Tower mover contest

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Tower mover contest

Postby RA2lover » Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:18 am

The goal, should you acept it, is to bring the tower from the ground box to the top box, with as little damage as possible to it.

Rules
1-Must initially fit in the build box(internal area only) and be able to finish fitting in it(after moving the tower)
2-Thyme is allowed, as long as there is no spawning, or geometry wide changes which have an effect ,changing the physical properties of an object(density, airfriction, refractive index, restitution, material velocity, collision, friction...)
3-No controller accelerators as controllers, they are still allowed for thyme variable holding
Must be controlled by hinges only(this means no alternate engines/actuators)
4-Changing collision groups of tower and Target box is allowed, as long as both have the same collision groups and no self-collision(plane should NOT, as then it would be too easy)
5-Entries should be uploaded as a response to the scene

Grading
Speed (20) - Is the machine able to move it quickly?
Tower damage(25) - Does the tower gets damaged/destroyed in the process?
Originality(15) - Does it have neat mechanisms? Try to keep it as simple(or as complicated) as possible
Ease to control(15) - Is the machine automated(something like "Press enter" counts as so), or it needs a skilled operator to do it's job nicely? If automated, Is it reliable all the time?
Bonuses(25) - Is the machine actually funny(or nonsense, when there is too much complexity) to watch when it does its job?
Total points = 100

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Entries
Contest entries can be uploaded until November 30,2009 @ 12:00 PM GMT

Current top-scorers
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76/100
Last edited by RA2lover on Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:41 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby RicH » Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:21 am

October 15 2009? But that's already finished :crazy:
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby RA2lover » Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:54 pm

Sorry, my fault, it's intended to end in november 15
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby Tank2333 » Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:41 pm

this sounds interresting
but does the machine hav just to bring the tower there and then is good? or have it to move back so the tower stays free on the block?
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby Username? » Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:52 pm

It thing it wouldn't work without destroying the tower.
But we'll see.
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby izacque » Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:59 pm

I think destroying the tower is more subjective (ie, it you lose a couple bricks, you won't be graded as poorly as someone who has the top half of the tower fall apart.)
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby RA2lover » Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:49 pm

@tank2333: the thing the machine is intended to do is to move the tower upon the platform, then return to the starting box without the tower

@izacque: yes, it's subjective, but there are methods of doing that without destroying the tower at all
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby Tank2333 » Sat Oct 24, 2009 11:09 pm

ok i have already something in mind
i think it will be PHUNDAMENTALISTIC :lol:
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby immibis » Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:47 am

Tank2333 wrote:i think it will be PHUNDAMENTALISTIC :lol:

Doesn't it have to be?
Edit: Also, the tower collides with the target box...
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby RA2lover » Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:47 pm

the target box is actually a platform...
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby Bronie12345 » Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:25 pm

you should make something like a forklift right?
just lift the tower and place it on the target box
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby crysiser » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:10 pm

http://www.algodoo.com/algobox/details.php?id=32774

Well, here's my entry.
Hope you like the design. :D
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby RA2lover » Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:25 am

crysiser wrote:http://www.algodoo.com/algobox/details.php?id=32774

Well, here's my entry.
Hope you like the design. :D


Disqualified due to plane collision group change
4-Changing collision groups of tower and Target box is allowed, as long as both have the same collision groups and no self-collision(plane should NOT, as then it would be too easy)
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby Tank2333 » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:05 am

here is my entry
i worked 3-4h on this and i wish i could make it more automated but thsi shold be ok
description is in scene as well as a user manual ^^


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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby Gent » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:48 am

Way cool Tank I just had to play with it :lol:
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby davidz40 » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:28 pm

I know that's stupid question but I want to ensure: is water spawning rocket engine forbidden? (because i wanted to make flying tower mover)
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby RA2lover » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:31 pm

RA2lover wrote:2-Thyme is allowed, as long as there is no spawning, or geometry wide changes which have an effect ,changing the physical properties of an object(density, airfriction, refractive index, restitution, material velocity, collision, friction...

that's a no. not allowed. using some sort of near infinite fuel rocket engine(Example) with motors to determine fuel consumption rate, is ok.
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby RA2lover » Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:06 pm

Tank2333's entry
well, that would almost be disqualified. it exceeds buildbox's boundaries by about 2 cm, but, as i didn't specify what perimeter should be considered as the build box, i'll let that pass :lol:, as well as other entries
Speed (16) - A skilled operator can get the machine out of its box, move the tower onto the platform and fit back into the buildbox in around 90 seconds. My par time = 100~110 seconds
Tower damage(22) - Tower gets leaned when getting it out of the platform. my guess is that the seal is too tight, making collisions to appear badly
Originality(12) - The unfolding and folding process can leave certain people without sense of what's happening. a part of the mechanism appears, easily sighted by certain people, able to guess what is the mechanism, easily.
Ease to control(11) - Not much complicated to control as most controls are toggle-styled. hovewer, the piston-based telescopic extender :mrgreen: has the tendency to go down without inputs, because of too much stress in its joints.
Bonuses(15) - looks like a generic forklift, but the method of making it to fit in the buildbox are remarkably complex. lost some points by not fitting in the build box too.
Total points = 76/100
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby Tank2333 » Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:05 am

thx for the good explonation ^^
yeah may i could have made it fully fits into the build box but it would be a pain in the ass ^^
but that the piston-based telescopic extender :mrgreen: is going down seems to be a problem with the engine
and i couldnt think of how to solve that by now

i may build an improved version so can i add a snd entry?
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby RA2lover » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:13 pm

yes, as many entries are allowed, but only the one with the highiest score will show up on the leaderboards
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby RA2lover » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:40 pm

UPDATE: due to the lack of entrants, i decided to increase upload time until november 30
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby Tank2333 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:02 am

... its realy annoying that all contests are dying out...
its no phun without competition

but RA2lover did u noticed that crysiser mad a entry too? u didnt graded though
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby RA2lover » Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:16 pm

i did noticed, but that entry didn't follow rules(no plane collision group change)
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby Tank2333 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:27 pm

than im the only one? ... thats so boring XD
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Re: Tower mover contest

Postby Sonic » Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:24 pm

Can I make something that's folds so it fits in the box, than unfolds, does it's job, then folds up again?
I do stuff and break things. You know how it is.
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