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junior dragon Jul 15, 2024, 8:00 PM

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Is it possible to do playrandom but have it be specific in the order the wavs are played?

spiral isle Jul 15, 2024, 8:07 PM

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no
that would be sequential
not random

junior dragon Jul 15, 2024, 8:12 PM

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How do I get it to do sequential then

spiral isle Jul 15, 2024, 8:15 PM

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what exactly are you trying to make, is the question

junior dragon Jul 15, 2024, 8:15 PM

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I just want the wavs to be sequential so it doesn't repeat the same wav fifty times before playing the other ones

spiral isle Jul 15, 2024, 8:18 PM

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oh you just want a different format of randomness
like PickRandomShuffle of logic_case

junior dragon Jul 15, 2024, 8:18 PM

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no I wanna play them in a certain order

spiral isle Jul 15, 2024, 8:19 PM

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but they don't have to be if the only aim is to avoid repeats

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also the more wavs you have, the less likely it is to repeat

junior dragon Jul 15, 2024, 8:24 PM

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is it possible to do sequential or not

spiral isle Jul 15, 2024, 8:24 PM

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not with soundscapes or soundscripts alone

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you have to play individual sounds in sequence externally

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env_speaker maybe
but that uses response concepts
and is meant for announcements and nags

junior dragon Jul 15, 2024, 8:32 PM

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Well, damn

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Do you at least know why the soundscript seems to be ignoring the "time" I set?

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I set it to 5 but sometimes two wavs will play within like 2 seconds

spiral isle Jul 15, 2024, 8:33 PM

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what do you mean time

junior dragon Jul 15, 2024, 8:33 PM

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"time" "5,6"

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It's supposed to be the delay

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But it's seemingly ignoring it

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Full thing here:

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{
    "playrandom"
    {
        "volume"    "0.35,0.5"
        "pitch"        "100"
        "time"        "5,6"
        "position"    "random"
        //"soundlevel"    "SNDLVL65dB"
        "rndwave"
        {
            "wave"    "infernalmachine/16aetherium/aet_racer_a.wav"
            "wave"    "infernalmachine/16aetherium/aet_racer_b.wav"
            "wave"    "infernalmachine/16aetherium/aet_racer_c.wav"
        }
    }

    "playlooping"
    {
        "volume"    ".1"
        "pitch"        "100"
        "wave"        "infernalmachine/16aetherium/aet_amb_loop_02.wav"
    }
}```

spiral isle Jul 15, 2024, 8:34 PM

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how long are those wavs

junior dragon Jul 15, 2024, 8:35 PM

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Each one is about a second long

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Give or take a few milliseconds

spiral isle Jul 15, 2024, 8:35 PM

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because I think time is the delay between the start of the wavs
not the time between one ending and the next one starting

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if it rolls 5 twice in a row, then one sound plays, then another only 4 seconds after the first ends

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that might feel shorter than it actually is

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