Missing Attack Units

[Jimbo 5.3]

Whenever I attack someone the attack log says that I bring in 2,147,483,647 Attack Spiders to the fight, when in fact I am bringing 2,500,000,000 into the fray everytime. Whether or not the missing 352,516,353 attack spiders are secretly helping me or not I'm not sure of yet, but if they aren't then it could eventually become very tough to break through people's defenses.

[[BoT] Jason]

"The number 2,147,483,647 is also the maximum value for a 32-bit signed integer in computing"

Nice fact

2,147,483,647=2³¹-1

[Jimbo 5.3]

"The number 2,147,483,647 is also the maximum value for a 32-bit signed integer in computing"

Nice fact

2,147,483,647=2³¹-1

Does this mean that a person can't attack or defend with more than 2,147,483,647 units? Or do the extra units just become "invisible" on the attack log?

And hooray for learning something about programming!

[[BoT] Jason]

I would guess invisible. You could always try with defenses above that number

Else admin will just take 3 or 6 digits away from everyone

[Juliette]

The moment you reach the max 64-bit unsigned integer, you will get in trouble.
Until then, no worries.

[Neimenljivi]

The problem is not in the game 'behind the scene' mechanics but in the game 'display' mechanics.

So while it seems you do not send more than that amount of units into battle in your attack log, the successfulness of an attack is still determined by the real amount of attackers versus real amount of defenders.

~Jack

[_Rube_Dragon_]

"The number 2,147,483,647 is also the maximum value for a 32-bit signed integer in computing"

Nice fact

2,147,483,647=2³¹-1

umm really creepy you know that off the top of your head...

but thank you jack for the English version of the computing lingo...

[Field Marshall]

Big numbers! prehaps you should have less slaves.

As this is a confirmed display issue, I will close this down, if it is still an issue, perhaps it can be added to the Era 32 sticky.

*Closed*