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wyzzard posted 03-06-99 09:15 PM ET
In the manual a number of random events are listed, but as far as I can tell they are not random. Because of the "terran" fatal error, I restarted a game a hundred turns before a major accident wiped out some of my towns -- how surprised I was when the towns met their demise on the exact same turns on at least two ocassions?
Hmmm, how random can these random events be then!

Chris Clark posted 03-07-99 12:20 AM ET
It could be that random events are pre-made with the map... randomly. Only by giving the game all the same inputs with the same saved game could you "replicate" a random event. Basically I am saying random events are random because they are randomly placed in a game when you make one, and you have no clue when and where they will strike.
-Chris
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Author	Topic: Not to random events
wyzzard	posted 03-06-99 09:15 PM ET In the manual a number of random events are listed, but as far as I can tell they are not random. Because of the "terran" fatal error, I restarted a game a hundred turns before a major accident wiped out some of my towns -- how surprised I was when the towns met their demise on the exact same turns on at least two ocassions? Hmmm, how random can these random events be then!
Chris Clark	posted 03-07-99 12:20 AM ET It could be that random events are pre-made with the map... randomly. Only by giving the game all the same inputs with the same saved game could you "replicate" a random event. Basically I am saying random events are random because they are randomly placed in a game when you make one, and you have no clue when and where they will strike. -Chris