For all of my Youtube viewers out there.

Here are some of my more recent videos:

EpicDuel- Switch to Cyber Hunter

Minecraft- Daylight Sensors

EpicDuel- 2vs2 Battles

Minecraft- Island of Doom- Part Seven

For those of you who subscribe to me just for my RuneScape videos, I'm currently not making RS videos right now.  It really all depends on what game I'm playing.  (Although I do have an old hour long clip of some Clan Wars battles.)  What game I play really just depends on whether or not the other games are getting boring.

I have an idea about recording Quell and Quell Reflect videos.

~ReconnaisX

PS: Today, one year ago, this blog was created.  138 posts later, I still suck at fighting skeletons.

Coal Bag: Number Crunching Time

There's no denying that the coal bag is a very useful piece of equipment.  It holds 27 additional coal- which is a lot if you happen to be training Smithing, like me.  The cost is pretty low- just four thousand Dungeoneering tokens.  That's only about forty dungeons (assuming one gets about 1000 xp per dungeon).  It's a good deal.
But what I'm going to do here is calculate a bunch of numbers.  Don't worry, they'll be useful.

Mining
50 xp per coal
27 coal slots in coal bag
For bag only: 50*27= 1350 xp
28 inventory slots
For inventory only: 50*28=1400 xp
Coal Bag + Inventory: 50*27*2=2700 xp per filled inventory

Smithing (Smelting part)
Comparing Iron to Steel (Is it worth it to get 2 coal to make steel?)

Iron Bar
Smithing Level+35= percentage change that your iron will smelt into a bar.  Cannot be greater than 80% (level 45 Smithing).  I'll take my Smithing level as an example (50).
50+35=85
85>80 so my percentage change of getting a bar is 80% (which is still relatively low).
But assuming that one smelts an inventory of iron ores (28 ores-28 bars)
28*12.5=350 xp, assuming that there is no loss of ores (highly unlikely, as 20% is still a sizable chance)

Steel Bar
So someone smelts an inventory's worth of steel bars (from ores, 18 coal and 9 iron)
ONLY steel bars: 9 (total number of steel bars produced with inventory full of resources)*17.5=157.5 xp, which is a lot lower than 350 xp (and we're just on the smelting part!)
But for Iron, there is a risk.  For steel, there is not.
Now let's bring in the Coal Bag.
Inventory's worth of resources: (27 coal from bag+9 coal in inventory+18 iron ores)
That equals 18 bars (twice that of the above result), which is 315 xp, which is unfortunately still less than 350.  But compared to the first scenario, this is twice the xp.

Now for the actual smithing of gear.

Smithing (Smithing part)

Iron 
25 xp per bar used in Smithing
Assuming that you lose no iron in smelting: 25*28=700 xp
Add that to the first figure, and you get 700+350=1050 xp per 28 iron ore

Steel
37.5 xp per bar used in Smithing
18*37.5= 675 xp
Add that, 675+315= 990 xp per full coal bag, 9 coal, and 18 iron ore.

Iron would be easier to do for training, but there is a risk factor involved.

Now for the higher tier bars.

Mithril bar

1 mithril ore
4 coal
30 xp
Without Coal Bag: 20 coal, 5 mithril ore is the highest you can get.  Sorry.
So...5 bars*30 xp per bar=150 xp.  That is actually pitiful.
But 50 xp per bar used in Smithing, so 50*5=250.
250+150=400 xp for 20 coal and 5 mithril ore.  Sad.

Enter the Coal Bag.
Full coal bag (27)+10 Mithril ore+13 coal
So that would be 10 Mithril bars.
10*30=300 xp.
10*50=500.
300+500=800.
Now I know to what to train with.

Adamantite Bar (aka Adamant)

1 adamant ore
6 coal
37.5 xp
Without Coal Bag: 24 coal, 4 adamantite ore
4*37.5=150
62.5 xp for each bar used.
62.5*4=250
150+250=400.
Wow.  Just wow.

Add the Coal Bag.
Full Coal Bag+15 coal+7 adamantite ore
7*37.5=262.5.
7*62.5=437.5.
262.5+437.5= 700 xp exactly.

