Map Character Actor Birth Date
1. Kirk William Shatner March 22, 1931 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=2&day=22&year1=1&year2=9&year3=3&year4=1)
2. Spock Leonard Nimoy March 26, 1931 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=2&day=26&year1=1&year2=9&year3=3&year4=1)
3. Bones DeForest Kelley January 20, 1920 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=0&day=20&year1=1&year2=9&year3=2&year4=0)
4. Scotty James Doohan March 3, 1920 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=2&day=3&year1=1&year2=9&year3=2&year4=0)
5. Uhura Nichelle Nichols December 28, 1932 (http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewscores.php?missionGroup=chronom&month=11&day=28&year1=1&year2=9&year3=3&year4=2)
Thanks for the help,Colin.
If you want your link:
http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=4621.0
As a word
WORD
Here is how you do it:
[url=http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=4621.0]WORD[/url]
Here is how it looks outside of code:
WORD (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=4621.0)
Be sure that you have this "[url="before the hyper link, and "]" after it, then your "words" and then "[/url]"
Hope this helps ;D
Thanks for posting the next tournament!
My scores so far:
Mar 22 1931 8292 12:21
Mar 26 1931 9742 1:35
Jan 20 1920 8468 10:51
Mar 3 1920 9785 1:19
Dec 28 1932 9004 6:38
total score 45291
I completed all the maps, Here are my scores so far.
# M-D Y SCORE TIME
1...March 22, 1931 8315 12:09
2...March 26, 1931 9766 1:26
3...January 20, 1920 8528 10:21
4...March 3, 1920 9795 1:15
5...December 28, 1932 9501 3:09
Totals.............................45905....28:20
...........^^^FIRST TRIES^^^................
........vvvUPDATED SCORES/TIMESvvv......
1...March 22, 1931 8573 9:59
2...March 26, 1931 9782 1:20
3...January 20, 1920 8836 7:54
4...March 3, 1920 9795 1:15
5...December 28, 1932 9582 2:37
Totals.............................46568....23:06
I still need to work on March 22nd, January 20th. However, I think for December 28th
improvements are still highly possible. :P
Update:
January 20th requires a lot of flying. . .
Updated the overview topic with themes and rules (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=4621.msg23547#msg23547) to include this tournament.
I'll try to participate this week when I have some time left, but I'm not sure yet....
hi,
my scores so far:
Mar 22 1931 9273 4:42
Mar 26 1931 9779 1:21
Jan 20 1920 9321 4:22
Mar 3 1920 9793 1:16
Dec 28 1932 9742 1:35
total score 47908
Big improvements are possible on map3 and especially on map1.
If someone wants a "solution" on a map I'll post a screenshot and/or some information on my strategy (doesn't matter if before or after the end of the tournament)
hi
Hello all,
My scores so far :
| Map | Date | Score | Time |
| 1. | March 22, 1931 | 8119 | 13 min 54 sec |
| 2. | March 26, 1931 | 9687 | 1 min 56 sec |
| 3. | January 20, 1920 | 6955 | 26 min 16 sec |
| 4. | March 3, 1920 | 9753 | 1 min 31 sec |
| 5. | December 28, 1932 | 8633 | 9 min 30 sec |
Total : 43147
Not going to win, for sure ;)
My scores so far:
1. Mar 22 1931 9424 3'40''
2. Mar 26 1931 9787 1'18''
3. Jan 20 1920 9458 3'26''
4. Mar 3 1920 9798 1'14''
5. Dec 28 1932 9756 1'30''
TOTAL: 48223
At moment of posting I'm #1 in all five.
I believe that the scores for 2 and 4 are perfect. Maybe one second can be chopped off from 5. A small improvement for 3 might be possible; I wonder what other people's strategies were on it. As for map 1, can certainly be improved a lot and I'll play it again later.
By the way this is my first post in these forums! I've played CW a lot in the past, but started playing again the last few weeks. I'm sad I wasn't here for this tournament from the beginning.
Edit: Map 1 score improved significantly.
Quote from: hi on November 11, 2010, 05:33:30 PM
hi,
my scores so far:
Mar 22 1931 9273 4:42
Mar 26 1931 9779 1:21
Jan 20 1920 9321 4:22
Mar 3 1920 9793 1:16
Dec 28 1932 9742 1:35
total score 47908
Big improvements are possible on map3 and especially on map1.
If someone wants a "solution" on a map I'll post a screenshot and/or some information on my strategy (doesn't matter if before or after the end of the tournament)
hi
Hi hi,
Very good score on the last one. Tried all kinds of fancy bridging and couldn't figure out how you did it. Very interested to see how you did it after the tourney.
