Originally posted by vondrack
Soren, am I right? Or is it - even if only theoretically - possible to "just have a look" at the next RNG number, without actually "using it up"?
Soren, am I right? Or is it - even if only theoretically - possible to "just have a look" at the next RNG number, without actually "using it up"?
All you have to do is keep track of the SEED you started with and the number of times you called the RNG. If you use the same seed and generate the same number of PSUEDO-random numbers you will always get the same result. Its just an algorithym and it does the exact same thing every time you give it the same seed. ALL computer generated random numbers are psuedo random rather than really random.
This is the same basic principle in data encryption. A complex algorythim is used to convert data into a psuedo random sequence. As long as you have the encryption key (SEED NUMBER) and the algorythim you can put all back together again exactly as it was originally.
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