RNG Definition.

[jamesthesecond]

For those like me who are clueless about gamers lingo and their definition. RNG stands for random number generator. Gamers please feel free to add to the defintion as it applies to this game.

[Trese Brothers]

Thanks for posting.

Please post any questions you have about other terms and we can help.

[jamesthesecond]

Had to look that one up and also had to look for RTG, but I found RTG (Rare Trade Goods) in the wiki.
Thanks for the support. Great Game.

[sir Evans]

RNG is something that has been in wide use for at least two decades.
Not sure how any gamer in this era can be unfamiliar with the term...

Also, RNG use in reference to game mechanics is usually mentioned in negative context (on steam this is usually in player comments :) ).
Most of them games use RNG to some extend, but the terms "RNG hell" for instance refers to a game executing a series of checks which end up in death spiral.
For example: some difficulty check depends on a stat, which may depend on character HP (health points or Hit points). So a character rolls a check, fails, gets damaged, then rolls another check with now lower stats, which results in more damage and so forth until a very frustrating death.
Usually there is no way to stop/prevent that process due to poor balance - lack of food, healing, potion or whatever.
This can describe any situation where the game rolls a series of checks to produce events that snowball out of control or results in frustrating situation.

[Cap'n Darwin]

RNG is simply a roll of the dice (or computer generated dice) for situations that are not a guaranteed success or failure. Been in use for centuries and generally a part of most games in one form or another. Usually found hanging out with confirmation bias, misunderstood probability mechanics, and rage quitting.

[Caelus]

i love RNG games.... they feel board gamey and more real.... cant find a better rpg type feel than a dice roll game!

[jamesthesecond]

Thanks for the responds.

[JimmysTheBestCop]

Never anger the RNG Gods never

[jamesthesecond]

I thought that was dev and their tricky math.