From: Eric S. Raymond Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 05:16:08 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Begin "Functional Changes" section. X-Git-Tag: seed~26 X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7e82c2f910b5ac1a9b9bb5b07741b3418423b27b;p=open-adventure.git Begin "Functional Changes" section. --- diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt index 484d267..17127b2 100644 --- a/history.txt +++ b/history.txt @@ -75,6 +75,23 @@ best just to start a new numbering series while acknowledging the links back. I have reverted to "Advent" to avoid a name collision with the BSD Games version. +== Functional changes in Open Adventure == + +A "seed" command has been added. This is not intended for human use +but as a way for game logs to set the PRNG (pseudorandom-number generator) so +that random events (dwarf & pirate appearances, the bird's magic word) +will be reproducible. + +A -l command-line option has been added. When this is given (with a +file path argument) each command entered will be logged to the +specified file. Additionally, a generated "seed" command will be put +early in the file capturing the randomized start state of the PRNG +so that replays of the log will be reproducible. + +Using "seed" and -l, the distribution now includes a regression-test +suite for the game. Any log captured with -l (and thus containing +a "seed" command) will replay relibly, including random events. + == Sources == [bibliography]