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SteamWake · 05-31-07, 10:03 AM

In a manner of speaking yes.

Computers cannot generate a rruely random number. It starts with a "seed" number then generates "random" numbers based upon that seed number. Where or when it gets those seed numbers is unknown.

If you get a bad seed the rng can be brutal.

05-31-07, 10:03 AM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	In a manner of speaking yes. Computers cannot generate a rruely random number. It starts with a "seed" number then generates "random" numbers based upon that seed number. Where or when it gets those seed numbers is unknown. If you get a bad seed the rng can be brutal.