Artifact research scripts

[UmmonTL]

on a more related note, if only it was proper bash, I think i'd be able to condense this into a single script, not sure if it would be that more practical though who knows

That would have the same problem as my larger script in that entering it is a pain in the ass. Character limit on computers is about as long as two of my scripts, to make larger files you have to keep adding to the same file. What I do with these is start with the "xr1" and "xr" scripts until I find an artifact I actually want to activate, then I do hobo-artscience. Only if it's still not activated I start entering the other scripts.

One thing I've been wondering is how precise certain triggers need to be and what works as a trigger apart from the machines. Sometimes you have artifacts with activation thresholds outside the machines ranges. Usually with impact where you need a bomb to do it but I also had an artifact that seemed to need radiation slightly above xr10. I also ghosted a round where an admin activated a wish artifact, he said the trigger was cold but the guy testing it said he tested the art for cold on the heater. How can you activate an art that needs a temperature below 200°K without an admin? I tried cryostylane and spacing but neither seemed to do much. Would cold gas in a room work?
As for the precision question, usually I keep the heater on the lowest setting and test for heat with the welder. And I only use min/max values in the elecbox but since on the xray sometimes you needsto go through all the strengths I wondered if the same level of precision can be necessary for other triggers. I also revently had an artgun that responded to impact but both bashing it and a giant explosion failed to activate it so it seemingly needed something in between.

As a last note, I have a spreadsheet of artifacts I compiled with the values you get from the machines. Seems like the xray values are pretty much enough to clearly identify the artifact function. The list is probably far from complete but the common ones are definetly in there. I was thinking of sharing the list but I'm not sure if that's okay to do.