Escape Level : "Assembly Line (less parts needed) Original by Radiant" by richard

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"Assembly Line (less parts needed) Original by Radiant" by richard

added 06 Sep 2010 20:40

Solved 4/4

Cooked 0/4

Difficulty 7.50

Style 4.25

Rigidity 5.25

Shortest Solution
Name Original

Length 267 moves

By Richard

On 06 Sep 2010 20:40

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14347 Assembly Line (less parts needed) Original by Radiant radiant (1469) Tue 07 Sep 2010 19:00 SPOILER

Well now, this won't do.

The first solution I found to this resembles the original level more than it does the included solution (needless to say, it's a lot longer). But between all three of those, it's now possible to get a solid foundation for the geometry of boosting.

In fact, I have to wonder if this particular exercise can't be pared down further. 6 boosts can be achieved with 7 bots (demonstrating as much is left as an exercise for the reader), so why would it take 4 more just to get the last two boosts?

And then it still remains for me to find the true upper bound on boosting goodness. The Assembly (tm) series has come to mean "Take your 14 bots and build the ultimate contraption!" but every boosting threshold appears to come on an odd number. The original solution I had in mind for v4/4.1 uses one of the bots in an extremely subtle way, which these recent developments neatly avoid (and are therefore worthy of the "cook" label), so I don't just want to add a new task for #14 that sticks out like a sore thumb. If I find something I like enough, you'll know with the announcement of a v5 upload.

14345 Assembly Line (less parts needed) Original by Radiant Richard (2512) Mon 06 Sep 2010 20:40

'Assembly Line (less parts needed) Original by Radiant' uploaded by Richard.

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14347	Assembly Line (less parts needed) Original by Radiant	radiant (1469)	Tue 07 Sep 2010 19:00	SPOILER
	Well now, this won't do. The first solution I found to this resembles the original level more than it does the included solution (needless to say, it's a lot longer). But between all three of those, it's now possible to get a solid foundation for the geometry of boosting. In fact, I have to wonder if this particular exercise can't be pared down further. 6 boosts can be achieved with 7 bots (demonstrating as much is left as an exercise for the reader), so why would it take 4 more just to get the last two boosts? And then it still remains for me to find the true upper bound on boosting goodness. The Assembly (tm) series has come to mean "Take your 14 bots and build the ultimate contraption!" but every boosting threshold appears to come on an odd number. The original solution I had in mind for v4/4.1 uses one of the bots in an extremely subtle way, which these recent developments neatly avoid (and are therefore worthy of the "cook" label), so I don't just want to add a new task for #14 that sticks out like a sore thumb. If I find something I like enough, you'll know with the announcement of a v5 upload.

14345	Assembly Line (less parts needed) Original by Radiant	Richard (2512)	Mon 06 Sep 2010 20:40
	'Assembly Line (less parts needed) Original by Radiant' uploaded by Richard.