Test of the Singing Cicada - Revision history

Alya at 10:50, 21 October 2014

2014-10-21T10:50:42Z

TheMazeEcho: /* Getting More Speed */

2014-07-13T14:27:58Z

Getting More Speed

Silden at 23:02, 16 February 2014

2014-02-16T23:02:24Z

Nchanter: /* Moving Cages */

2012-03-04T16:07:23Z

Moving Cages

Hekatef at 16:55, 13 December 2011

2011-12-13T16:55:47Z

Yarnheim at 10:10, 13 December 2011

2011-12-13T10:10:06Z

T5 Import: /* Finding Cages */

2011-06-12T09:00:15Z

Finding Cages

T5 Import: /* Overview */

2011-05-22T22:58:59Z

Overview

T5 Import: /* Finding Cages */

2011-05-12T19:06:20Z

Finding Cages

T5 Import: /* Getting More Speed */

2011-05-03T10:38:55Z

Getting More Speed

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 {{Sidebar Test
-     |name = {{PAGENAME}}
+    |prefix = The of the
      |discipline = Body
      |level = 8

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 *Speed 15 (Total Advances 262)
 *Speed 16 (Total Advances 518)
 It is possible to receive more than one advance in a day. If the top scorer has 15k and the advances cost 5k then the top scorer will gain three advances.
 == Related Pages ==

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      |demo name = Yarnheim
      |demo region = Cradle of the Sun
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 == Overview ==
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 Once you received your cage, 1 [[Linen]] and 4 [[Boards]] are required to actually place your cage on the ground. Once you place a cage, you will receive one point per minute from it until the last cicada is taken from it and it crumbles. You cannot take a cicada from your own cage, nor can you pick up your cage once placed.
 === Getting More Speed  ===
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 *getting from Speed 14 to speed 15 you need to get 128 speed advances
 *getting from Speed 15 to speed 16 you need to get 256 speed advances
 *Speed 1 (Total Advances 1)
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 *Speed 15 (Total Advances 262)
 *Speed 16 (Total Advances 518)
 == Related Pages ==

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 ==== Moving Cages ====
-Some tricky players place their cages inside large buildings (e.g. [[Small Warehouse|warehouses]], [[Raeli Oven|Raeli Ovens]]), where they can be heard, but difficult or impossible to be seen or clicked.  It is even possible to conceal a cage by placing it right on top of another cage.  Such tricks are legal, but they can be circumvented with the handy menu option "Move nearby cage".
+Some tricky players place their cages inside large buildings (e.g. [[Small Warehouse|warehouses]], [[Raeli Oven|Raeli Ovens]]), where they can be heard, but difficult or impossible to be seen or clicked.  It is even possible to conceal a cage by placing it right on top of another cage.  Such tricks are considered an exploit even if they are not prevented by the game system, but they can be circumvented with the handy menu option "Move nearby cage".
 Even though a cicada cage cannot be picked up, it can be moved after it has been placed. You must be standing fairly close to the cage (within 1 coordinate or so), and then an option will appear under your "Tests->Test of the Cicada" menu to "Move nearby cage". This will move all nearby cages to a point more or less close to where you are standing. This works on all cages, even other players', and is very useful for extracting cages deliberately hidden inside other objects or land features, as well as separating stacked cages. You can only do this once per minute.
 An alternate solution to cages hidden in buildings: Just come close to the wall of the building, then press Enter+arrow to move your avatar inside. When you're in, move camera maximally closer to avatar and you will see the cage.
 === Placing Cages ===

