(Programming) TurboRNG - A new lightweight, cross-platform RNG abuse tool

Fishaman P · Oct 10th, 2012, 5:16:54 PM

It all started when my friend wanted to learn 3rd Gen RNG abuse. PPRNG wasn't an option, and RNG Reporter refused to run under Mono. Eventually, we got fed up and installed RNG Reporter into a virtual machine, but it was painfully slow.

But no more! I have written a cross-platform, lightweight RNG abuse tool in C. Its memory use is minimal (unlike RNG Reporter) and supports Gen 3 (unlike PPRNG). I give you...

TurboRNG!

Features:
Methods 1, 2, 4, and GC! (Also known as Method Colosseum/XD)
LCRNG, GCRNG (XDRNG), GRNG, ARNG, and ELCRNG researcher!
User-friendly command-line interface!
Optional complete automation with command-line arguments!
Over 500,000FPS with a 3GHz Core i3 and a 7200RPM hard drive!

Changelog:

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Upcoming features:
Gen I, II, and V support!
Expanded Gen IV support!

Downloads (v2.5 Alpha)
Windows 32-bit
Windows 64-bit
Linux 32-bit
Linux 64-bit
Mac OSX (courtesy of chiizu)

Downloads (v2.0)
Windows 32-bit
Windows 64-bit
Linux 64-bit

Old downloads:

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Current Status
I don't know why I just thought of this, but I am now in the planning stages for the TurboSearch module.
At first, it'll only parse TurboRNG-formatted output for IVs, natures, shininess, etc.
At a future date, it will be able to filter results as TurboRNG generates them.
However, this feature is currently on hold due to compiler limitations, e.g. something I can't control.

Fishaman P · Oct 12th, 2012, 9:47:05 PM

Just an update: I don't know how to change the poll, so bear with it for the moment.

RBY abuse will HAVE to be done on an emulator. In addition to the current RNG value, the next value of the RNG also depends on the the buttons you are pressing, and it's not predictable without memory watching.

And really, builds ARE coming; it now runs flawlessly, and all I have to do is compile for every single platform! YAY!

Fishaman P · Oct 15th, 2012, 10:40:50 PM

v1.0 released for Linux 64-bit!
Check back daily for new platforms and versions!

Bond697 · Oct 15th, 2012, 11:33:32 PM

adfly? really?

Fishaman P · Oct 16th, 2012, 4:43:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Fat Bond697

adfly? really?

I just need $5 or so; that means standard links after ~1500 downloads.

On another note, new version coming soon, with a smaller executable and faster speed!

Slashmolder · Oct 17th, 2012, 6:22:20 AM

RNG Reporter will have full Linux Support under Mono at the same time as we get a Windows XP version out. Just wait for it to settle down and it'll be there I promise.

Philderbeast · Oct 17th, 2012, 7:04:36 AM

I'm also working on a new GUI with Chiizu for pprng that will make it cross platform...

Fishaman P · Oct 17th, 2012, 12:59:44 PM

Yeah, but neither RNGReporter nor PPRNG have CSV output (at least not to my knowledge), and they both lack 1st and 2nd Gen support, which I have planned.

The Agonist · Oct 17th, 2012, 1:04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Fishaman P

Yeah, but neither RNGReporter nor PPRNG have CSV output (at least not to my knowledge), and they both lack 1st and 2nd Gen support, which I have planned.

in all honesty, who the hell cares about RNGing on Gen 1 or 2?

Fishaman P · Oct 17th, 2012, 5:19:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat The Agonist

in all honestly, who the hell cares about RNGing on Gen 1 or 2?

According to the poll, at least 7 people do, and that's enough for me.

chiizu · Oct 17th, 2012, 5:37:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Fishaman P

Yeah, but neither RNGReporter nor PPRNG have CSV output (at least not to my knowledge), and they both lack 1st and 2nd Gen support, which I have planned.

PPRNG has CSV output, actually. I'm pretty sure RNG Reporter has it as well. Neither has it accessible from a command line, though.

Good luck with the tool.

