Random Numbers

Any reason my random numbers don't differ from game to game?

And yes, "Use fixed random seed" is not ticked.

I've tried multiple times in single player and a few on battle.net and the random numbers never differ.

If it helps, all the random numbers that I want to be random are set at map init.

I'm not sure if "Use fixed Random seed" is the thing i'm thinking of but there is some thing in the map editor you need to tick.

Other then that maybe you should post your code, you might have a made a mistake that you missed.

Doing that for multiple units types. They always end up in the same place.
I'm also only using TempInteger because I thought that doing "Set TempPoint = (Random point in Zone2[Random integer number between 1 and 3])" might have been the problem.

And yes, what you're thinking of is "Use fixed random seed" but that only effects the TestMap.

Odd... can you post the map?

You're jumping to conclusions, it's most definitely not the random numbers if it's happening on BNet. Include messages that display the random number generated and you'll see for yourself.

Make sure the regions you're referring to exist and are correctly defined for array indicies 1, 2, and 3. It's likely that if those are declared wrong, it would generate the behavior you've described.

or you have the most amazing luck! If thats so, play the lottery!
But let's say that It's not your luck that's causing this...

"all the random numbers that I want to be random are set at map init."
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-could that be the problem...

or maybe:
"Zone2[TempInteger])", are you sure that there are 3 defined rects in there?

I am 100% sure there are 3 defined rects for it (defined at map init too but the trigger is before this one). I had already tried displaying TempInteger and the co-ordinates of TempPoint and they were always the same.

Then post the map. I cannot replicate your error using code identical to yours and defined regions. If you're positive it has nothing to do with the random seed and that this is replicate-able in BNet, then there is likely something wrong with your WE or something.

I bet he's just lucky XD.

Also, set random numbers at the intialization but the key, try doing it using the event "Time - Elapsed game time is 0.10 seconds".

Ok, so I've found that if I disable my main init trigger and then make another one with the Zone initialization in it everything works fine. I'm now going to try and figure out what part of that trigger is making it not work.





EDIT: yes, I know some of that trigger is useless, I got the map from someone else and have not got around to optimizing/removing all the useless code yet.

Well shit dude, I don't see any zone initialization in the trigger you posted at all. That could be the problem. :p

I removed them out of there when I was testing time delays like Salbrismind suggested but they came after the "Visibility - Create an initially Enabled visibility modifier for Player 1 (Red) emitting Visibility across Selection <gen> ".

I sincerely apologize if I'm stealing the topic, but does (as an example) random number from 1 to 50 take as much or more memory than 1 to 5?

Also, what about 50 to 100 and 1000 to 1050?

Again, my apologies if this is stealing the topic.

Numbers in JASS all use the same amount of space. The fact that the number "is random" doesn't change that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer...ter_science%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo_...mber_generator

Ok, so if I run Map Init (the trigger) at "Time - Elapsed game time is 0.01 seconds" rather than "Map initialization" while having my Zones initialized in a separate trigger at "Map initialization" then if my units are also created at "Map initialization" then they are indeed randomly placed.