[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Keepig Xconq and Freeciv syncronized.

[Falk Hueffner <falk.hueffner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Erik Sigra <sigra@xxxxxxx> writes:

> > Why has freeciv its own random functions? Why doesn't it use
> > standard functions?
> 
> Why is Freeciv so monolithic? That I asked too. I guess it is for
> the same reason as Xconq; that there are not good enough standard
> random functions on all the target platforms.

Well, the reason was actually to have reproducible gameplay across
platforms, which helps a lot in debugging.

        Falk