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Old 11-22-2009, 08:06 PM
iggi
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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Couldn't you do it like this:


while(number of drops > 0){
randnum % loottablesize = item picked
randnum % 10 = (actual)randnumber
if ((actual)randnumber <= (probability*10) ){ \\assuming probability is in decimal
drop(item picked);
}
number of drops--;
}

This would allow a weighted random drop with number of drops scaling with the number of items in the loot table (which generally correlates w/raid bosses) However you want to determine the number of drops though is up to you and can be removed. Also, the number of drops can be scaled by adding a multiplier to adjust as needed.

p.s.- Don't trust me, just ponder on it, I have little experience in programming, that's just how I was taught, poorly adapted that is.
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