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How to solve the temporal probe minigame
captiannemo117
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Preface:
IMO, the temporal probe minigame should not have even made it in AoY, it's not fun, it's not challenging, it's tedious. Tedious things do not belong in a game. I would like it removed, but since that most likely wont happen, could we at least have the option to make one of our bridge officers do it instead?
"Nemo! I don't care about your stupid opinion! Just tell me how to solve the damn minigame already!" Okay okay, on to solving them.
'3 by 3 square with numbers'
This one is the easiest, each row and column add up to 15, all you have to do is subtract each number in a column or row from 15 and you have your solution.
'4 digit code'
This one is a pain, you have to 'crack' the 4 digit code. Change only 1 digit at a time, start with the first one, increase the value until it says you have a correct digit in the correct location. Ignore the correct digit in incorrect location, it's worthless. Keep going through the digits until you get all 4. It's just a simple brute force attack, I have no idea who would think this is fun, it's the kinda thing people make programs to do because it's so tedious.
'Find the word in the jumble of text'
This one is easy, it just takes persistence. You have a bunch of words, most with letters replaced with underscores, you have to find which word selection matches the jumble. Just go through the list with 1 of the choices in mind, and see if it matches any of the options, if it doesn't, go to the next option and do the same thing.
An alternative is to just spam click the bottom most option. Once you get one correct answer, it will move to the second problem, then the third. The faster you can click through this one, the faster you can do it.
Well, that's it, if I find any more minigame puzzles, I will update this to include them.
Easy? Yes. Fun? No.
IMO, the temporal probe minigame should not have even made it in AoY, it's not fun, it's not challenging, it's tedious. Tedious things do not belong in a game. I would like it removed, but since that most likely wont happen, could we at least have the option to make one of our bridge officers do it instead?
"Nemo! I don't care about your stupid opinion! Just tell me how to solve the damn minigame already!" Okay okay, on to solving them.
'3 by 3 square with numbers'
This one is the easiest, each row and column add up to 15, all you have to do is subtract each number in a column or row from 15 and you have your solution.
'4 digit code'
This one is a pain, you have to 'crack' the 4 digit code. Change only 1 digit at a time, start with the first one, increase the value until it says you have a correct digit in the correct location. Ignore the correct digit in incorrect location, it's worthless. Keep going through the digits until you get all 4. It's just a simple brute force attack, I have no idea who would think this is fun, it's the kinda thing people make programs to do because it's so tedious.
'Find the word in the jumble of text'
This one is easy, it just takes persistence. You have a bunch of words, most with letters replaced with underscores, you have to find which word selection matches the jumble. Just go through the list with 1 of the choices in mind, and see if it matches any of the options, if it doesn't, go to the next option and do the same thing.
An alternative is to just spam click the bottom most option. Once you get one correct answer, it will move to the second problem, then the third. The faster you can click through this one, the faster you can do it.
Well, that's it, if I find any more minigame puzzles, I will update this to include them.
Easy? Yes. Fun? No.
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*I was going to go on, but after this point it seemed mean.
Support 90 degree arc limitation on BFaW! Save our ships from looking like flying disco balls of dumb!
God Damnit give some tips already for these probe minigames!!
To some people they are challenging, to others they are tedious, and to others it is a warm up. Gives a bit more interest to the game than shoot these people and scan that. Some people want a bit more thought in solving codes than 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, ........., 9999.
If each row AND column add up to 15...
I am a Temporal agent not a math teacher
Off topic: Am I the only one that got a "You are now a Delta Recruit" announcement when my TOS character got to level 10?
That's rather sloppy, imo.
Exactly. This takes about the same time as the scan for me. Easy and works the grey matter! lol
anyway, my take on these puzzles is rather positive...I like them. But then again, there are people that do not, and I understand them too.
However, fun story...I was watching a STO stream on twitch, and the guy was unable to do the white, blue, green key puzzle...seriously, he was frustrated before he started about it, didn't even try to understand the game and just embarrassed himself trying to do what obviously he did not like or was really incapable of doing. First I laughed, then I felt pity. Pity at his frustration when confronted with something that required 10 seconds of his brain-time.
So anybody that thinks those games are tedious and unneccessary, please reflect on why you find a 10-30 second puzzle frustrating in a game that 90% of the time requires you to press a button to succeed.
But then again, I already loathed them as a kid, so I guess that's consistent at least.
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