Do eggs drop during Quick Play? - Page 4

meneldur · 04-27-2012, 10:12 AM

have fun? AHHHHHHHH
still 7 eggs missing and there was no drop in the last 7 hours...
getting crazy! haha

masni · 04-27-2012, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meneldur

have fun? AHHHHHHHH
still 7 eggs missing and there was no drop in the last 7 hours...
getting crazy! haha

Welcome to the club

Daimao · 04-27-2012, 11:34 AM

I had no drop in 12 hours, it's "normal"

MithranArkanere · 05-02-2012, 04:46 PM

I'm running out of series to watch while playing.

When a game becomes grindy like that it's no longer fun...

...but then I'm not going to let this defeat my stubbornness.

Daimao · 05-03-2012, 01:00 AM

My friend got the free version that was on the infinitybundle page.
He already has all eggs -_-
Makes me feel sad for all those who're struggling lol

Corvus Corax · 05-05-2012, 01:18 PM

Booyah! Got the last egg today after 91 hours of play. Got it in adventure mode on Master difficulty.

MithranArkanere · 05-05-2012, 03:01 PM

Does difficulty increases the drop rate of eggs?

Anyways I found a little trick to increase the chances of getting to uncovering the last cards.

In the X:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Faerie Solitaire folder, there's a file called "<profilename>_spares.lst". After getting all 9 spares, this file seems to save all spare cards that profile has found every time it was saved.

So I made a little experiment and changed that file to 'read only'.

And ding.

The program didn't crash, and didn't write that file (I've found games that will change the attribute of a save file and write it anyways, or crash if it's read only).
So, since it doesn't crash and won't write that file wen it's read only, the result is that every time I start a new level or exit to the main menu and come back during one, I'll have all 9 spares ready.

With the help of this trick, I was able to find the 31th egg, since now all I have to do is exit and come back every time I'm out of cards that match, and all matches are now perfect.

Yeah. It's cheating, but I'm grinding for an egg, so it all levels out.

By the way, how come isn't there achievements for playing in different difficulties? I didn't even remember there was such a setting. I usually use achievements to keep track of what can be done in a game and what I have left to do, but I've been playing in normal until now.

I suppose I'll go for the last egg in Impossible now.

I wonder what's the difference...

Edit: Ok, the victory Objectives get insanely high.
I haven't found any more eggs so far, though.

Daimao · 05-06-2012, 01:25 AM

Meh, cheating.All the other people found them without cheating.

MithranArkanere · 05-06-2012, 09:28 AM

I wouldn't have started looking for shortcuts if it wasn't taking so long.

And finding such things are part of the game too.

Corvus Corax · 05-07-2012, 11:46 AM

You know those gold stars you receive if you get all perfects on a level in Quickplay or complete a challenge in Challenge? Does anyone know if you get additional gold stars for repeated perfect levels or for higher difficulty levels?

I agree that it's odd there are no achievements for higher difficulty levels, as that's pretty common with Steam games.

rriker · 05-10-2012, 09:08 PM

I'm gettin desperate. Anyone ever determine what the values in "[user]_chatempsavedeck.lst" represent? If it is the current layout and it can be manipulated in notepad, I can create a quick tool to force 1-card stacks with each stack having a 'X' underneath (is X a random resource? Chance for egg?). I don't have the time to generate a blackbox decoding program (get states of permanently written info, do one step, compare state, repeat until you figure out the algorithm manipulating the .lst).

Or Bryan up above can create an editor, that works, too. (Myabe put a restriction on editing? Like IF(intUserCash>1000000){boolAllowEggManip = True;})

Just a thought as I click, click, click while on conference calls.

Daimao · 05-10-2012, 11:29 PM

Just keep trying

MithranArkanere · 05-13-2012, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corvus Corax

You know those gold stars you receive if you get all perfects on a level in Quickplay or complete a challenge in Challenge? Does anyone know if you get additional gold stars for repeated perfect levels or for higher difficulty levels?

I agree that it's odd there are no achievements for higher difficulty levels, as that's pretty common with Steam games.

No. You get only one star each time. No new stars for difficulty settings or doing them again.

RulingRura · 06-12-2012, 08:29 AM

20 hours, and 5 eggs to go. Got 3 in 1 hour, then nothing in 5.

