Distributions

To facilitate the creation of different random elements of the game, different distributions can be chosen for different variables. Universe will support these, so any scheme can use any of these distributions.

When specified in a file, all distributions have the following format:

KEY=#,args...

KEY is the key for the theme. # is the type of distribution. Each distribution has arguments, specified by args.

Type 1 - Linear

This distribution implemens a linear distribution between two values. It requires two arguments, min and max. The file format for this distribution is like the following:

KEY=1,min,max

Type 2 - Normal

This distribution implements the "normal" distribution (bell curve). It requires two arguments, the mean and the standard deviation. The file format for this distribution is like the following:

KEY=2,mean,stddev

Type 3 - Ranged Linear

Requires multiple arguments. First is the number of ranges in the group. Each range then has three arguments, probability, min and max.

TBD

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Created: 18 Sep 1998
Updated: 6 Jun 2001