Random sounds?

[Xelander]

Yah, how do you make ex. in a swep, primary fire plays 1 random sound every shoot, and for every new one, the old one stops, how do you make it so random?

[Darkchaos]

I shall assist.

[lua]
local randomsounds = {

Sound('sound path here')
Sound('sound path here')
"etc"
}

local rndsdn = math.Random(1 , #randomsounds)
local randomSound = (Sounds[rndsdn])
[/lua]

[Overv]

There is a new function: [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/wiki/?title=Table.random]table.Random[/url]

[lua]local randomsounds = {
Sound('sound path here')
Sound('sound path here')
"etc"
}

local randomSound = table.Random(randomsounds)[/lua]

[Darkchaos]

Or that, I think both would work though :3

[Overv]

I guess table.Random is faster /bitch

[Darkchaos]

1 ns won't make that much of a difference.

[SteveS]

[QUOTE=Overv;14643502]I guess table.Random is faster /bitch[/QUOTE]

Wow way to be completely wrong. It does practically the same thing but it loops to cater for tables that don't use numeric indexes or start at 1.

[Xelander]

and these plays to all on the server at the same time?

[Overv]

[QUOTE=SteveUK;14643658]Wow way to be completely wrong. It does practically the same thing but it loops to cater for tables that don't use numeric indexes or start at 1.[/QUOTE]

It could have been a C++ function and faster in that way, jesus...
We're here to help people, not to grow your e-penis by flaming people to death

[Xelander]

ok thanks >___> ill come back if i need help

[kevkev]

[QUOTE=Overv;14644864]It could have been a C++ function and faster in that way, jesus...
We're here to help people, not to grow your e-penis by flaming people to death[/QUOTE]

Uhh, it is a Lua function, not a C++ one.

[Overv]

It could have been implemented in C++.

[Nev]

Also, you separate table entries with either a comma(,) or a semicolon(;). It is usually preferred to use a comma, though.

local t =
{

	"entry 1",
	"entry 2",
	"entry 3"

};

So technically *those who posted code* are wrong.

[kevkev]

[QUOTE=Nevec;14645458]Also, you separate table entries with either a comma(,) or a semicolon(;). It is usually preferred to use a comma, though.

*code*

So technically you are all wrong.[/QUOTE]

Why am i wrong :tinfoil:?

[SteveS]

[QUOTE=Overv;14645368]It could have been implemented in C++.[/QUOTE]

Look at the includes folder first.

[Xelander]

this is my code:
[lua]
function SWEP:SecondaryAttack()
local randomsounds = { // line 59
Sound('funniez/catbomb.mp3')
Sound('funniez/ravebreak.mp3')
Sound('funniez/speach/obeyyourthirst2.wav')
Sound('funniez/speach/obeyyourthirstsync.wav')
Sound('funniez/cant.wav')
Sound('funniez/4.wav')
Sound('funniez/8.wav')
}
local randomSound = table.Random(randomsounds)
end[/lua]

this is my error:

weapons/knife/shared.lua:61: '}' expected (to close '{' at line 59) near 'Sound'

help nao

[Nev]

Argh..

[QUOTE=Nevec;14645458]Also, you separate table entries with either a comma(,) or a semicolon(;). It is usually preferred to use a comma, though.

local t =
{

	"entry 1",
	"entry 2",
	"entry 3"

};

So technically *those who posted code* are wrong.[/QUOTE]

[Darkchaos]

Forgot to include that :3

Nevec is right.

[Xelander]

ok ill try rawr

Edit:
didn't work, it wont play, but no absolute no error, this is the code atm:
[lua]
function SWEP:SecondaryAttack()
local randomsounds = {
Sound('funniez/catbomb.mp3'),
Sound('funniez/ravebreak.mp3'),
Sound('funniez/speach/obeyyourthirst2.wav'),
Sound('funniez/speach/obeyyourthirstsync.wav'),
Sound('funniez/cant.wav'),
Sound('funniez/4.wav'),
Sound('funniez/8.wav'),
}
[/lua]

[Nev]

Maybe because you aren't actually playing it?

self.Owner:EmitSound( soundpath );

[Xelander]

self.Owner:EmitSound( soundpath );
or
self.Owner:EmitSound( 'soundpath' );?

