Pink ORB - MIxed

[Forau]

These pink fuckers aint targeting just 1 player ....?
Standing on a med kit and still after 20 seconds play i died (still on medkit)

Just left the game due to it

[Soldier . . .]

The Pink indicate that they are ladylike.
And ladies just love a handsome doctor... Forau

Now seriously.
I do agree/have the feeling that medics are targeted more by the blue and the pink balls.

[fashion]

The pink lights attacks on 1 player and when hit u pink lights u gonna die dont care if u stay on medkit u die
Medkit is weak .... u need to stay on 2 medkit if no u die

[fabio]

(08-23-2016, 10:41 PM)Soldier . . . Wrote: I do agree/have the feeling that medics are targeted more by the blue and the pink balls.

You're feeling is wrong then.. The balls always target a random player..

[West]

Yep, Fabio is right. They target random players, so if you're unlucky you'll have 2 or 3 balls following you (that means you'll die anyway). BTW they can stuck so they'll look like one (talking about those pink balls).

[Forau]

How come i died of 3 of them at once this morning after 60 sec of mixed?

Suggestion :
1 zomb can only shot out 1 orb, not 2, not 3... then one can take multiple hits in a row,
not at once.


@ Soldier,
Im making a sex transplant




Regards Mr F(ed up).

[Soldier . . .]

I have completely lost the faith in the randomness of the random generator of CoD a long time a go already.

Here a better algorithm to generate a random value.
You can try to implement this one and use it instead of the one of CoD.
If you have time and like to do it of course

Code:

static unsigned int m_z = 12434;
static unsigned int m_w = 33254;


// random generator -----------------------------------------------
unsigned int random (unsigned int iSize)
{
    static unsigned int iRandOld = 0;
    
    m_z = 36969 * (m_z & 65535) + (m_z >> 16);
    m_w = 18000 * (m_w & 65535) + (m_w >> 16);
    
    if (iRandOld == (((m_z << 16) + m_w) % iSize))
    {
        m_z = 36969 * (m_z & 65535) + (m_z >> 16);
        m_w = 18000 * (m_w & 65535) + (m_w >> 16);
    }
    
    iRandOld = ((m_z << 16) + m_w) % iSize;
    
    return (iRandOld);
}

examples:

Quote:number of random generator function calls checked: 2000000
number of unique values that can be created: 4

first 2 numbers match to start: 156345
first 3 numbers match to start: 48804
first 4 numbers match to start: 15167
first 5 numbers match to start:  4740

first 2 numbers are equal: 124969,   6.25%
first 3 numbers are equal:   7858,   0.39%
first and third are equal: 593289,  29.66%

  0 = 499519,  24.98%
  1 = 500641,  25.03%
  2 = 499703,  24.99%
  3 = 500137,  25.01%

Quote:number of random generator function calls checked: 2000000
number of unique values that can be created: 5

first 2 numbers match to start: 96245
first 3 numbers match to start: 23215
first 4 numbers match to start:  5652
first 5 numbers match to start:  1361

first 2 numbers are equal:  79299,   3.96%
first 3 numbers are equal:   3070,   0.15%
first and third are equal: 464242,  23.21%

  0 = 399637,  19.98%
  1 = 400140,  20.01%
  2 = 400008,  20.00%
  3 = 400391,  20.02%
  4 = 399824,  19.99%

Quote:number of random generator function calls checked: 4000000
number of unique values that can be created: 7

first 2 numbers match to start: 93256
first 3 numbers match to start: 15404
first 4 numbers match to start:  2533
first 5 numbers match to start:   414

first 2 numbers are equal:  81555,   2.04%
first 3 numbers are equal:   1741,   0.04%
first and third are equal: 641392,  16.03%

  0 = 571390,  14.28%
  1 = 571488,  14.29%
  2 = 571107,  14.28%
  3 = 572189,  14.30%
  4 = 571982,  14.30%
  5 = 570435,  14.26%
  6 = 571409,  14.29%

Quote:number of random generator function calls checked: 4000000
number of unique values that can be created: 21

first 2 numbers match to start:  9555
first 3 numbers match to start:   492
first 4 numbers match to start:    32
first 5 numbers match to start:     3

first 2 numbers are equal:   9047,   0.23%
first 3 numbers are equal:     17,   0.00%
first and third are equal: 198405,   4.96%

  0 = 190227,   4.76%
  1 = 190142,   4.75%
  2 = 190308,   4.76%
  3 = 191151,   4.78%
  4 = 190740,   4.77%
  5 = 189281,   4.73%
  6 = 190797,   4.77%
  7 = 190227,   4.76%
  8 = 190962,   4.77%
  9 = 190001,   4.75%
 10 = 190175,   4.75%
 11 = 190247,   4.76%
 12 = 190459,   4.76%
 13 = 190224,   4.76%
 14 = 191017,   4.78%
 15 = 190687,   4.77%
 16 = 190621,   4.77%
 17 = 190686,   4.77%
 18 = 191104,   4.78%
 19 = 190438,   4.76%
 20 = 190506,   4.76%

[fabio]

Uuuuh this looks cool.

I'm going to implement this. Let's see if we can see a difference..

[Soldier . . .]

It is based on a Multiply With Carry generator and I added a extra, which makes the chance that the value is the same as the previous one, a lot smaller.
Do note that the constant and (sometimes) the start numbers can make or brake the randomness!

The variable iSize is the max value  - 1 it can select from.
So if iSize = 16, the return value will be between 0 and 15.

Made a little change: If both variable "m_z" and "m_w" become 0 at the same time. The output will always be 0. (something that we don't want )

Code:

unsigned int random (unsigned int iSize)
{
    static unsigned int m_z = 12434;
    static unsigned int m_w = 33254;
    static unsigned int iRandOld = 0;
    
    m_z = 36969 * (m_z & 65535) + (m_z >> 16);
    m_w = 18000 * (m_w & 65535) + (m_w >> 16);
    
    if (iRandOld == (((m_z << 16) + m_w) % iSize))
    {
        m_z = 36969 * (m_z & 65535) + (m_z >> 16);
        m_w = 18000 * (m_w & 65535) + (m_w >> 16);
    }
    
    if ((m_z == 0) && (m_w == 0))
        {m_z = 12434;}
    
    iRandOld = ((m_z << 16) + m_w) % iSize;
    
    return (iRandOld);
}

note:
The variable "m_z", "m_w" and "iRandOld" need to be saved in a way that they wont get cleared.
(in 'c/c++' static enables you to save the declared variable outside the function)

[fabio]

Thanks Soldier, I think I know how to implement it.

Actually I'm a C++ Developer in my Company, so this shouldn't be a problem hehe

Additionally CoD UO GSC is based on C++... Should work


Thanks!