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Title: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on August 22, 2010, 10:06:38 AM
I'm starting this topic as a placeholder for non-linear Chronom maps I've played. That way, perhaps other players will play the same maps and we can compare scores and experiences:

Post interesting dates or fun maps and I'll move them to the top post.  If you post a map, please help me by making the description the hyperlink and not the date, unless the only reason for the post is a fool's map with only a date - see how I formatted the other entries.

Perhaps in the fullness of time, Virgil will also implement a "follow player" feature so we can track other players to play the same maps as they have.

Well here goes:

National independence days:



Significant dates in history:


Birthdates:


Notable dates:



Random dates:

Fool's mate (maps that can be won without building a weapon)

Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on August 24, 2010, 09:24:33 AM
I've added today's map as the one that can be completed fastest of all maps found to date.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: knucracker on August 24, 2010, 09:57:02 AM
Yeah, today is a "fool's mate" map (can be complete without firing a single shot).  Oct 28, 1970 is another one.
I wonder how many such maps exist....

What is interesting about them is that the best score comes down to exactly where you relocate the city, and the upgrades you apply, etc.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on August 24, 2010, 09:58:12 AM
Quote from: virgilw on August 24, 2010, 09:57:02 AM
Yeah, today is a "fool's mate" map (can be complete without firing a single shot).  Oct 28, 1970 is another one.
I wonder how many such maps exist....

What is interesting about them is that the best score comes down to exactly where you relocate the city, and the upgrades you apply, etc.

Just found that one, but you must have taken your blindfold off to play it... :P

I'll add the "Fool's mate" category to my list.

BTW. Do you play chess and is that why you are familiar with a "Fool's mate?" If do, you of course know the difference between "Fool's mate" and "Scholar's mate?"
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: knucracker on August 24, 2010, 10:21:25 AM
Well until I read the wikipedia article  about it, I had no idea it was known by so many different names around the world.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: SPIFFEN on August 24, 2010, 10:21:47 PM
I think that the Fool's mate list might end up as an very long list =P
You can add  August 25 2010  (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=4461.0) to it as well =)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: SPIFFEN on August 25, 2010, 04:27:55 AM
QuoteChronom bug date (fixed) - July 5th - 1996
The year is wrong , it should be 1969 , and i pawn your score =P
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: UpperKEES on August 25, 2010, 04:58:25 AM
Quote from: Karsten75 on August 22, 2010, 10:06:38 AM
The end of Chronom time (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=11&day=31&year1=9&year2=9&year3=9&year4=9) - December 31, 1999

Shouldn't the year be 9999? The link takes me to December 0, 9999. On the site the days seem to range from 0 to 30 (instead of 1 to 31). The strange thing is that this date lists 2 scores, but when I click 'Jump to Date' without changing anything it displays an empty table.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: SPIFFEN on August 25, 2010, 05:04:26 AM
Post it in the beta thread as well or send Virgil an note about it .
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Kamron3 on August 25, 2010, 05:27:00 AM
Try November 22nd, 1963
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on August 25, 2010, 08:53:53 AM
Quote from: UpperKEES on August 25, 2010, 04:58:25 AM
Quote from: Karsten75 on August 22, 2010, 10:06:38 AM
The end of Chronom time (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=11&day=31&year1=9&year2=9&year3=9&year4=9) - December 31, 1999

Shouldn't the year be 9999? The link takes me to December 0, 9999. On the site the days seem to range from 0 to 30 (instead of 1 to 31). The strange thing is that this date lists 2 scores, but when I click 'Jump to Date' without changing anything it displays an empty table.

I fixed the typo but there is an error in the web page for that date.

Edit: Error is now fixed.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Blaze on August 25, 2010, 11:24:03 PM
July 5th 1995

My birthday.
:)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: davidp on August 26, 2010, 03:05:31 PM
Here's a fun one.

July 19, 5612

Looks tough, but not that bad actually.  Not much real estate to work with at first.

