Sounds to me like that's just a seeded number.
It's like in games where you have randomly generated maps. They each have a seed. That sequence of numbers drawn is essentially predetermined but the overall game is random.
I tend to play on iron-man or honest man if I have tons of mods on so I've not been able to see that though, but that would be my initial thought.
Yeah, I think it's something like that. I wonder why they would implement such a system though as opposed to having each shot individually calculated when it actually happens. Performance reasons? Or maybe it was just easier to code that way.
I think I'm getting close to the end now. I'm starting to see Sectopods thrown into the mix. I assume finishing the research projects in the Shadow Chamber is going to funnel me towards the endgame.