Slashmolder · Oct 17th, 2012, 5:38:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Fishaman P

Yeah, but neither RNGReporter nor PPRNG have CSV output (at least not to my knowledge), and they both lack 1st and 2nd Gen support, which I have planned.

RNG Reporter had CSV output support. It was recently switched to txt files though it's basically the same. Can't speak for PPRNG. Still it'll be cool to see someone actually research Gen 1-2 RNG though I hope you've seen this post http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthr...72#post3678072

Aiyumi · Oct 17th, 2012, 8:54:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Fishaman P

Easy-to-use command-line interface!

Yes, yes, yes! Finally a command line RNG tool!

I was very excited over this... But currently there's only a 64-bit version. Sadly my machine is 32-bit. Will it have a 32-bit version?

Is there any chance of TurboRNG becoming open source? If the source code was available, I could compile it for my machine myself, as could people using other platforms...

Added my vote for Gen IV RNG support.

Fishaman P · Oct 18th, 2012, 9:36:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Slashmolder

RNG Reporter had CSV output support. It was recently switched to txt files though it's basically the same. Can't speak for PPRNG. Still it'll be cool to see someone actually research Gen 1-2 RNG though I hope you've seen this post http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthr...72#post3678072

Wow, that really helps actually! Now I don't have to wade through RAM searchers!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Aiyumi

Yes, yes, yes! Finally a command line RNG tool!

I was very excited over this... But currently there's only a 64-bit version. Sadly my machine is 32-bit. Will it have a 32-bit version?

Is there any chance of TurboRNG becoming open source? If the source code was available, I could compile it for my machine myself, as could people using other platforms...

Added my vote for Gen IV RNG support.

Yes, there will be both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. In fact, I have successfully built TurboRNG v1.0.1 on Linux x64, Linux x32, Windows x64, and Windows x32!

As for the open-source part... the project is too small right now for that to be helpful. At its current stage, I think more coders would just slow the pace. On the other hand, if someone can build 32-bit and 64-bit binaries for Mac using Xcode, I would gladly share the source (privately) to spread the love!

chiizu · Oct 18th, 2012, 10:22:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Fishaman P

As for the open-source part... the project is too small right now for that to be helpful. At its current stage, I think more coders would just slow the pace. On the other hand, if someone can build 32-bit and 64-bit binaries for Mac using Xcode, I would gladly share the source (privately) to spread the love!

The point of open source is not (necessarily) to recruit other coders. As you can see, making it open source will allow others to build the code themselves for their own platforms rather than you needing to find people willing to build it for you. This will only serve to increase the user base of your tool.

Anyway, I can compile Mac versions if you would like.

saphiren · Oct 19th, 2012, 3:23:59 AM

What's this written in? I can't run it cause I run windows, but it sounds like something that would be great in Java. If at any point this project comes near java, please tell me ;)

Aiyumi · Oct 19th, 2012, 8:22:27 AM

@saphiren: it's in C. And the author said to have compiled it in Windows, so a Windows version should be coming.

Fishaman P · Oct 19th, 2012, 5:05:20 PM

v1.1 released for Linux x64, Win32, and Win64!
Generally performance and size optimizations.
Also, I added basic research functionality.

EDIT: @saphiren: funny you mention Java. This was first written in Java as RNJava, but it only got 3,000 frames per second on my Core i3 (less than 1/3 the performance of TurboRNG), and that was even before Hidden Power and genders were implemented!

Fishaman P · Oct 24th, 2012, 8:39:29 PM

v1.2 released with CSV output (FINALLY!)
Right now it's in user input like the rest of the options, but rest assured I am working on implementing command-line arguments!
Also some additions to the researcher, as well as adding the ability to enter frames above 4294967295. On a related note: entering 4294967296 frames no longer exits the program.

Fishaman P · Nov 1st, 2012, 5:21:54 PM

v2.0 released with command-line arguments (FINALLY!)
For output, you can use the -o switch, but you can also omit it and specify a filename when it asks.
Also some common sense things, like not asking for TID and SID when using the Researcher, and also the removal of the (currently) useless 87.5% female gender ratio.

