how do i randomize multi-player?

[icarus_uk]

When I do it, I just use booleans.

I set it false at the start of the script.  Then I set it true at the end of the servers section, with the clients waiting for the boolean to become true.

[CapMorgan]

well, this can be late, but just in case.
This works under 146 and 175, i use it in almost all of my MP missions. (hope you don't mind spanish. tiempo = time, clima = overcast, niebla = fog)
This' ll make ramdom weather, fog and overcast.
I also have a script with random objetives for MP missions, just tell me if you need em. Hope this helps you out.
Don't fotget to put the "server" Logic.

?!(local Server): goto "cliente"
tiempo = random 23
clima = random 1
niebla = random 1
publicvariable "tiempo"
publicvariable "clima"
publicvariable "niebla"

#cliente
~5
skiptime tiempo
0 setovercast clima
0 setfog niebla
setViewDistance 1000

exit

PS: I use a fade of 6 sec. to make the changes "invisible"

[tai mai shu]

hot damn capn morgan!!!!!  plz send me that stuff if ouve got it.  if you want, just e-mail me at taimaishu1103@hotmail.com

thanks man.

[CapMorgan]

You can download this example mission
http://www.cazadoresdemonte.com.ar/misiones/misiones_MP/Cap_COOP_10_La%20mansion%20v1.0.Cain.zip

In there you have almost all my random scripts for MP missions. All working.
If you need any help just post here. I'm following the topic.
Salute!!

[tai mai shu]

hey thanks man.

[Atslav]

The Link seems to be down... Can you send the mission with random objectives to this address Atslav@hotmail.com???

[Rocko Bonaparte]

theoretically it should work  :-\

unfortunately it seems not to do so if the variable value on the client is already assigned (like fogLevel=-1).
looks like the publicvariable command sometimes(?) does NOT overwrite existing values on clients !

anyone else with such observations ?

I have had similar trouble, yes.  I've been trying to randomly position units (in a special way) on the server.  I thought this would place the correctly on all machines--it doesn't.  I then tried to use public variables to transmit the new positions.  It was a real pain and failed in the end.  I'm still not very sure what it was I was doing wrong, but I developed a compromise that has been working well.