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DaWei · Apr 24th, 2007, 4:34 PM

I might add that a reseeding at very frequent intervals might result in a reseeding with the same value, which will result in a sequence of "random" numbers that are identical to the the previous sequence. You might want to investigate truly random generation, or perturb the seed with something less predictable.

Apr 24th, 2007, 4:34 PM	#3
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	I might add that a reseeding at very frequent intervals might result in a reseeding with the same value, which will result in a sequence of "random" numbers that are identical to the the previous sequence. You might want to investigate truly random generation, or perturb the seed with something less predictable. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers