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Test Data

The data on this page lists test data for Additive:Base pairs, presented in the following order

• Additive (Herbs and Mushrooms for the most part)
• Base (Fish and Veggies for the most part)
• Test (Anything. It's just a way to track why you were doing the test in the first place.)

If you conduct an identical test in your kitchen, the Bulk should be identical. The Potency changes slowly with global usage, and after a few months we'll find ourselve missing our target performance.You are encouraged to validate and/or update this infomation to indicate current potencies, but do please indicate your name and the game date at the time of your test. Please leave out the Year lable, and the trailing comma.

Calculations

The formula for duration is Duration = Proportional Potency + Bulk.

Stated mathmatically, Duration = (Potency * Na / (Na + Nb)) + Bulk, where Na is the units of the same Additive Ingredient and Nb is the units of same Base ingredient. Na < Nb is a necessary requirement, as the ingredient with the greater portion is regarded as the Base. Multiple additives per base recipes are a different can of worms.

• Potency is an attribute of every ingredient. However, when calculating Duration:
  • The potency of the Additive is factored in.
  • The potency of the Base is ignored. The ingredient with the most units is always the base.

• Bulk is an attribute of every ingredient pair.
  • Bulk has no meaning for individual ingredients.

The spreadsheet that's available on the Kitchen Enterprises page performs all of the necessary equations but, if you wish to verify the results manually, you can use the following steps.

• Test a recipe with a 1:6 Additive:Base ratio. For example, 1 Cabbage and 6 Oil.
  • You should get a duration around 2m 37s.
  • Total seconds = m*60 + s so we have 2*60+37=157 seconds for 1:6 Cabbage:Oil.
• Test a recipe with a 1:13 Additive:Base ratio. For example, 1 Cabbage and 13 Oil.
  • You should get a duration around 2m 21s.
  • Total seconds = m*60 + s so we have 2*60+21=141 seconds for 1:13 Cabbage:Oil
• Now we have two equations that are instances of:
  • Duration = (Potency * Na / (Na + Nb)) + Bulk.
  • Duration7 = Potency/7 + Bulk where Duration7 = 157.
  • Duration14 = Potency/14 + Buld where Duration14 = 141.
• Subtacting the second equation from the first gives
  • Duration7 - Duration14 = Potency/7 - Potency/14
  • Duration7 - Duration14 = Potency (2/14 - 1/14)
  • 157 - 141 = Potency/14
  • 16 = Potency/14
  • Potency = 16*14 = 224
• Now that Potency is established, we can plug the value into the equation for the 1:6 ratio test.
  • Duration = Porportional Potency + Bulk
  • Duration = Potency*1/7 + Bulk
  • Bulk = Duration - Potency/7
  • Bulk = 157 - 224/7 = 125

In other material, you may have seen Duration described as '''Duration = 1000 - Distance + Additive Bonus, but the concept of distance isn't relevant at this stage of the testing. Later, when it's needed, Distance = 1000 - Bulk.

Test Groups

The potency of ingredients, large picture, varies over time. Rare herbs are very potent while common fish and veggies lack potency. However, for any particular recipe, or for a group of recipes cooked over the course of a few hours, potency doesn't change very much. If you are conducting crtical research, simply bracket your data with an identical test and, if the potency has changed, decide if your test set needs to be redone.

It sounds simple:

• Make a couple of tests
• Back out the fixed elements
• Solve for the variable elements

Of course there's a catch. If uou remove the porportional potency, there might not be anything left. The Buik may be less than zero, and you'll have no feedback regarding how far it's negative.

Here's the recommended approach, when you don't have a sure thing.

• Use a series of 1:6 tests for a particular additive and various bases.
• Pick the pair that returned the most duration, and test that pair at 1:13. It might not work either, but it's your best shot.
• Now that you know the potency for the Additive, it's a simple matter to go back and subtract Potency/7 from each of the pair durations. You now have:
  • The Potency for the Additive
  • The Bulk for each of several Additive:Base pairs.

It's very, very tempting to also record the Stats for each test. If you wish to include that information, simply write it in the field that will eventually contain your Name and the Date of the test. Keep the test notes, as we'll need some of that information later on, when we get around to worrying about the global relationship between pairs, rather than just isolated pairs of ingredients.