Do you realize yet that the higher tier we go, the less xp one gets with an inventory full of resources?

Runite Bar (aka Rune)

1 runite ore
8 coal
50 xp
Without coal bag: 24 coal, 3 runite ore
3 bars possible, 3*50=150 xp.  Hey, it's the same as the one for Adamant.
75 xp per bar used.
75*3=225.
225+150=375 xp.

Add the Coal Bag...
Full Coal Bag+21 coal ore+6 runite ore
6*50=300.
6*75=450.
300+450=750 xp.

So without the coal bag, making Runite bars is worse than Adamantite, but with the Coal Bag, it gets better.  Strange.

Anyhow, if I were training (as a matter of fact, I am), I would stick to steel, because:
-Higher tier bar-->more coal needed
-Iron ore is easy to get (heck, I can mine it myself)
-Does not pose the risks that iron does.

But for those who happily disagree with what I said (and support Iron):
-Potential to harvest more xp per inventory load (note the word potential)
-Harvesting just iron ore is easier (especially if you're mining it)

Oh, and if you ever need iron, go to a populated world and then go to the Al Kharid Mine (the one with scorpions).  There's bound to be some Mining pure dropping iron ore at some time.

~ReconnaisX

Rejuvenate

If you're a Runescape player with at least 52 Defence, the title will probably seem familiar to you.  It should.  The skill Rejuvenate is widespread and abused too often.
Since Jagex is finally nerfing Rejuvenate, I can freely rant about this.  (I wouldn't have before; as I have 61 Defence and abuse the skill too.)  If you don't see why they're doing so, let me explain.
If you have used Rejuvenate before, you probably know how much it heals (40% of your maximum health, according to the description).  In any battle scenario, that's a lot, and that can shift the tide of a fight quickly.  It usually doesn't, though, because other people use it too.
Forty percent is just overpowered.  There's no other way to put it. 
And I'm pretty sure that the little stat restore thing is worth less compared to the heal. 
One minute of cooldown is too little.  (By the way- that's how long it usually takes for one to get a full adrenaline bar if they use abilities often in a battle.)  I'm glad they're increasing it to five minutes. 
Now, the other reason the J-Mods have for nerfing Rejuvenate was about something about the Grand Exchange prices.  I don't know about that part.  I don't watch the prices.

Taken from Mod Mark's post:
"This is intended to stabilise the value of these items on the GE in the short-term, and to increase their value in the long-term."

I'll be honest here.  My general reaction is something of a question mark.  I don't know.  But whatever.
Yeah, Rejuvenate really helps me.  But that all goes down the drain when I'm in Clan Wars, and everyone else is using it, too.  (No really, it gets annoying.  We have to pile someone when they use Rejuvenate to kill them.)  I even bring a shield and a warhammer in addition to my regular 2h so I can take advantage of Rejuvenate when I hit 100% adrenaline.
Well, at least that's over. 

~ReconnaisX

On Dungeoneering With Other People

What a boring title.  I know.  It sounds like a title for a speech.

But really, Dungeoneering with others is much different that going alone.  I usually go alone, because

1) Partners are not always reliable
2) Some people do not wait for me to finish skilling
3) It takes a while to get a partner
4) General lack of patience
5) Potentially quicker

But when you go as a group,

1) It is more fun
2) You get that teamwork feel (the very same as the one in Clan Wars)
3) Shared skilling xp (though not much)
4) Go in a large dungeon (lots of work)
5) You can show off your skills (if you have any)

