Same computer_id as another user?

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ID:2647079 Jan 7, 4:20 pm
Echriser	I have been warned about sharing the same computer_id as another user when I connected a few times before. I was told this could happen with pirated copies of Windows, but mine is legal. It's resolved now, but I eventually ended up getting banned from a server because of someone else. How are computer_ids calculated?

Jan 12, 12:34 am
KuroChi	If this is for SS13 you'll have to go to their forum. This forum "on topic" is about byond itself, not any specific game inside it.

Jan 14, 6:24 pm

In response to KuroChi

Echriser

KuroChi wrote:

If this is for SS13 you'll have to go to their forum. This forum "on topic" is about byond itself, not any specific game inside it.

Right, the issues in the game had already been resolved before I posted. The reason I posted it here is because "computer_id" is a Byond function and it's listed in the documentation as a "read-only text value which contains a unique numerical identifier for the player's computer." I was more curious about how they are retrieved because I apparently shared that value with another player.

Jan 14, 7:29 pm
Nadrew	Unfortunately, with the prevalence of identical hardware/software setups it's entirely possible for the ID to generate the same value between two different users.