This is for a space map i'm making.....
Now, space maps are fun, but its seems a little pointless filling up the IA box with a whole list of maps with different layouts and skys (what I'm doing). So I'd like to have the sky's used random (I've got 7 atm, making more) but also have random ship layout/space objects(asteroids, junk).


1) Loading random sky files:
I know how its possible to load different skys, I just need to know the code you use to make them random.


2) Loading random layouts.
Well here's the harder one.....is it possible (while keeping online compatible) to have the lua or addme.lua load a random layout (eg a random layer)? Or to have one mode/era load a random map (ie one out of four maps, all with a different layout)?

In no particular order:

You can generate random numbers with math.random(integervalue). Moving on from there is easy. Sky .lvl files are loaded in the mission .lua, not the addme, so you can load random skies by-the-mission if you want. Random skies do not break online compatibility (they are just a visual change).

If you load random maps in the addme or random map layers in the mission .lua, you will break online compatibility.

For the first question, I think you'd have to use the math( function (not sure how to script it or how it works), since this function works for choosing random loadscreens.
As for the random layouts, changing the layout for mode would be easy per mode. Just change what lvl it calls for. As for random layouts for the same mode, it'd be harder.

Looks like Mavs got it. ^