Pick Object Type in Family [C2] [SOLVED]

Hey, guys or plinkie specifically!

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Alright, here's that capx.

I'm trying to set up separate ship firing patterns.

If you'll notice in the capx, there's 4 different ship types - based on color (t1, t2, t3, t4).

I can't figure out or find on Google/Scirra how to code when a specific ship type (t1, t2...) is picked as a random instance and then link it up to the firing pattern instead of "ship_type" which obviously makes no sense in there right now.

Only coded 1 firing pattern for now, but pretty easy to change with just copy and paste.

You mentioned something that "picked instance" exists somewhere I believe, but I've never done it before so no idea how to code.

http://www.darksunpictures.com/public/R ... _MODIF.zip

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There you go https://www.dropbox.com/s/4u3skfkbf1612 ... .capx?dl=0

The logic can be tidied up even more with a function, it really depends on what randomness is supposed to happen.

Plinkie, am I wrong, but is this assigning random numbers to the ship types via "choose" and "pick", so they are only sometimes the same?

I actually wanted the same firing pattern for each different ship type consistently. So say ship type 1 or t1 would only fire green shots, ship type 2 or t2 would only fire red shots.

Is that possible?

I guess the question is; how can one compare a specific object type picked via random instance in a family?

Or is the only or better way of doing this via specific family instance variables setting everything up separately for each ship in terms of firing pattern?

I guess I was looking for a convenient shortcut if one exists.

Also, not really sure how to avoid each ship of a specific type from firing the same, some sort of random roller for the cooldown instance variable?

It gets pretty hairy 'cause I have a lot of different ship types and if you start using similar logic without one all encompassing algorithm things break down.

That's sort of the boat I am in right now. I designed a lot of different shot spawners, but it's similar logic, so they malfunction when there's multiple ship types on screen.

Anything is possible, just explain exactly what you want to happen.

This one picks a ship at random, and each ship type has the same assigned fire type. https://www.dropbox.com/s/so9p2jdpzbsse ... .capx?dl=0

OMG, Miraab his sails unfurled!

<------You're dealing with a 40 year old brain here, so I guess it gets foggy sometimes when I have to deal with new concepts, plus so little brain space left after I had to learn all the other stuff to make this game.

This is great, thanks.