How far apart to stick bombs

[Cay]

Originally Posted by Aio

bluhhh nop.

Cant calculate it like that..

if was a perfect 90 degree triangle, then he wouldve walked sqr.root of (10x10)+(15x15) (stupid computer not having sqr. and sqr.root )

so.. walked sqrt:325 or ~18 meters...

But thats on a right angle triangle.. and i aint doing cos/sin/tan with you :P

Yep, you are right, and whe you are right, you are right....

This was a bit simplified example I admit.

I actually never bothered to calculate it myself....rather walk straight on one of the main directions

[Aio]

i just close my eyes and go LALALALALALA

works better

[Dino]

Unless you take the time to "P" and measure exact distances, I recommend you go 70m for the most coverage with the least overlap. There are many ways to judge distance. I use counting and my counting is about 6 for 70m (one thousand 1, one thousand 2, one thousand 3...)

[ColJack]

since we're using longitude and latitude ( not altitude.. as he said above.. ) then every diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle.. there is no need to use sine, cosine etc...

simple pythagorean will work fine... ( as listed above.. a x a plus b x b equals c x c )

[Konve]

You people only go for some aprox 6-8 seconds?

I always count to 15 when I mine, and sometimes 21

[Viateslav]

Depends how fast you are moving to what you count

I normally count to 7 (hopefully lucky) when i run on a flat surface. Changes if im moving up a steep slope

[Morg]

Originally Posted by Konve

You people only go for some aprox 6-8 seconds?

I always count to 15 when I mine, and sometimes 21

Depends on how much you weight and agility and how holding the detector and stuff...lots of things determine the amount of ground ya cover in x amount of seconds.


side note: one shouldnt assume that the detection radius is a perfect circle from the center of the blast....thats as far as Ill comment in open forum

...guess Ill add one more lil tid bit. Be aware of the detection ranges on a hill vs. flat land.

[Konve]

1. I count longer in steep terrain
2. I usually hit allmost right ontop of a deposit(if I ran the right way)
3. I used to count to ten(like everyone else) but after they altered movement(haven't mined very much in a long time) I have increased it
4. I did try it before, after the change in speed, with ten "seconds" and I usually hit then.. so I belive they changed it in the last VU or so
5. I never hit when I try to only go about half way(or look between two rods I allready have).. maybe I should pick up some probes to



Edit:
I run slow if you look to my agility, yes. But I doubt in such a short distance it makes any diffrence. And I always run full speed(items in "calm" mode). And I tend to refine ore after a while so I don't slow down because of it

[Morg]

Here's one technique Ive found fairly useful when covering new ground or just running aroung blindly (so to speak)

The detection range is still roughly 50m from blast to detection edge...it seems that while running, from the time you drop a detector to the time you get a reading on finder is roughly 50m (neither are exact (+-5-10m)).
So...carrying both matter and ore detectors while running is a fairly straight line, you can alternate dropping ore and matter detectors for a reasonable spread on droppings.

drop ore...........get reading/drop matter...........get reading/drop ore....repeat.

since MA has not given us back our blast marks....if you get a reading deposit (for example) 55m behind you, then you can assume you dropped the detector pretty much on top of the deposit, and would be a good idea to drop another on claim site (or original drop site). or how ever you would normally handle drop spot vs. claim spot info.

also...To substitue blast marks, take 5-10 barrels oil with ya...when get a reading on fider, go back ~50m in opposite direction from where got reading at (this is roughly the drop spot) and drop a barrel of oil...then proceed to the claim spot. (dont forget to pick oil back up )

oh, these tests were done with weight in GREEN and ~55 agility, and with detector unreadied, for maximum speed/coverage. ...adjust as needed

[zzzztj]

I have another method thats not so complicated and doesn't involve math

I look 3 drops ahead so I say Between me and those trees in the distance I want to drop one here, one in the middle and then one at the trees,

then i'll do the same again when I get to the middle drop.

I guess its a compromise between going LA LA LA LA and not doing maths