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Cirrus on the Pikcord was able to work out a formula for the overall time of the expedition. However, I have no idea how this fits into the existing research, so it has to go in a separate section.
(Added some information I've been able to work out about running speed with type combinations, and also added imperial speed measurements as tooltip text.) |
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In the carrying stage, the speed is affected by how many Pikmin are carrying the object. Each Pikmin added to the group increases the speed by some amount, and that amount depends on the type of Pikmin and the weight of the object. Each type has some value which is divided by the weight of the object to get the speed increment. For [[Red Pikmin]], [[Yellow Pikmin]], and [[Blue Pikmin]] (the main types), this value is 1, so adding one to the group will increase the speed (in meters per second) by 1 divided by the weight of the object. For fruits, which have a weight of 6, this increment will be 1/6 for these three types. For [[White Pikmin]] and [[Rock Pikmin]], this value is 2, so they carry twice as fast as the main types. For [[Purple Pikmin]], this value is 4. For [[Winged Pikmin]], this value is 5. The increased carrying strength of Purple Pikmin and Rock Pikmin appears to have no effect on the speed, as these types add a speed increment for each Pikmin in the same way the other types do. It is not yet known how carrying speed works when multiple Pikmin types are sent on the same expedition. | In the carrying stage, the speed is affected by how many Pikmin are carrying the object. Each Pikmin added to the group increases the speed by some amount, and that amount depends on the type of Pikmin and the weight of the object. Each type has some value which is divided by the weight of the object to get the speed increment. For [[Red Pikmin]], [[Yellow Pikmin]], and [[Blue Pikmin]] (the main types), this value is 1, so adding one to the group will increase the speed (in meters per second) by 1 divided by the weight of the object. For fruits, which have a weight of 6, this increment will be 1/6 for these three types. For [[White Pikmin]] and [[Rock Pikmin]], this value is 2, so they carry twice as fast as the main types. For [[Purple Pikmin]], this value is 4. For [[Winged Pikmin]], this value is 5. The increased carrying strength of Purple Pikmin and Rock Pikmin appears to have no effect on the speed, as these types add a speed increment for each Pikmin in the same way the other types do. It is not yet known how carrying speed works when multiple Pikmin types are sent on the same expedition. | ||
===Formula=== | |||
Separate research has found a formula for the overall time an expedition takes (in seconds), assuming the player does not move: | |||
:Distance / 0.8 * (Average Pikmin Speed) * ((Strength - Weight) * 0.2 + Weight) / Strength | |||
In this formula, the distance is in meters, the strength is the overall strength of the group, and the weight is the weight of the object. The Pikmin speed is an average of the speeds of each of the Pikmin in the group, where Red/Yellow/Blue Pikmin have a speed of 1, White Pikmin have a speed of 0.5, Winged Pikmin have a speed of 0.2 (1 if any other types are in the group), and Rock/Purple Pikmin have a speed of 1.25. It is not known how this fits into other research. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||