- Is a demonstration
- Bankrupts three (3) CPU players after end of input
- Manipulates luck
Recorded in FCEU 0.98.16, but works in v15 and probably in all versions.
See /HomePages/FractalFusion/Source/Monopoly for source.
You would think manipulating six rolls at once after end of input is impossible.
Even BasicBot and the delay search program
monopolysolve.cc would not work.
However, I found a solution.
The program used was
monopolysolve2.cc. Given a starting point (9000 iterations from the beginning seed) and using a search distance of 100000, the program takes a random RndVal1 seed and tests, for all 256 possible RndVal2 values, whether it produces the six rolls necessary to bankrupt the three CPUs. Each CPU must roll either 3+3, 4+4, 5+5, or 6+6, followed by 1+1, 1+2, or 2+1 (but 3+3 -> 1+1 is disallowed). The program did output the following:
Done delay 5000 5 6 3 CB4129 5F 8039 Done delay 10000 6 4 3 390B11 8D 14372 Done delay 15000 5 3 5 ED528 D2 19135 Done delay 20000 5 4 5 CD8061 C6 20317 3 5 5 F8D5FC 54 22506 Done delay 25000 Done delay 30000 Done delay 35000 Done delay 40000 4 5 6 3F22E1 28 44982 4 5 6 3F22E1 E6 44982 Done delay 45000 Done delay 50000 Done delay 55000 Done delay 60000 Done delay 65000 Done delay 70000 4 5 4 86E5D2 92 73504 Done delay 75000 4 3 5 8F02CE A4 75846 Done delay 80000 Done delay 85000 Done delay 90000 5 4 6 369A91 42 94740 5 4 6 369A91 64 94740 5 4 6 369A91 DC 94740 Done delay 95000 Done delay 100000 done
I took the first strategy,
5 6 3 CB4129 5F 8039, with a RndVal1 iteration delay of 8039.
After testing that the strategy worked (by using cheats to set up the CPUs, then poking the random seed values in), I constructed the run.
I wait at the name screen to manipulate three cards. Otherwise, I mess around while waiting. Rolling the dice is the fastest way to iterate RndVal1, but it also affects RndVal2, so I carefully set up RndVal2=5F, then spend enough time to get RndVal1=CB4129. These values appear three frames after the movie ends, just before RAM(27) increments to 1.
I may consider cancelling my other submission, but I will wait and see.
Thanks to the Monopoly competitors for the strategy, and thanks to everyone who contributed ideas.
Cancelled. Could be made cleaner. See submission #1186.