Difference between revisions of "Gem Cutting Event"

Latest revision as of 15:29, 13 May 2021

Set Your Time Zone

Set your Time Zone correctly because the calendar time for event start also uses it.

You must manually change your Time Zone back one hour in the spring and forward one hour in the fall.
For the USA Eastern Time is 0500 (March 8 thru November 1 for 2020) for EDT, but then during EST has to manually be changed to 0400.

Where to find details about the RECURRING Gem Cutting Event

Watch for news and winners' listings in the Events chat.
Click on the Calendar icon and scroll.
Click on the Eye icon on the left under the title of the Event to see a small story and prize list.

Zircon Mastery Gem Cutting Recurring Event:

An Eye for Detail Recurring Event:

Team Event Occasional Gem Cutting Event

Event Team Gem Cutting Event:

Left

Prerequisites for Gem Cutting

Lapidary Skill 0 from your faction's University of Art to build a Gem Cutting Table.
A Gem Cutting Table.

Zircon Mastery Gem Cutting 3 Hour Recurring Event and How Scores are Accrued

Once Lapidary 0 opens in any faction, a special recurring Gem Cutting Event will happen every 60 hours Egyptwide.
Collect your 75 Cuttable Zircon from any School of Thought at any Chariot Stop or next to any University of Thought at any time.

Cuttable Zircon can only be used during the event.
First place winner will win a random Huge Gem.
Second place winner will win 40 random Cuttable Gems.
Participants will win 1 Cuttable Gem (random type).
Event scores for first and second-place winners will reset.
All other scores will roll over to the next event.
Scoring is below. First unique cut gives 50 points, Second unique cut adds 33 more points to your score, etc. with a max of 19 of the same unique cut per Cuttable Zircon.

Example:
- First Zircon is your first Amanti finished cut....adds 50 points on score.
- Second Zircon is your first Bastet finished cut...adds 50 points to score.
- Third Zircon is your second Amanti cut............adds 33 points to score.
- Fourth Zircon is your first Cat's Eye cut.........adds 50 points to score.
- Fifth Zircon is your third Amanit cut.............adds 25 points to score.
When you unload your finished Cut Zircon, this message pops up and the Cut Zircon goes into your Inventory.

WARNING: If you unload your Cut Zircon directly into a Specimen Case, you forfeit any score for it!!

NOTE: Cuttable Zircon (uncut Zircon) can go into your Offering Vault for Balance of Goods Test if you have not finished that test. Once you finish Balance of Goods test then both Cuttable Zircon and cut Zircon may be put in the Offering Vault as per normal storage.

Event Team Gem Cutting Event

An Event Team Gem Cutting Event can happen at any time and will have more variety in prize categories and possible prize items and amounts.

Strategy to Think About when Cutting Gems

See Cut Gems wiki page to see the Cut Gem Catalogue. To view a particular gem cut, load a gem on the table.

Because of the incrementally lower score points, strategy based upon uniqueness can be more important than skill.

Uniqueness is more valuable in this event, meaning you will get a higher score for finishing many different cut gems. The difficulty or rareness of the cut is not rewarded.

Knowing all of the rare flaws and being able to spot them will still help.

How to Check Your Event Scores

Check your score: Self/Special/Events/Gem Cutting

At the end of the Gem Cutting Event, your personal score option shows more details:

Winner's Reports

Winner's Reports will be in the Events channel.
This part of the event is being adjusted and is not currently being posted in Events.

