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[H4><0R]

I am trying to make an asteroid field that surrounds a solar system. I need to create several objects in a doughnut shaped area. And since I got a C in pre-calculus...I need some help with the math. I figured that I would take the circumference of two circles (one big and one small) and somehow figure out the area inside the two rings... And by somehow I mean someone else on the forum, because I have no idea where to even start on this kind of math problem!

Thanks,
h4x0r

Edited by H4><0R, 28 December 2008 - 05:42 AM.

[squirrel9999999]

var dir;
var dis;
dir=random(360)
dis=random(100) //replace with how far you want the objects to be able to go

instance_create(320+lengthdir_x(dis+100/*the +100 is the min distance, i.e. inside circle's radius*/,dir),240+lengthdir_y(dis+100,dir),object)



you can replace the 320/240 with wherever you want the origin of the circles to be.

Edited by squirrel9999999, 28 December 2008 - 05:10 AM.

[xDanielx]

A somewhat more general/pluggable version:

// instance_create_inDisk(x_center, y_center, rad_min, rad_max, object)

var dist, ang;

dist = argument2 + random(argument3 - argument2);
ang = random(360);

return instance_create(argument0 + lengthdir_x(dist, ang), argument1 + lengthdir_y(dist, ang), argument4);

Edited by xDanielx, 28 December 2008 - 05:23 AM.

[H4><0R]

Thanks, both of them work if anyone else looking at this topic wants to know.