[Nev]

self.Owner:EmitSound( soundpath );

Would work if "soundpath" is a valid string variable. And..

self.Owner:EmitSound( "soundpath" );

Would work if you just want to pass a string directly. In your case, the first method would work, because you have the sound files stored in a table and then moved to a string variable. Just remember to give it the right variable name.

[Xelander]

i got
[lua]
function SWEP:SecondaryAttack()
local randomsounds = {
self.Owner:EmitSound('funniez/catbomb.mp3'),
self.Owner:EmitSound('funniez/ravebreak.mp3'),
self.Owner:EmitSound('funniez/speach/obeyyourthirst2.wav'),
self.Owner:EmitSound('funniez/speach/obeyyourthirstsync.wav'),
self.Owner:EmitSound('funniez/cant.wav'),
self.Owner:EmitSound('funniez/4.wav'),
self.Owner:EmitSound('funniez/8.wav')
}
local randomSound = table.Random(randomsounds)
end
[/lua]
but i should have:
[lua]
function SWEP:SecondaryAttack()
local randomsounds = {
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/catbomb.mp3),
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/ravebreak.mp3),
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/speach/obeyyourthirst2.wav),
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/speach/obeyyourthirstsync.wav),
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/cant.wav),
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/4.wav),
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/8.wav)
}
local randomSound = table.Random(randomsounds)
end
[/lua]
?
cuz i tested the first one of mine and they all played the same time and gave me some fucked error:

includes/extensions/table.lua:177: bad argument #2 to 'random' (interval is empty)

whats fucked:
1.that path, dosn't exist
2. none of my files got over 150 lines
3. none absolute non is called table.lua O_o

[Xelander]

sorry for duble post,

i fixed the old error and got this:

weapons/knife/shared.lua:60: attempt to index global 'catbomb' (a nil value)

here is the lua code:
[lua]
local randomsounds = {
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/catbomb.mp3),
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/ravebreak.mp3),
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/speach/obeyyourthirst2.wav),
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/speach/obeyyourthirstsync.wav),
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/cant.wav),
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/orly.mp3),
self.Owner:EmitSound(funniez/yarly.mp3)
}
local randomSound = table.Random(randomsounds)
end
[/lua]

[Averice]

[lua]

local randomsounds = {
"funniez/catbomb.mp3",
"funniez/ravebreak.mp3",
"funniez/speach/obeyyourthirst2.wav",
"funniez/speach/obeyyourthirstsync.wav",
"funniez/cant.wav",
"funniez/orly.mp3",
"funniez/yarly.mp3"
}
local random = math.random(1, #randomsounds)
self.Owner:EmitSound(randomsounds[random])
[/lua]

works.

[Overv]

table.Random is still nicer :P

[Xelander]

will test in like 1 hour, im busy ATM

[Salads]

[QUOTE=Averice;14655732]

works.[/QUOTE]

Don't listen to Overv, what you did for selecting a random sound works fine.

[Xelander]

[QUOTE=Averice;14655732][lua]

local randomsounds = {
"funniez/catbomb.mp3",
"funniez/ravebreak.mp3",
"funniez/speach/obeyyourthirst2.wav",
"funniez/speach/obeyyourthirstsync.wav",
"funniez/cant.wav",
"funniez/orly.mp3",
"funniez/yarly.mp3"
}
local random = math.random(1, #randomsounds)
self.Owner:EmitSound(randomsounds[random])
[/lua]

works.[/QUOTE]
testing this...

[Overv]

[QUOTE=Salads;14659844]Don't listen to Overv, what you did for selecting a random sound works fine.[/QUOTE]

Have fun rewriting stuff that's been written already.