All but a dozen or so of the rarest have been tested, as of 21-June-2007.

Additive********	Ta	Poten	Bulk	Base*1:6********	Tb	1:6	1:13	7m	7s	14m	14s	Test	Tester*****	***GameDate***
Abdju Fish	1	238	688	Phagrus Fish	5	722	705	12	2	11	45	P243	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Barley (Burnt)	1	630	400	Barley (Raw)	1	490	445	8	10	7	25	O3	Seshat	3 Shemu I-15
Barley (Dark Roasted)	1	574	708	Barley (Raw)	1	790	749	13	10	12	29	B9	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Barley (Dark Roasted)	1			Cabbage	1	547		9	7			B9	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Barley (Dark Roasted)	1			Carrots	1	562		9	22			B9	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Barley (Dark Roasted)	1			Coconut Meat	1	0		0	0			B9	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Barley (Dark Roasted)	1	574	332	Grilled Carrots	1	414	373	6	54	6	13	O4	Seshat	3 Shemu I-15
Barley (Dark Roasted)	1			Oil	5	334		5	34			B9	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Barley (Light Roasted)	1	378	840	Malt (Burnt)	1	894	867	14	54	14	27	O5	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Barley (Medium Roasted)	1	490	464	Malt (Light Roasted)	1	534	499	8	54	8	19	O6	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Barley (Raw)	1	518	400	Barley (Burnt)	1	474	437	7	54	7	17	O3	Seshat	3 Shemu I-15
Barley (Raw)	1	518	757	Cabbage	1	831	794	13	51	13	14	B8	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Barley (Raw)	1			Camel Milk	1	0		0	0			B8	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Barley (Raw)	1			Coconut Meat	1	0		0	0			B8	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Barley (Raw)	1			Garlic	1	298		4	58			B8	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Barley (Raw)	1			Oil	5	284		4	44			B8	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Cabbage	1			Coconut Meat	1	0		0	0			B2	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Cabbage	1			Garlic	1	343		5	43			B2	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Cabbage	1			Garlic	1	0		0	0			B2	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Cabbage	1	224	983	Malt (Burnt)	1	1015	999	16	55	16	39	B2	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Cabbage	1	224	125	Oil	5	157	141	2	37	2	21	B2	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Cabbage Juice	1	266	450	Rabbit Meat	5	488	469	8	8	7	49	O2	Seshat	3 Shemu I-15
Camel Milk	1			Cabbage	1	0		0	0			B3	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Camel Milk	1	224	34	Coconut Meat	1	66	50	1	6		50	B3	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Camel Milk	1			Garlic	1	12			12			B3	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Camel Milk	1			Oil	5	0		0	0			B3	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Camel Milk	1	224	785	Perch Fish	5	817	801	13	37	13	21	B3	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Carp Fish	1	154	872	Grilled Carrots	1	894	883	14	54	14	43	P244	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Carrots	1	196	899	Barley (Light Roasted)	1	927	913	15	27	15	13	P245	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Catfish	1	168	838	Barley (Medium Roasted)	1	862	850	14	22	14	10	P246	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Chicken Meat	1	1008	786	Barley (Dark Roasted)	1	930	858	15	30	14	18	P57	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Chicken Meat	1			Barley (Raw)	1	851		14	11			P57	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Chicken Meat	1	1008	490	Cabbage	1	634	562	10	34	9	22	P57	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Chicken Meat	1			Garlic	1	93		1	33			P57	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Chicken Meat	1			Oil	5	197		3	17			P57	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Chromis Fish	1	280	811	Malt (Raw)	1	851	831	14	11	13	51	P247	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Coconut Meat	1			Cabbage	1	0			0			B4	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Coconut Meat	1	84	851	Cabbage Juice	1	863	857	14	23	14	17	B4	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Coconut Meat	1	84	35	Camel Milk	1	47	41	0	47		41	B4	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Coconut Meat	1	84	160	Garlic	1	172	166	2	52	2	46	B4	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Coconut Meat	1			Oil	5	0		0	0			B4	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Cucumbers	1	6230	853	Leeks	1	1743	1298	29	3	21	38	P131	Seshat	3 Shemu II-30
