Banana Cup 4

zebra · Post by **zebra** » 2 Feb 2009, 20:50

Have you ever dreamed of a cup which wouldn't be so severe and where you could only cruise through the levels and get much points? Do you feel the ordinary cups are boring and conservative? Would you like to have more variation in the events? Would you like to participate in a funny cup like Kahvi Cup which was held couple of years ago? If you answered yes to some of those questions, Banana Cup 4 could be the thing just for you! In Banana Cup 4 there are totally 20 events. Each event has different rules. The points may not be given like in ordinary elma cup or the fastest time won't necessarily win. Although this is pretty extraordinary cup, you have to remember that cheating is not allowed either in this cup. And you will need a lot of skills to win this cup. This is after all another well-planned and high-level TAP cup but only with different kind of events.

We are very sorry we forgot to advertise this cup one week ago when the first event was started. Maybe that was the reason why nobody sent in... or was it that ramone's bad lev...

Anyway, you are welcome to start to play the cup now. The second event has just started and the deadline will be on next monday. Good luck everyone. And remember to read the rules carefully! In each event!

More info here: http://koti.mbnet.fi/zebra/bananacup4.html

Have fun!

Lukazz · Post by **Lukazz** » 2 Feb 2009, 21:11

We are very sorry we forgot to advertise this cup one week ago when the first event was started. Maybe that was the reason why nobody sent in... or was it that ramone's bad lev...

LOOL.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 3 Feb 2009, 10:10

Oh! me gonna play!

Bismuth · Post by **Bismuth** » 6 Feb 2009, 04:35

Gonna play too.

A.K.B. · Post by **A.K.B.** » 6 Feb 2009, 13:03

i maybe try

too

Lukazz · Post by **Lukazz** » 9 Feb 2009, 20:06

where is next lev? ;>

Lukazz · Post by **Lukazz** » 9 Feb 2009, 21:56

this cup is a bit like the mopoco levs, i like that!

Mawane · Post by **Mawane** » 9 Feb 2009, 23:17

where are the banana cups 1, 2 and 3 btw?

The_BoneLESS · Post by **The_BoneLESS** » 10 Feb 2009, 02:35

Mawane wrote:where are the banana cups 1, 2 and 3 btw?

Banana 4 General Info wrote:So, why 4? So that we could arrange prequels

zebra · Post by **zebra** » 10 Feb 2009, 07:35

Lukazz wrote:this cup is a bit like the mopoco levs, i like that!

yep the new lev is up. And the same idea as in one of the mopoco levels, yes. Astral won the 2nd event, congratulations once again.

http://koti.mbnet.fi/zebra/bananacup4.html

hex · Post by **hex** » 10 Feb 2009, 17:07

lol @welle

zebra · Post by **zebra** » 10 Feb 2009, 22:11

I had to change the point formula in event 3. Now it rewards you more if you get one apple more. I'm sorry about this and this change wasn't planned.

Pab · Post by **Pab** » 12 Feb 2009, 03:39

zebra · Post by **zebra** » 12 Feb 2009, 08:00

pab you don't have to post your photos here.

dorTrus · Post by **dorTrus** » 13 Feb 2009, 09:45

zebra wrote:pab you don't have to post your photos here.

btw zebra, is it only winner`rec available? could you publish pack of all recs or some styles?

Bismuth · Post by **Bismuth** » 15 Feb 2009, 20:00

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22.  Binder [KFC]               0:08.843   29
23.  Bismuth                    0:09.358   28

Just wanted to point out how loser I am.

zebra · Post by **zebra** » 16 Feb 2009, 07:55

dorTrus wrote: btw zebra, is it only winner`rec available? could you publish pack of all recs or some styles?

Yes i could. I can add them tonight.

