// based on a request position, max radius, and number of destinations
// produce a list of interesting rurual positions that can sequentially be used in a side mission
// so, for example, no two positions will end up too close/nearby

_requestPos = _this select 0;
_numDestinations = _this select 1;
_maxRadius = _this select 2;

_searchList = ["NameCity", "Name", "NameVillage", "NameCityCapital", "NameLocal"];

_minumumDistance = 350;
_townAversionDistance = 350;
_spokes = 12;
_angleStep = 360 / _spokes;
_angle = (round (random _spokes)) * _angleStep;

_returnList = [];

while {(count _returnList) < _numDestinations} do {
	_radius = _minumumDistance + (random (_maxRadius - _minumumDistance));
	_testPos = _requestPos vectorAdd [_radius * (cos (_angle mod 360)), _radius * (sin (_angle mod 360)), 0];
	_nearbyTowns = nearestLocations [ _requestPos, _searchList, _radius];
	if (count _nearbyTowns < 1) then {
		_returnList pushBack _testPos;
		_angle = _angle + 100;
	} else {
		_angle = _angle + (_angleStep + (random 10));
	};
};

_returnList