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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

Submissions by PM

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

Example:
2999-Me-Mine

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

Let the speed be with you!

Nice. Is there a built in timer or do we have to time it by hand?

Under Options menu you need to enable it.

Thanks should have looked there myself

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

25- L

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

14--- L

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.

I'm convinced it's apsolutely possible

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..

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 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

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