How do you randomly place a mob inside of an area

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Jul 20 2006, 9:39 am
I want to know how you randomly place a mob. I'm guessing I will have to use an area since in there is some trees which I don't want someone to be placed on.
Jul 20 2006, 9:46 am
Check this out:
var/Counter=0
while(Counter<10)
     Startover
     var/turf/T=locate(rand(5,10),rand(5,10),1)
     if(locate(/obj/Tree) in T) goto Startover
     var/mob/M=new
     M.loc=T
     world<<"Woot! I placed a mob randomly! Yey for me"
     Counter++

This loop'll run 10 times setting a new mob down each time, and if there's a tree located in the turf then it wont set it. Hope that helps ~ AJ