Random2 - Revision history

Ge0ff: Expand a bit

2022-01-05T17:12:34Z

Expand a bit

Ge0ff: Fix a link to the source code

2019-12-24T21:16:16Z

Fix a link to the source code

DC Malleus: Removed broken link

2014-05-26T22:56:35Z

Removed broken link

CommanderC at 17:02, 15 May 2013

2013-05-15T17:02:13Z

MoogleDan: Created page

2013-01-18T16:42:53Z

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'''random2''' is a function used in Crawl's code to select a random number. It seems to be defined in the following way:

'''random2(''int max'')'''

and returns a random number from 0 to ''max-1''. Therefore, '''random2(2)''' returns either 0 or 1, which is how the '''[[coinflip]]''' function is defined.

'''random2''' is defined in [[stuff.cc]], along with many other important random functions. Most calculations of damage, quantities, and properties, will use it, so wiki editors who are looking into the source to find out these values should familiarise themself with the function.

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 <code>random2(''int max'')</code>
-and returns a random number from 0 to ''max-1''. Therefore, '''random2(2)''' returns either 0 or 1, which is how the '''coinflip''' function is defined.
+and returns a random number from 0 to ''max-1'', which is <code>1d''max'' - 1</code> in the dice notation. Therefore, '''random2(2)''' returns either 0 or 1, which is how the '''coinflip''' function is defined.
 '''random2''' is defined in [https://github.com/crawl/crawl/blob/master/crawl-ref/source/random.cc random.cc], along with many other important random functions. Most calculations of damage, quantities, and properties, will use it, so wiki editors who are looking into the source to find out these values should familiarise themself with the function.
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-'''random2''' is a function used in Crawl's code to select a random number. It seems to be defined in the following way:
+'''random2''' is a function used in Crawl's code to select a random number. It is defined in the following way:
-'''random2(''int max'')'''
+<code>random2(''int max'')</code>
 and returns a random number from 0 to ''max-1''. Therefore, '''random2(2)''' returns either 0 or 1, which is how the '''coinflip''' function is defined.
-'''random2''' is defined in [http://git.develz.org/?p=crawl.git;a=blob;f=crawl-ref/source/random.cc random.cc], along with many other important random functions. Most calculations of damage, quantities, and properties, will use it, so wiki editors who are looking into the source to find out these values should familiarise themself with the function.
+'''random2''' is defined in [https://github.com/crawl/crawl/blob/master/crawl-ref/source/random.cc random.cc], along with many other important random functions. Most calculations of damage, quantities, and properties, will use it, so wiki editors who are looking into the source to find out these values should familiarise themself with the function.
 [[Category:Source]]

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 and returns a random number from 0 to ''max-1''. Therefore, '''random2(2)''' returns either 0 or 1, which is how the '''[[coinflip]]''' function is defined.
-'''random2''' is defined in [[stuff.cc]], along with many other important random functions. Most calculations of damage, quantities, and properties, will use it, so wiki editors who are looking into the source to find out these values should familiarise themself with the function.
+'''random2''' is defined in [http://git.develz.org/?p=crawl.git;a=blob;f=crawl-ref/source/random.cc random.cc], along with many other important random functions. Most calculations of damage, quantities, and properties, will use it, so wiki editors who are looking into the source to find out these values should familiarise themself with the function.
 [[Category:Source]]