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ARF Contest B #4 Results

PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:07 pm
by darkcatalyst
And the results are in...I hope my level frustrated the hell out of all of you. :D

There was a lot of innovation, and wheels seemed to be the way to go. The counterweighting skillz were definately up to par, as I imagined they would be. However, one solution stands out above the rest, and it is that of our winner...

dudiobugtron!!! (28704)

Congrats, a truely ingenious design...and no elastic to boot.

Honorable mention to Orjan (28040) and PeterT (28028) for also breaking the magic 28k+ barrier.

PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:20 pm
by BFC
Ah crap :(

I sent my solution late.

oh well.

-BFC

PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:35 pm
by ?rjan Flatseth
OK watchin PeterT and Dudiobugs wheels, I feel a bit primitive and simple - a wheel is a weel. Absolutely intelligent solutions. And to BFC: ...Im scared. Its dark in here. What the h* was that .."thing" ? Ill go get drunk or something now.

PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:38 pm
by ?rjan Flatseth
by the way (btw): If u watch BFCs briliant psycopathic solution in tracking-view-mode, the camera cant cope with the speed in the start. :lol:
I say: Give him the dark medal! Give it. He has been the true Darth Wader all the way!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:42 pm
by BFC
I'm just sad I didn't remember to send it in earlier :(

I had this solution done within 15 minutes and I'm so busy IRL right now that I just plain forgot to send it in.

Hopefully you all take pity on me and award me a dark medal as I've never had one :)

It is such a dirty solution after all.

-BFC

PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:45 pm
by ?rjan Flatseth
Dirty? Its a black slimy diomond! The toxic fumes and the dark power - so strong that the space-time was bending around the dillo...

PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:40 pm
by PeterT
Ok, BFC, WTF was THAT? Impressive.

Gratulations Dudio, very efficient design. I still think my "catching" mechanism is very elegant though ;)

PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:56 pm
by .ch
I can't download them. I'm doing everything i'm supposed to but they still won't appear.

PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:01 pm
by PeterT
Have you extracted them directly into your /levels folder? The .zip contains a subfolder, so you may have to move the levels out of it.

PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:10 pm
by .ch
Yes, I have.

PostPosted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:06 am
by kingofthespill
Make sure they are not still in their own folder which happened to me.

Nice work everyone, and BFC yours is so dark it's hard to look at!

PostPosted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:44 am
by dudiobugtron
PeterT wrote:I still think my "catching" mechanism is very elegant though ;)

I second that! Very nice indeed!

Thanks to BFC for motivating me on this one - you could have said that your solution was dark!!! :evil:


My awards for this level are as follows:

Insane patience award - PeterT for tweaking that solution, it goes so slowly :cry:
"How The Hell did you do that?" Award - luka1222 (see image attached)

I think we'll go for a slightly easier B contest this time around, mostly because I spent all my energy on this one and can't bring myself to test another monster!!

PostPosted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:59 am
by kingofthespill
I am not sure, but it seems that with maximum boundaries there is a little more leeway. I'll run some tests :?

(Later)
Yeah, there seems to be normal space (one long metal rod) below the maximum boundaries. It does not have to do with the armadillo sitting on material endnodes like I first thought.

Re: ARF Contest B #4 Results

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:55 am
by dudiobugtron
Weird!!!
So, if the level boundary is slightly above the maximum boundary, is there a period of 'no collisions' before a metal-bar worth of collision detection? I think I should do some experimenting myself!

darkcatalyst wrote:However, one solution stands out above the rest, and it is that of our winner...

dudiobugtron!!! (28704)

wink wink, nudge nudge! *glances over at medal tally above my avatar*

Re: ARF Contest B #4 Results

PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:01 am
by PeterT
dudiobugtron wrote:wink wink, nudge nudge! *glances over at medal tally above my avatar*
These are not the droids you are looking for.