Can Amoeba grow every second with reload?

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Timo3681
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Can Amoeba grow every second with reload?

Post by Timo3681 »

i play Amiga Mine 12 Level 20.

example:

- start level 20 in Amiga Mine 12
- Time 550
- Amoeba grow
- save
- Time 549
- Amoeba does not grow
- reload
- Time 549
- Amoeba grow
- Time 548
- Amoeba grow

etc.

If Amopeba does not grow, i reload savegame to force Amoeba grow.
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Re: Can Amoeba grow every second with reload?

Post by Holger »

Hi,

if the amoeba grows or not is determined by a (deterministic pseudo) random number generator.

So if you reload a previously saved game, the behaviour of the amoeba will always be the same.

But there is one exception: If you move the player, this will influence the random numbers, and I think this is the case here.

If you reload a saved game, the game engine will enter "pause mode" automatically. If you leave pause mode by clicking the play/pause buttons in the game panel or tape recorder, or by pressing the space bar, the game engine will continue always with the same behaviour of all random-controlled game elements.

However, if you leave pause mode by moving the player, this will influence the further outcome of random numbers, which also affects the amoeba growth.
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