ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

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ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby mikee7 » Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:15 pm

Welcome to the 131st B contest: sp33d

This time i decided to mess up the rules:
- the money doesn't play a role
- the fastest solution will win

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

Example:
2999-Me-Mine

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

Let the speed be with you!
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby rob » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:08 pm

Nice. Is there a built in timer or do we have to time it by hand?
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby mikee7 » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:16 pm

Under Options menu you need to enable it.
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby rob » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:23 pm

Thanks :D should have looked there myself :oops:
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby Overlord » Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:42 am

Yay! I like levels where money doesn't count, but damn... no tension

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All ARFC A contests and solutions 1st-255th: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2245
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby markmadras » Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:30 pm

Just touching 19+L, I'm thinking there has to be an easier and faster way to do this but with no tension may be not, keen to hear what other people are on :)
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby mikee7 » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:43 pm

C'mon dudes, there are so many other possibilities than tension, especially now when the budget is unlimited...
I think 15- (or even 10-) should not be any problem.
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby markmadras » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:55 pm

I had a rethink and redesign and got down to 14.27L, may be able to trim that a touch but try and accelerate anything much faster and it all falls to bits :( As a newbie though I am probably missing the knowledge of some better system. I am keen to see how other people are doing with this one in order to guage my own score. I am totally stuck on the A contest which is meant to be easier, isn't it :?: I can do it but not even close to the price already bid.
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby JimCDubb » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:56 am

mikee7 wrote:...I think 15- (or even 10-) should not be any problem.

You can't mean light, Mike.
Heck, it takes 5 sec. just for the dillo to clear the portal.
If you can break 10 sec. light, you will be my new idol. :D
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby markmadras » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:49 am

:?: Shoudn't the naming convention start with the time and not the dollars as this is a time contest. If so I can't seem to type a decimal point when entering a name for the level, will a dash be OK. Example 18-54-markmadras-flippit.
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby Cresta » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:40 pm

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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby mikee7 » Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:16 pm

markmadras wrote::?: Shoudn't the naming convention start with the time and not the dollars as this is a time contest?


Sorry for that obvious mistake. I suggest the following naming convention:

time-username-solname, example if you have 18.54 than: 1854-markmadras-flippit

JimCDubb wrote:You can't mean light, Mike.
Heck, it takes 5 sec. just for the dillo to clear the portal.
If you can break 10 sec. light, you will be my new idol. :D


I'm convinced it's apsolutely possible 8)
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby Cresta » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:17 pm

I'm not so sure...
The unique power you can exploit is gravity..
Consider that gravity acceleration in this game is more or less 4 [ lenght of a plate/second^2].
If you manage to convert all the acceleration of a falling object into an acceleration of the dillo (whitout losses) you can cover the space of this level (50 plates) in exactly 5 seconds.... Plus 5 seconds to wait in the portal = Just get near to 10 would be crazy I think..
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby markmadras » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:23 pm

I agree, the theory sounds good but friction and the breaking strain of various components mess it up in practice. The trick is, I think, to get the balance just right, minimum effort to get maximum effect. I'm spending hours trying to get it right :? Could do with a good lubricant on the tool bar :lol: Just can't seem to achieve maximum acceleration without something breaking. I too will be amazed if anyone comes close to 10 seconds. Oh if only the Dillo could have wings :lol:
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Re: ARFC B 131 sp33d (till 17.04. @ 17:00 GMT)

Postby mikee7 » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:19 pm

Cresta wrote:I'm not so sure...
The unique power you can exploit is gravity..
Consider that gravity acceleration in this game is more or less 4 [ lenght of a plate/second^2].
If you manage to convert all the acceleration of a falling object into an acceleration of the dillo (whitout losses) you can cover the space of this level (50 plates) in exactly 5 seconds.... Plus 5 seconds to wait in the portal = Just get near to 10 would be crazy I think..


Yes, this sounds very convincing, but still... this is just a game and who knows, maybe there is some black hole in the engine :wink:
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