I think my mage found a site he shouldnt have?

[sergex]

I don't have Excel to read the information at the link below, but can you tell me if there is a general rule about success in searches?

Do you need a mage with Fire 1 to find sites that give 1 fire gem per turn? Fire 2 to find sites that give 2 fire gems, etc or is there a more exponential growth to that series? Like, Fire 2 gets you sites that give 1 gem, Fire 4 for 2 gems or less, Fire 5 for 3 gems or less, Fire 8 for 4 gems or less, etc?

I just think it's a waste to use my Pretender God as the searcher since he's the only caster I can get that has 8 or more in one magic school. If I send out a caster with Fire 3 to search all my provinces, what sites will he miss??


[edit: I found this info in the stickied newbie post in the forum

How do I find magic sites? There are magic sites in all magic paths, plus holy and unholy. These are usually hidden, and each has a level of magic that must be met in order to be found. So, any mage or priest can search, and if a site can be seen by the commander, it will be revealed on the first try. Some players make a "Rainbow Mage" pretender with level 2 or 3 in every path (except holy and unholy) and use him just for searching. Important things to note: Once a site is found, it is found forever, and if the province is captured, the site will be usable by the enemy without having to search. As far as anyone knows, there is a limit of 4 magic sites per province, and it is never necessary to search in the capitol. Around 95% of the sites are level 3 or lower, but every path has at least one level 4 site. There are no sites that require searching above level 4. Magic sites that produce gems send them straight to your lab (you do not need to build a lab in these provinces). Sites that let you recruit special mages require a lab for the mage to be recruited, as do sites that give forge bonuses, summoning bonuses, and other lab-related actions.

But it's not toally clear to me. Is a level 4 a site that can be found by only someone with 4 or more in a specific Magic School, or is it just a site that has a harder % chance of being uncovered? Does this info mean a mage with 4 fire will find every single fire site possible? Still confused

[ January 12, 2004, 04:00: Message edited by: sergex ]