Speed Running 1-20

[flagitious]

When seeking a best solution, what does that mean? I say it means, few number of pieces, runs fast, and stable (having a high chance of working despite slight mangling).

A single segment speed run encourages finding "best" solutions, so I gave it a try. After some thinking about methods, practice, and tries, I got 4:50. Here is the video for that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1maJZ0U8ULg

If anyone is interested in making their own attempt, I recommend using camstudio with xvid codec (both free). This was the first time I ever recorded my sceen, and it was actually really easy to do using those tools (however those weren't the first things I tried unfortunately).

It might be too much of a time investment to try to master all levels, but you can still contribute designs for individual levels and I will try to incorporate them into the run. There are probably many clever ways of doing
levels that I have not thought of.

[Gieron]

That was awesome. Those simple catapults you are using are really effective.

I don't think I have seen that solution to four balls before.

[remy]

OMFG thats awesome.. especially 4balls

nice work

[oscarfullman]

many solutions i've never seen before, and certainly fast too. dope

[flagitious]

Thanks, here were some other methods for 4 balls

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=536110
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=381070

They are pretty nifty but not perfectly consistent, the first fails like 30% of the time if you change things slightly, the second is even worse.

[notthat]

That was superkalifragelisticespealidoues! .. wow.

[remy]

Thanks, here were some other methods for 4 balls

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=536110
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=381070

They are pretty nifty but not perfectly consistent, the first fails like 30% of the time if you change things slightly, the second is even worse.

gently caress! 3 pieces 4 balls i swear that's a record

[flagitious]

The simplest solutions challenge also had 3 pieces for 4 balls, but it's different and runs slower.

I got 4:29, video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxE08qsQ ... h_response

Any design suggestions still helpful. Even minor stuff adds up.

[ironmano]

Curious why you build at the bottom of 'tube'. Seems you could get 2-3 seconds just by building at the top

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=822590

[flagitious]

Hey thanks, I'll try to keep that in mind on next attempt. I need to make another to include level 21 now, but I am rusty since being on vacation without a computer.

[ironmano]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1193508 this wouldn't be a bad type of design for a speed run at lvl 21

[EivlEvo]

That was "el goodo".

[smoseley]

Looks like his tube design needs to hit bottom before ascending. I may be wrong though.

[smoseley]

Well, I was looking at Unpossible... that seems to be your weakest link at 0:35 time to completion.

I think something like this might work better for you (quicker to build and quicker solution) if you can get it consistent enough.

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1268340