Weekly 5-Map Tournament - Coda - closing 17 Mar 2013

[mopa42]

This weeks's theme is Coda, 5 code maps related to the end of something: the end of a cartoon, of Code Maps (seed = 0xffffffff), of the Greek alphabet, of the world, of a book. (Actually, "apocalypse" literally means uncovering, but in popular context it means the end of the world).

Hopefully this won't be the end of code map tournaments or your sanity, but will be the end of vast pools of creeper! 22 emitters, 107 drones, 6 phantoms, 1 map with experimentals, and 1 map with fields await your pleasure.

A few useful links:
All Tournaments (wiki)
Code Map Scoreboard
Tournament Score Tool

Theme:
Coda aka Fin aka The End aka DEATH



   
   
   
   
   
   

Map Name:	Size:	Complexity:
That's all Folks!	Large	Low
pmnxhfk	Medium	Medium
Omega	Small	Medium
Apocalypse	Large	Medium
Epilogue	Small	High

[MizInIA]

what am I missing? how does pmnxhfk translate in to the the end? That one flew way over my head.

[Grauniad]

what am I missing? how does pmnxhfk translate in to the the end? That one flew way over my head.

All code maps have a seed. Regardless of what you choose, it resolves down to the seed what map gets generated. He chose the highest seed. Or from your perspective, the shortest string that generates the highest seed.

[deety42]

Thanks for posting Mopa.  Now I have something to do as the new SimCity servers are still down :)

[Hunter Seeker]

The Epilogue map can be completed in a few minutes with proper timing with the fields.  The Apocalypse map is difficult in the beginning due to a drone rush without quick crystal energy available.

[asmussen]

The Epilogue map can be completed in a few minutes with proper timing with the fields.  The Apocalypse map is difficult in the beginning due to a drone rush without quick crystal energy available.

Apocalypse isn't TOO difficult at the start though. Two shields is enough to hold off the drones long enough to get the green crystal energy and build a couple of blasters.

[mopa42]

Wow, this exploded. Here's the scores after the first day. 28 scores, 11 players, and 3 completed sets!



   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Rank	Name	That's all Folks!	pmnxhfk	Omega	Apocalypse	Epilogue	Total Score	Total Time
1	asmussen	12655	11601	11319	11208	12733	59516	46:13
2	Hunter Seeker	12409	10858	11430	10907	12825	58429	54:16
3	inept_celt	11865	10178	11052	10184	12340	55619	82:35
4	Helper	12849	11900				24749
5	Atomicfrog	12691	11843				24534
6	dt42	12621	11827				24448
7	Caiburn	12149	11001				23150
8	mpete		10757			11361	22118
9	ea3401					13259	13259
10	Cinth	11623					11623
11	empty					10780	10780

Scores recorded at 2013-03-12 10:50:46 forum time.


When I was testing the maps out at first I thought Apocalypse was too hard, but asmussen is right: all you need is to block the drones with shields while you get a gem.
And (shameless plug) you can see details of the code map to seed conversion, as well as a forward and reverse converter, at my website

[MizInIA]

Thanks for the replies. Now I understand. Knowing how the maps were generated helps that makes sense.

[asmussen]

The overwhelming likelihood is that by the time next Monday rolls around that the usual suspects will have beaten my times, but on the off chance that they all take the week off and I end up on top, I pass on the next tournament in advance. I'm leaving for Costa Rica on Thursday, and won't be back until the end of next week.

[Helper]

I'm leaving for Costa Rica on Thursday...

Be careful, isn't Jurassic Park down around there?
Have fun.

[Helper]

...the usual suspects

I normally tend to go along with existing rules, but it IS true that the same half-dozen or so names create the games every week.

How radical (and/or good/bad) would it be if we modify the existing rules? Something trackable such as no one who has made a map in the past 5 games can do the next one.

This post may need to be moved to a different thread, but I thought it worthwhile to throw out for discussion.
H

[Helper]

Please weigh in with your comments here:

http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=12869.0

I like the other idea that has been proposed.

[mopa42]

Pi day progress report - 50 scores, 16 players, 6 complete games.

Results Per Player


   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Rank	Name	That's all Folks!	pmnxhfk	Omega	Apocalypse	Epilogue	Total Score	Total Time
1	Helper	12849	11900	11880	11707	13056	61392	31:38
2	dt42	12621	11827	11832	11697	12984	60961	34:00
3	ctuna	12615	11797	11697	11497	13113	60719	36:50
4	asmussen	12655	11601	11319	11208	12733	59516	46:13
5	Hunter Seeker	12409	10858	11430	10907	12825	58429	54:16
6	inept_celt	11938	10555	11052	10184	12459	56188	76:53
7	MizInIA	11776	10180	10938		10110	43004
8	Gu250		11387	11532		12390	35309
9	Ronini		10158	10999		12182	33339
10	Atomicfrog	12691	11843				24534
11	Caiburn	12149	11001				23150
12	mpete		10757			11361	22118
13	ea3401					13259	13259
14	mopa42	12847					12847
15	Cinth	11623					11623
16	empty					10780	10780

Scores recorded at 2013-03-14 11:27:46 forum time.

[mopa42]

Final results for the week. 3-second margin for the gold, but even with second place Helper earns the right to make next week's tournament.

68 scores and 17 players (11 complete). Good job guys!
Results Per Player


   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Rank	Name	That's all Folks!	pmnxhfk	Omega	Apocalypse	Epilogue	Total Score	Total Time
1	mopa42	12847	12207	11827	11823	13134	61838	28:19
2	Helper	12849	12014	11880	12005	13056	61804	28:22
3	dt42	12807	11827	11832	11697	12984	61147	33:23
4	Atomicfrog	12691	11843	11779	11767	12971	61051	34:00
5	ctuna	12875	11797	11697	11497	13113	60979	34:57
6	asmussen	12655	11601	11319	11208	12733	59516	46:13
7	Gu250	12097	11387	11532	11055	12390	58461	52:12
8	Hunter Seeker	12409	10858	11430	10907	12825	58429	54:16
9	inept_celt	11938	10555	11052	10184	12459	56188	76:53
10	MizInIA	11776	10180	10938	10141	10110	53145	90:16
11	dhc	11530	10633	10667	9515	9679	52024	97:17
12	ea3401		12324	12014		13259	37597
13	Caiburn	12149	11001	11146			34296
14	Ronini		10158	10999		12182	33339
15	mpete		10757			11361	22118
16	Cinth	11623					11623
17	empty					10780	10780

Scores recorded at 2013-03-18 00:12:06 forum time.

[Helper]

17 players and 68 scores. A great set of games from mopa.

Sorry for the delay in responding. Somehow my 'notify' got turned off.

I am leaving for an unscheduled overnight trip in a couple of hours and won't have time to create or manage this week's game.

Based on the recent discussion, I would like to offer anyone who completed this tournament the opportunity to create a new one. To the extent I can, I will assist and there are several other players who know the ropes.

First one to post the intention to create the game can have it.
Thanks,
H