Rustroot use strategy in caves.

[LinkR]

Ok, so I am finally at the level to find rustroot. Problem is that it's still fairly rare, so I need manage what I have wisely. Say I have a Q 25 rustroot extract and I take it into a cave. Calculating the formula I supposedly get a 5625 tile length for this Q? I GOTTA be doing that wrong because that sounds enormous. Basically with a size like that.. if I come up with no minerals found then that means the caves pretty effing dry. So I end up with that error. I went in deeper (no where near 5625 tiles) and BAM it tells me there's copper under me.

Basically I am asking just how far should I move from spot to spot with prospecting with a 25 Q rustroot extract so I don't waste any.

Thanks in advanced to anyone who can help me.

[Gotrek64]

((Q-10) * 5)
your q25 RRE has a range of 75 tiles

[LinkR]

That sounds a hell of a lot more reasonable. Then why does the new wikia say ((Q-10) * 5) x ((Q-10) * 5)? It needs to be changed or clarified at least.

One last parting question if you don't mind. Is it 75 tiles in all 4 directions from my standing spot? or is is somewhere in the center of a 75 tile radius... making it like 30ish tires in every direction?

[cobaltjones]

The x isn't a multiplication sign. It's the dimensions of a square.

[Punkk]

To answer your question, it's 75 tiles radius.

[GreenScape]

The x isn't a multiplication sign. It's the dimensions of a square.

To answer your question, it's 75 tiles radius.

maybe diameter?

[Fantastication]

The x isn't a multiplication sign. It's the dimensions of a square.

To answer your question, it's 75 tiles radius.

maybe diameter?

A square does not have either a radius or diameter. Since the 'diameter' would vary between 75 and 106 tiles depending on where you checked your 'diameter'.

If you are using q25 rustroot extract, the area covered is a square with sides of length 75.

[flaw]

The x isn't a multiplication sign. It's the dimensions of a square.

To answer your question, it's 75 tiles radius.

maybe diameter?

A square does not have either a radius or diameter.

Not true. The radius of a square is defined as the distance from the center of the square to a vertex. It's just not a commonly used term.

[Fantastication]

But using the term here is an exceptionally bad idea, since people can't even seem grasp what a square is to start with.