Generating a random number to choose an attack

Hi. Could someone point me to where I could learn about generating random numbers? What I'm basically trying to do is have it so that when an enemy moves in range, it attacks in one of four ways. I figured one way of doing it would be to generate a random number that would trigger a variable and thus determine the attack (like if the number is 1-20 it shoots, 20-40, it punches, etc).

Of course, if you have a better way, I'm all ears. Thanks in advance for any help.

You can generate random numbers by typing random(40). This will give you a random number between 0 and 40.

Actually, you would want to do Random(40) + 1 because without the + 1 it will return a number 0 through 39, not through 40.

Thank you very much for the quick replies, it's appreciated.

I just realized I might have another small problem and I'm unfortunately away from my machine with Construct temporarily. I'm assuming that I would have the sequence be: when enemy moves within x pixels of player, random number is rolled, compare random number to enemy private variable, if random number is (for example) 1, do kick, 2 do punch, etc. However, I want enemies to do one attack slightly more often than others, like: if random number is 1, kick, 2 or 3, punch, 4, 5, or 6, shoot. Could you tell me how I can set specific ranges for variables as in this example?

Thanks again.

The way to do that is, assuming the random number rolled will be the variable applied to the sprite:

Using events simply make multiple conditions stating the range you want to use.

IE (pseudo code)

(condition)

Sprite1.variable "roll" equals 1

Sprite1.variable "roll" equals 2

Sprite1.variable "roll" equals 3

(event)

Do stuff

-----

(condition)

Sprite1.variable "roll" equals 4

Sprite1.variable "roll" equals 5

(event)

Do different stuff

-----

(condition)

Sprite1.variable "roll" equals 6

(event)

Do some more different stuff

So basically you change the variable of the sprite itself (randomly) to match a list of pre-determined conditions.

~Sol

Thank you very much (again)!