05-05-2012, 03:01 PM	#52
MithranArkanere Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 226 Posts: 1,720	Does difficulty increases the drop rate of eggs? Anyways I found a little trick to increase the chances of getting to uncovering the last cards. In the X:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Faerie Solitaire folder, there's a file called "<profilename>_spares.lst". After getting all 9 spares, this file seems to save all spare cards that profile has found every time it was saved. So I made a little experiment and changed that file to 'read only'. And ding. The program didn't crash, and didn't write that file (I've found games that will change the attribute of a save file and write it anyways, or crash if it's read only). So, since it doesn't crash and won't write that file wen it's read only, the result is that every time I start a new level or exit to the main menu and come back during one, I'll have all 9 spares ready. With the help of this trick, I was able to find the 31th egg, since now all I have to do is exit and come back every time I'm out of cards that match, and all matches are now perfect. Yeah. It's cheating, but I'm grinding for an egg, so it all levels out. By the way, how come isn't there achievements for playing in different difficulties? I didn't even remember there was such a setting. I usually use achievements to keep track of what can be done in a game and what I have left to do, but I've been playing in normal until now. I suppose I'll go for the last egg in Impossible now. I wonder what's the difference... Edit: Ok, the victory Objectives get insanely high. I haven't found any more eggs so far, though. Last edited by MithranArkanere: 05-05-2012 at 03:06 PM.

05-06-2012, 09:28 AM	#54
MithranArkanere Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 226 Posts: 1,720	I wouldn't have started looking for shortcuts if it wasn't taking so long. And finding such things are part of the game too. Last edited by MithranArkanere: 05-06-2012 at 09:30 AM.

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04-27-2012, 10:12 AM	#46
meneldur Join Date: Dec 2011 Reputation: 0 Posts: 4	have fun? AHHHHHHHH still 7 eggs missing and there was no drop in the last 7 hours... getting crazy! haha

04-27-2012, 11:34 AM	#48
Daimao Join Date: Sep 2003 Reputation: 74 Posts: 580	I had no drop in 12 hours, it's "normal"

05-02-2012, 04:46 PM	#49
MithranArkanere Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 226 Posts: 1,720	I'm running out of series to watch while playing. When a game becomes grindy like that it's no longer fun... ...but then I'm not going to let this defeat my stubbornness.

05-03-2012, 01:00 AM	#50
Daimao Join Date: Sep 2003 Reputation: 74 Posts: 580	My friend got the free version that was on the infinitybundle page. He already has all eggs -_- Makes me feel sad for all those who're struggling lol

05-05-2012, 01:18 PM	#51
Corvus Corax Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 5 Posts: 250	Booyah! Got the last egg today after 91 hours of play. Got it in adventure mode on Master difficulty.

05-06-2012, 01:25 AM	#53
Daimao Join Date: Sep 2003 Reputation: 74 Posts: 580	Meh, cheating.All the other people found them without cheating.

05-07-2012, 11:46 AM	#55
Corvus Corax Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 5 Posts: 250	You know those gold stars you receive if you get all perfects on a level in Quickplay or complete a challenge in Challenge? Does anyone know if you get additional gold stars for repeated perfect levels or for higher difficulty levels? I agree that it's odd there are no achievements for higher difficulty levels, as that's pretty common with Steam games.

05-10-2012, 09:08 PM	#56
rriker Join Date: Aug 2011 Reputation: 0 Posts: 3	I'm gettin desperate. Anyone ever determine what the values in "[user]_chatempsavedeck.lst" represent? If it is the current layout and it can be manipulated in notepad, I can create a quick tool to force 1-card stacks with each stack having a 'X' underneath (is X a random resource? Chance for egg?). I don't have the time to generate a blackbox decoding program (get states of permanently written info, do one step, compare state, repeat until you figure out the algorithm manipulating the .lst). Or Bryan up above can create an editor, that works, too. (Myabe put a restriction on editing? Like IF(intUserCash>1000000){boolAllowEggManip = True;}) Just a thought as I click, click, click while on conference calls.

05-10-2012, 11:29 PM	#57
Daimao Join Date: Sep 2003 Reputation: 74 Posts: 580	Just keep trying

06-12-2012, 08:29 AM	#59
RulingRura Join Date: Dec 2010 Reputation: 412 Posts: 1,343	20 hours, and 5 eggs to go. Got 3 in 1 hour, then nothing in 5.