Mushroom Theories - Revision history

Orrin at 18:17, 3 June 2009

2009-06-03T18:17:25Z

2009-04-18T05:44:24Z

Ecology Theory (Not Proven)

2009-04-18T05:42:50Z

Spore Theory (Not Proven)

2009-04-17T21:24:18Z

Cellular Automaton (Not Proven)

2009-04-17T21:24:00Z

Cellular Automaton (Not Proven)

2009-04-16T10:45:34Z

Motivation

2009-04-16T08:25:10Z

How To Prove

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Motivation

2009-04-16T07:57:57Z

How To Prove

2009-04-14T18:50:23Z

How To Prove

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 * Map a specific spawn in detail over time
-== Spore Theory (Probably Wrong) ==
+== Spore Theory (Wrong) ==
 * Mushrooms grow from spores.
 * Spores have a certain incubation time before they grow mushrooms.  This may vary by mushroom type.

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 * X = Nitrogen?
 * Y = ?
 === How To Prove ===

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 * Map a specific spawn in detail over time
-== Spore Theory (Not Proven) ==
+== Spore Theory (Probably Wrong) ==
 * Mushrooms grow from spores.
 * Spores have a certain incubation time before they grow mushrooms.  This may vary by mushroom type.
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 If such a transplant succeeds the other two theories are proven wrong.
 :A single successful "transplant" won't be able to prove whether the action taken (dropping the shroom) caused the bloom or whether that spawn would have happened anyway at that location due to some other factor. We'll need to be able to get consistent transplant results (e.g. we can with a high success percentage cause the appearance of the shrooms if action X is done) before we can rule out other options. --[[User:Shebi|Shebi]] 13:50, 14 April 2009 (EST)

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 == Cellular Automaton (Not Proven) ==
-There is an underlying [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_automaton | cellular automaton] model for each mushroom type.  Possibly there are also fixed origin points to seed the model.  Such fixed seed points might also be time dependent (say end of a season or end of month)
+There is an underlying [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_automaton cellular automaton] model for each mushroom type.  Possibly there are also fixed origin points to seed the model.  Such fixed seed points might also be time dependent (say end of a season or end of month)
 === Motivation ===

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 == Cellular Automaton (Not Proven) ==
-There is an underlying [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_automaton|cellular automaton] model for each mushroom type.  Possibly there are also fixed origin points to seed the model.  Such fixed seed points might also be time dependent (say end of a season or end of month)
+There is an underlying [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_automaton | cellular automaton] model for each mushroom type.  Possibly there are also fixed origin points to seed the model.  Such fixed seed points might also be time dependent (say end of a season or end of month)
 === Motivation ===
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 * Map a specific spawn in detail over time
 == Spore Theory (Not Proven) ==

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 :49 The ecology system never really drove the game as much as planned...
-:50 The idea was that there are all these layers representing things like soot (given off by certain buildings), Acid (mining, other buildings), Nitrogen (eaten by some shrooms, consumed by others), and a few others.
+:50 The idea was that there are all these layers representing things like soot (given off by certain buildings),
 :50 And mushrooms were supposed to thrive on some layer values while modifying others.
 :51 Sort of a complex version of the wolves/rabbits ecosystem.
-:53 And we tuned it and tuned it, but never really got it so that everything followed comprehensible patterns.  People got good at hunting for shrooms, but I never heard someone say "hey, after I pollute this area with soot, then SLaves Breads no longer grow.
+:53 And we tuned it and tuned it, but never really got it so that everything followed comprehensible patterns.
 This means the list of layers is possibly

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 Collect ecological data where mushrooms are found and add them to a central database to see if a pattern emerges.  A good start is [http://shroomdar.dorzure.com/|Shroomdar]
-Important parameters:
+Important observable parameters:
-* Acidity
+* Heavy Metals (a number measured with [[Ecology]] 1)
-* Heavy Metals
+* Acidity (a number measured with [[Ecology]] 2)
-* Phosphorous
+* Ground Water (a number measured with [[Ecology]] 3)
-* Ground Water
+* Phosphorous (a number measured with [[Ecology]] 4)
-* Rocky?
+* Soot (possibly measured with [[Ecology]] 5 as in T3)
-* Sandy?
+* Rocky/Sandy/Dirt/Road/Water Terrain
-* Water?
+* Jumbled/Flat Terrain
-* Sea/Salinity? (for [[Salt Water Fungus]])
+* Terrain Elevation
 Any other parameters?
 Alternatively try to create the correct ecologic conditions for a specific type of mushroom in a place that they do not spawn at present.  This does however require better understanding of what those ecological parameters are.
 == Cellular Automaton (Not Proven) ==

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	If such a transplant succeeds the other two theories are proven wrong.		If such a transplant succeeds the other two theories are proven wrong.
		+	:A single successful "transplant" won't be able to prove whether the action taken (dropping the shroom) caused the bloom or whether that spawn would have happened anyway at that location due to some other factor. We'll need to be able to get consistent transplant results (e.g. we can with a high success percentage cause the appearance of the shrooms if action X is done) before we can rule out other options. --[[User:Shebi\|Shebi]] 13:50, 14 April 2009 (EST)