Random Scares

[Yare]

Well, in your example it's surely much more comfortable. But in calculating a chance of event occurence, it doesn't really matter whether I use switch or if. Here is an example of sound function, that consists of both our ideas:

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void SoundArea8(string &in asParent, string &in asChild, int alState)
{
    SetLocalVarInt("EventChance", RandInt(1,3));
    if (GetLocalVarInt("EventChance") == 1) AddTimer("", RandInt(0,3), "SoundArea8Delay");
}
void SoundArea8Delay(string &in asTimer)
{    
    SetLocalVarInt("WhatSound", RandInt(1,4));
    switch(GetLocalVarInt("WhatSound"))
    {
        case 1:
            
        SetLocalVarInt("WhatArea", RandInt(46,49));
        PlaySoundAtEntity("", "18_blow_wind.snt", "ScriptArea_"+GetLocalVarInt("WhatArea"), 0, false);
        break;
            
        case 2:

        SetLocalVarInt("WhatArea", RandInt(46,49));
        PlaySoundAtEntity("", "15_man01_whimp.snt", "ScriptArea_"+GetLocalVarInt("WhatArea"), 0, false);
        break;
        
        case 3:

        SetLocalVarInt("WhatArea", RandInt(46,49));
        PlaySoundAtEntity("", "05_whine.snt", "ScriptArea_"+GetLocalVarInt("WhatArea"), 0, false);
        break;
        
        case 4:

        SetLocalVarInt("WhatArea", RandInt(46,49));
        PlaySoundAtEntity("", "suitor/amb_idle_whimp.snt", "ScriptArea_"+GetLocalVarInt("WhatArea"), 0, false);
        break;
    }
}

The script has 30% chance to activate (it works every time you walk into area). It can be activated instantly or with not more than 3 seconds delay. It plays one of four sounds in one of four script areas. I know it looks more complicated with full variables declarations, but somehow only in this way everything is clear to me.