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 Spawning multiple MOPixels and having multiple math.randoms 
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Post Re: Spawning multiple MOPixels and having multiple math.randoms
If you place all the particle definition inside the for?

I made a code which makes 10 rockets spawn and it works:
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                for G = 1, 10 do
                        self.ExplosiveDamage = CreateAEmitter("Particle Beast Rocket")
                        self.ExplosiveDamage.Pos = self.MuzzlePos
                      self.ExplosiveDamage:SetWhichMOToNotHit(MovableMan:GetMOFromID(self.RootID),-1)
                        self.ExplosiveDamage.Vel = Vector((25+(G*math.random(2)))*self.reverseNum,math.random(5)-(G/2)):RadRotate(self.RotAngle)
                        MovableMan:AddParticle(self.ExplosiveDamage)
         end


Then you just need to change the position to make it circle a point, like making a vector and rotate acording to the G (in your script the i) value.


Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:48 pm
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You are welcome.


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I dunno if that means you figured it out entirely or not, but in case you haven't, use math.sin and math.cos.
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particle.Pos = Vector(math.sin(math.random(-math.pi, math.pi)) * (radius) + (pointx), math.cos(math.random(-math.pi, math.pi)) * (radius) + (pointy))

Insert values or variables for pointx, pointy, and radius. Also check my parens, I might have messed them up. Also you might need to swap sin and cos, I can never remember if the x coord uses sin or cos.
EDIT: Oh, and this goes in your for loop, as does everything when defining your particle. Each runthrough of the for should define a new particle, define it's position, then add it to MovableMan.


Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:05 pm
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If I'm reading this right, you want several MOPixels to spawn at a point in a circular formation?

How come I never see people do something like this?

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self.pixel.Pos = self.yourpoint.Pos + Vector(your diameter,0):RadRotate(math.rad(math.random(360)))


Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:10 pm
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Coops, that works, but replace the "360" with "math.pi * 2". You're rotating in radians, not degrees.


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The description for math.rad is:

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Converts a number from degrees to radians.


I figured converting 360 degrees to radians is the same thing.


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Oh, whoops, I missed the math.rad. Probably easier to just give it 2 * math.pi instead of converting it, though.


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RadRotate(math.random() * (2*math.pi));

works great


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