Protect the Castle

[Nisheeth]

This is the template to the next contest scene:

Protect the castle

Nisheeth

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The description can be read in the scene. I will post it here soon, probably tomorrow.

All the High-Scores and updates will be done here itself, so keep checking here for any changes!

==EDIT 1==

I will use the following Guns:

My entry to Destroy the Castle contest

Raydeg

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This scene doesn't consist of a stand as per the rules of the previous contest, I had added a stand for testing, but it got removed during formatting.
But the test will be with a stand.

Destroy the Castle - Recoilless 2

NilsMolinder

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I will probably use this gun!

Castle Contest Entry 4

Gent

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As it says 1000 Hz sim.frequency!

Destroy the Castle entry v3

bozbez

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The last one. I am going to use these 4 guns!

==EDIT 2==
A rule has been added. The interceptor's colliding part should fit inside a 3X5 m block! The Contest scene has been updated, it now includes another rule:
The interceptor should be automatic.
A build box has been included as well!

==EDIT 3==
HighScores

1.Someone Else- Entry 2:
Efficiency:200
Versatility:150
Consistency:50
Creative:90
Total: 490 out of 500 (98%)
Comments:
Great idea, effective in nearly all cases. Blocked against Raydeg's gun (At Last).
An entirely new concept, I deserves the Top slot!


2.NilsMolinder - Entry 2:
Efficiency:200
Versatility:112.5
Consistency:40
Creative:85
Total:437.5out of 500 (87.5%)
Comments:
First of all, it doesn't work in v1.9.7. After checking it in the older version, I found out that it does work but in 1000 Hz sim.frequency.
Now about the interceptor: Great idea, effective in regular cases. Failed against Raydeg's gun (Again?? What is that gun? ).
But it protected the castle entirely almost every time (save that one against Raydeg's!).
Congratulations!!


3.Bozbez:
Efficiency:188.755020080321
Versatility:112.5
Consistency:50
Creative:76
Total:427.255020080321 out of 500 (85.4510040160642%)
Comments:
Nice gun. Apparently didn't break any rule (though I have yet to examine it closely).
It failed against one gun, Raydeg's. The two spheres in the projectile were to the advantage. One ball drifted past while the other was pushed away, causing it to rotate.
Though I don't think it was extremely creative (well, not as much as I hoped)!
And yes I almost forgot, it is too laggy!
Congratulations on being the first to submit an entry.


==EDIT 3==
The use of Algodoo 1.9.7 beta is Allowed!!

[TC42]

Ummm... I think it is mostly impossible to protect a castle from an object moving at several thousand meters/second with an interceptor--and the sim.frequency changing just got out of hand on the last contest. So maybe limit the attacking projectile's speed to 80 - 350 m/s? And please include the guns in the scene; it is a little bit much to ask for people to create an interceptor, but to create one for an unknown weapon...
More questions:
Does the slider values rule apply to spawned objects?
Does the 0 density rule apply to spawned objects?
Can we use killers (for spawn-powered rockets, ect...)?
Does the background fixation rule apply to engines that use +inf density?

[bozbez]

Ummm... I think it is mostly impossible to protect a castle from an object moving at several thousand meters/second with an interceptor.

You could fire an object travelling at several thousand meters per second at the object flying several thousand meters per second towards it, and then you end up with no speed

[TC42]

Yes, the problem is detecting and targeting an object traveling at several thousand meters per second. I'm assuming that the interceptor must start near the castle. After all, America can't intercept an ICBM by launching its interceptor from the same launch site as the missile. But I digress. I just don't want people increasing the sim.frequency to eight-thousand-nine hundred-gozillion kilohertz. It gets old after a while.

[s_noonan]

One solution to this would to take Gent's weapon and mirror copy it directly to the left of the other weapons, then modify the copy so it will fire with a "f" or the "Enter" key. Would this break any of the rules?