As I often do, I forgot about the spores and had no defenses when they came the first time.  :(  Luckily I got away with very little damage.

--David
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on August 26, 2010, 04:23:36 PM
Quote from: davidp on August 26, 2010, 03:05:31 PM
Here's a fun one.

July 19, 5612 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=19&year1=5&year2=6&year3=1&year4=2)

Looks tough, but not that bad actually.  Not much real estate to work with at first.

As I often do, I forgot about the spores and had no defenses when they came the first time.  :(  Luckily I got away with very little damage.

--David

You're right, it is one of the more challenging maps and I think you got a pretty good time also (for a beginner :P).

What was your strategy?

Like you, on the first  attempt, I got wiped out by spores. But by then I've pretty much decided that my initial approach was not the best.

Second time round I didn't even attempt to build anything on the low-lying area. I built pretty much on that hill in the left bottom and bridged with two relays to the higher ground in the middle so that I could get a mortar firing into the pit. After that I subdued the emitter on the high spur and then jumped off towards the bottom (south)to connect up the final totem.

Fun map and probably as you say a worthy challenge.

Edit: Oh and BTW, I linked the date in your quoted post.

Edit 2: Revisited and got it under 10 minutes.
(http://i35.tinypic.com/2dk0rpd.jpg) (http://i34.tinypic.com/alj9ew.jpg)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on August 26, 2010, 07:12:24 PM
Here's another tough one.  October 19, 3569 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=9&day=19&year1=3&year2=5&year3=6&year4=9).
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: UpperKEES on August 26, 2010, 08:04:30 PM
Dutch Liberation Day (May 5, 1945 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=4&day=5&year1=1&year2=9&year3=4&year4=5)) turned out to be a lot easier than the real thing. ;)

The creeper also seemed nicer than the terrorists on September 11, 2001 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=8&day=11&year1=2&year2=0&year3=0&year4=1).

Edit: links added.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on August 26, 2010, 10:38:45 PM
I added Dutch Liberation day as a "significant day" since I wasn't sure if that was the day the Dutch celebrate for their national holiday. Maybe old European countries don't have a collective memory that stretch back far enough to when they were actually formed (or it may predate the Gregorian calendar :P).
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: UpperKEES on August 27, 2010, 04:11:02 AM
Thanks. :) We indeed don't celebrate the founding of the Netherlands, but Liberation Day is a national holiday for us.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on August 27, 2010, 08:38:59 AM
Quote from: UpperKEES on August 27, 2010, 04:11:02 AM
Thanks. :) We indeed don't celebrate the founding of the Netherlands, but Liberation Day is a national holiday for us.

OK, I'll move it.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Fisherck on August 27, 2010, 03:52:31 PM
Here is a map that I found that does not need any weapons to beat. It took me 1:14.
July 1, 1236
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Sqaz on August 27, 2010, 04:02:25 PM
Seems like the capture of Jeruzalem during the first crusade also was a fool's map. July 15 1099 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=15&year1=1&year2=0&year3=9&year4=9)


Edit: Our national independence day was also a very easy one, July 21 1830 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=21&year1=1&year2=8&year3=3&year4=0).
Edit 2: The flemish national holiday June 11 1302 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=5&day=11&year1=1&year2=3&year3=0&year4=2) was very nice though, not very hard, but a fun start if you play it my way.
Edit 3: The birth of Jezus was another nice map December 25 0001 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=11&day=25&year1=0&year2=0&year3=0&year4=1)
Edit 4: Jezus's death however passed without a single weapon fired. April 5 0033 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=3&day=3&year1=0&year2=0&year3=3&year4=3)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on August 28, 2010, 08:50:42 AM
Quote from: Sqaz on August 27, 2010, 04:02:25 PM
Seems like the capture of Jeruzalem during the first crusade also was a fool's map. July 15 1099 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=15&year1=1&year2=0&year3=9&year4=9)

Fools map or historical date?
Quote

Edit: Our national independence day was also a very easy one, July 21 1830 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=21&year1=1&year2=8&year3=3&year4=0).
Edit 2: The flemish national holiday June 11 1302 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=5&day=11&year1=1&year2=3&year3=0&year4=2) was very nice though, not very hard, but a fun start if you play it my way.

