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|name={{PAGENAME}}
|image=lunchbox.png
|active=[[lead sheet]]
|passive=[[tin sheet]]
|group=Storage
|materials=* 6x [[rivet]]s
* 1x [[pottery jar]]
* 3x [[tin sheet]]s
* 1x [[wires]]
* 2x [[strip of leather|strips of leather]]
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== Description ==

''A container made from tin that keeps food fresh and warm when travelling. It could be improved with a lump.''

== Usage ==
Used for storing food and drink at a reduced decay.

[[File:Lunchbox_inside.png]]

Decay ticks take twice as long to happen and are reduced by 65%.

== Note ==
* A Lunchbox holds 2 kg of liquid and 2 kg of food and is limited to 3 items.
* Upon creation, the lunchbox comes with a thermos and a food tin built in. They cannot be removed.
** Beverage items can be stored in the thermos section, while food items can be stored in the food tin.

[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Babel/L]]

2014-07-07T04:10:49Z

Reegs: 90 dmg shards have not given this message. BSB only.

Analyse is an action granted by the [[prospecting]] skill. When used on recently mined [[rock shards]], or even [[ore]]s, it allows you to determine if any ore veins are nearby the tile the shard was mined from, as well as their approximate distance from that tile. The action is first unlocked at prospecting skill level 20. To Analyse, right-click a rock shards, and select "Analyse."

==Event messages==

*"You are unable to work out how to analyse the shard." - You are below prospecting skill level 20.
*"It looks like someone has tampered with the rock shards and therefore you decide not to analyse it." - The shard has already been analysed and cannot be analysed again.. Also appears if part of the shards have been used to make something or used in improving.
*"The rock shards looks too old for a decent analysis and therefore you decide not to analyse it." - Appears if you try to analyse a shard from a [[bulk storage bin]].

==How to use==

When analysing a shard, several messages will appear in the event window over several seconds.

Depending on your prospecting skill, you will receive different amounts of information from the shard. Nearby ores will appear as traces every few lines. The strength of the traces shows the distance from the tile the shard originated from, to the tile with the ore vein. The level of your prospecting skill will determine the strength of the traces you can detect.

The four different strengths:
*'''"Traces"''' - Shows for ore that is 1 tile away. Unlocked with Analyse at prospecting level 20.
*'''"Slight traces"''' - Shows for ore that is 2 tiles away. Unlocked with Analyse at prospecting level 20.
*'''"Faint traces"''' - Shows for ore that is 3 tiles away. Unlocked at prospecting level 35.
*'''"Minuscule traces"''' - Shows for ore that is 4 tiles away. Unlocked at prospecting level 54.
*'''"Vague traces"''' - Shows for ore that is 5 tiles away. Unlocked at prospecting level 70. (I saw this at 69.8+)
*'''"Indistinct traces"''' - Shows for ore that is 6 tiles away. Unlocked at prospecting level 85(?). (Needs confirmation)

The distance away from the analysed rock shard/tile is a square of radius equivalent to the distance.

Additionally, at higher prospecting levels, you can begin to see the quality of veins. Veins farther away require more skill in order to assess the quality. Rather than a specific quality, it lists a range of quality. This is the same vein quality system used in prospecting.

The quality ranges are:
*Poor: 20-29 QL
*Acceptable: 30-39 QL
*Normal: 40-59 QL
*Good: 60-79 QL
*Very good: 80-94 QL
*Utmost: 95-99 QL

Level necessary to see quality at specific distances:
*"Traces" quality, unlocked at level 22
*"Slight traces" quality, unlocked at level 60 (Needs confirmation) (Required level is <41 and >26)
*"Faint traces" quality, unlocked at level 70 (Needs confirmation)
*"Minuscule traces" quality, unlocked at level 80 (Needs confirmation)
*"Vague traces" quality, unlocked at level 90 (Needs confirmation)

'''''NOTE'''''

By the most new experiments (''done at 20 skill in prospecting''), it looks like the more distance the ore is at, the more difficult is to determine what its.
A message like '''''[xx:xx:xx] You notice a slight trace of something, but cannot quite make it out.''''' would be shown then, as an example, for some ore in the 2nd tile radius, displaying the ore vein as unknown (even if the vein is exposed and you can see it).

Anyway, such given message does not mean that there is an ore beyond that point (and if there is, at that lvl of skill its imposible to say), but that there is an ore in the given radius.

It also looks like different kinds of ore have their own difficulty for being detected. So, since the message from above has been given at 20 prospecting skill and with a '''Silver Vein''', the message '''''[xx:xx:xx] You spot a slight trace of zinc ore'''.'' has been given with a Zinc Vein at 2 tiles away.

