Starting decks in shandalar question

[gmzombie]

Is there a random generator or something that gives you your deck or a set list of what you can have. I only ask as it seems to me that u don't g
get anything remotely good to play with right away and was wondering if there is something that could be done to ensure a little more synergy to your deck. I'm not asking for super awesome cards just maybe a little more these cards play well with these cards type of deal as it really is quite the challange to beat anything when your life is 10 and the dragons all have duals and see able to drop a lotus or mix to just straight fireball your face 3rd turn for the win..lol

[jiansonz]

The main outline is based on difficulty:

Apprentice - one coluor
Magician - two colours
Sorcerer - three colours
Wizard - five colours

where your chosen colour always has the most cards. On wizard difficulty, it's the only colour you are guaranteed to have enough corresponding lands for.

Not sure about the exact probabilities of common-uncommon-rare cards but they seem to be what you would expect. But rarity often has little effect of usefulness in the starting deck. For example, Fireball is common but can almost win a duel by itself against a 10 life enemy.

By buying and selling cards (sell only in cities, for more cash!) and visiting lairs, I try to narrow down the starting deck to three colours before even thinking about duelling, and I avoid cards with more than one specific mana if I have just a couple of that type of land.

I use a lot of effort to avoid enemies early on. Paying them off sucks when you are poor but often worth it early on (at least of you care about your chosen ante card).

The small enemies are the most common early on. Dragons are very rare.

[Korath]

Here's the functions that do it:

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void
sub_4BDD0A()
{
  signed int v0; // eax
  signed int v1; // ST2C_4
  signed int v2; // eax
  int v3; // ST28_4
  int v4; // [sp+18h] [bp-10h]
  signed int i; // [sp+1Ch] [bp-Ch]
  signed int j; // [sp+1Ch] [bp-Ch]
  signed int k; // [sp+1Ch] [bp-Ch]
  int l; // [sp+1Ch] [bp-Ch]
  signed int m; // [sp+1Ch] [bp-Ch]
  signed int n; // [sp+1Ch] [bp-Ch]
  signed int ii; // [sp+1Ch] [bp-Ch]
  signed int jj; // [sp+1Ch] [bp-Ch]
  signed int kk; // [sp+1Ch] [bp-Ch]

  if (!ai_is_speculating)
    {
      for (i = 0; i < 500; ++i)
        deck[i] = -1;
      if (!dword_78DF34)
        {
          for (j = 0; j < 7; ++j)
            {
              dword_8C73F0[j] = 0;
              dword_8C7408[j] = -1;
            }
          dword_78CEE4 |= 1 << 2 * Dword_4ED861;
          dword_5863C8[8 * Dword_4ED861] = 0;
          v4 = 1 << Dword_4ED861;
          switch (opponent_skill)
            {
              case 0:   // apprentice
                if ((unsigned int)v4 < 1 & COLOR_TEST_WHITE)
                  generate_random_deck((color_test_t)v4, 13, 7, 15, 1, 1);
                else
                  generate_random_deck((color_test_t)v4, 13, 12, 10, 1, 1);
                break;

              case 1:   // magician
                generate_random_deck((color_test_t)v4, 11, 4, 12, 1, 1);
                v0 = sub_4BDCCC(v4);    // picks a random color other than v4
                generate_random_deck((color_test_t)v0, 4, 3, 4, 0, 1);
                break;

              case 2:   // sorcerer
                generate_random_deck((color_test_t)v4, 9, 3, 9, 1, 1);
                v1 = sub_4BDCCC(v4);    // picks a random color other than v4
                generate_random_deck((color_test_t)v1, 5, 3, 4, 0, 1);
                v2 = sub_4BDCCC(v1 | v4);       // picks a random color other than v4 or v1
                generate_random_deck((color_test_t)v2, 4, 3, 3, 0, 1);
                break;

              case 3:   // wizard
                generate_random_deck((color_test_t)v4, 6, 3, 5, 1, 1);
                generate_random_deck(COLOR_TEST_COLORLESS, 11, 5, 14, 0, 1);
                break;

              default:
                break;
            }
          dword_789930 = 0;
          for (k = 0; k < 5; ++k)
            num_amulets[k] = 0;
          ++dword_78990C[Dword_4ED861];
          for (l = 0; 3 - opponent_skill > l; ++l)
            {
              v3 = internal_rand(5);
              ++num_amulets[v3];
            }
          for (m = 0; m < 128; ++m)
            dword_789940[25 * m] = -1;
          for (n = 0; n < 8; ++n)
            dword_78CE20[6 * n] = -1;
          for (ii = 0; ii < 1000; ++ii)
            byte_789500[0] = 0;
          for (jj = 0; jj < 4; ++jj)
            UNKNOWN_usually_8_but_is_sometimes_16_in_dungeons[jj] = 8;
          for (kk = 0; kk < 150; ++kk)
            deck[kk] |= 0x10000u;
          Dword_4ED861 = -1;
        }
    }
}