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 {{Sidebar Test
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 Hidden across the Egyptian landscape are dozens of cicada cages, detectable mainly through the continuous chirping sounds they emit. A player who comes across a cicada cage is allowed to take a cicada from it (provided the player has signed up for the Cicada test). When a player has collected enough cicadas, he may build and place a cicada cage of his own. Cages disappear after 7 players have discovered them.
-Cicada points are earned both by finding other players' cages (a single bonus for each cage found) and by building your own (points earned continuously for as long as your cages survive). Every 3 Egypt days, the 21 players with the highest scores receive Speed Advances. They then all lose cicada points equal to the 21st player's score.
+Cicada points are earned both by finding other players' cages (a single bonus for each cage found) and by building your own (points earned continuously for as long as your cages survive). Every 3 Egypt days, the 21 players with the highest scores receive a permanent Speed advance. They then all lose cicada points equal to the 21st player's score.  (In effect, the 21st player's score determines how much it "costs" to "buy" a Speed point that day.)
 To pass the test, a player must achieve a permanent Speed of 7. Players may continue to gain Speed points through this test even after passing.
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 A cage initially has 7 cicadas in it -- when the last one is taken, the cage crumbles. '''As a matter of courtesy, it is polite to /chat the owner of a cage you've crumbled and tell them where it was'''. This helps her know which of his cages were well or badly hidden. Players receive no automatic notice when one of their cages crumbles, and can only manually check how many cages they have in total, not their specific locations.
-Some tricky players put cages inside buildings (warehouses, raeli ovens etc). It's possible to take cicada from there too. Just come close to wall of building, press Enter+arrow to move avatar inside. When you're in, move camera maximally closer to avatar and you will see a cage.
+==== Moving Cages ====
 === Placing Cages ===
-When you have enough cicadas, you can trade them in at any University of Body for a cicada cage. You may carry a maximum of 21 cicadas in your inventory, and may only make 1 cage every 5 RL hours.
+When you have enough cicadas, you can trade them in at any University of Body for a cicada cage. You may carry a maximum of 21 cicadas in your inventory, and may only make 1 cage every 5 RL hours. The number of cicadas required by the UBody for a cage varies automatically based on the number of cages already existing in the world. It can drop to as low as 4 or rise above 7. Regardless, the cages they hand out will always contain 7 cicadas. See [[Cage Costs]] for details of recent cage requirements.
 Once you received your cage, 1 [[Linen]] and 4 [[Boards]] are required to actually place your cage on the ground. Once you place a cage, you will receive one point per minute from it until the last cicada is taken from it and it crumbles. You cannot take a cicada from your own cage, nor can you pick up your cage once placed.
-=== Speed Points ===
+=== Gaining Speed Points ===
 It is currently unknown how speed points are awarded in T5.

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	A cage initially has 7 cicadas in it -- when the last one is taken, the cage crumbles. '''As a matter of courtesy, it is polite to /chat the owner of a cage you've crumbled and tell them where it was'''. This helps her know which of his cages were well or badly hidden. Players receive no automatic notice when one of their cages crumbles, and can only manually check how many cages they have in total, not their specific locations.		A cage initially has 7 cicadas in it -- when the last one is taken, the cage crumbles. '''As a matter of courtesy, it is polite to /chat the owner of a cage you've crumbled and tell them where it was'''. This helps her know which of his cages were well or badly hidden. Players receive no automatic notice when one of their cages crumbles, and can only manually check how many cages they have in total, not their specific locations.
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		+	Some tricky players put cages inside buildings (warehouses, raeli ovens etc). It's possible to take cicada from there too. Just come close to wall of building, press Enter+arrow to move avatar inside. When you're in, move camera maximally closer to avatar and you will see a cage.

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 '''Note: You cannot hold more than 21 cicadas at a time -- turn them in for cages, first!'''
-A cage initially has 7 cicadas in it -- when the last one is taken, the cage crumbles. '''As a matter of courtesy, it is polite to /chat the owner of a cage you've crumbled and tell them where it was'''. This helps him know which of his cages were well or badly hidden. Players receive no automatic notice when one of their cages crumbles, and can only manually check how many cages they have in total, not their specific locations.
+A cage initially has 7 cicadas in it -- when the last one is taken, the cage crumbles. '''As a matter of courtesy, it is polite to /chat the owner of a cage you've crumbled and tell them where it was'''. This helps her know which of his cages were well or badly hidden. Players receive no automatic notice when one of their cages crumbles, and can only manually check how many cages they have in total, not their specific locations.
 === Placing Cages ===