[Spell] Couple Questions

[aple]

#1: Is there some kind of pip system around? The idea looks something like this:

The green dots filling up the empty/transparent dots. Should be able to manually control when the pips are changed, something like

• ... stuff ...
• Unit Group - Pick every unit in (PipUnits) and do (Actions)
  • Loop - Actions
    • If Triggering Unit is equal to (Picked Unit) Then
      • Set Pip[int] = Pip[int] + 1
      • Actions
• ... stuff ...

#2: Is this a good way to do random chance?

• Set RandomChance = Random number between 1 and 100.
• Set Chance = 70
  • For each (Integer Int[0]) from 1 to Chance, do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • Int[0] = RandomChance Then
        • Then - Actions
          • Actions
        • Else - Actions
          • Chance failed stuff...

 

[Tasyen]

To #2
No it isn't; you do upto 70 Checks, but only need 1.
Simple Random can be done that way:

• Set Random = (Random integer number between 1 and 100)
• Set Chance = 70
• If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
  • If - Conditions
    • Random Smaller Equal Chance
  • Then - Actions
    • -------- Effect Appears --------
  • Else - Actions
    • -------- Failed. --------

Weighted Random;
Is a more controlled Random, where you have multiple Options each having its own Chance to appear but only 1 Effect appears each execution.
Has a nice usage in Item Drop etc.;
In this Example we Create Footmen; Highest Chance is 1 Footmen with 4/8; 2 Footmen is 2/8; None Footmen is 1/8 and 3 Footmen is 1/8: 4+2+1+1=8.
PS: The Possible Options should be outsourced into an Init Trigger in the Real project.

• Set Random = (Random integer number between 0 and 7)
• Set Chances[0] = 1
• Set Chances[1] = 1
• Set Chances[2] = 1
• Set Chances[3] = 1
• Set Chances[4] = 2
• Set Chances[5] = 2
• Set Chances[6] = 3
• Set Chances[7] = 0
• Set Loc = (Center of (Playable map area))
• Einheit - Create Chances[Random] Footmen for Player 1 (Rot) at Loc facing 90 degrees
• Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Loc)

If you use Jass or Custom Script you could use Item Pool/Unit Pool for Drops/Spawn to achive weight Random.