Dates	1			Cabbage	1	79		1	19			B7	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Dates	1			Camel Milk	1	339		5	39			B7	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Dates	1	308	469	Coconut Meat	1	513	491	8	33	8	11	B7	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Dates	1	308	688	Mutton	3	732	710	12	12	11	50	B7	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Dates	1			Oil	5	100		1	40			B7	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Eggplant	1	616	962	Grilled Onions	1	1050	1006	17	30	16	46	P248	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Garlic	1	224	767	Barley (Burnt)	1	799	783	13	19	13	3	B1	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Garlic	1	224	767	Barley (Burnt)	1	799	783	13	19	13	3	B6	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Garlic	1	196	313	Cabbage	1	341	327	5	41	5	27	B1	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Garlic	1	224	311	Cabbage	1	343	327	5	43	5	27	B6	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Garlic	1			Camel Milk	1	12		0	12			B1	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Garlic	1			Camel Milk	1	12		0	12			B6	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Garlic	1	224	159	Coconut Meat	1	191	175	3	11	2	55	B1	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Garlic	1	224	159	Coconut Meat	1	191	175	3	11	2	55	B6	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Garlic	1	224	437	Oil	5	469	453	7	49	7	33	B1	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Garlic	1	224	437	Oil	5	469	453	7	49	7	33	B6	Seshat	3 Peret IV-30
Grilled Cabbage	1	1064	776	Malt (Raw)	1	928	852	15	28	14	12	P249	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Grilled Carrots	1	630	332	Barley (Dark Roasted)	1	422	377	7	2	6	17	O4	Seshat	3 Shemu I-15
Grilled Cucumbers	1	7028	919	Malt (Raw)	1	1923	1421	32	3	23	41	P129	Seshat	3 Shemu II-27
Grilled Eggplant	1	3262	804	Oil	5	1270	1037	21	10	17	17	P21	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Grilled Eggplant	1	3262	804	Oil	5	1270	1037	21	10	17	17	P22	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Grilled Fish	1	168	866	Grilled Onions	1	890	878	14	50	14	38	P250	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Grilled Garlic	1	770	918	Grilled Carrots	1	1028	973	17	8	16	13	P251	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Grilled Onions	1	252	531	Slave's Bread Mushrooms	2	567	549	9	27	9	9	O7	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Honey	1	84	737	Barley (Burnt)	1	749	743	12	29	12	23	P252	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Leeks	1	294	794	Malt (Dark Roasted)	1	836	815	13	56	13	35	P253	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Malapterurus	1	7028	860	Rabbit Meat	5	1864	1362	31	4	22	42	P130	Seshat	3 Shemu II-27
Malt (Burnt)	1	1568	841	Barley (Light Roasted)	1	1065	953	17	45	15	53	O5	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Malt (Dark Roasted)	1	434	813	Barley (Medium Roasted)	1	875	844	14	35	14	4	P254	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Malt (Light Roasted)	1	896	465	Barley (Medium Roasted)	1	593	529	9	53	8	49	O6	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Malt (Medium Roasted)	1	826	897	Camel Meat	1	1015	956	16	55	15	56	P255	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Malt (Raw)	1	2254	812	Chromis Fish	1	1134	973	18	54	16	13	P256	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Acorn's