FilthyGorilla
Local Legend
You dug up an ancient thread. Tbh though I’ve only run a single sc dive since this post was made
How many prismatic shards in a single run?
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Pangaearocks
Planter
Yep. I was trying to search for the world record in prismatic shard count, and this thread popped up.
FilthyGorilla
Local Legend
I think the record is like 146
Pangaearocks
Planter
Sheesh. That's a lot. However, it's even higher. Found that 11.5k thread again as it has a picture. And he got 162 shards there. Totally nuts! Wish he was active here so we could possibly learn a thing or two. (I'm not on reddit or youtube).
imnvs
Local Legend
You know, I couldn't answer this in any of my saves. I've collected so many... but spent so many as well on MRC.
Pangaearocks
Planter
I posted a picture above with my count. You can see it on the Collections tab of the Minerals. It doesn't count stuff produced in crystalariums (otherwise I'd have LOT of jade and diamonds), though that doesn't have anything to say for prismatic shards since they can't be copied there anyway.
FilthyGorilla
Local Legend
Indeed yeah, I have about 130 mrc lying around in chests as of now.
qaija
Sodbuster
I have just begun doing "dives" into skull cavern now that I have enough crystalariums (currently 17) making jade for staircases and have a question about how to optimize these runs. How far down should I go before I start clearing floors with bombs?
Do you wipe out floors that have too many mobs? Or just staircase down another floor?
Do you also bypass floors that don't have many nodes?
Once I get down far enough to start clearing, should I open every crate? Do they sometimes have prismatics or other useful stuff?
Do you wipe out floors that have too many mobs? Or just staircase down another floor?
Do you also bypass floors that don't have many nodes?
Once I get down far enough to start clearing, should I open every crate? Do they sometimes have prismatics or other useful stuff?
Lew Zealand
Helper
I'm curious what everyone's answers are going to be but I think that @Pangaearocks has been going down to about Level 1500 using time saving techniques, and then proceeding to carpet bomb the snot out of everything ASAP. Someone recently posted a graph that indicates that the rates of Iridium Nodes increases at a quick pace to Level 100 and then proceeds more slowly after then, so for some practice runs, it seems like banging down 100 Staircases or so is a good start and then start the Bombing.
Going on a high Luck day plus eating and drinking a Luck buff each increases the chances of Shafts once you start Bombing and I think also increase the chance of Treasure Chest floors which can contain very nice things (and also Parsnip seeds...).
As you get better at Staircasing, go for Level 200 or higher before starting the Bombing. I don't know how much day is ideal to spend bombing so I really hope that @FilthyGorilla or @Pangaearocks chime in with the time of day they stop descending and start the real mayhem.
I'll answer for me if only to provide a noob's strategy and hope that the more experienced can suggest better things:
Going on a high Luck day plus eating and drinking a Luck buff each increases the chances of Shafts once you start Bombing and I think also increase the chance of Treasure Chest floors which can contain very nice things (and also Parsnip seeds...).
As you get better at Staircasing, go for Level 200 or higher before starting the Bombing. I don't know how much day is ideal to spend bombing so I really hope that @FilthyGorilla or @Pangaearocks chime in with the time of day they stop descending and start the real mayhem.
I'll answer for me if only to provide a noob's strategy and hope that the more experienced can suggest better things:
I staircase down as monsters are a pain, unless the floor coverage looks nice and dense.
Yes.
I don't as the times I've been tempted, nothing of value has dropped.
FilthyGorilla
Local Legend
Honestly it depends, I used to be better at pause buffering, getting about 60 floors a tick but would never go past a few hundred levels.
Now I just don’t do sc much at all as I am too busy and never have the time to fully immerse and focus myself.
usually though you want to do a 1/3 or 1/4 split, 1 quarter/fifth of your day staircasing and the other 3/4 / 4/5 spent mining.
I can get to levels in the 1700-2000 range very easily in that time with my now very bad 40-45 tick pause buffering.
pangea who is now better at that then I ever was can go nearly twice the speed and therefore had more time.
going past level 1750~ is absolutely redundant as you are already getting all ores and the next point which is all iridium only happens at 5600 floors.
Now I just don’t do sc much at all as I am too busy and never have the time to fully immerse and focus myself.
usually though you want to do a 1/3 or 1/4 split, 1 quarter/fifth of your day staircasing and the other 3/4 / 4/5 spent mining.
I can get to levels in the 1700-2000 range very easily in that time with my now very bad 40-45 tick pause buffering.
pangea who is now better at that then I ever was can go nearly twice the speed and therefore had more time.
going past level 1750~ is absolutely redundant as you are already getting all ores and the next point which is all iridium only happens at 5600 floors.
imnvs
Local Legend
Luck does not affect the frequency of treasure levels, sadly. Just staircase/shaft spawns.
Elenna101
Farmer
Luck does increase the frequency of treasure levels - I believe the chance is 1% + daily luck/10 + luck buff * 1%
Hill Myna
Farmer
From the Floors section of my Skull Cavern Guide. So unless I did my math wrong (very possible) or something's changed between when I wrote the guide and now (also possible), it actually makes a rather big difference.And my guide said:
Daily Luck also affects ore spawning. From BlaDe's post in another thread (click the "BlaDe said:" if you want to see where it came from):
So keep chugging those Lucky Lunches, Lew! :D
FilthyGorilla
Local Legend
Luck does increase by a massive amount, 1% per common per level of luck, in total you can get about a 11.45% chance for a treasure level with max luck.
Bluto Longneck
Tiller
I just need one, you bragging people!
FilthyGorilla
Local Legend
Well technically…
You need 2/3 if you want you to complete the game and are ok forgoing enchantments besides vampiric…
Veracious
Sodbuster
I think I've only ever got about 8ish in 1 go, I have found they are a little bit easier to find on good luck days, (Did take me a while to understand to actually check this out).
Just curious what platform are you all playing on that do deep dives?
And is it possible to do it on the switch?
Ive got to about level 240 something (I think) but that was about 8pm or later.
It seem that the time still ticks along just a little slower even when I have a good run of stair placing, (when I dont have to move something out of the way).
Is this normal?
Just curious what platform are you all playing on that do deep dives?
And is it possible to do it on the switch?
Ive got to about level 240 something (I think) but that was about 8pm or later.
It seem that the time still ticks along just a little slower even when I have a good run of stair placing, (when I dont have to move something out of the way).
Is this normal?
FilthyGorilla
Local Legend
Pc is the only platform which supports really deep dives.
Because of a mechanic called pause buffering which is to pause as you load the level, taking up near to no time.
It’s only really feasible on pc due to hardware and sometimes software problems that mess up other platforms which makes it very hard to do well and near impossible to do perfect, definitely for more than a floor.
Time in sc Runs slower but any task slows that too, even if you place inefficiently you still be placing and losing new levels which pauses the in game timer.
Bluto Longneck
Tiller
Haha! Yep, you're right.
But technically, I need one to get the Galaxy Sword. I feel like I'm fighting with a spoon with the Yeti Tooth.
THEN, I will go on and get more. And no, not with the sword, but with stairs. I just want to feel a tiny bit safer.