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-=== Where to find details about the Gem Cutting Event ===
+== Set Your Time Zone ==
+Set your Time Zone correctly because the calendar time for event start also uses it. <br>
+[[File:Time_Zone_setting.jpg|600px|Left]]
+* You must manually change your Time Zone back one hour in the spring and forward one hour in the fall.
+* For the USA Eastern Time is 0500 (March 8 thru November 1 for 2020) for EDT, but then during EST has to manually be changed to 0400.
+== Where to find details about the RECURRING Gem Cutting Event ==
-A Controller run event that shows up on the calendar. <br>
 Watch for news and winners' listings in the Events chat. <br>
+Click on the Calendar icon and scroll. <br>
+Click on the Eye icon on the left under the title of the Event to see a small story and prize list. <br>
+Zircon Mastery Gem Cutting Recurring Event:
+[[File:Gem_Cutting_Calendar_Special_3_hour_event.jpg|800px]]
+An Eye for Detail Recurring Event:
+[[File:Gem_Cutting_Event_An_Eye_for_Detail_on_Calendar.jpg|800px]]
+== Team Event Occasional Gem Cutting Event ==
+Event Team Gem Cutting Event:
 [[File:Gem_Cutting_Event_Calendar_Display.jpg|1200px|Left]]
-Click on the Calendar icon and scroll. <br>
+== Prerequisites for Gem Cutting ==
-Click on the Eye icon on the left under the title of the Event to see a small story and prize list.
+* [[Lapidary]] Skill 0 from your faction's University of Art to build a [[Gem Cutting Table]].
+* A [[Gem Cutting Table]].
+== Zircon Mastery Gem Cutting 3 Hour Recurring Event and How Scores are Accrued ==
+* Once Lapidary 0 opens in any faction, a special recurring Gem Cutting Event will happen every 60 hours Egyptwide.
+* Collect your 75 Cuttable Zircon from any School of Thought at any Chariot Stop or next to any University of Thought at any time.
+[[File:Gem_Cutting_School_of_Thought_Bag_of_Cuttable_Zircon.jpg|400px]]
+* Cuttable Zircon can only be used during the event.
+* First place winner will win a random Huge Gem.
+* Second place winner will win 40 random Cuttable Gems.
+* Participants will win 1 Cuttable Gem (random type).
+* Event scores for first and second-place winners will reset.
+* All other scores will roll over to the next event.
+* Scoring is below. First unique cut gives 50 points, Second unique cut adds 33 more points to your score, etc. with a max of 19 of the same unique cut per Cuttable Zircon.
+[[File:Gem_Cutting_score_chart.png|150px|Left]]
-=== Set Your Time Zone ===
+* Example:
+** First Zircon is your first Amanti finished cut....adds 50 points on score.
+** Second Zircon is your first Bastet finished cut...adds 50 points to score.
+** Third Zircon is your second Amanti cut............adds 33 points to score.
+** Fourth Zircon is your first Cat's Eye cut.........adds 50 points to score.
+** Fifth Zircon is your third Amanit cut.............adds 25 points to score.
+* When you unload your finished Cut Zircon, this message pops up and the Cut Zircon goes into your Inventory.
-Set your Time Zone correctly because the calendar time for event start also uses it. <br>
+[[File:Gem_Cutting_Score_Message.png|400px|Right]]
-[[File:Time_Zone_setting.jpg|600px|Left]]
+WARNING: If you unload your Cut Zircon directly into a Specimen Case, you forfeit any score for it!!
-* You must manually change your Time Zone back one hour in the spring and forward one hour in the fall.
-* For the USA Eastern Time is 0500 (March 8th thru November 1st for 2020) for EDT, but then during EST has to manually be changed to 0400.
-=== Stop Press! ===
-T9 changes (as advised my Malard 11 Sep 2020):
-* Once Lapidary opens, a Gem Cutting Event will be generated every 60 hours
-* Collect 75 Cuttable Zircons at the School of Thought ? hours before the event starts
-* First place winner will win a random Huge Gem
-* Second place winner will win 40 random Cuttable Gems
-* Participants will win 1 Cuttable Gem (random type)
-* Event scores for first and second place winners will reset
-* All other scores will roll over to the next event
-* Each contest lasts 3 hours
-=== Prerequisites for Gem Cutting ===
+NOTE: Cuttable Zircon (uncut Zircon) can go into your Offering Vault for Balance of Goods Test if you have not finished that test.  Once you finish Balance of Goods test then both Cuttable Zircon and cut Zircon may be put in the Offering Vault as per normal storage.
-* [[Lapidary]] Skill 0 from your faction's University of Art to build a [[Gem Cutting Table]]. <br>
+== Event Team Gem Cutting Event ==
-* A [[Gem Cutting Table]]. <br>
-=== What to Do and How Scores are Accrued ===
+* An Event Team Gem Cutting Event can happen at any time and will have more variety in prize categories and possible prize items and amounts.
-Instructions appear in the Events chat: <br>
+== Strategy to Think About when Cutting Gems ==
-[[File:Gem_Cutting_Event_Instructions_in_Events_channel.jpg|600px]]
+See [[Cut Gems]] wiki page to see the Cut Gem Catalogue. To view a particular gem cut, load a gem on the table. <br>
-* Collect your 75 Cuttable Zircon (1/3 of the gem catalog list) from any School of Thought at any Chariot Stop or next to any University of Thought.
+[[File:Gem_Cutting_Event_Queens_Tomb.png|700px]]
-* Each player can only use their own collected Cuttable Zircon and may not use more from another player.
-* Cuttable Zircon can only be used during the event.
-* Scoring is below. First cut gives 50 points, Second cut adds 30 more points to your score, etc with a max of 19 cuts per Cuttable Zircon.
-* Uniqueness is more valuable in this event, meaning you will get a higher score for finishing many different cut gems. The difficulty or rareness of the cut is not rewarded.
-* Cuttable Zircons will disappear after the event ends.
+Because of the incrementally lower score points, strategy based upon uniqueness can be more important than skill. <br>
-[[File:Gem_Cutting_score_chart.png|150px]]
+Uniqueness is more valuable in this event, meaning you will get a higher score for finishing many different cut gems. The difficulty or rareness of the cut is not rewarded. <br>
-=== Strategy to Think About when Cutting Gems ===
+Knowing all of the rare flaws and being able to spot them will still help. <br>
-Take a look at the [[Cut Gems]] page to see the different standard gem cuts. <br>
+== How to Check Your Event Scores ==
-Because of the incrementally lower score points, strategy based upon uniqueness is more important than skill.
+Check your score: Self/Special/Events/Gem Cutting
-Knowing all of the rare flaws and being able to spot them will still help.
+[[File:Gem_Cutting_Event_Option_on_Avatar.png|700px]]
-=== How to Check Your Event Scores ===
+At the end of the Gem Cutting Event, your personal score option shows more details:
-[[File:Gem_Cutting_Event_Scores.jpg|1000px]]
+[[File:Gem_Cutting_Final_Score.png|700px]]
-=== Winner's Reports ===
+== Winner's Reports ==
 Winner's Reports will be in the Events channel. <br>
+This part of the event is being adjusted and is not currently being posted in Events.
 [[File:Gem_Cutting_Event_Winner's_Report.jpg|600px]]
+{{L|en}}