First of 2012 Comp: Ends Jan 14th

[ID36]

Welcome to ID36's "First of 2012" Competition.

To welcome in the new year, I decided to create 3 shiny new levels and host a competition.

ID36 Scoring
Lowest score wins and in the event of a tie, lowest tick count will decide the winner.
-No glitchy solutions allowed.
-To score, add up the penalty points then subtract the bonuses.
-A 0-piece solution scores rodless, green, wheelless and unconnected but not the clean badge.

Penalties
- Not completing a level: +25
- Each piece used: +1
- Every 50 ticks: +1

Contraption bonuses
Rodless: -10 (no brown sticks or blue rods)
Green: -8 (unpowered)
--- Wheelless: -2 (no wheels)
------- Brown: -4 (brown sticks only)
------- Water: -6 (blue rods only)
Unconnected: -5 (no pieces are connected)

Achievement bonuses
Boomerang: -7 (after a victory, bring all the goal pieces back to the build area and keep them there)
Champion: -5 (after a victory, keep all the goal pieces in the goal)
Clean: -3 (clear all remains of your contraption from the landscape)
Sweep: -3 (clear all remains of any dynamic objects from the landscape)

The Levels
Nook and Cranny
Scattered
Slot Machine

The Submission Form
Please use the following format when submitting your designs.

Code: Select all

[b]Username[/b]
[url=designlink]Nook and Cranny[/url]: score, ticks
[url=designlink]Scattered[/url]: score, ticks
[url=designlink]Slot Machine[/url]: score, ticks
Total: total score

-Multiple submissions allowed
-Submit until Saturday, January 14th @ 8:00pm PST

Best of luck to everyone. Enjoy!

[ID36]

Leaderboard
1. ringkingleo
2. Cruiser
3. jdccdj1
4. Sgt Superman
5. compscure
6. Zhyrek

[0000FF_3.14]

Technically, my competition runs into 2012 >.>

[ID36]

Technically, my competition runs into 2012 >.>

I realize the thread title may be a little misleading but it's meant as the first comp that I've hosted this year, just like my last comp of 2011 was The "Last of 2011" Comp. I used up all of my creative juices making these 3 well-designed levels so I hope you can forgive my sudden lack of imagination for a comp title

[0000FF_3.14]

But shouldn't the title be "First Comp of 2012"? Also, I do like the way you timed it :D

I'll try to enter, but don't expect much :P

[0000FF_3.14]

I feel as if rodless should deduct more points. It deducts as many points as a wheelless solution, but rodless is much harder to do.

I got pretty decent solves on 1 and 2, but I just can't seem to come up with anything on 3

[zhyrek]

I feel as if rodless should deduct more points. It deducts as many points as a wheelless solution, but rodless is much harder to do.

I got pretty decent solves on 1 and 2, but I just can't seem to come up with anything on 3

You know, rodless generally also gets green (unless you use powered wheels on those square goal pieces)

[ID36]

I feel as if rodless should deduct more points. It deducts as many points as a wheelless solution, but rodless is much harder to do.

I got pretty decent solves on 1 and 2, but I just can't seem to come up with anything on 3

You know, rodless generally also gets green (unless you use powered wheels on those square goal pieces)

True. And it also scores unconnected unless, as Zhyrek pointed out, you connect them to the goal pieces
Piece count for piece count, rodless scores higher than all the other badges, and it's true that when making a level, it should reflect the scoring, but please bear in mind that higher scoring badges do not always result in a higher scoring solution For example, I overlooked the water badge, which I don't think can obtained on any of the 3 levels (but Cruiser always proves me wrong )

[0000FF_3.14]

I've gotten the water badge on the first level, but the overall score was just horrible :P

[ringkingleo]

For example, I overlooked the water badge, which I don't think can obtained on any of the 3 levels (but Cruiser always proves me wrong )

A water solve on one of the levels is indeed possible. An extra scoring bonus for this could make an interesting difference.

I will submit my entries in pm as soon as i get passed the bubble screen...

I still have some tweaking to do.... but am definitely in.

[ID36]

I still have some tweaking to do.... but am definitely in.

Thanks. Always good to hear. I may extend the deadline if needs be. I'd preferably appreciate at least 5 entrants, but we'll see.

[zhyrek]

Yeeeah, second place with only one design submitted :D

[Pawel.Anikiel]

Yeeeah, second place with only one design submitted :D

lol
btw did you know our team got the 3rd place in a footb tournament?
cause there were 3 teams...

[Sgt Superman]

I finally solved the last one, so I will be in. Damn FC, sucked me back in, making me neglect my work.

[compscure]

I overlooked the water badge, which I don't think can obtained on any of the 3 levels

:P
I'll end up about the same place I woulda anyway, so why not

[Cruiser40]

Finally got around to this comp and submitted. Can probably tweak off some points, but don't have much time. Fun levels.

[ringkingleo]

Ok who let Cruiser join

[0000FF_3.14]

Results?

[Pawel.Anikiel]

yeah that's been a while

[Cruiser40]

Hey RKL, what was your final score? Mine was -53.