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Greven:
This is a bit diffucult to describe, but I will give it a try:

I have gone through some of the old source code (2.35 I think) of DB and it seems DB just use:
--- Code: --- Randomize Timer
--- End code ---

This leads the random numbers are based on the what the "Timer" currently is, what you all know, but my suggestion is therefore:

Have an option when you setup the simulation, where you can choose which value you would like or just use the timer, or none at all...

And why is that????

Because it enableds the possibility to make complete re-runs of the same simulation, with exactly the same outcome.

1. The programmers can detect problems, such as run-time errors

I do not know that running two simulations on different computers with identical
settings will produce the same result.

Just some thoughts

Hope you will understand it!

Greven:
Okay nobody seems to care about my little proposal... :rolleyes:  :D

Just give me ur thoughts on it!

Botsareus:
Ok Greven , there is really slim chance you activate the simulation on the next day exactly the same Millisecond it was activated this day.

I do descuss also , some randomzing tricks to inprove randobality , let me find a link.

Botsareus:
Here is the link for it: http://s9.invisionfree.com/DarwinBots_Foru...wtopic=108&st=0

It also talks about:

 *possible ways to make it even more random.

* The fact that "Randomize Timer" and simply "Randomize" is the same thing.

Numsgil:
Greven, Great idea.  Absolutely love it!  Things in the spirit of psuedo-randomness are a love of mine.  Have yuo seen some of the posts I write?  Some take 20 minutes to come together, so if no one is responding right away, give it a sec.

Bots, are you sure that the timer is the same every day at the same time.  In C at least, the timer counts time from Jan 1 1970 at midnight, so the timer is always different.

Greven, If you want to look at the source code as it now stands, tell me.  It's so different from what's on the ftp it's not even funny.

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