How does Zdoom generate its random numbers?

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Krispy
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Does it take them from a list on your computer or does it come with its own set?

11-24-12 19:39 #

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Gebstadter
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A little source diving in m_random.h suggests that it uses SFMT, the SIMD Oriented Fast Mersenne Twister: http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac....SFMT/index.html

11-25-12 17:59 #

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Gez
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SFMT607 to be precise.

11-25-12 18:09 #

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