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AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 5th martch 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 6:32 pm
by mark_man
Welcome to the 338th AR2 A contest: Tutan



Five dillos. All will exit via any of the portals inside the boundary, but there are extra coloured portals to show you where each is supposed to go. If any dillo uses a portal other than the one intended for him, then subtract a penalty of $200 from your score.
The yellow dillo is supposed to use the tiny central portal that he begins already positioned in. (Good luck keeping him in it! Muwah-hah-haaaaa. :twisted: )



Prices of cheap structure has typically been increased, while rubber, rockets, tension, and timers are all cheaper. That's because Rope is the most useful for solving the interference at the top, but it's now almost the most expensive tension material. You'll see.....


Good luck, and have fun.
Just under Two weeks for this one, because I think it will take time for players to find it, and time to build a solution. I suggest that if things go well, we consider a one week (7 day) play time for each challenge thereafter. But, anything and everything is possible....




AR2 Version 2.1.3 Beta is used, make sure you use the correct version.

If you download this level please submit your solution even if you think it's not good. You help us keep the forum alive and we might be able to help you become a better player.

Submissions by PM.

Some prices have been changed.


Naming convention [DollarsRemaining]-[YourForumName]-[SolutionName]

GMT Time link: http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/

Re: AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 28th Feb 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:42 pm
by Arunion
I like the level, just so it's said. :D I haven't put a lot of time into it. But I will do a better attempt at it :)

Re: AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 28th Feb 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:44 pm
by mark_man
It's like your first one back ,a lot harder than I first anticipated .I'm struggling with it , I should have left the top bit out :?

Re: AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 28th Feb 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:56 pm
by bythelee
mark_man wrote:It's like your first one back ,a lot harder than I first anticipated .I'm struggling with it , I should have left the top bit out :?

:lol: Ummm. Yes. Quite. Exactly the "problem" I've been having.
Although, without the top bit, I suspect this would have been a ten-minute challenge. I'm preferring the higher difficulty level.

I've been trying some "clever" things, but it's all proving a touch too much to cope with.

Yellow is sorted, but I might need a few extra days to finish the others. Got a minor op on an eyelid later today - nothing dramatic, but it means no time to build the solution.

Re: AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 28th Feb 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:09 pm
by mark_man
Hope it all go's to plan ,GL :D . I could add a week if you like ,two votes and Ill add a week :?:

Re: AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 28th Feb 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:14 am
by bythelee
I'll vote for an extra week.... or any extra days offered.

Re: AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 28th Feb 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:48 pm
by Arunion
It does have my earlier levels charm :lol: But I did manage to beat it. ^^ I'll say 30+ and wouldn't mind another week to let others have a go at it :)

Re: AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 28th Feb 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:07 pm
by mark_man
One mere week added then :) I should have play tested first lol .

Re: AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 5th martch 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:08 am
by bythelee
One more week after Feb 28 would be March 7. I'm somewhat worried this was due to end yesterday instead, 'cos I haven't got my solution working yet.
Going to spend today on it.....

Re: AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 5th martch 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:36 pm
by bythelee
Wasn't sure before, but now I'm certain - this is one horribly "tweaky" challenge.

As in, adding a couple of bits to the anchored centre V near the portals, completely changes the behaviour at the top structure. And I mean, sometimes it's not even close. Adding one bar in a place that cannot possibly affect the solution, changes two dillos from clearing the top, to failing to make it.

It's making it very frustrating to finish. I thought I was on the last bit, with three dillos done, and adding a deflector to steer the other two dillos to their catchers, resulted in the first two failing to clear, never mind failing to reach their catchers....

Re: AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 5th martch 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:43 pm
by bythelee
Well, that was scary. Eventually bludgeoned into submission, but it's not pretty nor elegant.

100+ :shock:

Re: AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 5th martch 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:58 pm
by Arunion
Well it's not an easy level at all ^^ 200+ :)

Re: AR2 A 338 Tutan (ends 5th martch 2015 @20h00GMT)

PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 12:03 pm
by bythelee
Arunion wrote:Well it's not an easy level at all


Quite. Understatement of the year, perhaps.... :lol:

No denying this was a seriously decent challenge.

And I can go 300+ :)

(No idea when it will end, though. Technically I submitted after the 5 March deadline, so it might be a default win)