Cap Mushrooms	2	1302	514	Phagrus Fish	5	700	607	11	40	10	7	O8	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Bleeding Hand Mushrooms	2	1806	755	Barley (Dark Roasted)	1	1013	884	16	53	14	44	P1	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Brain Mushrooms	2	4676	964	Barley (Raw)	1	1632	1298	27	12	21	38	P2	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Camels Mane Mushrooms	2	2898	871	Onions	5	1285	1078	21	25	17	58	P3	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Cat Nip Mushrooms	2	6468	885	Grilled Carrots	1	1809	1347	30	9	22	27	P4	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Cobra Hood Mushrooms	2	1484	774	Barley (Medium Roasted)	1	986	880	16	26	14	40	P5	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Colt's Foot Mushrooms	2	2142	878	Oxyrynchus Fish	5	1184	1031	19	44	17	11	P257	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Dead Tongue Mushrooms	2	2940	799	Malt (Dark Roasted)	1	1219	1009	20	19	16	49	P6	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Dueling Serpents Mushrooms	2	6342	975	Phagrus Fish	5	1881	1428	31	21	23	48	P7	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Dung Rot Mushrooms	2	2002	373	Nature's Jug Mushrooms	2	659	516	10	59	8	36	O1	Seshat	3 Shemu I-15
Earth Light Mushrooms	2	5306	821	Grilled Cabbage	1	1579	1200	26	19	20	0	P8	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Eye Of Osiris Mushrooms	2	3416	850	Garlic	1	1338	1094	22	18	18	14	P9	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Fish Hook Mushrooms	2	3248	864	Tsangto	4	1328	1096	22	8	18	16	P10	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Hairy Tooth Mushrooms	2	6412	957	Coconut Meat	1	1873	1415	31	13	23	35	P11	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Heart Of Ash Mushrooms	2	6902	925	Cabbage Juice	1	1911	1418	31	51	23	38	P12	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Heaven's Torrent Mushrooms	2			Oxyrynchus Fish	5							P258	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Iron Knot Mushrooms	2	742	677	Dates	1	783	730	13	3	12	10	P13	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Nature's Jug Mushrooms	2	2282	374	Dung Rot Mushrooms	2	700	537	11	40	8	57	O1	Seshat	3 Shemu I-15
Nefertari's Crown Mushrooms	2	3654	970	Rabbit Meat	5	1492	1231	24	52	20	31	P14	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Pool Of Tranquility Mushrooms	2	4438	822	Rabbit Meat	5	1456	1139	24	16	18	59	P15	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Ra's Awakening Mushrooms	2	4942	911	Leeks	1	1617	1264	26	57	21	4	P16	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Razor's Edge Mushrooms	2	6580	798	Dates	1	1738	1268	28	58	21	8	P17	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Salt Water Fungus Mushrooms	#N/A			Catfish	1							P259	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Sand Spore Mushrooms	2			Cabbage	1	728		12	8			P18	Seshat	3 Shemu I-7
Sand Spore Mushrooms	2			Camel Milk	1	1318		21	58			P18	Seshat	3 Shemu I-7
Sand Spore Mushrooms	2			Coconut Meat	1	1220		20	20			P18	Seshat	3 Shemu I-7
Sand Spore Mushrooms	2	5964	823	Dates	1	1675	1249	27	55	20	49	P18	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Sand Spore Mushrooms	2			Oil	5	869		14	29			P18	Seshat	3 Shemu I-7
Scorpions Brood Mushrooms	2	1568	646	Tsangto	4	870	758	14	30	12	38	P19	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Slave's Bread Mushrooms	2	3752	532	Grilled Onions	1	1068	800	17	48	13	20	O7	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Toad Skin Mushrooms	2	3682	606	Leeks	1	1132	869	18	52	14	29	P20	Seshat	3 Shemu I-4
Mutton	3			Cabbage Juice	1							P260	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Aloe	4	9604	868	Barley (Dark Roasted)	1	2240	1554	37	20	25	54	P132	Seshat	3 Shemu II-30
Altar's Blessing	4	12698	675	Coconut Meat	1	2489	1582	41	29	26	22	P133	Seshat	3 Shemu II-30
Anansi	4	21532	582	Malt (Medium Roasted)	1	3658	2120	60	58	35	20	P134	Seshat	3 Shemu III-4