So far, for now, '''Silver''' and '''Lead''' are not identificable at '''20 skill''' in Prospecting, but '''Zinc''' is when its beyond the 1st tile radius.

===Example===

This is a possible analyse readout at prospecting level 20-29:

*You start to analyse the shard.
*Lots of different sized rock shards.
*You notice a trace of silver ore.
*You take a closer look.
*You notice a slight trace of iron ore.
*You finish analysing the shard.

This says that there's a [[silver ore]] vein right next to the tile from which the analysed rockshard was mined. So it could be the tile North, South, East, West, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast, or Northeast of the analysed tile. It is the square of tiles immediately surrounding the analysed one. Each increment of distance beyond this is the square of tiles immediately surrounding the previous one. In this example the second square, of distance two, holds the [[iron ore]].

===Quick reference===
Below is a table showing the required prospecting skill to view ore type and quality by distance. This is the same information as provided above, just inserted into a table for quick reference. Numbers with question marks(?) are uncomfirmed.
{| border=1 style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Distance !! Ore type !! Ore quality
|-
|| Traces (1 tile) || 20 || 22
|-
|| Slight traces (2 tiles) || 20 || 27-41 ?
|-
|| Faint traces (3 tiles) || 35 || 70 ?
|-
|| Miniscule traces (4 tiles) || 54 || 80 ?
|-
|| Vague traces (5 tiles) || ~70 ? || 90 ?
|-
|| Indistinct traces (6 tiles) || 85 ? || ?
|-
|}

==Notes==

===Facts===
*Rare pickaxe will not add another line of information.
*Ores may also be analysed.
*There is a skill tick chance for each trace strength analysis. (ex. If you can go up to "faint traces" you get 3 skill tick chances.)
*You get more prospecting skill gain when you have lower stamina.
*It is possible to detect two veins in the same distance zone. Both can have its quality range listed and be of same type, each on separate lines.
*Rock shard QL plays no part in how much information is given.
*[[Flint]] and [[salt]] detection is possible.

===Uncertain knowledge===
*Rare rock shards do not appear to give any more information than normal rock shards. (Needs confirmation)

==See also==
*[[Prospecting]]

[[Category:Babel/A]]
[[Category:Mining]]

The Curve

2013-02-20T14:41:09Z

Reegs: noted increased skill gain tapers off

[[Complete DB|Main]] / '''The Curve'''
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==Description==
Skills on the [[Epic|Epic servers]] do not work as they do on the Classic servers. They follow a 'curve' where skill gain is faster at lower levels, and drops off the higher skills get. The result is that players reach a certain level of skill more quickly, allowing new players to reach competitive levels more quickly, whilst retaining some benefit for more experienced players.

Skills in the [[Interface_and_controls#Skills|skill window]] are still listed at their non-curve level however.

Due to The Curve the creation of certain items will unlock at a lower skill than listed on this wiki. (e.g. Lockpicks will unlock at 13.04, not 25.)

[[Account_Types#Basic|Free accounts]] do not follow the curve on the Epic servers. Once premium time has been bought the skills will follow The Curve, with no change to the listed skill.

Skill gain is also faster at lower levels due to this curve.

==Formula==

The Curve's formula is ''y'' = 2''x''-(''x''/10)^2, where ''y'' is the "effective skill" and ''x'' is the raw skill number. For example, at 50 raw skill in mining, one can get 75 max. ql of ore, since their effective skill is 2*50-(50/10)^2, which equals 75 effective skill.

The reverse of the formula is ''x'' = -10*(-10+(100-''y'')^2), using the same x/y values as before. However this is not a full curve so it only works for the numbers 0-100.

==Exceptions==
The following is an incomplete list of skills and abilities that '''do not''' follow the curve on the Epic servers:

*Main [[Fighting]] skill
*[[Combat rating]]
*Maximum house size
*30 Masonry requirement to build [[stone house]]s
*[[Faith]]
*[[Lockpicking]]
*[[Farming]] yields (harvest ql follows the curve)
*[[Prospecting]]
*[[Digging]] slope
*[[Meditation]]
*[[Paving]] requirements for slate, marble, etc.
*Bow skill requirements for aiming at certain body parts

==Helpful Tools==
*[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24651593/Wurm/Curve%20Calculator/curve.html Curve Calculator]
*[http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2x+-+%28x%2F10%29^2 WolframAlpha] (Add "if x is" followed by skill to calculate a single value.)
*A Google search can show a graph of The Curve's formula [http://www.google.com/search?q=2x-%28x%2F10%29^2+from+0+to+100 as a graph].

[[Category:Babel/T]]