source mode

[grimdj]

Quick question-Does anyone know what the source mode number is? Relevent or no? All of us on the Zorai noob isle are curious. Thanks!

[mosdef]

Quick question-Does anyone know what the source mode number is? Relevent or no? All of us on the Zorai noob isle are curious. Thanks!

what i've noticed is that a lower source mode is more likely to blow up or give off gas.

[predzz]

with 0 or 1 it the health bar won't go down as fast, which is favored by many harvesters since there is nothing worse than having all your sources fail on you and exhausting the area, except for death perhaps. Mode 0 then also does a lot more damage than mode 1... So mode 1 pretty much is the best unless you've got a lot of health

[docsardo]

I've been trying to figure this out as well. I've been fooling around with aggressive extraction 25, aggressive rate 2, aggressive speed 2 and source time 30 to try to pull 2 mats per extraction on newbie island. So far it seems that:

0 = usually blows up or releases gas at least once (sometimes twice) before you can extract 2 mats; not a problem if you have a lot of hit points and use the 2 steps back method

1 = usually can safely extract 2 mats; sometimes blows up or releases gas once; this is the best number to get

2 = node usually dies before extracting even 1 mat; sometimes can just barely get 1 but more often then not need to sit to save the node

3-5 = can usually extract 1 mat before the node dies; extracting 2 is less likely; haven't figured out the complete pattern with these yet; with one of them (#5?) heart bar and explosion bar both go down at about the same rate

So the bottom line is - hope for #1 when extracting.

Kraak - Fyros Crafter of Fine Weapons

[larsa]

... So the bottom line is - hope for #1 when extracting. ...

Just to add to this, you can cancel an extraction (default: Ctrl-s) and immediately start another extraction on the same resource ... you can get another source mode then.

[stellus]

I'm still only harvesting 1 quantity. I picked up Gentle Extraction Rate 1.5, but it doesn't seem to do anything for me. Anyone know how I can get 2 out of my extraction?

[grimdj]

thx guys appreciate it.

[lyrah68]

With mode 2 or 3 I find that using a Gentle quality on the extracting, I find that I can be reasonably safe in getting at least ONE unit, but if I even TRY for two DESTROYED area.

I am still testing out all the possibilities in the extracting area, and will share any info I get. If I find ANYTHING that makes twos and threes NOT a nightmare, trust me, I will tell any forager that stands still long enough to listen.

Things that have helped me are:
longer source time in prospect actions
Agressive speed and rate
Gentle Quality

And still be ready to hit the self heal HP button and/or sit button, I am level 45 forager, and I still have explosions and gassings.

[docsardo]

OK I think I figured out source modes 3 through 5 at bit better than I described above.

3 = both heart and explosion bars decline but heart declines more rapidly; similar to #2 in that it's tough to get 1 mat let alone 2 without destroying the node

4 = both bars decline but more slowly; can almost always get one mat and often 2; this one isn't too bad

5 = both bars decline but explosion bar declines more rapidly; can sometimes get 2 mats if you can withstand an explosion or 2

Doesn't always work this way but seems to be correct in general.

Went to the mainland today and life is definitely tougher there. Was destoying a lot of nodes due to lag.

Kraak - Fyros Crafter of Fine Weapons

[vguerin]

My guild mates are always tracking source mode, I for one pay no attention to it. It is very important to "harmful" extraction and insignificant if you use "gentle".

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