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| − | + | I think I have noticed a speed difference when using steel picks over coppers ones. Although it may have just been because of a different map due to stone type/fps/miner stats. Not sure how to test this accurately. [[User:Jikor|Jikor]] 04:54, 10 January 2008 (EST) | |
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| + | :To bypass FPS issues, use single-stepping {{k|.}} --[[User:N9103|Edward]] 22:33, 10 January 2008 (EST) | ||
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| + | :Maybe just make two absolutely unskilled miners with different picks, and order them to mine two parallel hallways? If they won't be distracted, it'll be a perfect speed comparer for miners $) --[[User:Dorten|Dorten]] 05:06, 10 January 2008 (EST) | ||
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| + | ::Obviously you'll want to ensure that two 'identical' runs of stone are isolated from each other. The runs of stone should be quite long indeed, and I would recommend a number ultimately divisible by 100 or more. I would also avoid having any two designated tiles accessible at the same time (diagonal corners). Reveal and walling should make this rather easy to test. And paired with single-stepping, it should be clear once and for all if there's a difference. --[[User:N9103|Edward]] 22:33, 10 January 2008 (EST) | ||
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| + | :::That sounds so complicated. Unless the difference is negligible (in which case, it's probably not real), I would think speed differences would show up after 20-50 squares (and unskilled miners will not get through 100 without having to eat/drink first). All in all, it should be easy to test. ''But'', [[encumbrance]] can be a factor too. I'm not sure what the encumbrance rules and item weight formulas are in the new versions.--[[User:Maximus|Maximus]] 23:30, 10 January 2008 (EST) | ||
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| + | You can have adamantine picks too. | ||
| + | --[[User:Armrha|Armrha]] 03:20, 27 October 2008 (EDT) | ||