Hi, thanks!
The randomness isn't frame dependant.
Right now, it changes 16 times per seconds, but you also have an auto-correction if you're off by a at most 2 frames so the precision you need to have is 5/16 of a second (so about 0.31 seconds).
Though if you have difficulties, there is an option in the"escape" menu to increase this auto-correction (the "Encounter Assist" option).
You can increase it up to "8" which means you can be up to 8 frames off. This way, you have about a second of leeway (0.5 seconds before and after the correct timing), which should be hopefully enough for everyone.
If you still have difficulties, I would assume you're doing something incorrectly... If you want I can give help if you can provide a video of what you're doing.
Well then, I guess either you struggle with how to time it (happens), or something is done incorrectly... Kinda hard to tell without seeing a video sadly.
Your Encounter tool seems to be correct though
The important parts are :
Using the timer audio cue helps a lot.
If it still doesn't work, it might actually be a bug, but I doubt it as this part was tested out extensively...
Take a look I made you a video.
https://s1.webmshare.com/KJGJq.webm
Double checked that the seed is for file1 btw
Ok, fun fact: I have the exact same ID as you on my personal save (I know this can happen, not sure why people tend to get the same ID but not an issue).
Anyway, I don't have the same result as you when using the encounter tool...
For me, Rand 174 is just a normal Tortolodon.
To get a chroma, I have to go to Rand 319.
I think someone had this issue in one of my playtest, but it was a while back, it happened only once on a really old version, and I think the problem resolved itself by doing a hard reset on their save...
I should probably look into it more (I'll add it to the todo list) but I think you should try to fully reset your game using the overall option menu, and then uninstall and reinstall your game...
Sorry, but without knowing what causes the issue, I can't really give more recommendations...
The only thing that comes to mind is that the ID displayed in the encounter tool is not the same as the one being used for calculation for some reason (maybe an issue with how it's saved...). But right now, I have no idea...
