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Why do player numbers stop at 255?

By tree_amigos - 31-03-2019 15:59

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This might be better directed to the crew, but I was wondering why shirt numbers stop increasing once you hit 255? I've been maintaining my last player at the highest shirt number generated when new youth come in and discovered that once you hit 255 no numbers are generated above that point. I've had a few players come in this season and even though I had a number 255 they also received the number 255. Just curious. Thanks.This might be better directed to the crew, but I was wondering why shirt numbers stop increasing once you hit 255? I've been maintaining my last player at the highest shirt number generated when new youth come in and discovered that once you hit 255 no numbers are generated above that point. I've had a few players come in this season and even though I had a number 255 they also received the number 255. Just curious. Thanks.

 

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Re: Why do player numbers stop at 255?

By manekaster - 31-03-2019 19:40

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255 = 1111 1111 in binary numbers. One byte = 8 bits. 8 bits = 255. Or something like that. I hope someone will correct my answer as I know this is about imprecise, but the short answer is that it has something to do with this.255 = 1111 1111 in binary numbers. One byte = 8 bits. 8 bits = 255. Or something like that. I hope someone will correct my answer as I know this is about imprecise, but the short answer is that it has something to do with this.

Re: Why do player numbers stop at 255?

By powdersnow (Crew) - 01-04-2019 10:37

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This page sheds some light on the subject, and is also a brilliant salute to nineties web design 😂 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4986486/why-does-a-byte-only-have-0-to-255 (I think it is meant as an April fool's joke)This page sheds some light on the subject, and is also a brilliant salute to nineties web design 😂

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4986486/why-does-a-byte-only-have-0-to-255

(I think it is meant as an April fool's joke)

Re: Why do player numbers stop at 255?

By xente (MA) - 01-04-2019 13:47

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Only exist 10 types of persons, those who understand the overflow or not hahaha [img]https://i.imgur.com/8D6arsb.png[/img]

powdersnow wrote:

This page sheds some light on the subject, and is also a brilliant salute to nineties web design 😂

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4986486/why-does-a-byte-only-have-0-to-255

(I think it is meant as an April fool's joke)

Only exist 10 types of persons, those who understand the overflow or not hahaha

Re: Why do player numbers stop at 255?

By manekaster - 01-04-2019 19:13

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111 1111 1111 1111 and 16 bit, but I don't enough enough about computer programming to understand it.111 1111 1111 1111 and 16 bit, but I don't enough enough about computer programming to understand it.

 

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