Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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You can have some fun with random numbers in games.

0:00 Introduction
0:54 Basic RNG functions
3:34 Integer RNG functions
7:43 The choose function
10:33 PRNG and seeds
17:00 The end

The sprites I used in this example:
anokolisa.itch.io/free-pixel-art-asset-pack-topdown-tileset-rpg-16x16-sprites

You should all go wishlist Wizarducks and the Lost Hat:
store.steampowered.com/app/2769920/Wizarducks_and_the_Lost_Hat

Space Scum, the other game:
store.steampowered.com/app/2601980/Space_Scum

The WELL RNG algorithm:
web.archive.org/web/20160206072418/https://www.lomont.org/Math/Papers/2008/Lomont_PRNG_2008.pdf

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I've now made that Patreon:
patreon.com/wizardragon
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twitter.com/DragoniteSpam
Transition / idle music is by my old friend Kamex:
youtube.com/user/GreatGabite/about

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