Random

A random number in a range — deterministic, so every peer sees the same "random" value.

Output: number

Inputs

seed (number) · reroll (event)

Parameters

Parameter	Default	Where
min / max	0 / 1	fields on the card
interval	0	field on the card — seconds between re-rolls; 0 = one fixed value
integer	off	round down to a whole number, so the output can be used as an index

Each Random node is seeded by its own identity and the shared clock: with interval set, it re-rolls every interval on all peers simultaneously; with interval 0 it holds one stable value.

Seeding it yourself

Wire a number into seed and the value becomes a pure function of that number — same seed, same result, on every peer and every reload. That is what makes procedural generation authorable in a graph: one Slider or Number node is the seed for a whole layout, and typing 7 instead of 6 gives everybody the same different world.

Pulse reroll (from a Key Press or On Click) to advance to the next value in the sequence without waiting for an interval.

Seeded example

A "new layout" button that everyone agrees on:

1. Number (value 1) → Random seed, with min 0, max 4 and integer on.
2. Key Press (KeyN) → Random reroll.
3. Wire Random into a Select that picks one of several positions, then into an Object Selector.
4. Press N: every peer jumps to the same next arrangement.

Practical example

Give a hovering drone an erratic wobble:

1. Add a Random with min 0.5, max 3, interval 2.
2. Add a Shake node and an Object Selector targeting the drone.
3. Wire Random → Shake's speed input, and Shake → Object Selector.
4. Every 2 seconds the shake speed jumps to a new value — identical on every screen.

Tip

Add several Random nodes for several independent streams — each node rolls its own sequence.