Phoenix - Chat Like It's 1999

Section Navigation

Private Messages (0)

Send Private Message

Public Chat Groups

Services Status

AIM/ICQ Services: Online
Users Online: 43

TOC Services: Online

Phoenix (beta): Offline

Phoenix Desktop: Online
Users Online: ??

Yahoo Services: Online
Users Online: 3

MSN Services: Online
Users Online: ??

Pre-AOL ICQ: -Developing-

News feed brought to you by:

Trump Praises Removing Hep B From Childhood Vaccine Schedule, “A Very Good Decision” --- --- POWERFUL MUST-WATCH VIDEO: TOTAL PROOF Of The Deep State’s Color Revolution Blueprint For Regime Change In The US Exposed By Top Former Prosecutor & Talk Show Host! --- --- BREAKING: Grok Says Photos Of The Jan 6th Pipe Bomber Don’t Match Up With The Video! --- --- SCOTUS Allows Texas Redistricting, Reps. Al Green and Jasmine Crockett Lose House Seats in 2026! --- --- Breaking! Trump-Appointed Judge Orders Release Of Epstein Grand Jury Docs --- --- Trump Allows Non-Obese Cars To Be Manufactured Again, Sort Of --- --- Friday War Room LIVE: The Curious Case Of DNC/RNC Pipe-Bomb Suspect, CDC Ends Hepatitis B Shot Recommendation for Babies & Dems Cling to Hegseth Boat Strike Narrative — TUNE IN & SHARE! --- --- Happening: New Trump Rules Could Green-Light TOYOTA HILUX Pickup Sales --- --- Clandestine Campaign To Defund ZeroHedge, The Federalist & Breitbart Traced To Kier Starmer Operation --- --- WATCH: Human Smugglers Crash Into Big Rig During High-Speed Pursuit in Texas --- ---

Forum Index > AIM/ICQ Discussion

Dice Roller RNG

metaphysician

[Quote]

Just as a heads up, my gaming group has been using the restored client and its dice roller for our gaming. I think there might be something wrong with the RNG. I don't have a full statistical analysis or anything, but it seems to skew direly low, with far more 1s than probability would indicate.

For reference, we do a lot of 10 sided dice ( White Wolf games ), so it could be connected to the system handling larger dice size numbers incorrectly.

Hope this is at least helpful information.

Posted on: 03-08 2:10 am
Wildman Beta Tester	[Quote] hmm the internal class rnd() is used which is a windows API random number generator.. maybe more randomness is needed Hououin - your friendly neighborhood AIM server operator

metaphysician

Beta Tester

[Quote]

Okay, on further play/examination, it looks like the dice roller function is using the time to seed the RNG, because rolls done at roughly the same time are producing the same dice outcomes for two or more players. However, they clearly aren't providing *much* randomness, because the same strings of numbers are turning up repeatedly within the same session ( we're talking "identical 10 digit string recurring five minutes later" ). I don't know how its producing the numbers, but it must not be using nearly enough randomness.

Posted on: 03-19 2:19 am
cglasgow99 Beta Tester	[Quote] The problem may be that you're using rand instead of rand_s, as mentioned in this article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptGenRandom Basically, original Windows API random # generator is kinda weaksauce. They made a stronger one.

< - 1 - >