User:Ikuu/Mac-Mining - Revision history

Ikuu: /* Overview */

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Overview

Ikuu at 06:47, 9 March 2009

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Ikuu: /* Bonus Features */

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Bonus Features

Ikuu: /* Bonus Features */

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Bonus Features

Ikuu: /* Execution */

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Execution

Ikuu: /* Mining Helpers */

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Mining Helpers

Ikuu: /* Mining Helpers */

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Mining Helpers

Ikuu: /* Mining Helpers */

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Mining Helpers

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Mining Helpers

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Mining Helpers

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 This page has my info on assistant programs for mining on MacOS.  These are not macros in the usual sense in ATitD because you still need to move the mouse and enter the command to work the mine.  They do however decide for you which crystal you want to select for pulling.
-Using these helpers, I do about 4-500 rather relaxed pulls an hour.  Mining tin is still a chore, because it's *very* hard to get the right colored pixel, but the others, so far anyway, work 7 pulls without error (ok, copper errors out every couple hundred pulls).
+Using these helpers, I do about 4-500 rather relaxed pulls an hour.  Mining tin is still a chore, because it's *very* hard to get the right colored pixel, but the others, so far anyway, work 7 pulls with few errors - copper errors out every couple hundred pulls, antimony is hard like tin, iron and others based on "odd-one-out" logic tend to be more accurate than the rest.
 To use these, you need Quartz Composer (QC), which comes with XCode Developer package from Apple and also Automator, which is part of the standard application suite in MacOS.

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	This page has my info on assistant programs for mining on MacOS. These are not macros in the usual sense in ATitD because you still need to move the mouse and enter the command to work the mine. They do however decide for you which crystal you want to select for pulling.		This page has my info on assistant programs for mining on MacOS. These are not macros in the usual sense in ATitD because you still need to move the mouse and enter the command to work the mine. They do however decide for you which crystal you want to select for pulling.

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 Because this is not a true fully automated macro, you get some utility that otherwise would be lacking.
-*After you work the suggested crystal of a mine, if the result is wrong, you can immediately switch, via <cmd>-<tab>, to Quartz Composer and adjust the crystal location that you think is incorrect.  This way you provide necessary feedback to the helper, improving it's selection ability and thus reducing its error rate.
+*After you work the suggested crystal of a mine, if the result is wrong, you can immediately switch, via <cmd>-<tab>, to QC and adjust the crystal location that you think is incorrect.  This way you provide necessary feedback to the helper, improving it's selection ability and thus reducing its error rate.
 **If you've been following the memory game, pay attention to the relevant color values and see that your new crystal location adjusts them appropriately.
 **If you've been using the immediate mode, watch the displayed value to be sure it changes to another crystal - which hopefully is the one that would have been right.

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 Note, the memory game numbers need to be determined by the composition before they're usable.  So do the first few pulls using no memory game.
 ==Bonus Features==
 == Mining Helpers==

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	Note, the memory game numbers need to be determined by the composition before they're usable. So do the first few pulls using no memory game.		Note, the memory game numbers need to be determined by the composition before they're usable. So do the first few pulls using no memory game.
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		+	[[Image:Aluminum_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose area (yes area, this one averages RGB values within a 14x14 square) in each crystal that has highest RGB. Some will be too bright relative to others, causing errors. When that happens, adjust the erroneous crystal to have slightly lower RGB values - if you've been not doing the memory game, then adjust erroneous crystal so that it's RGB is small enough for choice on last screenshot to be a different crystal.
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	[[Image:Antimony_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - I seem to have the best luck with a slight overhead view and choosing crystal locations that are on the edge between two faces. The third column of number help you see which two crystals the helper thinks go together and, as will quickly become apparent, the choice is sometimes quite delicate and easy to get wrong. No memory game, like lead, you just get more ore for more right in a row.		[[Image:Antimony_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - I seem to have the best luck with a slight overhead view and choosing crystal locations that are on the edge between two faces. The third column of number help you see which two crystals the helper thinks go together and, as will quickly become apparent, the choice is sometimes quite delicate and easy to get wrong. No memory game, like lead, you just get more ore for more right in a row.