Quote from: RichieRich on November 12, 2010, 09:42:33 AM
Quote from: hi on November 11, 2010, 05:33:30 PM
hi,
my scores so far:
Mar 22 1931 9273 4:42
Mar 26 1931 9779 1:21
Jan 20 1920 9321 4:22
Mar 3 1920 9793 1:16
Dec 28 1932 9742 1:35
total score 47908
Big improvements are possible on map3 and especially on map1.
If someone wants a "solution" on a map I'll post a screenshot and/or some information on my strategy (doesn't matter if before or after the end of the tournament)
hi
Hi hi,
Very good score on the last one. Tried all kinds of fancy bridging and couldn't figure out how you did it. Very interested to see how you did it after the tourney.
His 1:35 is sooooo yesterday! :p
I'm really tempted to give you a teasing hint, but I guess it would be bad form for hi, who has also discovered the solution.
I will share my ideas on every map with anyone who asks. I actually like it when others also share their ideas. Feel free to post any hints you'd like to post =)
Nice scores Kapoios. I hope you'll join the tourney regulary.
Don't share any hints on this thread until after the tournament,
I want to figure them out for myself please. ;D
Yeah, just 3 more days and anyone can post their solutions here, so please be patient.
Of course I can't stop you from sharing anyway, but I would appreciate it when you use chat (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/chat/index.php) for that. Thanks! :)
Quote from: UpperKEES on November 12, 2010, 03:45:53 PM
Yeah, just 3 more days and anyone can post their solutions here, so please be patient.
Of course I can't stop you from sharing anyway, but I would appreciate it when you use chat (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/chat/index.php) for that. Thanks! :)
Hehe, sorry was doing a research paper w/ sound off. :P (if you get this in a few, come chat :D)
P.S: I enjoy chatting with you, I wish you could do it more often.
Like I said I will have less time available in the near future, so I might not even play the tournaments any more, because I also want to upload my last custom maps before CW2 gets released.
Nevertheless I'll drop in there every now and then.... It's a good way to relax after some hard work. :)
My (unimpressive) scores:
Mar 22 1931 8163 13:30
Mar 26 1931 9771 1:24
Jan 20 1920 8391 11:30
Mar 3 1920 9774 1:23
Dec 28 1932 9343 4:13
Total: 45442 32:00
I am quite interesting in seeing the trick for solving Mar 22, Jan 20, and Dec 28 in under a third of my time.
Map Date Time Score
1. March 22, 1931 9:06 8683
2. March 26, 1931 1:19 9785
3. January 20, 1920 7:49 8847
4. March 3, 1920 1:19 9785
5. December 28, 1932 3:19 9350
TOTALS 19:33 46576
Not a good week for me (in my own tournament, too). Looks like some more surprises for most of us when the winners share their techniques.
I have posted some tips & guidelines for the winner of a tournament regarding calculating the score totals and creating the new tournament topic (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=4621.msg28467#msg28467), so please have a look. Don't hesitate to ask any questions. :)
Yay! I'm a winner!
According to my duties, here are the results:
Tournament Results
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| Rank | Player | Total Score |
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| 1. | Kapoios | 48223 |
| 2. | hi | 48008 |
| 3. | CTUNA | 46576 |
| 4. | Colin | 46568 |
| 5. | Allan | 45676 |
| 6. | mopa42 | 45442 |
| 7. | Katra | 45291 |
| 8. | Pezzle | 45152 |
| 9. | Izz | 44689 |
| 10. | Wally | 43147 |
| 11. | Richie Rich | 29081* |
| 12. | chretip | 16736* |
| 13. | IcEcAt | 15572* |
| 14. | RandyTravis | 9355* |
* Did not finish all maps.
Congrats! :)
And that was a pretty close call for the bronze medal! :o
Here are some screenshots of my solutions. Most of them probably make the solutions pretty obvious, but I will be more than glad to answer questions.
Map 1
March 22, 1931
(http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5243.0;attach=1871;image)
Map 2
March 26, 1931
(http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5243.0;attach=1873;image)
Map 3
January 20, 1920
(http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5243.0;attach=1875;image)
Map 4
March 3, 1920
(http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5243.0;attach=1877;image)
Map 5
December 28, 1932
(http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5243.0;attach=1879;image)
OK, the attachments are here and the pictures should appear inline above but I suck at foruming. So, because a boy sometimes needs to sleep, I'll go to bed now and fix this tomorrow. I might also add some comments for the more interesting maps. But do ask questions if you wish!
Good going, Kapoios. To start with, on map 1, where did you have OC? Did you fly it the whole time?
