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TheBlizzles

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  1. I suspect that the average 4.5/4.5 would be multipl times more difficult than the average 5/5. I think you suspicions are likely correct.
  2. Auto Download is not the method I was descibing. There is a way to download full details for the list of caches in your Neongeo Database. Just grab the caches you want (either search or blue cube on the map) and then from the list view download all details. That is roughly how it goes as I recall, but do not have my phone with me. There is now also a Live Map feature that was released a few weeks ago.
  3. Neongeo can do that. And it will download maps around the caches as well. Might be a few more "clicks" than you indicate, but it is possible relatively easily. Check out the Forums and Wiki from the link for more info.
  4. I am not the developer, just thought maybe this info might be readily available somewhere, although it sounds like they can be kind of fluid. Why not just list this info on the 9.7. Geocaching Live Access and Restrictions Help Center page if it is not classified?
  5. Well, you know why I asked Just wondering if someone knew more than we do.
  6. Can anyone point me to an official document that lists the API limits? For example, Hourly/Daily call limits, etc. Thus far I have been unable to find a summary of these limits anywhere in the knowledge books or forums. Thanks.
  7. I could tell you how to add personal coordinates in Neongeo FYI, there is a new 30 day free trial of Neongeo which is fully functional. After using an app that is developed by a single actual geocacher (not a team/business of programmers) and very responsive to user feedback and requests (almost weekly updates at times) not to mention a Live Map feature that is currently being tested hopefully rolled out by this weekend that may be superior to the former c:geo capability ... you may find it worth the small price Full Disclosure ... I am just a user and Moderator. I get nothing out of more people buying the app besides more posts to the forums to respond to
  8. Really as it turns out from discussions at the Neongeo forums, the questions is not really about any limitations in Neongeo specifically, but rather: "Is it possible/OK to have 2 different people access the Groundspeak API under the same geocaching account from 2 different phones, possibly at 2 different locations at the exact same time?" Technically under the GS TOU, accounts appear to be for individuals, therefore any "team" sharing an account (which is obviously very common) could be violating the TOU ... although enforcement of that would be practically impossible. Unless GS decided to look for simultaneous hits to the API from the same account, but different phones/etc.
  9. Just a note that projecting a waypoint is possible within Neongeo. You can decide to project when you add a personal POI by a long press on the map. I think this functionality could be made a little better by being able to project directly from a cache's coords as I am not sure that option has been added yet.
  10. There are a lot of cachers who like to solve distant puzzles. Or lets say try to solve them. I've done a fair number of tough ones, even a few downright hard ones. It's fun like many other things. Not all of us have weekly new caches to seek. Plus winter is set in serious around here. I checked for your local.. You are closer than I am by almost half.. plus I'm in another Country.. Someday I might get to travel there or not. NOT the point. Do I think people should give up their normal cache patterns to do this, NOPE.I've done quite a few puzzle caches that are far away from home (some more than 5000 miles away). Whenever I know I'm going to be traveling somewhere whether it's 50 miles away or 5000 I'll check that area for puzzle caches that I might want to solve before I travel. In one case, I asked a CO for clarification on a puzzle cache in South Africa, started up a nice email exchange for a bit and got an invitation to meet and go caching with a local (I wasn't able to do so and never did complete that puzzle). In other cases, I've collaborated with local cachers on a "first to solve" (and got 2nd to find) on a puzzle 400 miles away. I think of working on puzzles and going geocaching as mutually exclusive activities. It's pretty easy to find a few minutes while I'm having coffee in the morning or in the evening when I'm home with my family to work on a puzzle. Finding the time to actually get out and look for caches is a lot more difficult for me. That said, puzzle solve *might* change my "normal cache patterns" only because by solving a puzzle cache I now have the choice between looking for that cache or a traditional and I'd usually look for the puzzle cache first. I do the same thing. In fact just last month I traveled 2000 miles away and all the caches I planned to find (in 3 new states for me) were puzzles that I solved in the days ahead and en route. I too had some great email exchanges with some of the COs and a couple were nice enough to verify that the containers were still in place after not being found for quite some time so I could log them when I got there. Puzzles are the caches that I enjoy the most and having one solved can certainly be a focus for my route planning. That said I agree that actually finding the time to get out to find them can be harder than solving them. I currently have around 250 puzzles solved in AZ that I have not gotten out to grab ... although next time I am near them I can swing by. In this case, I do not see myself "swinging" by OK any time soon. So would rather focus my efforts a bit closer to my travels ... although Totem Clan is certainly tempting me to see how quickly I could solve this one
