So, for the past few days, I have been attempting to literally create chaos in Game Maker.
So what is chaos exactly?Well, it is a program with one object that randomizes a string and then, if it is valid, executes it.Sounds simple right? Why do it?Well, it isn't simple, first of all. There are over 1,000,000 possible permutations, and over half of them are invalid!So why do this? Well, because it is interesting. What would happen in a chaotic state. There is essentially an equal chance for anything to occur (assuming GM can do it). What would happen? It might make an awesome video game level, AI, weird visual effects, nothing, or (if you ran it in GM Pro that allows external file editing) a virus. The results are limitless.Currently the 'debugger' uses me to check it. I simply click yes or no on whether it is valid, and it records my answer (granted it resets every time I run it).I have recently considered having two types of random generated code to limit wasteful combinations:1. Creating another object.2. Setting another object's event code to a ligit GML String.This would limit combinations that do nothing, and would probably increase the amount of chaos in the simulation.
Kilin & StevenOBrien: I wasn't saying they were irrelevant. I was only saying that some of them were just about comparing my project to other projects, so reading them might just confuse people about what my program does.
Mega: I wasn't talking about it giving me an error message. I was saying that if it didn't flag it /at all/ (even internally) it would probably do something undesirable.Iasper: Thanks for the tip.Edit: StevenOBrien: Nice nick. I see you are controlling Cyrus?@Cesque way in the beginning: larqe - 2nd refresh (I get the point, I just thought it was funny.)
Just something you might find interesting, searching for permeantations takes you directly to this blog, it's famous now! :D
edit: Btw, I know permeantations isn't a word lol :DThat's because permeantations is not a word and no one else would ever use it.
I guess that's one way of doing seo!Yeah, it was permutations, but my edit must have messed it up. :p
*fixing*EDIT: R. I. P. StevenOBrienI accidentally erased part of it, and I rewrote it.
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