Kaasoljoyyx Wrote:Does anyone know or have an estimate on anti-bot spawn time? Are they all the same? So far, if I had to take an estimate, i'd say they're at least a couple hours.
Since it's blue-texted, i think the answer is server-sided but has anyone maybe tried to time it and check like every 30min or so and narrow it down to an exact spawn time?
Most of the guessing has been wrong so far.
The map data has the following Elements:
protectItem 1102109
timeMob id 6090001
timeMob startHour 22
timeMob endHour 14
timeMob message The Snow Witch has appeared in the midst of a snowstorm. Offer drop items on the Altar of the Hunter to appease the angry Snow Witch.
ProtectItem points to the vnum of the reactor object with the script to disable the botcatcher.
TimeMob ID is the vnum of the mob to summon.
startHour and EndHour are the time range that the bot catcher is active. The mob will only respawn during this period when it's mobtime is up.
timeMob message is the message displayed when the mob is summoned.
Further down you can also find:
life 26 id 6090001
life 26 mobTime 3600
This is the instance of the mob on the map, and how frequently it should appear, 3600 being an hour.
It's questionable whether or not it's only summoning between the startHour and EndHour, but the functionality for it to do so was originally there, making it possible for the magatia mobs to only summon overnight.
Rurumo in particular has a very jacked up schedule:
| Catcher | startHour | endHour | mobTime | message |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deet and Roi | 3 | 7 | 2400 | With the fricatives of rusty machines, Deet and Roi has appeared. Complete the pentacle to weaken Deet and Roi. |
| Master Dummy | 3 | 7 | 2400 | The Master Dummy has begun patrolling the Beginner Training Center. Record your name on the Training Diary to avoid getting scolded by the Master Dummy. |
| Riche | 0 | 4 | 3600 | Riche has appeared. |
| Rurumo | 3 | 7 | 2400 | With undecipherable whispers, Rurumo has appeared. Use the poison spray to weaken Rurumo. |
| Scholar Ghost | 22 | 14 | 3600 | A cry of a ghost is echoing throughout the hills. The Scholar Ghost has appeared. Offer the tail of a Three-Tailed-Fox on the Stone Tower to appease the grieving Scholar Ghost. |
| Security Camera | 3 | 7 | 3600 | Automated Security System will activate. Operate the control unit to regulate the system. |
| Shade | 22 | 14 | 3600 | Shade has appeared from the shadow of the subway. You must light the street lamp on Shade to weaken its power. |
| Snow Witch | 22 | 14 | 3600 | The Snow Witch has appeared in the midst of a snowstorm. Offer drop items on the Altar of the Hunter to appease the angry Snow Witch. |
So Rurumo spawns every 40 minutes between between 3 am and 7 am PST. Yeah. That's not entirely worthless, not at all.
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