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root88
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Old 11-27-2021 , 18:04   GetRandomInt() beeing not random at all
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Hi!
If you do something like this (just an example):
PHP Code:
public void OnMapStart() { for(int i 1<= 3fake++) { LogMessage("%i"GetRandomInt(0148)); } } 
and just keep restarting server, it will almost always log the same 3 numbers.
(I've tested this on one server).
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Old 11-27-2021 , 20:22   Re: GetRandomInt() beeing not random at all
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GetRandomInt() uses the game's random stream, which is predictably seeded.

You'll want GetURandomInt() or GetURandomFloat(), which uses a more sophisticated random stream that is unique to an instance of a running plugin.
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Old 11-27-2021 , 21:40   Re: GetRandomInt() beeing not random at all
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I get around that problem by putting something like this in my code:

PHP Code:
int rnd GetRandomUInt(1,10);

int GetRandomUInt(int minint max)
{
    return 
RoundToFloor(GetURandomFloat() * (max min 1)) + min;

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Old 11-28-2021 , 13:22   Re: GetRandomInt() beeing not random at all
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Originally Posted by PC Gamer View Post
I get around that problem by putting something like this in my code:

PHP Code:
int rnd GetRandomUInt(1,10);

int GetRandomUInt(int minint max)
{
    return 
RoundToFloor(GetURandomFloat() * (max min 1)) + min;

Thanks, it works!
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