[Nisheeth]

Ummm... I think it is mostly impossible to protect a castle from an object moving at several thousand meters/second with an interceptor--and the sim.frequency changing just got out of hand on the last contest. So maybe limit the attacking projectile's speed to 80 - 350 m/s? And please include the guns in the scene; it is a little bit much to ask for people to create an interceptor, but to create one for an unknown weapon...
Does the slider values rule apply to spawned objects?
Does the 0 density rule apply to spawned objects?
Can we use killers (for spawn-powered rockets, ect...)?
Does the background fixation rule apply to engines that use +inf density?

1.Yes, the slider rule applies to every thing in the scene.
2.That was just an example, I meant, the interceptor shouldn't alter the projectile using thyme. But the spawned objects would be a part of the interceptor, so modification to them using thyme is allowed!
3.Yes, Killers can be used for such purposes, but no to kill the projectile.
4.Anything that collides with the projectile shouldn't be joined to the background!

And I had made an Interceptor while there was just one entry to this contest (Gent's), and it failed only once against Raydeg's gun! But yes I will include the guns soon.

As for the speed matter, it is possible to intercept the projectile moving at several thousand meters per second at 250 sim.frequency. That too in order to make sure the projectile just doesn't cross the interceptor without colliding!

I'm assuming that the interceptor must start near the castle.

Yeah, the interceptor should be able to protect the castle from the gun positioned anywhere on the Scale.
And I find I forgot to add this fact, I will check the interceptor from a minimum range of 500 M.

One solution to this would to take Gent's weapon and mirror copy it directly to the left of the other weapons, then modify the copy so it will fire with a "f" or the "Enter" key. Would this break any of the rules?

Practically i won't break any rule, but would it be able to intercept Raydeg's gun, or Gent's other gun, or any other gun for that matter!

[Gent]

What? no build box?? You could just slam a huge block in front of the castle

[NilsMolinder]

Then again, how fun is that?
Nish, are you testing these at 500hz like the guns?

[bozbez]

What? no build box?? You could just slam a huge block in front of the castle

Wow, creative.

[Nisheeth]

Yup, the tests will be at a minimum of 500 Hz, if not otherwise specified!

@Gent: And how is a Wall Versatile or moving?? And do read Rule 4.

[NilsMolinder]

Hmm, intercepting projectiles powered by 15000x250 springs will be kinda... Difficult. Just saying.

[Gent]

I did mean a movable block

[Nisheeth]

Well, I too had a thought about it, and I think I will put up a limit of 3m X 5m block!

[NilsMolinder]

You haven't updated the downloadable scene.

[Nisheeth]

Well, Now it is. For some reason it didn't do the updating , I saved the scene over the older one, but now that I check it, I find that the scene is the older one!

[bozbez]

I have my radar
http://cl.ly/7qZn

[NilsMolinder]

Yeah, I was thinking of doing something like that, but I don't really know how to script that
Not really getting any ideas for this one, kinda want to make a intercepting projectile, but making that automatic would require scripting which I can't be arsed to figure out I guess it wouldn't really be that hard tho.

[bozbez]

A really quick entry, you need to fire the cannon at 500hz.

Protect the Castle Entry

bozbez

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Lagbomb!

[TC42]

What if you had an entry that lag-crashed algodoo...? Would that count?

[bozbez]

Yeah!

Can we use 1.9.7b?

[Nisheeth]

@bozbez: If it lag, crashed, it has practically destroyed the castle as well!!
And 1.9.7 beta may not be compatible with 1.8.5, as it happened with Someone Else in the previous contest, his springs vanished entirely!
But if you are sure it will be compatible, make it.

[Gent]

@ Bozbez Nice one

[NilsMolinder]

:lol: What if you had an entry that lag-crashed algodoo...? Would that count?

That would stop the procetile, wouldn't it..?

[Nisheeth]

:lol: What if you had an entry that lag-crashed algodoo...? Would that count?

That would stop the procetile, wouldn't it..?

Yup, and crash the castle with it!

[NilsMolinder]

Haha, I guess xD