Thanks Malice and WarrenM for replying so quickly.
The link you provided above, Malice, is terrific reading. The original Elite was my favorite game when I was a teenager. I probably spent more time playing Elite than any other game to this day. To read about the development of this game by two relatively inexperienced programmers and there subsequent success is truly inspirational.
Back to the topic. The Fiboncacci sequence IS used to generate 'pseudo' random numbers. It may be similar to what Blitz already does with SEEDRND. I'll see what I can do now I'm armed with this information.
As a side note when you take a number from the Fibonacci series and divide it by the one before, it gives you a ratio of around 1.618 (It changes the higher up the series you go.) This ratio occurs all through nature! From the curve of a fern leaf to the length of the bones in our finger and hands. It's even represented in the coils of our DNA. Michelangelo and DaVinci used the ratio in their piantings and architecture because it is the most pleasing to the eye.
Fascinating.
The link you provided above, Malice, is terrific reading. The original Elite was my favorite game when I was a teenager. I probably spent more time playing Elite than any other game to this day. To read about the development of this game by two relatively inexperienced programmers and there subsequent success is truly inspirational.
Back to the topic. The Fiboncacci sequence IS used to generate 'pseudo' random numbers. It may be similar to what Blitz already does with SEEDRND. I'll see what I can do now I'm armed with this information.
As a side note when you take a number from the Fibonacci series and divide it by the one before, it gives you a ratio of around 1.618 (It changes the higher up the series you go.) This ratio occurs all through nature! From the curve of a fern leaf to the length of the bones in our finger and hands. It's even represented in the coils of our DNA. Michelangelo and DaVinci used the ratio in their piantings and architecture because it is the most pleasing to the eye.
Fascinating.