And on map 5, how did you keep the upper collector from being "creeped"? No matter what I tried, without a mortar, the flow was too fast to allow me to fly OC and a connector to the last totem.
Quote from: ctuna on November 15, 2010, 10:40:42 AM
Good going, Kapoios. To start with, on map 1, where did you have OC? Did you fly it the whole time?
Thank you! No, the city was down most of the time. Here is a screenshot of my situation at approximately 1:11. The blaster on the left of OC has just started getting built and it will fire just in time before the collector on top of it gets destroyed by the creeper. After that I will keep moving the blaster occasionally in the 5-6 squares beside the lake above OC so that it also fires in the lake a bit and not just on the thin creeper. This way it spends much less energy (since it flies and hence doesn't fire most of the time) and is equally efficient at holding back the creeper. Eventually, when the city starts flying to the totem on the top left, I retire the blaster to make it part of the bridge. This is why there are some destroyed collectors and connections in my first screenshot.
QuoteAnd on map 5, how did you keep the upper collector from being "creeped"? No matter what I tried, without a mortar, the flow was too fast to allow me to fly OC and a connector to the last totem.
This is the reason that the bridge element is a blaster instead of a SAM, which would be cheaper. The blaster has actually taken one red packet of energy (since 5 shots turned out to be enough; I never tried 4, since one packet contains 5 anyway!) and emptied it in the lake. It is important to empty it in the lake instead of on the thin creeper (see upperKEES's quiz thread for an explanation how blasters work. They are most energy efficient when creeper is at least 1 square deep). So, after OC finishes building the blaster and its one packet of energy, you fly it inside the lake, somewhere near the end that's near the totem, while OC charges the totems. To make it more efficient, you let it fire once or twice and then you make it do a small flight or a jump. This way the creeper gets rearranged during the jump to not have thin edges where the blaster's energy gets wasted. You have time for at least two very little flights before you need it for the bridge so something like 2 shots-flight/jump-2 shots-flight/jump-1 shot works well. Now the emitters have to refill the lake taking the creeper evolution neat the totem around 20 seconds back.
This should be easy to reproduce. If you can't reproduce it at first, let the blaster do 4 jumps in the lake and only fire once every time to do its 5 shots (or even give it two red packets). This will take the evolution of the creeper even more behind, but you might lose 2 seconds or so because it's not ready to connect with the city for the bridge (I haven't tried it, since the other way worked). It still demonstrates the technique anyway.
PS: I'll post this week's maps soon! I haven't forgotten about it!
New weekly tournament map theme (and maps) posted here (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=5283.0). Get to them!
Well congratulations Ctuna, I was working on improving the scores for map 1. . .
Was experimenting with flying the OC all over, but I ran out of time. ;)
and Kapoios. . . We had the same strategy for Maps 2 and 4. On map 3 I did a
similar move to get to the lower totem, and upper totem. I never would have
thought of flying everything. :o
Quote from: Kapoios on November 15, 2010, 01:33:31 PM
Eventually, when the city starts flying to the totem on the top left, I retire the blaster to make it part of the bridge. This is why there are some destroyed collectors and connections in my first screenshot.
I suspected one bridging blaster was part of the pre-move defense, but I really didn't think it out. I had much the same start, but took a lot longer to generate what I thought was enough energy. Also, I have a hard time keeping the energy high enough to feed the blasters when OC is airborne. Maybe there's something to that double-click on the red button.
And thanks for the kudos, Colin. I finally got tired of trying for incremental improvements, especially seeing how far out I was in some areas.
Quote from: ctuna on November 15, 2010, 07:46:59 PM
I suspected one bridging blaster was part of the pre-move defense, but I really didn't think it out. I had much the same start, but took a lot longer to generate what I thought was enough energy. Also, I have a hard time keeping the energy high enough to feed the blasters when OC is airborne. Maybe there's something to that double-click on the red button.
The double-click thing probably won't help when you aren't generating enough energy. Though I guess you could start sending a bit more energy than you are allowed before you take off. In any case, I prefer to avoid abusing this bug at least until we decide it's a feature! What I did, was to actually let them starve. When the city took off the 4 blasters on the ground were mostly full with energy but the generation wasn't enough to keep them up. They were slowly emptying and starvation reached more than 20. And then, when the city got connected to the totem I disabled red packets so that it concentrated on charging the totem (this is why I didn't care about the broken connections and destroyed collectors. I still had significantly more than 2 energy generation to feed the totem). Obviously, those blasters were quickly getting empty, but they had enough to keep the creeper back until the rift would appear. Certainly a sensitive process. I only restarted red packets as soon as the 10th totem packet had been produced, but that might not even have been necessary.