  11. I agree, I would not think of that puzzle's "specialized" equipment resulting in a D5 ... seems like a pretty quick solve once I had the "equipment". By this logic, seems like MANY of the puzzles I have done would be D5. In any case, isn't the "specialized equipment" originally meant to refer to the terrain rating?From my readings of the guidelines, I believe the "specialized equipment" thing is an either or both type spec.When the equipment is needed to deal with terrain (climbing or marine stuff) it goes with Terrain to indicate that fact.In this case the "specialized equipment" (so far) relates to solving the puzzle itself, so it goes with difficulty.As for what the SE is, there are many variables in play from what I see so far, some easy to see and some a bit more subtle.I haven't and haven't seen any indication of a solution yet though. I've only had a bit of time to play around. Like NYPC says, the concept isn't that hard, but... the devil is in the details until you see them all.Doug 7rxc having fun anyway. Fair enough. I have certainly done my fair share of puzzles that appear easy on the surface like this one. No doubt there could be subtleties that make it more difficult than it initially appears. But, since I am likely to never be in the area, I probably will not spend the time to get to the bottom of it ... although my interest in piqued
  12. I agree, I would not think of that puzzle's "specialized" equipment resulting in a D5 ... seems like a pretty quick solve once I had the "equipment". By this logic, seems like MANY of the puzzles I have done would be D5. In any case, isn't the "specialized equipment" originally meant to refer to the terrain rating?
  13. Currently Neongeo searches for nearby caches every 5 minutes. So there is not a way to see what is immediately up ahead unless it happens to be at the same time as the 5 minute update. Alternatively, if you know where you are heading, you can just scroll the map to that area and hit the "blue cube" to import the caches nearest to that point. There is a lot of info in the Neongeo's Wiki and feel free to ask questions on its forum as it is pretty active. ETA: There has been some discussion about making the update time in Neongeo user configurable, although there are some concerns if everyone were to make it too quick and hammer the servers ... this is TBD still.
  14. I installed the script and it does seem to work in Chrome, but I am not sure where to look to try to modify it (remove the map in some other language and change zoom levels). Any pointers on where to find the installed script? Well, I found the local script and was able to modify it to change the tile server names that show up and remove the foreign map server. However, when I change the Hybrid to a max of 21 and the Terrain to a max of 15 ... these do not seem to affect the website which continues to allow me to try to zoom in past these limits and thus showing a black screen. Am I doing something wrong or do these limits in the JS not affect the behavior of the actual website?
  15. I installed the script and it does seem to work in Chrome, but I am not sure where to look to try to modify it (remove the map in some other language and change zoom levels). Any pointers on where to find the installed script?
  16. The current supported maps are shown in the Wiki HERE. Although as long as the format of the tiles is the same, any server can be used. These are just ones that have been confirmed to work. It does not work with vector-type map servers. As you scroll around on the map, the downloaded tiles are stored in a local database. There is also a "Map Wizard" that will automatically go out and download the tiles around the caches in your database. A third way is to use a 3rd party app (MOBAC) to generate an offline database and then move it to your phone. Swing by the forum if you run into questions as there are people there much more familiar with the off-line maps than myself. ETA: By the way, the NeonGeo developer recently added a free 30 day trial if you want to try it out.
  17. Try NeonGeo which legitimately uses the Geocaching Live API. Half the price of the "official" app and many people have converted from C:geo stating that they like NeonGeo better. Plus there is a very active forum for questions/suggestions and generally the app has updates and added features around every couple weeks (sometimes faster).
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