init RNG for everybody using time()

svn-id: r10796

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/common/util.cpp b/common/util.cpp
index 5c85e74c70..cdb9bf9c60 100644
--- a/common/util.cpp
+++ b/common/util.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ void hexdump(const byte * data, int len, int bytesPerLine) {
 	printf("|\n");
 }
 
-RandomSource::RandomSource(uint32 seed) {
-	_randSeed = seed;
+RandomSource::RandomSource() {
+	// Use system time as RNG seed. Normally not a good idea, if you are using
+	// a RNG for security purposes, but good enough for our purposes.
+	setSeed(time(0));
 }
 
 void RandomSource::setSeed(uint32 seed) {
diff --git a/common/util.h b/common/util.h
index a62511d6da..760ad25a08 100644
--- a/common/util.h
+++ b/common/util.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ private:
 	uint32 _randSeed;
 
 public:
-	RandomSource(uint32 seed = 0xA943DE33);
+	RandomSource();
 	void setSeed(uint32 seed);
 	
 	/**