Escape Level : "Pac-thing" by nLogic

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"Pac-thing" by nLogic

added 05 Jun 2005 23:34

Solved 9/9

Cooked 0/9

Difficulty 5.22

Style 6.44

Rigidity 3.88

Shortest Solution
Name Speed Record

Length 717 moves

By noname

On 31 Jul 2005 06:07

Comments (turn spoilers off)

3758 Pac-thing noname (559) Sun 31 Jul 2005 06:07 SPOILER

Added speedrun: 717 moves (old: 893).

3719 Pac-thing Tom 7 (1) Mon 25 Jul 2005 14:33

Sorry, max: I looked into the changed behavior in this level and realized that it was indeed a bug (with pushing bots) that I fixed without realizing. The new behavior is correct. However, the solution on the server still works, so this level is still possible. (I have to re-solve it too.)

3194 Pac-thing Tom 7 (1) Wed 22 Jun 2005 17:31

Interesting. I didn't think I changed anything for the case when there are no traps. My solution stopped verifying, too, so I should check to see what happened.

nLogic's original solution on the server still works, though, so this level is still solvable.

3193 Pac-thing Max (61) Wed 22 Jun 2005 17:13

One of the recent rule changes must have affected something in this level, because this level no longer counts as solved for me; my original solution doesn't work anymore.

2935 Pac-thing Tom 7 (1) Thu 09 Jun 2005 13:58 SPOILER

I agree with max. A really great design, and it does certainly offer a challenge, but my solution was really messy (1500+ moves) and sort of accidental. But still, a good level.

2897 Pac-thing nLogic (520) Mon 06 Jun 2005 22:10 SPOILER

The problem in designing this level was that a tile with panels in both the real and bizarro worlds has just one destination. This limited the type of puzzle I could use.
That said, I hope someone will come up with a "Level 2", putting a more elegant puzzle into the Pac-man maze. There are two other unused bots that can be teleported in, just like the middle bot, so a level requiring 3 broken bots could be made.

2896 Pac-thing Max (61) Mon 06 Jun 2005 21:14

This level is conceptually great, but the process of solving it feels kind of awkward -- I felt like I used more brute force than planning. But still a very clever emulation of Pac-man!

2890 Pac-thing Tom 7 (1) Mon 06 Jun 2005 09:36 SPOILER

Very cute, although I suck bad at these steel/panel puzzles!

2888 Pac-thing nLogic (520) Sun 05 Jun 2005 23:34

'Pac-thing' uploaded by nLogic.

Comments (turn spoilers off)

3758	Pac-thing	noname (559)	Sun 31 Jul 2005 06:07	SPOILER
	Added speedrun: 717 moves (old: 893).

3719	Pac-thing	Tom 7 (1)	Mon 25 Jul 2005 14:33
	Sorry, max: I looked into the changed behavior in this level and realized that it was indeed a bug (with pushing bots) that I fixed without realizing. The new behavior is correct. However, the solution on the server still works, so this level is still possible. (I have to re-solve it too.)

3194	Pac-thing	Tom 7 (1)	Wed 22 Jun 2005 17:31
	Interesting. I didn't think I changed anything for the case when there are no traps. My solution stopped verifying, too, so I should check to see what happened. nLogic's original solution on the server still works, though, so this level is still solvable.

3193	Pac-thing	Max (61)	Wed 22 Jun 2005 17:13
	One of the recent rule changes must have affected something in this level, because this level no longer counts as solved for me; my original solution doesn't work anymore.

2935	Pac-thing	Tom 7 (1)	Thu 09 Jun 2005 13:58	SPOILER
	I agree with max. A really great design, and it does certainly offer a challenge, but my solution was really messy (1500+ moves) and sort of accidental. But still, a good level.

2897	Pac-thing	nLogic (520)	Mon 06 Jun 2005 22:10	SPOILER
	The problem in designing this level was that a tile with panels in both the real and bizarro worlds has just one destination. This limited the type of puzzle I could use. That said, I hope someone will come up with a "Level 2", putting a more elegant puzzle into the Pac-man maze. There are two other unused bots that can be teleported in, just like the middle bot, so a level requiring 3 broken bots could be made.

2896	Pac-thing	Max (61)	Mon 06 Jun 2005 21:14
	This level is conceptually great, but the process of solving it feels kind of awkward -- I felt like I used more brute force than planning. But still a very clever emulation of Pac-man!

2890	Pac-thing	Tom 7 (1)	Mon 06 Jun 2005 09:36	SPOILER
	Very cute, although I suck bad at these steel/panel puzzles!

2888	Pac-thing	nLogic (520)	Sun 05 Jun 2005 23:34
	'Pac-thing' uploaded by nLogic.