Randomizer Script

[TTD03]

So someone on a different site made a track with a script that randomizes which side of the track you go on.
Here's a link to just the script part of it.
Credit to that user who made it.
http://pastebin.com/tKCCpXAE

Edit: Track is uploaded here now
http://www.coastercrazy.com/track_exchange/detail/20175

If someone has the time or wants to dive into this to figure out how the randomizer was implemented, feel free, I'm sure many would benefit from it.

Tetsu: Welcome

Lines 140-151 is the randomizer.

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        trackSide = Math.random();               
        if (trackSide <= 0.5)
        {
            trackSide = 0;
            //System.out.println("Left");
        }
        else
        {
            trackSide = 1;
            //System.out.println("Right");
        }


Math.random() generates a random number between 0 and 1. He then decides which side it goes to based on that, <= 0.5 goes to the left station, > 0.5 goes right. He sets a value to tell other functions where to set the Transfer Table.

Note: He uses this code verbatim in several places in the script. A better way would be to create a method for it and call the method when you want to use it instead of having the same code cluttering up the script several times.

This is my script, based on the tutorial posted by coasterlover420 over on TPR/NL-Exchange.

I'm not really much of a scripter, so most of the script has been hacked together from what I do know...I've now implemented this as a method in my script:

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private void setTrackSide()
   {
      trackSide = Math.random();
      
      if (trackSide <= 0.5)
         {
            trackSide = 0;
            //System.out.println("Left");
         }
      else
         {
            trackSide = 1;
            //System.out.println("Right");
         }
   }


Any other suggestions for improvements? I've just uploaded the coaster that this script relates to to the exchange here - http://www.coastercrazy.com/track_exchange/detail/20175

[TTD03]

Ah I see, I do notice however that the script tends to switch the trains to the left track more than the right. Not sure why though, as the randomizer is perfectly 50-50 between them. Just lucky left every time I guess?

Thats the nature of being random! In my experience, it has been selecting right more than left, but this could just be perception - as you say, it should be a 50/50 split...

[TTD03]

Yea I guess its really how the randomizer is feeling that day, its gonna be more to the left for some, and more to the right for others.

Is it possible to use a randomizer script modified to randomly toggle spinning car releases? Anyone know of a tutorial that might help get me started?

[TTD03]

Originally posted by LuckyK

Is it possible to use a randomizer script modified to randomly toggle spinning car releases? Anyone know of a tutorial that might help get me started?

It might, but it would definitely have to be modified a bit.

AFAIK, you can't. Triggers are non-modifiable, always on, single state switches. This means they can't be turned on and off at run-time, and they only do one thing.

Once set in the editor, spinning triggers will always turn the spinning on, or they will always turn the spinning off. There is nothing documented in the API that will allow you to fiddle with their settings. You can listen for when the train passes a trigger, but you can't stop the trigger from being flipped.

There is also no way to turn the spinning on or off at run-time, so setting a blank trigger and using that to turn spinning on or off isn't possible either.