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		poizan42 on March 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ace of Aces: Why you should do maths as a game des... Maybe you are recalling the "Wi Flag" bug in Asheron's Call? https://asheron.fandom.com/wiki/Wi_Flag That was caused by using a too small range for the rng call so the players with the lowest IDs present always would be targeted by mobs

topherclay on March 6, 2024 [–]

Interesting write up but maybe Iissed where the name comes from. Is "Wi" the name of a monster or a location in the game or something?

poizan42 on March 6, 2024 | [–]

It's named after one the the affected players, "Wi", who was very vocal about the issue. See these comments from a discussion here last year:

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34742915

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34744394

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