--- deliantra/server/common/utils.C	2007/01/18 22:19:59	1.41
+++ deliantra/server/common/utils.C	2007/01/19 22:24:10	1.43
@@ -39,14 +39,15 @@
 
 #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);
-  state [2] = max ( 16, state [1] * 69069U);
-  state [3] = max (128, state [2] * 69069U);
+  state [0] = max (  2U, seed      * 69069U);
+  state [1] = max (  8U, state [0] * 69069U);
+  state [2] = max ( 16U, state [1] * 69069U);
+  state [3] = max (128U, state [2] * 69069U);
 
   for (int i = 11; --i; )
     operator ()();
@@ -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