random Array stat pull for subtract from global variable

Morning all,

I'm doing some testing at the moment trying to get the combat working on me game. I believe what I'm trying to do is possible but I'm having a problem getting the syntax right.

I have 2 arrays:

1D "aCharH" for my character stats

2D "TRmob" for my NPC stats

I have a function that calls a random NPC from the TRmob array to the screen, and the NPC HP from that is shoved in to a global variable and shown on screen.

I then have a button to "attack" the NPC. When I click this it SHOULD pull X=2 and X=3 from the aCharH array which is my minAtk and maxAtk values (2 and 4), which then subtracts this from the NPC HP global variable.

However nothing happens. I took out the syntax and just put in "15" to make sure nothing else is wrong and it works fine, so I know my syntax is crap trying to pull the min/max values from aCharH. I know it must be possible, and by god i've looked around the Googleweb for an answer but I can't seem to see anything. Has anyone done something similar?

Thanks!

crap I worked it out! random(aCharH.at(2),aCharH.At(3)). when i saw it I thought, "of course". meh, it's 130am.

will leave it up if anyone else has something similar.

[Edit]

Actually if someone does use something similar, it's best to use "round(random.." first, otherwise you get crazy decimal places and not whole numbers

something id like to add here you might want to change the hp to also have a current hp and a max hp if you plan on adding in healing. to least cap the health pool

something id like to add here you might want to change the hp to also have a current hp and a max hp if you plan on adding in healing. to least cap the health pool

That's a really good idea, thanks for that. i'm just about to start adding in spells now as the base combat is now complete.

Though thinking about it, I might have overhealing as a mechanic, with a timed decay back down to your max hp.

Thanks again.

Oh cool is it similar to the effect in the medic of Team fortress 2 ?