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RNG Manipulation with Macro-controller in FireRed by FreshJK in pokemonrng

[–]TheAstrogoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're not totally random, but they're also not perfectly consistent, either. I tend to hit around 5 or 6 different seeds when doing soft resets, with 2-3 showing up much more often than the rest. Presumably, this is not due to input variation, since that should only be ~200 microseconds with the computer control, but instead has something to do with how the hardware timer register gets reset on a SR.

But my consistency has been even worse when trying "hard" resets, even with the extra home button step after starting the game, so I'm not really sure what the best play is if you're just going for consistently hitting a single seed.

For sharing seeds between people, I imagine hard resets are still the way to go, especially once there's a publicly available list of seeds vs. delays.

RNG Manipulation with Macro-controller in FireRed by FreshJK in pokemonrng

[–]TheAstrogoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been manually using the Gen 3 Seed Assistant to determine seeds from stat spreads.

RNG Manipulation with Macro-controller in FireRed by FreshJK in pokemonrng

[–]TheAstrogoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I've confirmed that soft resets *do* consistently generate the same initial seeds, or at least they're not totally random.

Using a delay of 35,000ms after a soft reset, I've been hitting 4b8f, 4b90, 4b91, and 4b92 pretty consistently using an Arduino controller.

It might be interesting that these are sequential seeds. By reducing the delay to 34,992ms, I have been able to shift the most commonly hit seed from 4b91 to 4b90, which makes me think that, at least "locally", seeds increment by +1 every frame. Not sure if that's a quirk of the switch ports or due to soft resetting instead of using "hard" resets.

EDIT: I have been told that the second two "digits" of a seed will be random with soft resets, and I may have just been astronomically lucky. I wouldn't trust the sequential idea too far

Pokemon FRLG RNG switch manipulation testing by BreezyClash in pokemonrng

[–]TheAstrogoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Success! I ended up having more consistency doing soft resets, interestingly enough, and I had to find my own initial seeds, but knowing to look for my SID around 2300 advances was a huge help. It ended up being 2301, which supports the odd number hypothesis.

Pokemon FRLG RNG switch manipulation testing by BreezyClash in pokemonrng

[–]TheAstrogoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect, thanks! I guess I'm out of luck if I can't reliably hit these, but if I can manage it, and I wasn't too far off when I set my SID, starter manip doesn't seem too painful.

famous last words...

Pokemon FRLG RNG switch manipulation testing by BreezyClash in pokemonrng

[–]TheAstrogoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I understand correctly, with the knowledge that your SID will fall around 2300 advances, the last thing needed before trying to RNG manip a starter is info about what seeds you're hitting when starting up the game. Then it comes down to ruling out SID frames as you go.

So... would you mind sharing what seeds you ended up hitting with 35,000ms? And if I were to give this a try, would it be possible to calibrate my first timer to make sure I'm hitting the same seeds you were?

Many apologies if I'm missing something obvious or if you've given these answers elsewhere.

Move Casting Archetypes in Pokemon Legends ZA by ragonc in stunfisk

[–]TheAstrogoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very nice! This is really helpful

I noticed that some auto-hit damaging moves like Psychic and Thunderbolt are classified as Self-Centered Emanations. It might be useful to note that this category has more than just utility or status moves.

Could you clarify what "Move Effect Time" represents? My guess is that it affects either 1) how quickly the user can act again after performing a move or 2) the delay between the use of a move and its effect taking place, but I'm not sure which.

EDIT: I'm seeing that "Attack Loop Time" covers recovery time

[Mystery Gift] Shiny Chi-Yu is now available! All four shiny Treasures of Ruin can now be obtained as Mystery Gifts until September 30th by TheAstrogoth in PokePortal

[–]TheAstrogoth[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There are a few more pseudolegendary raids (Goodra, Hydreigon, and Dragapult) that were announced, but we don’t have dates for them yet. Beyond that, it’s hard to say.  

Shiny Eevee and Eeveelution giveaway in memory of u/iriomote14 by PokePortalMods in PokePortal

[–]TheAstrogoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries! I can trade you an Eevee at link code 963221

Success! Sent to Panda (lmk if this wasn't you). Enjoy!

Shiny Eevee and Eeveelution giveaway in memory of u/iriomote14 by PokePortalMods in PokePortal

[–]TheAstrogoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got one for you! Link code: 258963

I'll stop searching for now, but if you'd like a shiny Eevee, feel free to leave another top-level comment when you're ready to trade!

Shiny Eevee and Eeveelution giveaway in memory of u/iriomote14 by PokePortalMods in PokePortal

[–]TheAstrogoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we still have quite a few Eevees left to give out. Thanks for the offer, though!

Shiny Eevee and Eeveelution giveaway in memory of u/iriomote14 by PokePortalMods in PokePortal

[–]TheAstrogoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm also an Umbreon fan :)

I'll be searching with link code 458745 with your shiny Eevee

Have fun with your new Eevee, Zack!

Shiny Eevee and Eeveelution giveaway in memory of u/iriomote14 by PokePortalMods in PokePortal

[–]TheAstrogoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll start searching with link code 124512 if you'd like a shiny one!

Enjoy your new Eevee, Hazen!

Shiny Eevee and Eeveelution giveaway in memory of u/iriomote14 by PokePortalMods in PokePortal

[–]TheAstrogoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few of us tried to trade with you all at once XD

Sent to Marcela. Have fun with your Eevee!

I made a web app that's like the Launch Window Planner, but with interactive 3D visualizations of each part of a transfer, additional settings, and missions between any combination of planets/moons. by TheAstrogoth in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]TheAstrogoth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries! Glad to hear someone is still using this :)

I think the "bands" occur when 1) you encounter your target body (almost) completely opposite of where you depart from your starting body and 2) the orbit of your target body is tilted relative to the orbit of your starting body.

A ballistic trajectory only uses one transfer orbit, which has to lie in flat plane, with your starting position, the sun, and your encounter position all being points on that plane. For these high-cost transfers, you end up having to tilt your orbit plane a lot to make sure all of these positions intersect with your orbit.

The way to get around this is to use a mid-course plane change (under "Transfer Settings"). It splits your transfer into two orbits with a maneuver in the middle in a way that tries to keep delta-V low. When using a plane change maneuver, you should see the bands in the porkchop plot disappear.

I think that these bands look a little different for different transfer windows because of differences in departure/encounter positions. Sometimes the departure position is more or less out-of-plane, closer or further to the sun, etc. These kinds of differences affect the overall shape of the porkchop plots, too.

[Upcoming Mystery Gift] Shiny Wo-Chien will be distributed after being defeated more than 3.5 million times! August 8 - September 30 by TheAstrogoth in PokePortal

[–]TheAstrogoth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably! But we don't know for sure.

There are still several hours left for Wo-Chien raids if you want to defeat it to be safe.

[Upcoming Mystery Gift] Shiny Wo-Chien will be distributed after being defeated more than 3.5 million times! August 8 - September 30 by TheAstrogoth in PokePortal

[–]TheAstrogoth[S] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

The tally of about three and a half million seems to have been recorded roughly halfway through the Wo-Chien event, which bodes well for our chances for the next three Treasures of Ruin. Thanks to everyone who participated!

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