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Seed question - 9/16/2009 6:50:27 PM

Panjack

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The random number generator is seeded at the start of a new game.

Does the random number generator get reseeded after that OR would it be the case that if you took an initial save of, say, scen 1 and played computer-vs-computer (or alternatively, played as a human but made no changes to anything) and ran it two times the EXACT same results would occur in both games through the end of the war?

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RE: Seed question - 9/16/2009 6:58:41 PM

JWE

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Very sorry, but no looks under the hood.

Test findings are that if you just exit to the game main screen and keep reloading a savegame, you will get the same results. For different results, you must exit the game altogether and restart.

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RE: Seed question - 9/17/2009 10:24:31 AM

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The seed is the same, but if you change orders or move units, etc, this could affect the order in which the randoms are used, and thus the results.
I have noticed on some occasions that AI games can differ in results of the same save. I haven't tracked it down, but there are situations in which the AI does seem to do things out of order from the previous turn.

RE_ITERATE: I am talking about AI games NOT PBEM.

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