--- deliantra/server/common/utils.C	2007/01/18 22:19:59	1.41
+++ deliantra/server/common/utils.C	2007/01/19 15:15:49	1.42
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
-rand_gen rndm (time (0));
+rand_gen rndm;
 
-tausworthe_random_generator::tausworthe_random_generator (uint32_t seed)
+void
+tausworthe_random_generator::seed (uint32_t seed)
 {
   state [0] = max (  2, seed      * 69069U);
   state [1] = max (  8, state [0] * 69069U);
@@ -63,6 +64,19 @@
   return state [0] ^ state [1] ^ state [2] ^ state [3];
 }
 
+uint32_t
+tausworthe_random_generator::get_range (uint32_t r_max)
+{
+  return next () % r_max;
+}
+
+// return a number within (min .. max)
+int 
+tausworthe_random_generator::get_range (int r_min, int r_max)
+{
+  return r_min + (*this) (max (r_max - r_min + 1, 1));
+}
+
 /*
  * The random functions here take luck into account when rolling random
  * dice or numbers.  This function has less of an impact the larger the