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heardie
GGS Co-Webmaster

Aug 1999

	posted January 14, 2001 22:24

Well here it is: I have seen conflicting answers so I'll clear it up:

Random(x), reutrns a value between:
0 to (x-1)

How do I know?

From the WW2 code

code:


tmpRand = Random(7) + 2;			// Spawn between 2 and 8 units

Locutus
Prince
Apolyton Borg Hengelo/Enschede, The Netherlands
Nov 1999

	posted January 15, 2001 09:11

That's what I've been saying all along. But much more important: does it work with large numbers? I'm gonna do some serious testing with this when I get home...

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