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From: se_micha@rcvie@tuvie.uucp (Niklas Michalopulos)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.games.bugs
Subject: Re: Galactic Bloodshed
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Date: 3 Aug 90 10:22:48 GMT
References: <1990Aug2.013854.26939@sun.soe.clarkson.edu>
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In article <1990Aug2.013854.26939@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> varneyml@clutx.clarkson.edu writes:
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>I've been having a problem with Galactic Bloodshed... within 3 turns
>of the game starting, all the stars go nova.  Some the first turn, more
>the second, and the rest usually on the third.  Someone told me that
>there was a bug in one of the functions.... does anyone know what the error
>is and how to fix it?

The bug is in function fix_stability in file doturn.c:

Somewhere 'round the end of the function a random number is calculated
(rather complex nested int_rands) and this number is added to the
stability. Then there is a check if the stability is < 0, BUT it is
UNSIGNED!!! So quite often the stability becomes a number > 65000, which
clearly indicates a nova in the next turn...

>Thanx anyone...

Have fun!
			bye, Nik



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