Random.Range(0f, 10f) neither <= 5.5f nor > 5.5f, why/how?

Questions & Answers
1

while (winner == “no”)
{
bool fighterPassed = false;
bool plotPassed = false;

            if (Random.Range(0f, 10f) >= 5.5f)
            {
                Debug.Log("higher!");
                winner = "CPU";
                return winner;
            }

            else if (Random.Range(0f, 10f) < 5.5f)
            {
                Debug.Log("lower!");
                winner = "Player";
                return winner;
            }

            else if (Random.Range(0f, 10f) <= targetThrowFighter)
            {
                Debug.Log("how can this happen wtf");
                fighterPassed = true;
                return winner;
            }

I don’t understand how the 3rd case can ever be triggered but it does quite frequently, about 20% of the time. Is there a way to see what Random.Range returned so I can see which values trigger the 3rd case? I’m sure I’m missing something obvious here.

edit: I changed it to

else 
            {
                Debug.Log("how can this happen wtf");
                fighterPassed = true;
                return winner;
            }

and behavior is the same / changes as expected, it goes up to 25-30% since it doesn’t have to pass the extra hurdle of <= targetThrowFighter

2

You’re using a new Random number for every if-else. Solution is to use one random value for the if-else statements.

float myRandomValue = Random.Range(0f, 10f);

if (myRandomValue  >= 5.5f)
{
    //...
}
else if (myRandomValue  < 5.5f)
{
    //...
}
else if (myRandomValue <= targetThrowFighter)
{
    //...
}

and so on