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Fri, 13 July 2007 16:24

PaulCr

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Kotk wrote on Wed, 13 June 2007 12:40

My theory is such that:

Deal

MT destination waypoint is a point at edge where it plans to exit the universe. If you have 2-3 WP-s of MT then you can find it out, because it is at very edge where ships can move. However MT disappears there, no way to catch him there.

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Random event "perhaps something startled him" lets everyone to know that MT increased its speed and choosed bit different destination point.

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Random event "decided to take another" lets everyone to know that MT "bounched back" at the destination waypoint, decreased its speed and did choose a new destination waypoint.

I have the MT Structure sewn up, it consist of it's current coordinates, destination coordinates, speed, bitmask of players that have met it, 16 bit bitmask (no bits set gives tech, 12 are used for the parts, 1 is used for ships (the number and design you get are random, confirmed by rerunning the same turn again), leaving 3 that appear unused) and the turn number which is 0 when it first enters, and appears to get set when it is met or changes speed or direction.

The destination cordinates always occur 20 ly away from the edge of the map, that explains why the MT couldn't be caught 1 ly from the edge since it leaves 19 ly before then. I've included examples destination coordinates from my testing below

1157,1020
1088,1380
1335,1020
1135,1380
1264,1380
1020,1149

There is nothing in the structure to indicate whether the MT will change direction or come round for another pass so those events will be completely random. You should be able to confirm that by reloading the backup turn when he does and rerunning it.

The .m files contain the same information as the .hst so if you can decrypt it you can check in advance what it will be giving.

I've always been getting something from the MT, the message that it couldn't teach you anything new occuring when it gives you tech resources but they are not enough to advance you a level.

[Updated on: Fri, 13 July 2007 17:17]

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