Misdreavus · Nov 2nd, 2012, 1:21:20 AM

I'm definitely going to have to check this out once I get my new computer. I'm a C programmer myself (though not too advanced), so perhaps I could even help out.

I look forward to seeing what the future holds for TurboRNG! Keep up the great work!

Fishaman P · Nov 2nd, 2012, 8:24:38 AM

Thank you!

EDIT: I haven't abandoned this project.
Once I have my error-checking fully implemented (which might even be right now!), I will get to work on...

BLACK AND WHITE!

The algorithms are well-documented, so it won't take long at all.
I'll be working on Pokemon Crystal in the meantime, as well.

EDIT2: Looks like v2.1 will be finished soon!
After that's done, I plan to add Gen 3 breeding, at least for IVs.

EDIT3: v2.1 will be skipped. v3 will come instead, with a much better code base!

Misdreavus · Dec 16th, 2012, 9:06:34 PM

Is B/W going to be implemented in v3? If so, will you be including a feature for Unova Link calibration and/or support for Dream Radar abuse?

Fishaman P · Dec 17th, 2012, 4:23:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Misdreavus

Is B/W going to be implemented in v3? If so, will you be including a feature for Unova Link calibration and/or support for Dream Radar abuse?

B/W is going to be implemented if things are going as they should be (which they are), but it'll only be standard IVs at first. Console apps aren't as suited to calibration and that kinda stuff as GUI apps are, but I'll consider it when life gets less busy.

Fishaman P · Mar 1st, 2013, 11:14:31 PM

Finally, my latest work is released: v2.5 alpha is here!

Please note that there are some shenanigans going on with GRNG (sometimes off by 0x80000000) and that ELCRNG is currently broken on 32-bit for an unknown reason.

Also, method J is completely wrong besides the abilities, method K only outputs a mass of "not done yet!", and both RSInherit and EmInherit will cause a fatal error. (Don't worry though, it's not memory corruption, I specifically handle the error)

EDIT: v2.5a is now released for Mac OSX, thanks to chiizu! Even though this is an alpha version, the improved speed, higher stability, and vastly improved features make this the recommended release over v1.1. If you are still running v1.1 or are thinking about giving TurboRNG a whirl, please use v2.5a!

View Poll Results: What should I implement next?
Gen I	6	13.33%
Gen II	6	13.33%
Gen IV	1	2.22%
Gen V	26	57.78%
Researcher	1	2.22%
Automatic VBM export (would take a while)	1	2.22%
lol why would anyone use this	4	8.89%
Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll

Oct 10th, 2012, 5:16:54 PM	#1
Fishaman P Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 76	TurboRNG - A new lightweight, cross-platform RNG abuse tool It all started when my friend wanted to learn 3rd Gen RNG abuse. PPRNG wasn't an option, and RNG Reporter refused to run under Mono. Eventually, we got fed up and installed RNG Reporter into a virtual machine, but it was painfully slow. But no more! I have written a cross-platform, lightweight RNG abuse tool in C. Its memory use is minimal (unlike RNG Reporter) and supports Gen 3 (unlike PPRNG). I give you... TurboRNG! Features: Methods 1, 2, 4, and GC! (Also known as Method Colosseum/XD) LCRNG, GCRNG (XDRNG), GRNG, ARNG, and ELCRNG researcher! User-friendly command-line interface! Optional complete automation with command-line arguments! Over 500,000FPS with a 3GHz Core i3 and a 7200RPM hard drive! Changelog: ... v2.5 alpha (3/1/13)[] Near-complete rewrite[] Fixed quite a few bugs [+] Reverse RNG support v2.0 (11/1/12)[] Method entry now accepts extra characters (e.g. "123" will be registered as Method 1)[] TurboRNG no longer asks for useless info (e.g. it no longer asks for TID and SID when using the Researcher)[] Removed 87.5% F Gender ratio; it was useless anyway since no Gen is supported that uses it [+] Command-line arguments! Run TurboRNG without any (or with incorrect ones) to see the usage. v1.2 (10/24/12)[] Frames can now exceed 4294967295 (maybe you wanna prove there's 0x100000000 iterations, I dunno) [+] Optional CSV output [+] GRNG, ARNG, and ELCRNG research v1.1 (10/19/12)[] Performance and size optimizations [+] LCRNG and GCRNG researcher v1.0 (10/15/12) Initial release Upcoming features:* Gen I, II, and V support! Expanded Gen IV support! Downloads (v2.5 Alpha) Windows 32-bit Windows 64-bit Linux 32-bit Linux 64-bit Mac OSX (courtesy of chiizu) Downloads (v2.0) Windows 32-bit Windows 64-bit Linux 64-bit Old downloads: ... v1.2 - Windows 32-bit v1.2 - Windows 64-bit v1.1 - Windows 32-bit v1.1 - Windows 64-bit v1.1 - Linux 64-bit v1.1 - Mac OSX (courtesy of chiizu) v1.0 - Linux 64-bit Current Status I don't know why I just thought of this, but I am now in the planning stages for the TurboSearch module. At first, it'll only parse TurboRNG-formatted output for IVs, natures, shininess, etc. At a future date, it will be able to filter results as TurboRNG generates them. However, this feature is currently on hold due to compiler limitations, e.g. something I can't control. __________________ TurboRNG, a new lightweight, cross-platform RNG abuse tool! http://i.imgur.com/1OwsO.png Last edited by Fishaman P; Apr 2nd, 2013 at 5:40:40 PM. Reason: Status update