Will add these two.

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Edit 3: The birth of Jezus was another nice map December 25 0001 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=11&day=25&year1=0&year2=0&year3=0&year4=1)
Edit 4: Jezus's death however passed without a single weapon fired. April 5 0033 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=3&day=3&year1=0&year2=0&year3=3&year4=3)

I do not believe that historically these dates are correct. Especially the date for Christmas was chosen much later to coincide with a pagan holiday. You'd have to provide some  proof before I can add these. Not a link to a Bible or Wikipedia.

Wolfram Alpha has the birth of Christ at 4 BCE and his death at approximately 30 CE.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on August 28, 2010, 09:01:06 AM
Quote from: Fisherck on August 27, 2010, 03:52:31 PM
Here is a map that I found that does not need any weapons to beat. It took me 1:14.
July 1, 1236

Too lazy to create a hyperlink. Could you repost with the hyperlink? Thanks.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Sqaz on August 28, 2010, 09:20:42 AM
Quote from: Sqaz on August 27, 2010, 04:02:25 PM
Seems like the capture of Jeruzalem during the first crusade also was a fool's map. July 15 1099 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=15&year1=1&year2=0&year3=9&year4=9)

Put it at the fool's maps under the name fall of Jeruzalem during 1st Crusade or something.

Quote from: Karsten75 on August 28, 2010, 08:50:42 AM

I do not believe that historically these dates are correct. Especially the date for Christmas was chosen much later to coincide with a pagan holiday. You'd have to provide some  proof before I can add these. Not a link to a Bible or Wikipedia.

Wolfram Alpha has the birth of Christ at 4 BCE and his death at approximately 30 CE.

So what that it isn't true, it's a tradition, the end of the world at 12/12/2012 is also a lie.
And according to the Roman-Catholic tradition and stated in The council of Nicaea Jezus was born 25 december of the year 1.
And about his dead: here (http://www.jcplooy.nl/jezus/docs/datering_kruisiging.html) is a link, but it's dutch so you might need to google translate it.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on August 28, 2010, 10:09:17 AM
Fixed your broken quotations.

Quote from: Sqaz on August 28, 2010, 09:20:42 AM
Quote from: Karsten75 on August 28, 2010, 08:50:42 AM
Quote from: Sqaz on August 27, 2010, 04:02:25 PM
Seems like the capture of Jeruzalem during the first crusade also was a fool's map. July 15 1099 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=15&year1=1&year2=0&year3=9&year4=9)

Fools map or historical date?

Put it at the fool's maps under the name fall of Jeruzalem during 1st Crusade or something.

"or something?"

Quote


Quote from: Karsten75 on August 28, 2010, 08:50:42 AM

I do not believe that historically these dates are correct. Especially the date for Christmas was chosen much later to coincide with a pagan holiday. You'd have to provide some  proof before I can add these. Not a link to a Bible or Wikipedia.

Wolfram Alpha has the birth of Christ at 4 BCE and his death at approximately 30 CE.
So what that it isn't true, it's a tradition, the end of the world at 12/12/2012 is also a lie.
And according to the Roman-Catholic tradition and stated in The council of Nicaea Jezus was born 25 december of the year 1.
And about his dead: here (http://www.jcplooy.nl/jezus/docs/datering_kruisiging.html) is a link, but it's dutch so you might need to google translate it.

