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Wanderer Joined: 20 Dec 2000 Posts: 53 Location: USA

Hi again,

Here's what i'm tryin to do...

I have this now..
Alias ss
value smile to %1 softly, with a wink...

I'd like to choose between 3 or 4 different
messages and run them sequentially..

so if i do..
ss Lilyth
ss Gwen
ss Litortha

id get three different end messages..like so

you smile at lilyth softly, with a wink..
you smile at gwen gently, eyes wide..
you smile at litortha Impishly, blushing softly

I can almost get them to work using a %random thing,
but it gives too many of the same messages in a row.

should i use variables?..or can you fire aliases from a main alias?

what would be best for variables..
%case, %item, %expandlist, #forall ?

sorry..kinda sleepy, can't think.

Thanx for any..
G.

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

%random should work. Getting too many of the same in a row is just a statical probability that may happen from time to time, even more so if your list of messages is short. If you want to lower this chance a bit, then add some duplicates of each message in random order. For example, suppose your messages are A, B, and C, then you could create the list of possible messages like:
B, C, A, B, A, C, A, C, B

Since each message appears the same number of times, they all still have the same probability of being selected. However, since the list is bigger, you get less problems from rounding.

Wanderer Joined: 20 Dec 2000 Posts: 53 Location: USA

Great idea, thanks, i'll try it!
G.