Oct 12th, 2012, 9:47:05 PM	#2
Fishaman P Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 76	Just an update: I don't know how to change the poll, so bear with it for the moment. RBY abuse will HAVE to be done on an emulator. In addition to the current RNG value, the next value of the RNG also depends on the the buttons you are pressing, and it's not predictable without memory watching. And really, builds ARE coming; it now runs flawlessly, and all I have to do is compile for every single platform! YAY! __________________ TurboRNG, a new lightweight, cross-platform RNG abuse tool! http://i.imgur.com/1OwsO.png Last edited by Fishaman P; Oct 15th, 2012 at 6:22:30 PM.

Oct 15th, 2012, 10:40:50 PM	#3
Fishaman P Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 76	v1.0 released for Linux 64-bit! Check back daily for new platforms and versions! __________________ TurboRNG, a new lightweight, cross-platform RNG abuse tool! http://i.imgur.com/1OwsO.png

Oct 15th, 2012, 11:33:32 PM	#4
Bond697 Dies, died, will die. Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 302	adfly? really? __________________ [12:27] <xfr> it's game freak doing it wrong as always [14:48] <~Nexus> Pokemon has no magic after OmegaDonut ruined it with his RNG [19:52] <~Shii> I NEED MAT'S TOUCH

Oct 17th, 2012, 6:22:20 AM	#6
Slashmolder 'Ello Governor Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 271	RNG Reporter will have full Linux Support under Mono at the same time as we get a Windows XP version out. Just wait for it to settle down and it'll be there I promise. __________________ My Pokécheck Pokémon <~Nexus> Mat's seen things that would make you wake up screaming in the middle of the night NO MORE RNG NO MORE RNG <CDXCIV> kittens is not a Pokemon.

Oct 17th, 2012, 7:04:36 AM	#7
Philderbeast Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 205 Australia	I'm also working on a new GUI with Chiizu for pprng that will make it cross platform...

Oct 17th, 2012, 12:59:44 PM	#8
Fishaman P Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 76	Yeah, but neither RNGReporter nor PPRNG have CSV output (at least not to my knowledge), and they both lack 1st and 2nd Gen support, which I have planned. __________________ TurboRNG, a new lightweight, cross-platform RNG abuse tool! http://i.imgur.com/1OwsO.png

Oct 19th, 2012, 3:23:59 AM	#16
saphiren Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 4 New Jersey	What's this written in? I can't run it cause I run windows, but it sounds like something that would be great in Java. If at any point this project comes near java, please tell me ;) __________________ "Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement." --Winston Churchill

Oct 19th, 2012, 8:22:27 AM	#17
Aiyumi Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 2 Sao Paulo, Brazil	@saphiren: it's in C. And the author said to have compiled it in Windows, so a Windows version should be coming.