Well it's like this. We know the other dates in my list. The difference with Easter and Christmas is that while it happens on a specific time each year (Easter or the death of Christ being based on lunar cycles, or something), we don't know the exact year. To put it in a absurd context, that's like putting down April 12, 1970 as "Secretaries Day." While there is a secretaries day, the date we celebrate it on has nothing historically to do with an event. The part you mention about Roman-Catholic tradition is bogus. Not even the Catholic Church has the chutzpah to say Christ was born in year 0, nor the exact date of his death.


And quoting some random page off the Internet is not gonna cut it, it has to be authoritative (ever heard of that word?). Like who the heck is J. C. Plooy? What credentials does he have to be authoritative? If I google him, I can't even find one other reference to him. And I can read Dutch well enough not to have that page translated.

So, for instance, I read the *whole* page, which I doubt you did, because then you would have seen footnote 19 (http://www.jcplooy.nl/jezus/docs/datering_kruisiging.html#Noot%2019a), which reads:
QuoteAlle data op deze pagina zijn gegeven volgens de juliaanse kalender. Volgens de huidige (gregoriaanse) kalender zou de kruisiging van Jezus hebben plaatsgevonden op 1 april.

Roughly translated  for our English friends, that means:

" All dates on this page are given in the Julian calendar. According to the current (Gregorian) calendar, the crucifixion of Christ would have taken place on April 1st."

So, no go unless you can give me a date that some noted historians or biblical scholars agree on.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Sqaz on August 28, 2010, 10:16:24 AM
Whoops, didn't saw that last part, and never knew the chronom maps were based on the Gregorian Calender, as that would mean 10 days should be left out. And you said Easter falls on a different day each year, that guy was talking about Pesach, which is unlike Easter on a set date.

But whatever it's just a game Karsten, what this guy said sounds reasonable, do you really think I'll search the whole internet just so I can have a date in this thread  ;D
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on August 28, 2010, 10:17:49 AM
Quote from: Sqaz on August 28, 2010, 10:16:24 AM
Whoops, didn't saw that last part, and never knew the chronom maps were based on the Gregorian Calender, as that would mean 10 days should be left out.

But whatever it's just a game Karsten, what this guy said sounds reasonable, do you really think I'll search the whole internet just so I can have a date in this thread  ;D

No, this is all a diversion to broaden our minds and to learn to do good research. :)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Fisherck on August 28, 2010, 10:37:55 AM
Quote from: Karsten75 on August 28, 2010, 09:01:06 AM
Quote from: Fisherck on August 27, 2010, 03:52:31 PM
Here is a map that I found that does not need any weapons to beat. It took me 1:14.
July 1, 1236
Too lazy to create a hyperlink. Could you repost with the hyperlink? Thanks.


Fisherck scoffs at Karsten75 ::)
To lazy, well here you go. I figured out how to do these. If you just go to the page with the score, that does not work.

july 1, 1236  (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=1&year1=1&year2=2&year3=3&year4=6)

And might as well post a second one with no weapons. :D

may 25, 3095  (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=4&day=25&year1=3&year2=0&year3=9&year4=5)

I did that in 1:12.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Kamron3 on August 30, 2010, 11:25:54 AM
I beat this map in less than 50 seconds.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: IcEcAt on September 07, 2010, 07:25:51 AM
here is a simple (fast) map i came across

Jan 12, 0000 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=0&day=12&year1=0&year2=0&year3=0&year4=0)

and on a side note:
    Karsten75...
how do y'all get such fast times. i know i tend to not pay attention to time (4 month old in the house) but a little hint would be awesome... thnx
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on September 07, 2010, 08:24:32 AM
Quote from: IcEcAt on September 07, 2010, 07:25:51 AM
here is a simple (fast) map i came across

http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=0&day=12&year1=0&year2=0&year3=0&year4=0 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=0&day=12&year1=0&year2=0&year3=0&year4=0)

Yep, nice map indeed.