Lukazz · Post by **Lukazz** » 16 Feb 2009, 18:51

sent! ez 10 ppl with 21 apples

Lukazz · Post by **Lukazz** » 16 Feb 2009, 20:04

can't dl 4th lev

zebra · Post by **zebra** » 16 Feb 2009, 21:21

Lukazz wrote:can't dl 4th lev

yeah, everyone was getting the error 404 with the level BC404, so we cancelled the event.

Now there is the event 5 going and it's a dream event for people who don't want to hÃ¶yl the levels 24/7

[ur]http://koti.mbnet.fi/zebra/bananacup4.html[/url]

Lukazz · Post by **Lukazz** » 16 Feb 2009, 21:24

too bad that the nitro event is cancelled =(
and why 1 week time although best time doesnt' matter?

Mawane · Post by **Mawane** » 16 Feb 2009, 23:59

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Level 3, Banana Collector by Ramone results:

Pos.    Player[Team]            Apples  Points
----------------------------------------------------
13.     Bismuth                 0       64

Points formula: points = (apples - 8) ^ 2

lol, intelligent this Bismuth

niN · Post by **niN** » 17 Feb 2009, 00:26

haha yeah that was a smart move

thumbs up for that.

zebra · Post by **zebra** » 17 Feb 2009, 07:21

Lukazz wrote:too bad that the nitro event is cancelled =(
and why 1 week time although best time doesnt' matter?

About a nitro event... we were afraid with Ramone that it will end up with fighting with the bugs (if bike streches too much). At least we should restrict the values of elasticity and speed somehow. Also timeline can't be changed if you want to be able to save rec (which is obligatory in cup of course). And if we set up some limits for the values, it would be impossible to say if you have exceeded them. Otherwise it sounds pretty interesting though. Or what do you think?

1 week time is a bit long I understand it now but i'm pretty busy the rest of the week so I don't have time to make results etc.

Lukazz · Post by **Lukazz** » 17 Feb 2009, 15:13

oh i see. yes, i agree that some problems could appear.

and LOL @ bismuth, thought that it was a typo first, but now i got it.

najs one.

The_BoneLESS · Post by **The_BoneLESS** » 18 Feb 2009, 04:19

I am kinda scared to win with my first finish run.

Not that my time is anything good but, i think people will make some really average runs not to win.

So, i think i will stick with my first finish replay eventhough i have no clue how people will play this.

Such an interesting cup, too bad there are so few players. I mean, for once there comes a well organized cup, with sick levels, original events and nobody plays it. Kinda sad if you ask me. Good job zebra, what would we do without you!?

zebra · Post by **zebra** » 18 Feb 2009, 07:14

The_BoneLESS wrote: Such an interesting cup, too bad there are so few players. I mean, for once there comes a well organized cup, with sick levels, original events and nobody plays it. Kinda sad if you ask me. Good job zebra, what would we do without you!?

Thank you for asking. Maybe you would be actually enjoying your life

I hope new players will wake up now and participate in the next events

If not, I'm gonna give them minus points for not participating.

hex · Post by **hex** » 18 Feb 2009, 14:13

zebra wrote:If not, I'm gonna give them minus points for not participating.

you're welcome for doing so. though i'm as interested in the game as ever, i simply have lost the motivation to hoyl. i might occasionally play a level or two as a show-off, but at the deep core of my being, hoyling isn't anywhere near the highest of my priorities.

edit: i'm mainly here to read wise comments. recognize yourself: zebra, bone, nin, john, tj, cap, etc. should a new team be started with most of those, i for sure would consider embarking on the boat. that team wouldn't much be about elma as about anything else. it would above all recognize the need to find meaning in life, then would part from each other and stop playing elma in weeks to come.

niN · Post by **niN** » 18 Feb 2009, 14:35

I don't have time to play cups atm. I also think there's been quite many well organized cups and I'm quite sure there will be many more to come.

hex · Post by **hex** » 18 Feb 2009, 15:47

how old are you, nin? it doesn't display in moposite players.

niN · Post by **niN** » 18 Feb 2009, 17:55

I'm 18 years old

Bismuth · Post by **Bismuth** » 19 Feb 2009, 07:20

Mawane wrote:lol, intelligent this Bismuth

thanks! I was quite proud of it actually. I made a little crap run touching no apples (but it was hard, I stopped and waited after like... 10 seconds, because I was stuck), and after that I decided to hoyl a little more for a more interesting apple avoiding run but I couldn't come up with something really interesting. I wanted some bonus points for my nice run avoiding every apple but it was well over my capabilities, sadly.

