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Posted: 3/9/2024 8:04 PM
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I've been thinking on this, over the past few days, and I'm coming close to a strategy on how I want to finalize my judgement. I may be processing other submissions, but I'm not ignoring this one. Just wanted you to know and the fact that I plan on finishing this submission in the next few days.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 3/1/2024 4:40 PM
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Heisanevilgenius wrote:
How come the area around the core was so clear? All the times I played the game you have to clear through hundreds and hundreds of bricks
That is the right side of the core. I made a documentary that shows that side and why I didn't go that route.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 3/1/2024 2:25 AM
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Thanks for the explanation. This was very fun to analyze. I enjoyed it a lot. Yes vote.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 2/29/2024 3:01 AM
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I have finalized my judgement of this run. The only issue that I found, came from watching Faddy's run against yours. There are times that I see Faddy ahead (early in the game) and you catching back up. Then you are ahead, but get behind again. Eventually, you are growing in your lead and this never happens again. Can you please explain this?
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 2/22/2024 3:54 AM
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I will upload the file and drop out of judgement soon. I'm busy with things at home right now.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 2/21/2024 6:16 PM
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LGR...have you had a chance to review my findings? I have been thinking of coauthorship, if you are willing.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 2/19/2024 3:58 AM
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I found a way to end input earlier. https://tasvideos.org/UserFiles/Info/638439118824734706
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 2/9/2024 2:19 AM
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I know I judged this, but I also had to make a post to say how much this style of game took me back to my youth when I was a player of these style of games. Yes vote.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 2/7/2024 3:16 PM
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GJTASer2018 wrote:
This game has a dumb name - it really should have something along the lines of "Four in a Row" instead of giving the impression it's a slotmachine! Voted "Meh" because there just isn't much there entertainment-wise...
Yep...completely understandable. The highly optimized outcome is the only excitement that I got from this.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 2/7/2024 4:38 AM
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This comparison may look trivial, but my BOT was able to help me understand the weakness of the AI. Having played this on Level 4...I originally thought that a 4 pieces win wasn't possible. But this comes from the testing of over 100,000 solutions...where I was finally able to catch on to what was happening. I eventually ended up tricking the computer myself with this 4 move solution, by taking advantage of RNG, which had a very small effect. RNG in this game would cycle through a few moves that were chosen for the CPU's next move. Oh...anyone interested in the savings, the BOT was able to help me get it cut by 2141 frames. Link to video
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/27/2024 9:37 PM
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Dacicus wrote:
Is starting at the top a limitation of this version of the game? That reference lists solutions with a shorter number of moves at other starting positions.
Yes...it is a limitation. This game always starts with an open hole at the top.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/27/2024 5:40 PM
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I'm glad to see DrD2k9's interest in some of these Compute's Gazette games. He has always been interested in trying to discovering other categories to widen the library of possible variances that a game can be played in. Looks really good. Yes vote.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/27/2024 5:33 PM
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I thought it about it a bit more and going for one quark will be faster, because you can waste all the remaining turns on the top left coordinates. There would be no travel time to point the laser into the cube. So...that is the only difference I can think of.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/27/2024 4:24 PM
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feos wrote:
What would be different when aiming for fastest completion?
I had this talk with DrD2k9 over Pegs. Basically, both are strategy games and this game is complete after loosing all 25 efforts to find a quark. I'm not sure if there is a speed difference, since I didn't test that route. Who knows, maximum score could be the fastest effort. I only went for maximum score, since the game is extremely hard to play.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/23/2024 12:00 AM
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Well, it was a hard road...but we are finished. The kind of optimization here was hard to come by, but DrD2k9 figured out a trick that surpassed my understanding of this game. He was the bread winner of this optimization. With 828 frames cut, I congratulate you for figuring this out.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/16/2024 4:46 AM
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I don't know why I didn't think of this until now, but here is a comparison video between my best efforts and finally my BOT. Its not by much, but the BOT was able to find a good RNG seed that won out. Link to video
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/7/2024 7:41 PM
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I figured to post this update here, since it didn't flow well with my submissions notes. Any one that notices the frames (about 7), where I skip the request for instructions...well, those were added in there to get the first enemy to appear vertically. As you probably have noticed from the video, it is faster to kill them over the ones from the side.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/7/2024 5:39 PM
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GJTASer2018 wrote:
Cosmic Ark on the A2600
Yes...I have been working on that one and stopped months ago. I became disgusted with it, as I found an issue that I'm not quite able to get around. I just don't want to put something out that I know could be better.
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/7/2024 1:48 PM
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LogansGamingRoom wrote:
good job on the BOTing. yes vote.
Thanks...this one was much worse than the previous one. The way things turned out, it makes me feel like there are things left over to find. I really hate that. :(
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/5/2024 3:17 AM
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LogansGamingRoom wrote:
great work for your first submission of 2024. you gotta be VERY good with tech to make consistent BOTs like that. yes vote.
Thanks. It is very rewarding to take the time to come up with a solution. it feels more amazing when it actually works! :)
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/3/2024 3:05 AM
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Here is a comparison video of my manual effort, vs the BOT version that was submitted. Link to video
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/1/2024 7:14 AM
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I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/1/2024 7:00 AM
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I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/1/2024 6:59 AM
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[5664] A2600 Slide Boy in Maze Land by LoganTheTASer in 09:08.79
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
Posted: 1/1/2024 6:57 AM
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[5234] GBC Flooder by Cephla in 00:05.44 [5243] GB Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters by Sharpless_ in 16:52.59
I recently discovered that if you haven't reached a level of frustration with TASing any game, then you haven't done your due diligence. ---- SOYZA: Are you playing a game? NYMX: I'm not playing a game, I'm TASing. SOYZA: Oh...so its not a game...Its for real? ---- Anybody got a Quantum computer I can borrow for 20 minutes? Nevermind...eien's 64 core machine will do. :) ---- BOTing will be the end of all games. --NYMX
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