Random Pick

Type: Data
Category: MATH

Selects and returns a random element from a list of values using random.choice.

Properties

Property	Type	Default	Description
Items	String	"[]"	Python list as a string, evaluated with eval()

Sockets

Socket	Direction	Type
Value	Output	Data (any type)

Generated code

__import__('random').choice(['idle', 'patrol', 'wander'])

Typical usage

Select random AI state

[On State Enter: FSM ID="ai", State="choosing"]
    └── On Enter ──► [Set State:
                          State = {Random Pick: Items=['patrol','wander','guard']}]

Select random sound effect

[On Collision: Property="footstep"]
    → [Play Sound: File={Random Pick: Items=['step1.wav','step2.wav','step3.wav']}]

Assign random color

[On Start] → [BTCustomTask:
                  colors = [[1,0,0,1],[0,1,0,1],[0,0,1,1]]
                  self.own.color = {Random Pick: Items=colors}]

Notes

• The list is evaluated with eval() at compile time. Can contain any valid Python type: strings, numbers, nested lists.
• If the list is empty, random.choice raises IndexError.