I'm writing this mainly because of the teamwork thing, though.  I consider it the most important.
Today, I decided to go Dungeoneering, as usual.  I did a few dungeons alone, as usual.  Then I went onto World 7.  (W7 is the official Dungeoneering world.)  Someone invited me, and because I would go dungeoneering anyway, I accepted.  Then, that someone (Boulderbare) collected two others before the four of us went down.
Together, the four of us only did one dungeon.  I don't remember much because it was the first, but there was this guy who was always low on health (1-5%), so I had to feed him a crapload of food (and consequently got the Medic achievement at the end of the dungeon).  There was a level 105 who didn't die frequently, much to my surprise.  And Boulderbare had high skill levels in almost everything.  She got us past almost all of the doors (I'm talking about all of the dungeons we did) except for one that required 105 Runecrafting.  Ha, you can't make potions in F2P worlds in Daemonheim.
So we finished the first dungeon, and started the next.  Immediately, two guys bailed out (I expected them to, a lot of people do this).  Two of us was not enough for the Follow the Leader puzzle in the next room, so we left the dungeon and she reinvited me once we were outside.  This time, she pulled together a crew of five.  We went back in.
I remember this party more clearly-
(In order of invitation)
1) Boulderbare- Party Leader
2) Dragon 09853- Me
3) B I G E
4) like a ghost
5) Villian155

I more or less learned everyone's strengths.  Boulderbare was good at everything (that we needed), I mostly skilled but from time to time worked as a ranger and high-level monster soloer (everyone else was unlocking rooms, and I cleared them out.)  There was this one time that I was ranging a level 134 Icefiend alone (For comparison- I'm level 125, my ranged level is 47, and I was using a Spinebeam longbow with Fractite arrows.).  It took me around 5 minutes to kill it (thanks, Rejuvenate- it's seriously OPed).  Villian was a skiller.  B I G E and like a ghost were the relentless fighters, always pushing forward (and making me heal them).  Very fun- I should do this more.
At the end of a couple of dungeons, we added each other to our friends lists.  In fact, Villian155 was on about 5 minutes ago.
~ReconnaisX

PS: Got an UGC ($10).

Videos+ Moar RuneScape

I've more or less gotten the hang of EoC, so now I don't feel noobish in RuneScape.  I went to the Wilderness yesterday (specifically, Forinthry Dungeon, aka the Revenant Spot) for fun.  Of course, I didn't go in full rune (I don't have that much money to waste).  I went in full iron I had smithed and I picked up a steel sword along the way.  I killed Revenant imps (lowest-level revs), hoping to get Corrupt Dragon.  Well, of course, I got none.  Cool.
I found out that PrizeRebel is legit yesterday when I redeemed an Ultimate Game Card code from there for RuneCoins in RS.  Being the vain RS player that I am (gold-trimmed armor and all), I spent my (hard-)earned RuneCoins on TokHaar Warlord, which doesn't look that bad.  I also bought the title "The Untouchable", because I am a Defense tank.  (My friend reminded me at school today of the Untouchables in ancient India.  Basically, they were the lowest social class, and did the disgusting work that you might expect a janitor to do.  In short, totally different topic.)
If I decide to spend my next UCG on RuneCoins (who knows- I might need some Varium for Omega when it's released), I'll probably get the Solarius Shield (may have spelled wrong) and the Brutal Longsword.  Or maybe I'll wait for cooler stuff to come out.
I know that essentially, everything in Solomon's Store is vain/aesthetic/cosmetic, but I don't like the idea of membership, because I'm usually not sure when I can use a computer- aka not a daily basis.  And besides, with things like membership, once you stop it, it's as if you never had membership.  You'll have to continue the membership to continue your "experience" and continue using your "member stuff".  It's like the addiction of Varium- once you start, you can't stop.  However, with RuneCoins, you can, or at leastst in my opinion.
~ReconnaisX
PS: The ~ is called a tilde.

On Skilling in RuneScape

I'll say this about skilling- as long as you don't empty your inventory (how wasteful!), it makes you feel productive.

Well, I felt productive, burning logs and polluting the Earth (both virtually and physically) as I trained my Firemaking skill one day.  On that morning, my Firemaking level was 31.  When I went to sleep that night, it was 50.  Is there any argument as to the fact that Firemaking is probably the easiest skill to train in RuneScape?  It's also the most mindless one ever since bonfires were introduced.
If you're wondering why I would cut down logs just to burn them (I'm not really a Firemaking noob, I strongly lean towards combat skills), there happened to be some people in Draynor Village training their Woodcutting.  Dropping the logs onto the ground.  Horrible.  Wasteful.  So I decided to get some xp and I burned the logs like crazy.  (It also helps that I had to do my math homework IRL.)

I would get into how bonfire rewards are mostly crappy, but that's off-topic.

