints.PickRandom();

 

Thanks for yours too, but it seems a bit chinese for me, i will study it.

[SzbZsmbr 16]

23 hours ago, epicmrjuan said:

            Random rand = new Random();

            Vector3[] spawnpoints = new Vector3[]
            {
                new Vector3(0,0,0),
                new Vector3(0,1,0),
                new Vector3(1,0,1)
            };

            Vector3 spawnpoint = spawnpoints[rand.Next(0, spawnpoints.Length)];

Where spawnpoint becomes a random vecter3 from the array.

And how can i choose the closest one to Game.LocalPlayer.Character? I can't figure it out how can i get each vector from the array and compare them with the position of my character.

Thanks in advance!

[OJdoesIt 345]

6 hours ago, SzbZsmbr said:

Thank you very very very much, i was sooooo close, ridiculous how a simple change in the line makes everything to not work! THANK YOU!

 

 

Thanks for yours too, but it seems a bit chinese for me, i will study it.

The EnumerableExtension class just needs to be added somewhere within your project. You don't need to edit it or anything.

 

43 minutes ago, SzbZsmbr said:

And how can i choose the closest one to Game.LocalPlayer.Character? I can't figure it out how can i get each vector from the array and compare them with the position of my character.

Thanks in advance!

You would add the LINQ namespace via using System.Linq;

Then

Vector3 closestspawnpoint = spawnpoints.OrderBy(x => x.DistanceTo(playerposition)).First();

 

[SzbZsmbr 16]

1 hour ago, OJdoesIt said:

The EnumerableExtension class just needs to be added somewhere within your project. You don't need to edit it or anything.

 

You would add the LINQ namespace via using System.Linq;

Then

Vector3 closestspawnpoint = spawnpoints.OrderBy(x => x.DistanceTo(playerposition)).First();

 

Thank you so much!