Escape Level : "Disintegratable Instructions" by N7DOT

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"Disintegratable Instructions" by N7DOT

added 31 Oct 2014 22:06

Solved 2/2

Cooked 0/2

Difficulty 3.50

Style 4.00

Rigidity 3.00

Shortest Solution
Name Speed Record

Length 40 moves

By Dave

On 01 Nov 2014 05:00

Comments (turn spoilers off)

19644 Disintegratable Instructions N7DOT (2227) Sat 01 Nov 2014 13:41

Moved to graveyard:
Cooked :/

19643 Disintegratable Instructions N7DOT (2227) Sat 01 Nov 2014 13:40 SPOILER

Yep, I was worried that would happen. Bot 1 gets two spaces away from the bot which is used as a marker.

I can see a way to check for that, but it woud involve lots more remotes - but it might make the entire bot mechanism (which I like) to be pointless. I'll keep thinking about it, and set this one aside in the graveyard for now.

19642 Disintegratable Instructions N7DOT (2227) Sat 01 Nov 2014 13:34 SPOILER

11 steps is supposed to be the maximum with only the values 1, 0, an -1 for the total as acceptable. Extending to +/-2 allows over 1000 steps (apparently) which is probably too large to implement. I'll check your solution now, and if it is okay then I'll let you know.

19641 Disintegratable Instructions Dave (2400) Sat 01 Nov 2014 05:13 SPOILER

OK, got it now. How far can the sequence be extended?

19640 Disintegratable Instructions Dave (2400) Sat 01 Nov 2014 05:00 SPOILER

Added speedrun: 40 moves (old: 41).
One of a number of similar solutions that probably shouldn't work. Didn't fully understand the original though, so I can't be of much assistance.

19639 Disintegratable Instructions N7DOT (2227) Fri 31 Oct 2014 22:06

'Disintegratable Instructions' uploaded by N7DOT:
Write a set of 11 instructions to apply to a value (which starts at 0) (either add 1 or subtract 1) such that if followed in order, the total will never be 2 or -2. But the twist is that the instructions must STILL work if only every nth instruction is followed.

Not that hard, but I had a hard time devising a way to ensure that a valid path was taken (I'm worried it may not work, though).

Comments (turn spoilers off)

19644	Disintegratable Instructions	N7DOT (2227)	Sat 01 Nov 2014 13:41
	Moved to graveyard: Cooked :/

19643	Disintegratable Instructions	N7DOT (2227)	Sat 01 Nov 2014 13:40	SPOILER
	Yep, I was worried that would happen. Bot 1 gets two spaces away from the bot which is used as a marker. I can see a way to check for that, but it woud involve lots more remotes - but it might make the entire bot mechanism (which I like) to be pointless. I'll keep thinking about it, and set this one aside in the graveyard for now.

19642	Disintegratable Instructions	N7DOT (2227)	Sat 01 Nov 2014 13:34	SPOILER
	11 steps is supposed to be the maximum with only the values 1, 0, an -1 for the total as acceptable. Extending to +/-2 allows over 1000 steps (apparently) which is probably too large to implement. I'll check your solution now, and if it is okay then I'll let you know.

19641	Disintegratable Instructions	Dave (2400)	Sat 01 Nov 2014 05:13	SPOILER
	OK, got it now. How far can the sequence be extended?

19640	Disintegratable Instructions	Dave (2400)	Sat 01 Nov 2014 05:00	SPOILER
	Added speedrun: 40 moves (old: 41). One of a number of similar solutions that probably shouldn't work. Didn't fully understand the original though, so I can't be of much assistance.

19639	Disintegratable Instructions	N7DOT (2227)	Fri 31 Oct 2014 22:06
	'Disintegratable Instructions' uploaded by N7DOT: Write a set of 11 instructions to apply to a value (which starts at 0) (either add 1 or subtract 1) such that if followed in order, the total will never be 2 or -2. But the twist is that the instructions must STILL work if only every nth instruction is followed. Not that hard, but I had a hard time devising a way to ensure that a valid path was taken (I'm worried it may not work, though).