Quote

and on a side note:
     Karsten75...
how do y'all get such fast times. i know i tend to not pay attention to time (4 month old in the house) but a little hint would be awesome... thnx

Well, I'm not the best person to ask, several here get better times than me. However for me the following things makes for a good time:-

- Careful consideration of placement of buildings.
- Careful management of energy and whether you go into a deficit. This includes using the new packet management mod to control what types of packets are dispatched from Odin City and whether you will allow a deficit to occur.
- Flying  Odin City and/or  a connecting unit into an advantageous position.

I'm in a rush now but if you ask in another thread, me and a few others might post a few YouTube walkthroughs  of us getting good times on particular maps. Some of the really top players (UpperK.. cough, coughl Fish... cough, cough...), OTOH, rather prefers to keep his magic sauce to himself.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: UpperKEES on September 07, 2010, 12:00:18 PM
Yep, it's all about careful planning:

- Pause the game immediately after starting a map
- Look where to place Odin City, often this is a location at the center of the 3 totems, close to 1-2 upgrade (when available) and where it's safe from the creeper for a while.
- Plan how to build your collectors. First pick up the upgrades and select -10% building costs and +10 energy as your first 2 (when obtained during early game).
- Before you engage the creeper (if necessary at all) first generate all the energy you'll need. After that build your weapons and start fighting.
- Don't charge the totems until you've connected to all of them (so disable the green packets at the start).
- Don't lay out your network completely, but keep the lay out in your head. Only add collectors when your energy levels allow for it. This way you build without a deficit, so the collectors you do build will be finished as soon as possible, so they start generating more energy right away.
- You can connect to the hardest totem by flying Odin City there instead of building a collector into the creeper. For this you have to make sure your network is connected without Odin City on the ground. To reach even further you can use a SAM or blaster in between Odin City and a collector. This is an advanced technique and is called bridging. Search the forums to read more about this.

These tips go for every map (including the custom maps)! Please note that only after playing a map you'll know exactly what you need (in terms of energy & weapons), so a second run will always be faster (minutes faster!).

I hope this helps. Only playing a lot will gain you all the experience you need to set the best times, so don't expect this within a week or so.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: IcEcAt on September 07, 2010, 04:04:46 PM
thank you guys very much. now if the four month old will let me off to find more cool maps
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: IcEcAt on September 07, 2010, 05:24:59 PM
Significant dates in history:

Dec 07, 1941 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=11&day=7&year1=1&year2=9&year3=4&year4=1)

"...Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
  -FDR


edit: fixed "Doh!"
EDIT: how about now?!?!
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: UpperKEES on September 07, 2010, 06:03:47 PM
Your link doesn't work (you included 'http://' twice), so here's a working one:

Dec 07, 1941 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=11&day=7&year1=1&year2=9&year3=4&year4=1%22)

Edit: nice map, if you like 'em quick.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on September 08, 2010, 01:49:21 AM
Quote from: IcEcAt on September 07, 2010, 05:24:59 PM
Significant dates in history:

Dec 07, 1941 (http://"http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=11&day=7&year1=1&year2=9&year3=4&year4=1")

"...Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
   -FDR


edit: fixed "Doh!"

Actually, NOT fixed. Hover your cursor over it and see:

The correct syntax is:


[url=http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=11&day=7&year1=1&year2=9&year3=4&year4=1]Dec 07, 1941[/url]

Lose the http://" at the beginning and also the closing quotes.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: IcEcAt on September 08, 2010, 11:50:12 PM
yet another fast map.

April 12, 5996 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=3&day=12&year1=5&year2=9&year3=9&year4=6)

i got it in 1:25


Side note: does this link work on the first try? i think so...
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Karsten75 on September 09, 2010, 01:09:27 AM
Quote from: IcEcAt on September 08, 2010, 11:50:12 PM
yet another fast map.

April 12, 5996 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=3&day=12&year1=5&year2=9&year3=9&year4=6)

i got it in 1:25


Side note: does this link work on the first try? i think so...

