Okay, so I was messing around with this idea for an Apex Legends character picker, right? I’m always stuck in that “who do I play” moment, so I thought, “Why not build something to help me out?”
I started by thinking about what I really needed. It wasn’t anything fancy, just something simple. I just wanted a random Legend to be picked for me. No more decision paralysis!
First Steps
I figured the easiest way to do this was to just have a list of all the Legends. So, I grabbed a piece of paper and started jotting them down: Wraith, Bloodhound, Octane, you know, the whole gang. I made sure to double-check the official site to make sure I hadn’t missed anyone, because, well, I’m forgetful.
Getting it to Work
Next, I wanted to actually make this thing. I’m no coding wizard, so I started simple with the basic skills. All it needed to do was pick one name out of that list.
The core of it was pretty basic. I used the ‘random’ to make it choose. Basically, it goes through the list of Legends I made and spits out one at random. Super straightforward.
Testing and Tweaks
Of course, I had to test it. I ran it like a hundred times, making sure it didn’t always pick the same Legend, or get stuck, or anything weird like that. I even had my buddy try it out to see if he got different results. You know, for science.
I did notice a couple of things I wanted to tweak. I made it so, the program will output the pick result. That seemed like a good touch.
Final Thoughts
So, yeah, that’s pretty much it. It’s not going to win any awards, but it’s a fun little tool that helps me out. It’s one of those small projects that just makes life a little easier. I might add more features later, like maybe filtering by Legend type (Offensive, Defensive, etc.), but for now, I’m happy with it. It does exactly what I need it to do: pick a random Legend so I can jump into a game without overthinking it!