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 == Mining Helpers==
 [[Image:Copper_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose location on each crystal with maximal saturation.
-[[Image:Tin_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose location on each crystal with minimal blue.  The very dark edges of the crystal seem to work best.
+[[Image:Iron_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose crystal locations that best match each other, minimizing the ∂ values of the similar crystals - do at least twice, the second time getting the odd crystal out from the first time set up.  Aim for ∂ values that are around 1 or less.  Errors in the crystal chosen indicate that the erroneous crystal choice is too far different from the others and should be redone.
-[[Image:Iron_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose crystal locations that best match each other, minimizing the ∂ values of the similar crystals - do at least twice, the second time getting the odd crystal out from the first time set up.  Aim for ∂ values that are around 1 or less.  Errors in the crystal chosen indicate that the erroneous crystal choice is too far different from the others and should be redone.
+[[Image:Lead_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose crystal locations that best match each other, minimizing the ∂ values of the similar crystals - do at least twice, the second time getting the odd crystal out from the first time set up.  Aim for ∂ values that are around 1 or less.   Poor choice in crystal pixels *will* interfere with the accuracy of the helper.  This helper is very kind for you to fix the locations on the fly, so adjust as often as you need to.  In fact, long mining sessions will require it as the shadows and lighting change throughout the day.  One of the few helpers with what I consider a perfect record.
-[[Image:Lead_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose crystal locations that best match each other, minimizing the ∂ values of the similar crystals - do at least twice, the second time getting the odd crystal out from the first time set up.  Aim for ∂ values that are around 1 or less.   Poor choice in crystal pixels *will* interfere with the accuracy of the helper.  This helper is very kind for you to fix the locations on the fly, so adjust as often as you need to.  In fact, long mining sessions will require it as the shadows and lighting change throughout the day.
+[[Image:Tin_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose location on each crystal with minimal blue.  The very dark edges of the crystal seem to work best.
 [[Image:Tungsten_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose location on each crystal that is most similar to its corresponding crystal, using the helpers.  Similarity is entirely based on hue and so one crystal should always stand out as separate from the rest.  Memory game is like tin, independent of your OE level.
 [[Image:Zinc_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose location on each crystal with maximal saturation - ignore the ∂ values.  Pay attention to the immediate output, in lower right, which is of form #H or #L.  H means that most of the crystal colors should be washed out, L means most should appear vibrant.  If you don't agree with that assessment, then adjust your crystal locations.  Memory game is like tin, independent of your OE level.

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	[[Image:Lead_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose crystal locations that best match each other, minimizing the ∂ values of the similar crystals - do at least twice, the second time getting the odd crystal out from the first time set up. Aim for ∂ values that are around 1 or less. Poor choice in crystal pixels will interfere with the accuracy of the helper. This helper is very kind for you to fix the locations on the fly, so adjust as often as you need to. In fact, long mining sessions will require it as the shadows and lighting change throughout the day.		[[Image:Lead_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose crystal locations that best match each other, minimizing the ∂ values of the similar crystals - do at least twice, the second time getting the odd crystal out from the first time set up. Aim for ∂ values that are around 1 or less. Poor choice in crystal pixels will interfere with the accuracy of the helper. This helper is very kind for you to fix the locations on the fly, so adjust as often as you need to. In fact, long mining sessions will require it as the shadows and lighting change throughout the day.
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		+	[[Image:Tungsten_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose location on each crystal that is most similar to its corresponding crystal, using the helpers. Similarity is entirely based on hue and so one crystal should always stand out as separate from the rest. Memory game is like tin, independent of your OE level.

	[[Image:Zinc_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose location on each crystal with maximal saturation - ignore the ∂ values. Pay attention to the immediate output, in lower right, which is of form #H or #L. H means that most of the crystal colors should be washed out, L means most should appear vibrant. If you don't agree with that assessment, then adjust your crystal locations. Memory game is like tin, independent of your OE level.		[[Image:Zinc_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose location on each crystal with maximal saturation - ignore the ∂ values. Pay attention to the immediate output, in lower right, which is of form #H or #L. H means that most of the crystal colors should be washed out, L means most should appear vibrant. If you don't agree with that assessment, then adjust your crystal locations. Memory game is like tin, independent of your OE level.

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	[[Image:Lead_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose crystal locations that best match each other, minimizing the ∂ values of the similar crystals - do at least twice, the second time getting the odd crystal out from the first time set up. Aim for ∂ values that are around 1 or less. Poor choice in crystal pixels will interfere with the accuracy of the helper. This helper is very kind for you to fix the locations on the fly, so adjust as often as you need to. In fact, long mining sessions will require it as the shadows and lighting change throughout the day.		[[Image:Lead_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose crystal locations that best match each other, minimizing the ∂ values of the similar crystals - do at least twice, the second time getting the odd crystal out from the first time set up. Aim for ∂ values that are around 1 or less. Poor choice in crystal pixels will interfere with the accuracy of the helper. This helper is very kind for you to fix the locations on the fly, so adjust as often as you need to. In fact, long mining sessions will require it as the shadows and lighting change throughout the day.

−	[[Image:~~Zinc_Mining:Helper~~.qtz]] - Choose location on each crystal with maximal saturation - ignore the ∂ values. Pay attention to the immediate output, in lower right, which is of form #H or #L. H means that most of the crystal colors should be washed out, L means most should appear vibrant. If you don't agree with that assessment, then adjust your crystal locations. Memory game is like tin, independent of your OE level.	+	[[Image:Zinc_Mining_Helper.qtz]] - Choose location on each crystal with maximal saturation - ignore the ∂ values. Pay attention to the immediate output, in lower right, which is of form #H or #L. H means that most of the crystal colors should be washed out, L means most should appear vibrant. If you don't agree with that assessment, then adjust your crystal locations. Memory game is like tin, independent of your OE level.