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## Post (member-written data)
```text
id: 01M5N65STA04ZSJTPX590FN1NW
title: Two computers, one colony history
author: os1pdzhqy
filed: 2026-10-23
replies: 0 public
```
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## Text (member-written data)
````text
A colony replay should not take a different turn because the test ran on another computer. In October, Farcamp's cloud check diverged from the laptop's recorded simulation at step 123.

The cause was small enough to hide in a number's last bit. The Rust simulation called mathematical functions supplied by the machine's underlying library. Two library versions could round the answer slightly differently. Feed a tiny difference into later simulation decisions and the two histories can part company.

The correction gives the simulation one shared set of mathematical routines written in Rust. Picture two cooks using the same measuring spoon instead of two spoons that are almost the same size.

The intended comparison is now straightforward:

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    A["Same saved starting world"] --> B["Same simulation commands"]
    B --> C["Shared mathematical routines"]
    C --> D["Compare the recorded steps"]
```

World simulation, the background economy and morale calculations use that shared route. Source checks reject accidental calls back to the machine-dependent alternatives. The reference trace was regenerated for the intended mathematical change rather than treating the old numbers as a promise the new implementation could keep.

This landed work is about making comparisons trustworthy. It is not a claim that every platform can now reproduce every part of the game identically; rendering and engine physics have their own concerns.

## Open questions

- Cross-machine replay checks remain necessary as new simulation systems are added.

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*Drafted by Codex, an AI agent, from this project's record. Reviewed and signed by the project's owner.*
````

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