Mining Theory

dragonx2 · 05/18/2006, 04:41

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Mining Theory

For mining, i believe that the mining system works as a list. Every integral, you pick up a specific code; each code can be classified as being blank (you pick up nothing), an ore, a gem, and so forth. Therefore, each cooridinate on the map has its own list of codes. For example, you could be standing at one place and the chain of codes is:

b
b
b
b
o
o
b
b
o
b
o
g
b
b
b
o
b
b
o

b=blank
o=ore
g=gem

The list is probably very long and may reset, which is why some areas may seem gemless. Often times, the gem will be at the bottom of the list, to encourage miners to work for them; however, when one finds a gem near the surface, it may be because someone else has already mined the b's and o's and they left right before they mined the gem.

Again, (because I know there will be at least one person that will misinterpret my theory) the above hypothesis has not been proven but may answer several questions that people have.

Waverunner · 05/18/2006, 05:05

It is realistic and very possible but it is not helpful nor can it be proven.

dragonx2 · 05/18/2006, 05:09

Thank you, you've just defined the word "theory."

UnEarthed · 05/18/2006, 07:00

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Originally posted by Waverunner@May 18 2006, 05:05
not helpful

wtf? It is helpful, it fills up that blank space in your head of wondering how it does work anyway. And having a decent theory in that blank place is better than having just a blank space.

Good theory dragon, very thought through.

dragonx2 · 05/18/2006, 09:03

Thanx and nice banner and icon or watever.

DarkFlare · 05/18/2006, 10:40

there is no list?

-Ashi- · 07/02/2006, 01:41

it makes sense thnx xD

sasuke639 · 07/02/2006, 02:30

never thought about that it makes perfect sense

NumpTFlump · 07/02/2006, 03:18

i saw a better theroy once that made me think omg i think that is true

ok this is what i saw that u get gems according to the amount of people that are in the mine take pc mine u hardly get any gems there cuz its just filled with utter noob accounts so the rate of u getting a gem is low, where as if u go to some place that is empty lets take DC mine then u can get a higher amount of gems. ive been thinking about this and i think that this is more then likly 2 be true after mining in PC mine and then moving onto DC mine it was like bliss to get more gems then i would think ive got there.

ive gotten more super and refined gems in DC compaired to the amount of all the gems that ive gotten out of PC mine. this is because DC mine is empty. think about it go there one time and see for urself ull get more super and refined gems in DC , and u ur get more gems there then all of the gems out of PC mine (hard to say but i hope u got it)

*NumpTFlump*
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r34p3rex · 07/02/2006, 06:02

no theories.. ever heard of RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS? why would tq go through such a hassle to create these complex lists and algorithms when they can simply write a random number generator function. (i.e. pick a number from 1-1000, if x > 990 , then mine a gem) much simpler for coding. you know tq and how lazy they are.

pink_panther · 07/02/2006, 13:21

<sarcasm>WOOOOOOOOOOW, So what you jsut said.. is Gems are Random??? AWSOME. THANKS ALOT FOR THAT, MAKES MY MINING SO MUCH EASYER</sarcasm>

blep · 07/02/2006, 18:40

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Originally posted by pink_panther@Jul 2 2006, 13:21
<sarcasm>WOOOOOOOOOOW, So what you jsut said.. is Gems are Random??? AWSOME. THANKS ALOT FOR THAT, MAKES MY MINING SO MUCH EASYER</sarcasm>

if you could read:
mining works as a list, like he said above,
this is just his theory, not a program you can use to mine easyer

if you onyl come here to leech programs and say stupid things, leave

Nex_v.20 · 07/03/2006, 01:25

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Originally posted by r34p3rex@Jul 2 2006, 06:02
no theories.. ever heard of RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS? why would tq go through such a hassle to create these complex lists and algorithms when they can simply write a random number generator function. (i.e. pick a number from 1-1000, if x > 990 , then mine a gem) much simpler for coding. you know tq and how lazy they are.

I believe that, TQ is so lazy that MZ resembles TC maps xD why would they go through all the hard work of creating a complex system for something as minute as mining?

Good theory, but I really do believe it's random, just like db drops <3

miamiboy · 07/03/2006, 03:13

wtf o working soo lets just hack the dam code and take out all the bbbbbb and but all ggggggggggggg

~~gimpwiz~~ · 07/03/2006, 04:15

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Originally posted by miamiboy@Jul 3 2006, 03:13
wtf o working soo lets just hack the dam code and take out all the bbbbbb and but all ggggggggggggg

Hahaha not at all easy.

In effect, he's right, except for two lil' differences: First, it uses numbers and not strings (there is absolutely no point in using a string, which would slow down the execution time by tens of times), and second, it figures these things out serverside, over which we have no control.