--- deliantra/server/include/util.h	2007/04/16 15:41:27	1.40
+++ deliantra/server/include/util.h	2007/04/23 18:09:57	1.43
@@ -264,18 +264,18 @@
   uint32_t next ();
 
   // uniform distribution
-  uint32_t operator ()(uint32_t r_max)
+  uint32_t operator ()(uint32_t num)
   {
-    return is_constant (r_max)
-             ? this->next () % r_max
-             : get_range (r_max);
+    return is_constant (num)
+             ? (next () * (uint64_t)num) >> 32U
+             : get_range (num);
   }
 
   // return a number within (min .. max)
   int operator () (int r_min, int r_max)
   {
-    return is_constant (r_min) && is_constant (r_max)
-              ? r_min + (*this) (max (r_max - r_min + 1, 1))
+    return is_constant (r_min) && is_constant (r_max) && r_min <= r_max
+              ? r_min + operator ()(r_max - r_min + 1)
               : get_range (r_min, r_max);
   }
 
@@ -436,5 +436,8 @@
 
 int similar_direction (int a, int b);
 
+// like printf, but returns a std::string
+const std::string format (const char *format, ...);
+
 #endif