I moved the code into haven.ini so that it would automatically run at the start of each game. The individual items need a bit of reordering (for better readability), but it evaluates correctly.
Now, you may have 14 lifeforms. Also, instead of 5 of the 10 bits being set to 1, anywhere from 3 to 7 of the bits are set to 1. (There is a highly rare chance that only 2 bits could be set, due to the previously mentioned 'ITEM random life' bug.) Most of the time, 4-6 of the 10 'random' bits will be set. [NOTE: Now that I think about it, I see a way that I could go to 7 random bits, and have anywhere from 0 to 7 bits set, but I guess that'll have to be another version, if I attempt it.]
The code does call out some lifeforms (lf_eel, lf_foureyed) that are not in the default game, but that can be changed (from game.ini and inside of the haven.ini code):
lf_eel lf_foureyed lf_lummox lf_megamoeba lf_serpvine lf_plasworm lf_crysfish lf_drmsnake lf_threep lf_bloater lf_piranbee lf_windbag lf_lookfrog lf_ppleater
Here is the new haven.ini code that'll generate some random numbers at the start of each game:
Code:
FLAG always
STAR 0
FLAG existing
PLNT hope
ITEM wp_beamlasr
UVAR randready 0
END STAR
STAR 1
FLAG existing
PLNT hope
ITEM wp_gausscan
END STAR
STAR 2
FLAG existing
PLNT hope
ITEM wp_missfusr
END STAR
CONDITION 0
TYPE homeworld
STR0 terran
END CONDITION
CONDITION 1
TYPE uvar
STR0 randready
STR1 0
END CONDITION
CONDITION 2
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_lookfrog
END CONDITION
CONDITION 3
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_eel
END CONDITION
CONDITION 4
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_foureyed
END CONDITION
CONDITION 5
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_lummox
END CONDITION
CONDITION 6
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_serpvine
END CONDITION
CONDITION 7
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_plasworm
END CONDITION
CONDITION 8
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_threep
END CONDITION
CONDITION 9
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_bloater
END CONDITION
CONDITION 10
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_piranbee
END CONDITION
CONDITION 11
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_windbag
END CONDITION
CONDITION 12
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_megamoeba
END CONDITION
CONDITION 13
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_drmsnake
END CONDITION
CONDITION 14
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_crysfish
END CONDITION
CONDITION 15
TYPE haveitem
STR0 lf_ppleater
END CONDITION
PAGE 0
REQ0 0
REQ1 1
ITEM random life
ITEM random life
ITEM random life
ITEM random life
ITEM random life
ITEM random life
ITEM random life
SVAR randA 0
SVAR randB 0
SVAR randC 0
SVAR randD 0
SVAR randE 0
SVAR randF 0
SVAR randG 0
SVAR randH 0
SVAR randI 0
SVAR randJ 0
SVAR rand4 3
SVAR rand5 0
SVAR rand8 0
SVAR randready 1
END PAGE
PAGE 1
REQ0 0
REQ1 15
REMV lf_ppleater
END PAGE
PAGE 2
REQ0 0
REQ1 12
REMV lf_megamoeba
END PAGE
PAGE 3
REQ0 0
REQ1 2
REMV lf_lookfrog
SVAR randA 1
INCV rand5 1
END PAGE
PAGE 4
REQ0 0
REQ1 3
REMV lf_eel
SVAR randB 1
INCV rand5 1
END PAGE
PAGE 5
REQ0 0
REQ1 4
REMV lf_foureyed
SVAR randC 1
INCV rand5 1
INCV rand8 1
END PAGE
PAGE 6
REQ0 0
REQ1 5
REMV lf_lummox
SVAR randD 1
INCV rand5 1
INCV rand8 2
END PAGE
PAGE 7
REQ0 0
REQ1 6
REMV lf_serpvine
SVAR randE 1
INCV rand5 1
INCV rand8 4
END PAGE
PAGE 8
REQ0 0
REQ1 7
REMV lf_plasworm
SVAR randF 1
END PAGE
PAGE 9
REQ0 0
REQ1 8
REMV lf_threep
SVAR randG 1
SVAR rand4 2
END PAGE
PAGE 10
REQ0 0
REQ1 9
REMV lf_bloater
SVAR randH 1
SVAR rand4 2
END PAGE
PAGE 11
REQ0 0
REQ1 10
REMV lf_piranbee
SVAR randI 1
SVAR rand4 1
END PAGE
PAGE 12
REQ0 0
REQ1 11
REMV lf_windbag
SVAR randJ 1
SVAR rand4 0
END PAGE
PAGE 13
REQ0 0
REQ1 13
REMV lf_drmsnake
END PAGE
PAGE 14
REQ0 0
REQ1 14
REMV lf_crysfish
END PAGE
PAGE 15
REQ0 0
DISP 1
ACTN popup endquest
TEXT RANDOM 0-3: <uvar=rand4><BR>RANDOM 0-4:
<uvar=rand5><BR>RANDOM 0-7: <uvar=rand8><BR>BITMAP:
<uvar=randA><uvar=randB><uvar=randC><uvar=randD>
<uvar=randE><uvar=randF><uvar=randG><uvar=randH>
<uvar=randI><uvar=randJ>
END PAGE