Pab · Post by **Pab** » 23 Feb 2009, 04:12

The winner is the one who has most points in the end of the cup. The winner will be given a banana.

Igge · Post by **Igge** » 23 Feb 2009, 04:18

Pab wrote:
The winner is the one who has most points in the end of the cup. The winner will be given a banana.

lal semi-mindfuck :D

Lukazz · Post by **Lukazz** » 23 Feb 2009, 20:25

i'm waiting for new lev!!

Xiphias · Post by **Xiphias** » 23 Feb 2009, 21:54

lol i drove that time in 5 mins and sent in xD got first ;Â´D lol useless

hex · Post by **hex** » 24 Feb 2009, 00:04

sounds more like an undecided banana: "slow, fast, slow, fast, slow..."

Bismuth · Post by **Bismuth** » 24 Feb 2009, 05:54

I didn't have much time to try but I wasn't able to finish at all...

hex · Post by **hex** » 28 Feb 2009, 02:03

just a little review on level 406:

first of all, level is well designed. a great many kudos to ramone. graphics are nice, and non-obstrusive. no pictures in the way (unlike in 402 :twisted:) for those using wezz's version of highq. gameplay in this level is in its highest, providing the player with many possible styles to choose from. the latter has to remain aware while playing, as this is no ordinary level. you must think of everything that can grant you some extra time. newbies as experts, everyone will invent his own style, and chances are not so many will have the same in all parts. each and every trick you accomplish has the potential of granting you a couple of seconds. the challenge, though, is to succeed in accomplishing all of them in a single run.

the only thing i dislike about this level (and this isn't really ramone's fault), is the "supposed" possibility of hanging somewhere safe, either on a platform or on a wall, for an infinite number of time. the players succeeding the (yet again) so-called "supposed" possible trick, will share the first positions with the other pros. but if most of the pros succeed in doing so, then we might not have the chance to see past the 1:20,xx, mark they would otherwise have broken.

love, from someone trying to stop hoyling...

niN · Post by **niN** » 28 Feb 2009, 21:05

Yes 04 is a really good level! The best I've seen in BC4

niN · Post by **niN** » 2 Mar 2009, 18:55

I sent a little something. I had some time now and decided to support the cup.

Mawane · Post by **Mawane** » 2 Mar 2009, 23:30

as a slowness lev, i would put the crown on adi's head
that was awesome man, gratz

KD · Post by KD » 3 Mar 2009, 00:01

Dunno, i tried the lev for like an hour before i accidentally hanged.
Had 1:08 at that time, easily over 1:30.

Herez exampel rec (1:15):
http://up.k10x.net/ntecnylxgpzgt/11595.rec

Lukazz · Post by **Lukazz** » 9 Mar 2009, 22:33

wtf is this.

Mawane · Post by **Mawane** » 10 Mar 2009, 00:34

i dont get this event...

zebra · Post by **zebra** » 10 Mar 2009, 14:01

Just relax. Finish the lev, save the rec and see if the program likes it

Xiphias · Post by **Xiphias** » 10 Mar 2009, 14:14

I found some functions that give extra points

I do wonder what formula you used.

Grace · Post by **Grace** » 10 Mar 2009, 14:46

confusing level

zebra · Post by **zebra** » 12 Mar 2009, 07:08

Xiphias wrote:I found some functions that give extra points
I do wonder what formula you used.

I'm interested

The formula is a bit random

FinMan · Post by **FinMan** » 16 Mar 2009, 19:19

could be nice to have some notification here before actual deadline.