(zyphhh) Comparing key values then getting the higher key

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So I'm working on a bingo game

I want to use the value of the difficulty key to help me create the tasks which fill the card

I need to pull every task name with a specific difficulty value, then randomly choose between all tasks with that difficulty value

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/128742

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(zyphhh) Comparing key values then getting the higher key

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[gaunt compass]

How are you storing the list of possible tasks?

[open forum]

Its in the paste

exactly like that

[gaunt compass]

Why not have each difficulty in a separate data script?

Sorry not data script itself, but each separate category between “tasks” and the task name?

Then use ListTag.random to choose random ones from that list?

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cause the difficulty needs to be associated with the task itself

[cunning wedge]

can you explain further how you plan to "fill" the board? there may be a easier solution to what you're doing

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Randomize from the list of tasks based on each task difficulty

Then flag the player with a map of the board with the filled tasks

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It will be more complex than that with giving slight bias to certain tasks and such but thats the base thing

[warm rivet]

there's more than 1 way to accomplish this honestly its up to what you prefer

Do you want to always have the same amount selected for a certain category?

or do you want a weight system that selects randomly

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the latter

[warm rivet]

Sorry for the late response, I got buried with work and forgot about this

You can just assign a certain weight to each of your keys then have code that gets a random pull based on those assigned values repeated x times (based on how many pulls you want)

Here's a showcase post you can take an example from #showcase message

Obviously that's how the base picker would work, if you'd like to have a max amount of duplicate entries, max entries of a certain difficulty etc you'd have to add in those checks yourself

If you're having trouble coming up with the code feel free to come back here and ask, if I don't respond someone else definitely will :)

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