2.08 and Incompatible Battle Reports

[PhilD]

Originally posted by Johan K:
Some good new for those who don't play Dominions on Windows exclusively. The problem with incompatible battle replays has been found. There was a disagrement on how to compile an expression between microsoft's and the others' compilers.

Magic resistance check:
if (penetration+2d6 < MR+2d6)

Other compiler solved it from left to right, but microsoft's solved it from right to left. This results in the same roll of dice appearing on different sides of the '<' for windows and linux.
Bloody annoying!


Alexti: Thanks for the STL info and I use MSVC6.

Hmm... it's been some time since I had a look at books where the norm is described, but I'm not sure it says anything for this. I believe the result is "unspecified"...

Don't use two function calls in the same expression, is the lesson.

(And congrats on the Illwinter crew! When are we getting a patch so we can celebrate?)