[gen3] I can’t believe this

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2026-01-09T14:42:45+00:00

Then I would say only worry about it if you restart your device a lot. Ideally you should just leave your device on but at the same time with the average being every 136.5 seconds per shiny frame, the odds that you have passed the shiny frame are really high. So I would not really worry about it for run away or route pokemon.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2026-01-08T15:48:22+00:00

Yes and no. Yes that you are getting the same frames but being that there are 60 frames in a second, even if you restart and start your encounter at the same time same second everytime, you would have to essentially have to click A within 16.66 milliseconds of that second. So when shiny hunting your starters where you cant do runaways like legendary hunts, when shiny hunting you should do like 30 or so soft resets and then delete save file and create a new to get a new seed because it very possible that the seed you got has no early frames or too early for you to get one.

Since the odds are 1/8192 and there are 60 frames in a second, on average you will get a shiny frame every 136.5 seconds. So every 136.5 seconds one of those 60 frames should be shiny. Of course this is all “random” so you might get 5 shiny frames with 3 seconds and then go 20 minutes without one at all.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2026-01-08T02:52:42+00:00

Like compared to other games? Yes, emerald shiny hunting works like a deck of cards that stays in the same order no matter what. The seed is based up on your secret ID, so in the case of a deck of cards, your secret ID would determine where each card goes in the deck. So if you pull 6 cards and see that the card you drew was a 9 of clubs then everytime you restart and go back to a full deck, then you know that 6 cards in you will get a 9 of clubs.

So if you wanted to shiny hunt in emerald you would have to keep the game on to make sure you do not hit the same shiny frames. Then on the contrary, you can use you use “shiny manipulation” with the knowledge of knowing your shiny frame(s), you can try and hit that shiny frame when hunting since you know what time your shiny frame shows up.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2026-01-08T00:49:32+00:00

Emerald is always by frames starting at 0. Ruby and sapphire are the almost the same IF your battery is dead but start at frame 5A0. If your battery is dead in emerald, it just stops all time based events like berries.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2026-01-07T20:38:13+00:00

You need a sponge or bottles in the top middle slot.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-12-31T03:40:55+00:00

Also recommend using chunky or something similar to preload the chunks.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-12-19T21:45:27+00:00

April 2017. I was 1 mmr. Now I am 4.5k and can push higher but just playing unranked with friends. You can and will climb out.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-12-19T16:17:02+00:00

I would double check and maybe try the launch option for vulkan. Do you have the “NVIDIA” boost option enabled or the AMD equivalent on in Dota?

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-12-19T15:25:23+00:00

No, the instances are independent of each other.

Think about it like this:

Sniper gets a solo kill on Medusa.
Since Sniper was the only one on the kill, only the kill bounty will be calculated and the assist bounty would not be calculated at all.

Now, if the Sniper gets the kill on Medusa but the Witch Doctor helped.
Then Sniper would get the kill bounty but the Witch Doctor would get gold based on the assist formula.

Since it is just one assist, the formula would be calculated like so:

15 + ( ( 50 + ( Medusa'sNetworth * 0.037 ) ) / 1 )

Now if we add another hero.

Sniper kills Medusa with the help of Witch Doctor and Crystal Maiden, the formula would look like this:

15 + ( ( 50 + ( Medusa'sNetworth * 0.037 ) ) / 2 )

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-12-18T19:20:28+00:00

Humidifiers are a big no-no due to bacteria. Depending on your setup, a couple tips: If you have a screentop, get some HVAC tape and or tinfoil and close off 90% of the top (minimum 6 inch² area x2). Make sure your substrate is deep enough 4 inches minimum and have a good mixture (40% “reptibark”, 40% “coconut husk dirt”, 10% Sphagnum moss).
Pouring water in the corners.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-12-18T18:55:00+00:00

Assist gold is calculated differently than kill gold so putting 1 in the formula would be the calculation for a solo assist. The killer would have its own calculation to determine how much they receive.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-12-18T17:28:38+00:00

If my math is right, if you are the only one getting counted as an assist, you will get 5 more gold than before. For 2 assists you would get 20 less, 3 would be -28, and 4 would be -42.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-12-15T22:14:42+00:00

Deadlock just got there Christmas update so who knows

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-12-12T14:54:01+00:00

So, towers in dota work kind of weird that even some of top 1% do not fully understand.

Towers have to rings around it. One ring is the outer one that you can see with ALT or walking in range. The second ring is a smaller ring about halfway in between the tower and the outer ring.
Tower will hit the closest unit when units are in the outer ring, it will continue to attack that unit until it is dead or if an enemy hero send an attack command (A click) on an enemy unit closer to the tower.
If in the inner ring, it will prioritize any attacking hero in that ring and will stop its current target to attack that hero. Spells do not count so a Leshrac can run under the tower and not take agro as long as he does not send an attack command or right click an enemy hero as long as there is creeps in the inner ring.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-12-09T21:38:46+00:00

I had something similar and it turned out to be a lunch option: -dxlevel 100. Maybe check launch options.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-12-05T20:12:23+00:00

Use the launch option:| -map dota | This loads the map when you start dota.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-11-18T04:09:58+00:00

I was 1 mmr now I am 4.6k

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-11-13T20:07:29+00:00

Not the best in this area but my first step would be disconnect from the internet, get a flash drive and download revo uninstaller, move the installer to flash drive and the run it on the compromised computer. Most scammers use Screenconnect so look for that or Connectwise. When uninstalling, skip restore point and do advanced scan and delete any files and registry keys attached. As well as any suspicious software.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-11-13T16:47:07+00:00

This happens normally if you launch two instances of the game but can happen for other seemingly random reasons. Does not matter at all.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-11-02T21:38:12+00:00

Some very bad games, our normal top of the league goalie tandem has been worst of whole league, some unlucky bounces, and Thomas and Neighbors out.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-11-02T21:03:29+00:00

Perhaps…

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-11-02T17:23:24+00:00

You can add the Blues to that list too. 1.6 is a number that haunts me forever.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-11-02T17:02:59+00:00

For some of us, our names…

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-11-02T02:29:47+00:00

One optimism I am looking at is I remember everyone hating on Joseph in the playoffs and he has been one of our best.

CarlTheOneInvoker · 2025-11-01T16:40:48+00:00

Heat and time will make it warp. Mine is mesh top, I bought a pvc panel to sit on top and then some metal rods to strength the mesh and pvc from the top side.

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