Oct 19th, 2012, 5:05:20 PM	#18
Fishaman P Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 76	v1.1 released for Linux x64, Win32, and Win64! Generally performance and size optimizations. Also, I added basic research functionality. EDIT: @saphiren: funny you mention Java. This was first written in Java as RNJava, but it only got 3,000 frames per second on my Core i3 (less than 1/3 the performance of TurboRNG), and that was even before Hidden Power and genders were implemented! __________________ TurboRNG, a new lightweight, cross-platform RNG abuse tool! http://i.imgur.com/1OwsO.png Last edited by Fishaman P; Oct 19th, 2012 at 5:18:20 PM.

Oct 24th, 2012, 8:39:29 PM	#19
Fishaman P Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 76	v1.2 released with CSV output (FINALLY!) Right now it's in user input like the rest of the options, but rest assured I am working on implementing command-line arguments! Also some additions to the researcher, as well as adding the ability to enter frames above 4294967295. On a related note: entering 4294967296 frames no longer exits the program. __________________ TurboRNG, a new lightweight, cross-platform RNG abuse tool! http://i.imgur.com/1OwsO.png

Nov 1st, 2012, 5:21:54 PM	#20
Fishaman P Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 76	v2.0 released with command-line arguments (FINALLY!) For output, you can use the -o switch, but you can also omit it and specify a filename when it asks. Also some common sense things, like not asking for TID and SID when using the Researcher, and also the removal of the (currently) useless 87.5% female gender ratio. __________________ TurboRNG, a new lightweight, cross-platform RNG abuse tool! http://i.imgur.com/1OwsO.png

Nov 2nd, 2012, 1:21:20 AM	#21
Misdreavus Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,210 Orlando, FL	I'm definitely going to have to check this out once I get my new computer. I'm a C programmer myself (though not too advanced), so perhaps I could even help out. I look forward to seeing what the future holds for TurboRNG! Keep up the great work! __________________ My other Rotom is a washing machine.

Nov 2nd, 2012, 8:24:38 AM	#22
Fishaman P Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 76	Thank you! EDIT: I haven't abandoned this project. Once I have my error-checking fully implemented (which might even be right now!), I will get to work on... BLACK AND WHITE! The algorithms are well-documented, so it won't take long at all. I'll be working on Pokemon Crystal in the meantime, as well. EDIT2: Looks like v2.1 will be finished soon! After that's done, I plan to add Gen 3 breeding, at least for IVs. EDIT3: v2.1 will be skipped. v3 will come instead, with a much better code base! __________________ TurboRNG, a new lightweight, cross-platform RNG abuse tool! http://i.imgur.com/1OwsO.png Last edited by Fishaman P; Dec 7th, 2012 at 4:32:33 PM.

Dec 16th, 2012, 9:06:34 PM	#23
Misdreavus Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,210 Orlando, FL	Is B/W going to be implemented in v3? If so, will you be including a feature for Unova Link calibration and/or support for Dream Radar abuse? __________________ My other Rotom is a washing machine.

Mar 1st, 2013, 11:14:31 PM	#25
Fishaman P Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 76	Finally, my latest work is released: v2.5 alpha is here! Please note that there are some shenanigans going on with GRNG (sometimes off by 0x80000000) and that ELCRNG is currently broken on 32-bit for an unknown reason. Also, method J is completely wrong besides the abilities, method K only outputs a mass of "not done yet!", and both RSInherit and EmInherit will cause a fatal error. (Don't worry though, it's not memory corruption, I specifically handle the error) EDIT: v2.5a is now released for Mac OSX, thanks to chiizu! Even though this is an alpha version, the improved speed, higher stability, and vastly improved features make this the recommended release over v1.1. If you are still running v1.1 or are thinking about giving TurboRNG a whirl, please use v2.5a! __________________ TurboRNG, a new lightweight, cross-platform RNG abuse tool! http://i.imgur.com/1OwsO.png Last edited by Fishaman P; Mar 15th, 2013 at 8:30:46 PM.