3 ms·
Something else that's not obvious to me: why does the fountain have to be next to a wall?
by XCabbage 8y ago
Something else that's not obvious to me: why does the fountain have to be next to a wall?
- mbel 8y agoFrom the post: > The fountain is required for wishes. The wall is required to be able to offset the random state without advancing the game state – every time the character attempts to walk into a wall, it calls random() without wasting any in-game time. From the fountain, the bot ascends completely on her own.
- Jolter 8y agoThey describe that in the article. To be able to bump into the wall and advance the RNG one step at a time without passing in-game time. Presumably that's to ensure that the next Wish will be successful.
- XCabbage 8y agoD'oh. Not sure how I missed/forgot that. Thanks.