<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field --> <!--X-From-R13: "Eryyref, [vpunry" <[EryyrefNznkvf.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 20:26:57 -0800 --> <!--X-Message-Id: A538153C8E25D11192FA00805F15959502612672@JETHRO --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00659.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00658.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00656.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00663.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00661">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00661">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00661">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: "'<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>'" <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field </LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Sellers, Michael" <<A HREF="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:08:31 -0800</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> JC wrote: > Sellers, Michael <MSellers#maxis,com> wrote: > > > seed = location seed + (obj ID | activity ID) + your skill level > > randNum = rand(seed) > > if (your skill > randNum) success = TRUE; > > > Is that essentially what you were talking about? > > Given a rand() function that will always return the same value for > the same argument, yes. Without that you merely have a more > expensive PRNG with odd distributions -- ie little to no gain. Right. The ability to get the same PRN out of a PRNG given the same seed can be extremely useful in a lot of ways, if it can be shielded from the player. Mike Sellers _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00663" HREF="msg00663.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> J C Lawrence <claw#kanga,nu></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00659.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Souveniers</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00658.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00656.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00663.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00661"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00661"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00666" HREF="msg00666.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 06:37 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00648" HREF="msg00648.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</a>, Fri 17 Dec 1999, 23:00 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00653" HREF="msg00653.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#cp,net">claw#cp,net</a>, Fri 17 Dec 1999, 23:58 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00656" HREF="msg00656.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 00:01 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00661" HREF="msg00661.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 04:26 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00663" HREF="msg00663.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 05:36 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00510" HREF="msg00510.html">[MUD-Dev] (fwd) Re: Artificial Language for MUD programmers</A></strong>, claw <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Fri 26 Nov 1999, 19:06 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00503" HREF="msg00503.html">[MUD-Dev] volunteerism on muds (fwd)</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#cp,net">claw#cp,net</a>, Thu 25 Nov 1999, 01:47 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00502" HREF="msg00502.html">[MUD-Dev] Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd)</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#cp,net">claw#cp,net</a>, Thu 25 Nov 1999, 00:51 GMT </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>