CaptWakaWaka
commented
8 years ago Thinking about this some more -- using shifted bits to record the recent yield for each location would do the trick. I would try initial parameters of >40% yield = 100% chance, >20% yield = 80% chance, >=10% yield = 60% chance, <10% yield = 40% chance. A "dead" or minimally active area still has a chance to heat up and get back in the game. Anyway, this enhancement should enable a larger coverage area per bot with better time to expire.
bunzosteele
Using a local db, record the number of times each location was scanned and the number of times one or more pokemon were discovered in that location. On later passes, reference this % to determine which locations to skip (based on a user threshold parameter). E.g. location with a 20% yield only gets a 20% chance of being included in the current scan.