Start Position Contest has started!

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 12 Mar 2003, 23:55

How about this: Someone makes an unlocked level. Then he moves the start position high up into the sky or some other obviously wrong place.

Then people get to guess where the original start was, by opening the level in the editor and reposition the start object. The one who puts the start object closest to the right spot wins, of course.

What do you think? Cool or Stupid?

jcl · Post by **jcl** » 13 Mar 2003, 12:34

i like the idea, and maybe we can try playing from all submitted start positions

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 20 Mar 2003, 20:04

I like that idea..MAKE A LEVEL !

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 7 Apr 2003, 21:17

Sorry for the long delay, but now the (first) level is up!

Download it at: http://hem.passagen.se/zworqy/elasto/

Go edit now...!

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 20 Apr 2003, 22:19

The first round is over! The winner is Kopaka [cEp]!

Visit my site to see his level and the original level.

Also new level is up now! The rules are slightly changed now though.
Instead of just placing the start, you're supposed to finish the level as fast as possible.

So, in other words, this is a normal "finish-the-level-as-fast-as-possible contest" except for the fact that you can start where ever you want (-:

Bokhylle · Post by **Bokhylle** » 20 Apr 2003, 22:55

hmmm....

He beat me with 10 pixels, I feel a bit unlucky

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 21 Apr 2003, 09:12

weeeeeeee, I won

KaPiSh · Post by **KaPiSh** » 25 Apr 2003, 12:57

where is the new level?

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 25 Apr 2003, 14:26

KaPiSh wrote:where is the new level?

http://hem.passagen.se/zworqy/elasto/ <-somwhere there under contests !

Loz · Post by **Loz** » 26 Apr 2003, 10:24

is it me or could you just plonk the start on the exit, and do nothing, maybe making a Zone(s) where you can plonk the start. still, very easy to win this one

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 26 Apr 2003, 22:31

Loz wrote:is it me or could you just plonk the start on the exit, and do nothing, maybe making a Zone(s) where you can plonk the start. still, very easy to win this one

Read the rules. The only thing you're allowed to do in the level is to move the start. Since there are apples in the level it's not sure where the fastest place to start would be.

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 28 Apr 2003, 11:57

More than one week has passed but noone has sent in yet...

I hope you haven't forgot.

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 28 Apr 2003, 15:12

zworqy wrote:More than one week has passed but noone has sent in yet...

I hope you haven't forgot.

i will do it soon...

Serj · Post by **Serj** » 28 Apr 2003, 16:05

The deadline is 4th of May, so I will improve my time till then and send in when I'm satisfied with it.

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 5 May 2003, 09:09

*disappointed*

Only 1 has sent in an entry in the contest; Serj with the time 56:61.

What's with the rest of you? At least Kopaka 'promised' to send in...

BTW, my own best time was 49:88. Under 50s, woohoo!

*still disappointed*

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 5 May 2003, 12:14

omg, I was trying it out...but forgot it again

Also I don't really understand the new rules, do you all self decide where to put the start ??

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 5 May 2003, 13:07

Kopaka wrote:Also I don't really understand the new rules, do you all self decide where to put the start ??

Yes, that's the whole point! The goal is to find the best start position and finish the level as fast as possible from there.

BTW, results (if you can call it that) will be up tonight (CET). I'll put up my own rec too.

J-sim · Post by **J-sim** » 5 May 2003, 16:03

I tried your comp a bit. But i didnt send in cos I didnt have much time to play and didnt want to send in a sux time.

I think you should keep each event up. So that it just would be like normal externals where you can send in if you beat the record, much bigger chance of getting some action in the competition then.

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 7 May 2003, 14:01

J-sim wrote: I think you should keep each event up. So that it just would be like normal externals where you can send in if you beat the record, much bigger chance of getting some action in the competition then.

I think you should do that !

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 7 May 2003, 21:48

Quite nice ideas this with "two rounds"! But should the first round be just about finding a cool start, or should it be to find the fastest route also and then try to improve it even more in the second round?

Serj · Post by **Serj** » 8 May 2003, 02:04

Finding your own startpos. and finishing as fast as possible is the best option. Just finding startpos. (which might not even be the fastest, but the one the maker of the level chose) is too boring.

It amazes me that when you changed he rules of the contest it got more interesting, but I was the only one who sent in.

Kloque · Post by **Kloque** » 28 May 2003, 08:41

I like the idea!