Tears of Guthix - a guide

[wynter]

This is my first attempt at writing a guide, so bear with me; if you have anything to add, please do.

The picture below shows the 9 tear-collection points.

The 3 streams in the middle will be your primary positions, they are marked in green.

The other 6 points are secondary positions, from most preferable, marked in blue, to least preferable, marked in red.



The 3 streams in the middle are preferable not only because visibility is best there, but mainly because of the distance to other streams.

Some people prefer to stay in the middle at all times and wait for the streams to turn blue; imo, this is not the best way to do it.

Your position and the position of your mouse pointer are key in this minigame.

Consider the next image:



- if the red arrow is where you are then
- the yellow arrow is where your mouse pointer should be

As soon as the blue stream disappears, click your mouse. Then, proceed to the next blue stream; you don’t want to linger around waiting, go to where the nearest blue stream is.

Now consider the following image:



- if the red arrow is where you are then
- the yellow arrow is where your mouse pointer should be, or alternatively
- the green arrow is a secondary possible position for the mouse pointer.

Now look at this image:



- if the red arrow is where you are then
- the yellow arrow is where your mouse pointer should be
- the white arrow is a possible secondary position for the mouse pointer and
- the blue arrow is a position you want to avoid, unless there’s a blue stream there.

Finally:



- if the red arrow is where you are then
- the yellow arrow is where your mouse pointer should be and
- the white arrows are preferred secondary positions

As a rule of thumb, you want to remain as close as possible to the 3 middle streams, so that you are close to as many streams as possible.

Positions and movements to avoid

You should always keep your mouse one square away from your character, but as close to the streams as possible. Here are some things you should avoid; the orange squares and arrows show movements and positions you want to avoid.

Try not to back away from the streams. Your mouse pointer should not be in the following squares, marked in orange:



Another thing you should avoid is to move between streams that are opposite to each other:



You also want to avoid moving too far from where you are:



Luck is of course a very important factor. Sometimes, you simply can’t avoid some of the movements or positions above. So good luck!

I hope this little guide is of help. If anyone has anything to add or if you think I forgot something, please share it with the rest of us.

Wynter/ Imberno

PS: the image used is not the best, but it’s the best I could capture today. I might try to get a better one next time I do tears, in four days.

PPS: you can expect to get 1 tear per 2 quest points; at 270 quest points, I consider 120 tears an acceptable result, 150 tears a good and expectable result and anything above 160 tears a very good session. My max is 174, but results of 180 or more are within the realm of possibility.

Edit:

At the end of the day I think it just comes down to having a good internet connection and being able to focus 100% on the task in hand; this needs more focus than almost anything else in the whole game if you're going to score well.

Quoted because it's true. This minigame is very simple, but it's all about focus.

[Rue Night]

Great! Thanks Wynter!
I will definately keep this guide in mind next week when I do tears again.

[rho421]

Quite well-written and informative! Thanks

[aximili e i]

nice ill have to remember this guide when i do tears again(which may be a looooong time as the last time i used it was months ago for summoning experience and i really dont want to up my def go figure )

[The Mardler]

Agree with using the middle 3 streams as your primary location, and avoiding moving across the cave.

As soon as the blue stream disappears, click your mouse.

I'm not sure about this bit. I suspect (no data) that the average time it takes a stream to come back after disappearing is faster than the average time it takes to move between streams. So I've always waited for the stream I'm at to come back and then move on if it's green.

Tears earned standing at blank wall = tears earned while walking!

[Rakshar]

Agree with using the middle 3 streams as your primary location, and avoiding moving across the cave.

As soon as the blue stream disappears, click your mouse.

I'm not sure about this bit. I suspect (no data) that the average time it takes a stream to come back after disappearing is faster than the average time it takes to move between streams. So I've always waited for the stream I'm at to come back and then move on if it's green.

Tears earned standing at blank wall = tears earned while walking!

I had always perscribed to that idea too, but of late I have been getting my worst results ever. It just has seemed that the streams are going blank longer. I will try this method in 2 days and post it. I have 200 quest points so should be able to expect 100+ tears if I do it right.