diff --git a/src/utils/IPAddress.ts b/src/utils/IPAddress.ts
index 0c1ba1c2c..740e2452b 100644
--- a/src/utils/IPAddress.ts
+++ b/src/utils/IPAddress.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 import type { IPAddress } from "../Types/strings";
-import { getRandomByte } from "./helpers/getRandomByte";
 
 /**
  * Generate a random IP address
  * Does not check to see if the IP already exists in the game
  */
 export const createRandomIp = (): IPAddress => {
-  return `${getRandomByte(99)}.${getRandomByte(9)}.${getRandomByte(9)}.${getRandomByte(9)}` as IPAddress;
+  // Credit goes to yichizhng on BitBurner discord
+  // Generates a number like 0.c8f0a07f1d47e8
+  const ip = Math.random().toString(16);
+  // uses regex to match every 2 characters. [0.][c8][f0][a0][7f][1d][47][e8]
+  // we only want #1 through #4
+  const matchResult = ip.match(/../g);
+  if (!matchResult) {
+    // This case should never happen.
+    throw new Error(`Unexpected regex matching bug in createRandomIp. ip: ${ip}`);
+  }
+  const sliced = matchResult.slice(1, 5);
+  //convert each to a decimal number and join them together to make a human readable IP address.
+  return sliced.map((x) => parseInt(x, 16)).join(".") as IPAddress;
 };
diff --git a/test/jest/__snapshots__/FullSave.test.ts.snap b/test/jest/__snapshots__/FullSave.test.ts.snap
index 823ef3ef5..2215537ef 100644
--- a/test/jest/__snapshots__/FullSave.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/jest/__snapshots__/FullSave.test.ts.snap
@@ -88,60 +88,60 @@ exports[`Check Save File Continuity PlayerSave continuity 1`] = `
             "ctor": "City",
             "data": {
               "chaos": 0,
-              "comms": 42,
+              "comms": 30,
               "name": "Aevum",
-              "pop": 1101351351,
-              "popEst": 803688823.7027026,
+              "pop": 1060810810,
+              "popEst": 688093498.3783784,
             },
           },
           "Chongqing": {
             "ctor": "City",
             "data": {
               "chaos": 0,
-              "comms": 54,
+              "comms": 42,
               "name": "Chongqing",
-              "pop": 1141891892,
-              "popEst": 925858290.8108107,
+              "pop": 1101351351,
+              "popEst": 803688823.7027026,
             },
           },
           "Ishima": {
             "ctor": "City",
             "data": {
               "chaos": 0,
-              "comms": 89,
+              "comms": 78,
               "name": "Ishima",
-              "pop": 1263513514,
-              "popEst": 1331811541.7837837,
+              "pop": 1222972973,
+              "popEst": 1189919649.4054055,
             },
           },
           "New Tokyo": {
             "ctor": "City",
             "data": {
               "chaos": 0,
-              "comms": 78,
+              "comms": 66,
               "name": "New Tokyo",
-              "pop": 1222972973,
-              "popEst": 1189919649.4054055,
+              "pop": 1182432432,
+              "popEst": 1054601898.8108108,
             },
           },
           "Sector-12": {
             "ctor": "City",
             "data": {
               "chaos": 0,
-              "comms": 66,
+              "comms": 54,
               "name": "Sector-12",
-              "pop": 1182432432,
-              "popEst": 1054601898.8108108,
+              "pop": 1141891892,
+              "popEst": 925858290.8108107,
             },
           },
           "Volhaven": {
             "ctor": "City",
             "data": {
               "chaos": 0,
-              "comms": 101,
+              "comms": 89,
               "name": "Volhaven",
-              "pop": 1304054054,
-              "popEst": 1480277574.8108108,
+              "pop": 1263513514,
+              "popEst": 1331811541.7837837,
             },
           },
         },
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ exports[`Check Save File Continuity PlayerSave continuity 1`] = `
             "ctor": "Contract",
             "data": {
               "autoLevel": true,
-              "count": 117,
+              "count": 105,
               "failures": 0,
               "level": 1,
               "maxLevel": 1,
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ exports[`Check Save File Continuity PlayerSave continuity 1`] = `
             "ctor": "Contract",
             "data": {
               "autoLevel": true,
-              "count": 125,
+              "count": 113,
               "failures": 0,
               "level": 1,
               "maxLevel": 1,
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ exports[`Check Save File Continuity PlayerSave continuity 1`] = `
             "ctor": "Contract",
             "data": {
               "autoLevel": true,
-              "count": 115,
+              "count": 105,
               "failures": 0,
               "level": 1,
               "maxLevel": 1,
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ exports[`Check Save File Continuity PlayerSave continuity 1`] = `
             "ctor": "Operation",
             "data": {
               "autoLevel": true,
-              "count": 23,
+              "count": 11,
               "failures": 0,
               "level": 1,
               "maxLevel": 1,
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ exports[`Check Save File Continuity PlayerSave continuity 1`] = `
             "ctor": "Operation",
             "data": {
               "autoLevel": true,
-              "count": 88,
+              "count": 80,
               "failures": 0,
               "level": 1,
               "maxLevel": 1,
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ exports[`Check Save File Continuity PlayerSave continuity 1`] = `
             "ctor": "Operation",
             "data": {
               "autoLevel": true,
-              "count": 7,
+              "count": 144,
               "failures": 0,
               "level": 1,
               "maxLevel": 1,
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ exports[`Check Save File Continuity PlayerSave continuity 1`] = `
             "ctor": "Operation",
             "data": {
               "autoLevel": true,
-              "count": 15,
+              "count": 3,
               "failures": 0,
               "level": 1,
               "maxLevel": 1,
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ exports[`Check Save File Continuity PlayerSave continuity 1`] = `
             "ctor": "Operation",
             "data": {
               "autoLevel": true,
-              "count": 148,
+              "count": 136,
               "failures": 0,
               "level": 1,
               "maxLevel": 1,
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ exports[`Check Save File Continuity PlayerSave continuity 1`] = `
             "ctor": "Operation",
             "data": {
               "autoLevel": true,
-              "count": 94,
+              "count": 86,
               "failures": 0,
               "level": 1,
               "maxLevel": 1,
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ exports[`Check Save File Continuity PlayerSave continuity 1`] = `
             },
           },
         },
-        "randomEventCounter": 303,
+        "randomEventCounter": 274,
         "rank": 2000,
         "skillPoints": 666,
         "skills": {},