Good link and a nice map! :)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: IcEcAt on September 09, 2010, 02:19:33 AM
National independence days:
     Mexican Independence Day (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=8&day=16&year1=1&year2=8&year3=1&year4=0)

this was a tricky map to play. but fun on the third or fourth try
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: IcEcAt on September 09, 2010, 02:27:53 AM
National independence days:
     Canadian Independence (sort of) (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=1&year1=1&year2=8&year3=6&year4=7)

this was a fast one also
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: IcEcAt on September 09, 2010, 04:52:43 AM
Birth Dates:
     Jonathan Davis (lead singer of KORN) Jan 18, 1971 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=0&day=18&year1=1&year2=9&year3=7&year4=1)

and i have no idea why it took me so long to beat this map. i think my daughter was fussin or something
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: L'ythelle on September 09, 2010, 07:34:37 AM
Quote from: IcEcAt on September 09, 2010, 04:52:43 AM
Birth Dates:

and i have no idea why it took me so long to beat this map. i think my daughter was fussin or something

You think it's hard now. Wait until she starts walking.  ::)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: IcEcAt on September 09, 2010, 05:51:45 PM
National independence days:
     Switzerland (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=7&day=1&year1=1&year2=2&year3=9&year4=1) Alliance against the Holy Roman Empire, Aug 1, 1291

Quote from: L'ythelle on September 09, 2010, 07:34:37 AM
You think it's hard now. Wait until she starts walking.  ::)

I am SO looking forward to her walking. i am ready to play. ;D
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: IcEcAt on September 10, 2010, 12:41:00 AM
National independence days:
So we have: the US of A (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=4&year1=1&year2=7&year3=7&year4=6)
                  Canada (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=1&year1=1&year2=8&year3=6&year4=7) (sort of)
                  Switzerland (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=7&day=1&year1=1&year2=2&year3=9&year4=1)
                 
Here are some more major players in the Ice Hockey World:
                  Russia (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=0&day=1&year1=1&year2=9&year3=9&year4=3)              June 12, 1990 (when the USSR was no more ((i think)) )
                  Czech Republic (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=0&day=1&year1=1&year2=9&year3=9&year4=3)  Jan 1, 1993 or Oct 28, 1918 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=9&day=28&year1=1&year2=9&year3=1&year4=8) (from Austria-Hungary)
                  Slovakia (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=0&day=1&year1=1&year2=9&year3=9&year4=3)           Jan 1, 1993 or July 17, 1992 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=17&year1=1&year2=9&year3=9&year4=2) (after the division of Czechoslovakia)
                  Finland (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=11&day=6&year1=1&year2=9&year3=1&year4=7)             Dec 6, 1917 (from USSR)
                  Kazakhstan (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=11&day=16&year1=1&year2=9&year3=9&year4=1)       Dec 16, 1991 (from USSR)
                  Latvia (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=4&day=4&year1=1&year2=9&year3=9&year4=0)              May 4, 1990 (from USSR)
                 

i have played most of them, but still working on the rest
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: RandyTravis on September 14, 2010, 04:47:33 PM
Quote from: IcEcAt on September 09, 2010, 02:27:53 AM
National independence days:
     Canadian Independence (sort of) (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=1&year1=1&year2=8&year3=6&year4=7)

this was a fast one also

haha what a surprise, canadian independence day is a fools mate.  ;D
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: thepenguin on September 15, 2010, 07:44:33 PM
Quote from: Karsten75 on August 22, 2010, 10:06:38 AM
javascript:void(0);

I have to wonder, why is that there?
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: UpperKEES on September 15, 2010, 07:57:43 PM
Probably due to an accidental copy/paste of a button from a website.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: RandyTravis on September 16, 2010, 10:01:06 AM
July 6th, 1809 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=6&year1=1&year2=8&year3=0&year4=9) is a fun one =].
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Christ_Is_King on October 10, 2010, 08:01:24 PM
I've got another "Fool's Mate"
November 28, 1995
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: thepenguin on October 11, 2010, 07:50:12 AM
fools mate: november 12, 2010
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Colin on December 06, 2010, 04:28:42 AM
I think we should add the hardest map to date from this (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=4497.0) topic, the
hardest one to me right now seems to be this one: July 31st 2134

