5 files changed, 26 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/core/config/project_settings.cpp b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
index 001a351e0b..beef773699 100644
--- a/core/config/project_settings.cpp
+++ b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,23 @@ const PackedStringArray ProjectSettings::_trim_to_supported_features(const Packe
 #endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
 
 String ProjectSettings::localize_path(const String &p_path) const {
-	if (resource_path.is_empty() || p_path.begins_with("res://") || p_path.begins_with("user://") ||
-			(p_path.is_absolute_path() && !p_path.begins_with(resource_path))) {
+	if (resource_path.is_empty() || (p_path.is_absolute_path() && !p_path.begins_with(resource_path))) {
+		return p_path.simplify_path();
+	}
+
+	// Check if we have a special path (like res://) or a protocol identifier.
+	int p = p_path.find("://");
+	bool found = false;
+	if (p > 0) {
+		found = true;
+		for (int i = 0; i < p; i++) {
+			if (!is_ascii_alphanumeric_char(p_path[i])) {
+				found = false;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (found) {
 		return p_path.simplify_path();
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/string/ustring.cpp b/core/string/ustring.cpp
index 2e0ad94fcf..c86c8316fe 100644
--- a/core/string/ustring.cpp
+++ b/core/string/ustring.cpp
@@ -3675,7 +3675,7 @@ String String::simplify_path() const {
 	if (p > 0) {
 		bool only_chars = true;
 		for (int i = 0; i < p; i++) {
-			if (!is_ascii_char(s[i])) {
+			if (!is_ascii_alphanumeric_char(s[i])) {
 				only_chars = false;
 				break;
 			}
diff --git a/core/variant/array.cpp b/core/variant/array.cpp
index 8b958814db..c6bbd43dc4 100644
--- a/core/variant/array.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/array.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "array.h"
 
 #include "container_type_validate.h"
+#include "core/math/math_funcs.h"
 #include "core/object/class_db.h"
 #include "core/object/script_language.h"
 #include "core/templates/hashfuncs.h"
@@ -299,6 +300,11 @@ Variant Array::back() const {
 	return operator[](_p->array.size() - 1);
 }
 
+Variant Array::pick_random() const {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(_p->array.size() == 0, Variant(), "Can't take value from empty array.");
+	return operator[](Math::rand() % _p->array.size());
+}
+
 int Array::find(const Variant &p_value, int p_from) const {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!_p->typed.validate(p_value, "find"), -1);
 	return _p->array.find(p_value, p_from);
diff --git a/core/variant/array.h b/core/variant/array.h
index 3d9a794969..ee265a9ffd 100644
--- a/core/variant/array.h
+++ b/core/variant/array.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public:
 
 	Variant front() const;
 	Variant back() const;
+	Variant pick_random() const;
 
 	void sort();
 	void sort_custom(const Callable &p_callable);
diff --git a/core/variant/variant_call.cpp b/core/variant/variant_call.cpp
index 900e3d8e77..ef4807ba71 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_call.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/variant_call.cpp
@@ -2053,6 +2053,7 @@ static void _register_variant_builtin_methods() {
 	bind_method(Array, erase, sarray("value"), varray());
 	bind_method(Array, front, sarray(), varray());
 	bind_method(Array, back, sarray(), varray());
+	bind_method(Array, pick_random, sarray(), varray());
 	bind_method(Array, find, sarray("what", "from"), varray(0));
 	bind_method(Array, rfind, sarray("what", "from"), varray(-1));
 	bind_method(Array, find_last, sarray("value"), varray());