Question random.n

* * Commute Path - Gillian * by Krell * 12 June 2013 * tbaMUD Z163 * set H_VNUM 16328 set LOBBY 16301 * * I've made L_TIME a function of S_TIME as two random.# statements * seem to always choose the same value which suggests that two or * more random.# statements in a script are not independent. I am * probably wrong about this. * * Modify at your own discretion. * set S_TIME %random.3% set L_TIME %S_TIME% + 1 *set OPEN_TIME 8:00 *set CLOSE_TIME 18:00 context %self.id% wait until 8:00 set in_commute_z163 1 global in_commute_z163 stand %teleport% %self% %LOBBY% %echo% %self.name% enters the lobby doors and walks toward the library. wait %L_TIME% s south wait %S_TIME% s %echo% %self.name% walks toward the Service Desk. wait %L_TIME% s sit wait %S_TIME% s %echo% %self.name% opens up some ledgers and turns on %self.hisher% computer. set in_commute_z163 0 global in_commute_z163 wait until 18:00 set in_commute_z163 1 global in_commute_z163 %echo% %self.name% looks through a ledger, signs off %self.hisher% name. wait %L_TIME% s %echo% %self.name% puts some ledgers away. wait %S_TIME% s %echo% %self.name% turns off %self.hisher% computer. wait %S_TIME% s stand wait %S_TIME% s %echo% %self.name% stretches %self.hisher% back. wait %L_TIME% s %echo% %self.name% walks toward the library entrance doors wait %S_TIME% s north wait %L_TIME% s %echo% %self.name% crosses the lobby and leaves the building. global in_commute_z163 %echo% %self.name% looks through a ledger, signs off %self.hisher% name. wait %L_TIME% s %echo% %self.name% puts some ledgers away. wait %S_TIME% s %echo% %self.name% turns off %self.hisher% computer. wait %S_TIME% s stand wait %S_TIME% s %echo% %self.name% stretches %self.hisher% back. wait %L_TIME% s %echo% %self.name% walks toward the library entrance doors wait %S_TIME% s north wait %L_TIME% s %echo% %self.name% crosses the lobby and leaves the building. %teleport% %self% %H_VNUM% * * Variable Checking. Make sure global is where it's supposed to be. * Perhaps superfluous when using wait-until? * if %time.hour% > 8 && %time.hour% < 18 && %in_commute_z163% set in_commute_z163 0 global in_commute_z163 elseif %time.hour% >= 18 || %time.hour% > 0 && %time.hour% <= 8 && !%in_commute_z163% set in_commute_z163 1 global in_commute_z163 end

set S_TIME %random.3% set L_TIME %S_TIME% + 1 %echo% Set %S_TIME% %echo% Set %L_TIME% eval S_TIME %random.3% eval L_TIME %S_TIME% + 1 %echo% Eval %S_TIME% %echo% Eval %L_TIME% set S_TIME %random.3% eval L_TIME %S_TIME% + 1 %echo% Set %S_TIME% %echo% Eval %L_TIME%