int
generate_random_deck(color_test_t color, int num_basic_lands, int num_enchantments_and_artifacts, int num_creatures, int any_sorcery_or_enchantment_or_creature, int allow_artifacts)
{
  color_test_t v7; // [sp+Ch] [bp-1Ch]
  color_test_t col; // [sp+10h] [bp-18h]
  int v9; // [sp+14h] [bp-14h]
  signed int v10; // [sp+18h] [bp-10h]
  int i; // [sp+1Ch] [bp-Ch]
  int j; // [sp+1Ch] [bp-Ch]
  int v13; // [sp+1Ch] [bp-Ch]
  signed int v14; // [sp+20h] [bp-8h]
  signed int v15; // [sp+24h] [bp-4h]

  for (i = 0; num_basic_lands > i; ++i)
    {
      v10 = C_pick_random_iid_of_given_type_and_color(TYPE_LAND, color);// This call replaced with one to C_pick_random_iid_of_basic_land_of_given_type_and_color
      if (colors_friendly_enough((color_test_t)cards_data[v10].color, color, 0)
          && v10 <= 4
          && cards_data[v10].expansion & (PTR_EXPANSION_FOURTH_EDITION_INTERNAL | PTR_EXPANSION_FOURTH_EDITION_RAW | 0x1))
        insert_iid_into_deck_sorted(v10);
      else
        --i;
    }
  for (j = 0; num_enchantments_and_artifacts > j; ++j)
    {
      if (allow_artifacts)
        v9 = rand() & 1;
      else
        v9 = 0;
      if (v9)
        col = COLOR_TEST_COLORLESS;
      else
        col = color;
      v10 = C_pick_random_iid_of_given_type_and_color((unsigned int)v9 < 1 ? TYPE_ENCHANTMENT : TYPE_ARTIFACT, col);
      if (!opponent_skill && cards_data[v10].static_ability & (KEYWORD_ISLANDWALK | KEYWORD_SWAMPWALK)
          || BYTE1(cards_data[v10].extra_ability) & (EA_UNK800_1 | EA_UNK100_1))
        --j;
      else
        {
          if (cards_data[v10].type & TYPE_ENCHANTMENT)
            v9 = 0;
          if (v9)
            v7 = 1;
          else
            v7 = color;
          if (colors_friendly_enough((color_test_t)cards_data[v10].color, v7, 0)
              && C_card_data_rarity(v10) <= ((j & 1u) < 1) + 1
              && cards_data[v10].expansion & (PTR_EXPANSION_FOURTH_EDITION_INTERNAL | PTR_EXPANSION_FOURTH_EDITION_RAW | 0x1))
            insert_iid_into_deck_sorted(v10);
          else
            --j;
        }
    }
  v13 = 0;
  v14 = 0;
  while (num_creatures > v13)
    {
      v10 = C_pick_random_iid_of_given_type_and_color(TYPE_CREATURE, color);
      if (opponent_skill <= 3 && cards_data[v10].static_ability & (KEYWORD_ISLANDWALK | KEYWORD_SWAMPWALK)
          || BYTE1(cards_data[v10].extra_ability) & (EA_UNK800_1 | EA_UNK100_1))
        {
          --v13;
          --v14;
        }
      else
        {
          if (v14 >= 1000)
            v15 = 1;
          else
            v15 = sub_4BB1CF(v10) >= 1;
          if (colors_friendly_enough((color_test_t)cards_data[v10].color, color, 0)
              && C_card_data_rarity(v10) <= ((v13 & 1u) < 1) + 1
              && v15
              && cards_data[v10].expansion & (PTR_EXPANSION_FOURTH_EDITION_INTERNAL | PTR_EXPANSION_FOURTH_EDITION_RAW | 0x1))
            insert_iid_into_deck_sorted(v10);
          else
            --v13;
        }
      ++v13;
      ++v14;
    }
  if (any_sorcery_or_enchantment_or_creature)
    {
      do
        {
          do
            v10 = C_pick_random_iid_of_given_type_and_color(TYPE_SORCERY | TYPE_ENCHANTMENT | TYPE_CREATURE, COLOR_TEST_COLORLESS);
          while (!colors_friendly_enough((color_test_t)cards_data[v10].color, color, 1));
        } while (C_card_data_rarity(v10) < 3
                 || sub_4BB1CF(v10) <= 0
                 || !opponent_skill && cards_data[v10].static_ability & (KEYWORD_ISLANDWALK | KEYWORD_SWAMPWALK)
                 || BYTE1(cards_data[v10].extra_ability) & (EA_UNK800_1 | EA_UNK100_1)
                 || !(cards_data[v10].expansion & (PTR_EXPANSION_FOURTH_EDITION_INTERNAL | PTR_EXPANSION_FOURTH_EDITION_RAW | 0x1)));
    }
  insert_iid_into_deck_sorted(v10);
  return 0;
}