Now onto Mining and its brother skill, Smithing.  Collecting the raw materials required for Smithing is where Mining comes in.  Sure, maybe mining iron ore isn't all that fun, but I do feel good making iron armor and weapons and then selling it at the Grand Exchange.  You know, helping out the low-level noob community.

Of course, everyone knows that people train Firemaking because they want that cape and that skilling gets old eventually.  Heck, did you miss the Evolution of Combat?  Or are you a skilling pure?

~ReconnaisX

Oh hai dere RuneScape.

Well guys, it's offical.  I'm back in RuneScape.
I went to check out the Thanksgiving event.  The bad part is that I didn't find it.  The good part is that I have become absorbed in RuneScape again.  Namely, figuring out what is new.
So here I shall say what I have found thus far:

1) The Evolution of Combat.  It's taking me a while to get used to this whole thing...
I mean really...
1a) Why does armor give health?  DAFUQ?
1b) Speaking of health, what is the frickin formula to determine health now (before modifiers)?  With full rune, I now have 5920 health.  Listen up, guys: Five years ago, that was 49.  But then, 15 was great damage, and 99 was the max health (100 with constitution cape).
1c)This might not be about combat, but the armors and weapons got a really nice graphic rehaul.
1d) How do you use abilities?
1e) Weapons have preset damage?
1f)Kayle(dude from the Blood Pact quest or something like that)'s weapon has been changed for the second time.  Originally, he had a shortbow.  Then, RS changed it to a sling to make it more noob-friendly(no arrows required).  Now, what's this?  Kayle's Chargebow?
1g)Do you realize that daggers are the only offhand weapons that F2Ps can have?

2)Sam whatever's general store.  Has RS finally moved up and gotten the equivalent of ACs, Varium, Nova Gems and so on with their... RuneCoins?
2b)I haz run out of RuneCoins after buying that Flamebrand Bow thing
2c) Goddamn it they need an earning system for RuneCoins

3)Smelting+cooking interface+probably more.

~ReconnaisX

Holy Runescape.

In case if you don't know (you probably don't), I read RuneScape News occasionally, even though I am a retired player.  Today while I was reading a post from a few days ago, I found this:

"We’re also changing the way that combat levels are calculated. We are scrapping the current 138 max design and replacing it with a calculation that’s far simpler to understand:
X + Defence level +2 = your Combat level.
(X = your highest stat level from Magic, Ranged, Attack or Strength)."


(They also said that the maximum combat level would be raised to 200.  99+99+2=200.)
Just so you can make sense of my excitement:
X+ Defence level +2=Combat Lvl.

62+58+2= Level 122.  Since I was Level 69, imagine this: my combat level almost doubled!  It's almost enough to make me get back to the game!

Daaang.
~ReconnaisX

Introducing... EpicDuel short stories!

Hey guys.  Did you see the Picture day post yet? =)
Anyway, I'm gonna be officially introducing a new line of short stories... those revolved around EpicDuel and Delta V!
Much of my content will draw from the sagas and wars.  EpicDuel is easier material to work with than Minecraft (The Minecraft Journals- just published Day 55), although it has to adhere to certain storyline requirements.  If you want downloadable short stories, I have a few Word versions of some stories, not all.  Here's the main site with the download links: https://sites.google.com/site/rcxdownloadableshortstories/
Hope you enjoy them!

~ReconnaisX
PS: Tell me if you think I'm acting a bit too happy here.  I'm usually not like this, it's just that I will get to finish who knows how many ED shorts I started.  And by the way, I know RuneScape has an even better storyline (I mean, the Mahjarrat...)  It's just that right now I'm not playing RS.
PPS: Concerning the first ED short I will publish: I started it last December.  I stopped work on it in January.  So yeah, it's kind of outdated.

Text-based, you say?

We meet again, people.  Well, I have a lot to talk about on this one new thing.

Introducing... Idk what's it gonna be called!~~~

Ever since yesterday, I've been working furiously at a Python-based text game.  I don't know what to call it yet, though.  You mainly navigate through text boxes (typing in what you want to do).  It involves classes, battle, that kind of thing...You know, sorta like DragonFable?