Apiphenalm	4	28000	-106	Abdju Fish	1	3894	1894	64	54	31	34	P23	Seshat?XY?	3 Shemu I-16
Apothecary's Scythe	4	19208	959	Oxyrynchus Fish	5	3703	2331	61	43	38	51	P24	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Artemisia	4			Abdju Fish	1							P261	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Asafoetida	4	27328	-356	Barley (Medium Roasted)	1	3548	1596	59	8	26	36	P135	SeshatM900	3 Shemu III-4
Asafoetida	4			Camel Milk	1	4652		77	32			P135	SeshatM900	3 Shemu III-5
Asafoetida	4			Coconut Meat	1	3709		61	49			P135	SeshatM900	3 Shemu III-5
Asane	4	26320	726	Garlic	1	4486	2606	74	46	43	26	P25	SeshatMP1:6	3 Shemu I-16
Ashoka	4	18690	896	Malt (Dark Roasted)	1	3566	2231	59	26	37	11	P26	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Azure Tristeria	4	20902	804	Barley (Dark Roasted)	1	3790	2297	63	10	38	17	P27	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Banto	4	22932	902	Honey	1	4178	2540	69	38	42	20	P117	Seshat	3 Shemu I-20
Bay Tree	4	18690	934	Coconut Meat	1	3604	2269	60	4	37	49	P28	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Bee Balm	4	14504	813	Catfish	1	2885	1849	48	5	30	49	P136	Seshat	3 Shemu II-30
Beetle Leaf	4	15792	893	Honey	1	3149	2021	52	29	33	41	P29	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Beggar's Button	4	23688	898	Cabbage	1	4282	2590	71	22	43	10	B10	Seshat	3 Shemu II-8
Beggar's Button	4			Camel Milk	1	2814		46	54			B10	Seshat	3 Shemu II-8
Beggar's Button	4			Coconut Meat	1	3340		55	40			B10	Seshat	3 Shemu II-8
Beggar's Button	4			Oil	5	3595		59	55			B10	Seshat	3 Shemu II-8
Bhillawa	4	22204	886	Tilapia Fish	5	4058	2472	67	38	41	12	P30	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Bilimbi	4			Cabbage	1	3032		50	32			R1	Seshat	3 Shemu I-3
Bilimbi	4	26320	893	Camel Milk	1	4653	2773	77	33	46	13	R1	Seshat	3 Shemu I-3
Bilimbi	4			Coconut Meat	1	3690		61	30			R1	Seshat	3 Shemu I-3
Bilimbi	4			Oil	5	6174		102	54			R1	Seshat	3 Shemu I-3
Bitter Florian	4			Cabbage	1	3746		62	26			B11	Seshat	3 Shemu II-26
Bitter Florian	4			Camel Milk	1	4223		70	23			B11	Seshat	3 Shemu II-26
Bitter Florian	4	28420	763	Coconut Meat	1	4823	2793	80	23	46	33	B11	Seshat	3 Shemu II-26
Bitter Florian	4			Oil	5	3524		58	44			B11	Seshat	3 Shemu II-26
Black Pepper Plant	4	3066	823	Catfish	1	1261	1042	21	1	17	22	P137	Seshat	3 Shemu II-30
Blessed Mariae	4			Cabbage	1	3491		58	11			B12	Seshat	3 Shemu II-8
Blessed Mariae	4	28420	490	Camel Milk	1	4550	2520	75	50	42	0	B12	Seshat	3 Shemu II-8
Blessed Mariae	4			Coconut Meat	1	3825		63	45			B12	Seshat	3 Shemu II-8
Blessed Mariae	4			Oil	5	4016		66	56			B12	Seshat	3 Shemu II-8
Bleubilae	4			Garlic	1							P262	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Blood Balm	4	18928	1503	Camel Milk	1	4207	2855	70	7	47	35	P31	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Blood Balm	4	18928	1503	Coconut Meat	1	4207	2855	70	7	47	35	P31	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Blood Balm	4	18928	1503	Oil	5	4207	2855	70	7	47	35	P31	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Blood Balm	4	18928	1503	Oxyrynchus Fish	5	4207	2855	70	7	47	35	P31	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Blood Blossom	4			Leeks	1							P263	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Blood Root	4	24500	899	Grilled Cabbage	1	4399	2649	73	19	44	9	P32	SeshatMP1:6	3 Shemu I-16
Blooded Harebell	4			Camel Milk	1							P264	Seshat	3 Shemu III-24
Bloodwort	4	18690	830	Rabbit Meat	5	3500	2165	58	20	36	5	P33	Seshat	3 Shemu I-16
Blue Damia	4	13398	691	Oxyrynchus Fish	5	2605	1648	43	25	27	28	P138	Seshat	3 Shemu II-30
Blue Tarafern	4	11452	614	Coconut Meat	1	2250	1432	37	30	23	52	P139	Seshat	3 Shemu II-30
Blueberry Tea Tree	4	15792	901	Abdju Fish	1	3157	2029	52	37	33	49	P140	Seshat	3 Shemu II-30
Bluebottle Clover	4	2478	809	Phagrus Fish	5	1163	986	19	23	16	26	P141	Seshat	3 Shemu II-30
Blushing Blossom	4			Cabbage	1	3434		57	14			R2	Seshat	3 Shemu I-3
Blush