When we find an unbeatable map we can post it instead of this one!  :P
Here is a picture of it:
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Blaze on December 07, 2010, 12:57:12 AM
Quote from: Colin on December 06, 2010, 04:28:42 AM
I think we should add the hardest map to date from this (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=4497.0) topic, the
hardest one to me right now seems to be this one: July 31st 2134

When we find an unbeatable map we can post it instead of this one!  :P
Here is a picture of it:

I'd just take the high ground in the mid of the map and build up some power and a mortar, and just keep building up power.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: UpperKEES on December 07, 2010, 01:08:53 AM
Quote from: Blaze on December 07, 2010, 12:57:12 AM
I'd just take the high ground in the mid of the map

Have you tried landing OC there? ;)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Katra on December 07, 2010, 03:43:23 PM
That is the right strategy - but the way one has to do it is (so far as I know) unique.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Blaze on December 09, 2010, 12:19:17 AM
Quote from: UpperKEES on December 07, 2010, 01:08:53 AM
Quote from: Blaze on December 07, 2010, 12:57:12 AM
I'd just take the high ground in the mid of the map

Have you tried landing OC there? ;)

I wrote that only by looking at the thumbnail, and thats the strategy that I came up with, didn't know it was impossible.

And when my first strategy fails, I come up with a new one on the spot.  :D
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Zakath on December 26, 2010, 02:07:51 PM
Another fool's mate map is November 24, 2010.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: UpperKEES on December 27, 2010, 09:46:34 AM
About 20-30% are fools mates and I wouldn't call them 'Great Chronom maps'.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Fisherck on December 27, 2010, 03:58:08 PM
Today's map was an enjoyable one for me. I liked it beause the emitters are located at the bottom right corner and the terrain is a lot like a volcanoe. No spores.

December 27, 2010.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Michionlion on December 27, 2010, 04:27:20 PM
then maybe i'll try it... not a huge fan of chronom, but i do play the good ones here and there...
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Wally on January 12, 2011, 11:24:58 AM
Just founded an intersting map, with very few upland... like little islands
Not very hard but unusual.

July 17, 6409 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=6&day=17&year1=6&year2=4&year3=0&year4=9)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Grauniad on January 12, 2011, 11:43:20 AM
"Island maps" are regularly interspersed with the ordinary maps. I think every 1 in 28 or something like that.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Wally on January 12, 2011, 11:44:46 AM
In the same way, just a little bit harder because there is less high terrain, you need more relays to jump and there are spore attacks :
November 24, 5606 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=10&day=24&year1=5&year2=6&year3=0&year4=6)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Wally on January 12, 2011, 11:46:03 AM
Hey Grauniad,

Didn't notice there was so many island maps ... I "browsed" several chronom maps, and did not see so many island maps. Maybe the chance was not with me ;)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Grauniad on January 12, 2011, 11:47:14 AM
Start at your map, move forward or backward 28 maps and you will find the next, and the next... :)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Wally on January 12, 2011, 12:10:59 PM
Another very fast map : October 10, 14 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=9&day=10&year1=0&year2=0&year3=1&year4=4)

1 min 43 sec to beat (easy !)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: pixlepix on January 24, 2011, 08:43:13 PM
January 1st 2000 is a easy fools mate.
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: thepenguin on January 24, 2011, 08:44:57 PM
it also has a bit of the Y2K bug  ;)
Title: Re: Great Chronom maps
Post by: Merkuri on February 16, 2011, 08:48:49 PM
Found a fool's mate at April 29, 6899 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=3&day=29&year1=6&year2=8&year3=9&year4=9).