Sample snippet of code!
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redeem=raw_input("Type in your code here.")
if redeem==MWOGviewer:
     IceSword=IceSword+1
     print "You have recieved the Ice Sword for viewing my blog!"
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Hint, hint.

EpicDuel~~~

Correction about last ED post.  The Delta Knight is actually a seasonal.  So I went and put it up on the forums, next thing I know, people are saying that it's an ultra because...milestone, first armor promo since founder, etc...until I crash the party by saying that it's actually a seasonal.  (Master Volcon agrees.)

Oh, yes.  About rolling in the Variumz.  ReconnaisX currently has 9518 Artix Points, all from offers.  And there are a few more offers that have been reported to customer service staff...You see where I'm going?


(MUHAHAHAHA)

Minecraft~~~

So today, the rest of my family went out for dinner, leaving me home.  Why?  I asked for it. 
While they were gone, I met up with a friend online via Gmail Chat to try and set up a Minecraft server.  Result?  Unsuccessful.  First, I did it the old-fashioned (at least for me) way, downloading the files, putting the files into a folder, and then finally going to the Server properties, where I turned "online-mode" to "false".  Just a little snack guys (+1 if you get the reference)  problem...Online mode to false.  So my friend couldn't connect.  The computer wouldn't take the alpha server.  So yeah, we screwed up.  And that whole thing wasted an hour of our lives.  A whole hour.


Video Section~~

~ReconnaisX

Hi Everyone

Hi everyone who reads this I am Turtleboy and I will be posting blogs when i have time and I will do Runescape and apps on the app store.  Hope you enjoy!!

EDIT: Geez, remember the title! ~ReconnaisX
Turtleboy :you were saying....

RuneScape? Hmmm...

Hello people.  Sorry that I'm not updating this blog as much as I should be. (Contains images.)

EpicDuel

"The penultimate chapter of the saga..."
At least, that's how I think it went in the 'What's New' box.

The Archives really do look great, graphically.  I see that they have moved Lepus and redone her animation.  So now, her nose twitches, and then, when she makes her discovery, her ears go straight up and she waves her paws wildly.  Are they aiming for 'cute' here? O_O

Too bad they moved the release back.  'Nuff said here.  BUT...

I will now present a very interesting ED discovery:
I was surfing the DNs archives today when I found a post (written by Nightwraith) with this picture:


One should note that this post was written early April.  Anyhow, do you see what I see?  If you don't, I'll tell you: NW has equipped the Overlord E Shotgun in this picture.
And then one should note that Old Fortune City (along with its corresponding weapons, including the Overlord E Shotgun) was released late August.
Huh.  Must be a developer thing.

And one more thing.  Yesterday, I was looking at Cinderella's Twitter, when I saw a conversation.  The asker asked what the Blueprint Scraps were for, and she replied that they would be of use in another saga.  I'm guessing that the Blueprint Scrap missions will soon go rare.  Better to be safe than sorry, people.  Hurry up and get those scraps.

Minecraft

First things first.  How that minecraft file crashed?  That world is now offically buried.  So much for exploration.
I haven't taken on any major Minecraft adventures lately, as I've been spending more time in EpicDuel.
This is such a disappointing section.  Sorry guys.

RuneScape

So lately, my friend's been back on RS.  Prior to this blog post, I did not really mention anything about RuneScape on this blog.  I have an old account on RS, almost five years.  It's something like a light switch: on, off, on, off.
RuneScape was a nice game back then, and I liked it.  I quit it because, well, my friends moved on to other games, and I liked to stick to them.
I temporarily took a break from EpicDuel last summer, as I returned to RS.  It was then that I really discovered RuneScape.  When I played it for the first few months/years, all I knew was combat (thusly leading to the fact that my sisters had higher level production skills while I was a higher combat level.
Enough of that story, even though I used to go revenant hunting with my two friends (when I was still relatively new to RS) there's more to it. 
I went on last night and tried the Squeal of Fortune.  Meh.  My opinion?  Made RuneScape worse.
So, if I feel like it, you might be seeing more of RS in this blog!

~ReconnaisX
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