A Contest Idea
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, October 10 2007 11:55
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I've been kicking around an idea for a contest, and when I told Ephesos about it, he said that I should tell everyone else: It has the working title of "Worst Tool for the Job", and the goal is to push BoA to its limits and create something of a sort it was never intended to for. Possible examples of entries could include Pyrulen's work on making a Chess game, or having the party play capture-the-flag against a team of NPCs. The idea is to be as creative as possible, while barely sticking to practicality. I'm curious to know if anyone else would be interested in trying this at some point. -------------------- Überraschung des Dosenöffners! "On guard, you musty sofa!" Posts: 627 | Registered: Monday, March 7 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, October 10 2007 12:59
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Yeah, I love this idea. I'm also still willing to run the previously-proposed grab bag contest if there's enough interest. -------------------- TM: "I want BoA to grow. Evolve where the food ladder has rungs to be reached." Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, October 10 2007 13:23
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Well, there's Blades Invaders as well. And I thought of implementing Conway's Game of Life in BoA a while back. Meh, why not? I'm reasonably abreast with my homework... -------------------- http://dintiradan.ermarian.net/scenarios/bladesinvaders/ Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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Master
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written Wednesday, October 10 2007 21:48
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Seems interesting. And besides, it would be a great way of showing new designers what you can do with BoA. I'm all for it, just don't know if I can participate with all the work I already have and TNS lying around. -------------------- Play and rate my scenarios: Where the rivers meet View my upcoming scenario: The Nephil Search: Escape. Co-designed with Nikki: El Presidente. Give us your drek! Posts: 3029 | Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, October 10 2007 22:54
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Guess I might have to port Hunted! to BoA after all. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, October 11 2007 07:44
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Ummm... I'd be interested, for sure. When were you thinking?? It's just that I'm making great progress with Discord at the moment. -------------------- Nikki's Nook - pretty, pretty? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, October 11 2007 09:14
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Isn't Hunt The Wumpus supposed to be an AI testbed, not a game for humans? Actually, I suppose it's at the same level as Minesweeper. Hey! Minesweeper! -------------------- An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if it doesn't take his advice. - John McCarthy Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, October 11 2007 12:19
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I wasn't necessarily thinking of doing either of these contests very soon, I just wanted make sure we were all thinking about them a little. I'm personally far too busy to get much work done at the moment, anyway. -------------------- Überraschung des Dosenöffners! "On guard, you musty sofa!" Posts: 627 | Registered: Monday, March 7 2005 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Friday, October 12 2007 18:51
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quote:BoA's 'detection' of 'infinite loops', that's why not. Even if you split the outer loop into several segments, put each segment in its own state, and chain them together with set_state_continue, it still complains. Oh well. -------------------- I wish I had a kryptonite cross, because then you could keep both Dracula and Superman away. - Jack Handey Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Friday, October 12 2007 18:57
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So? Set it to run for a set number of iterations, then stop, and have some user input required to make it run the routine again. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central "Making poorly-sourced claims is not the same as determining something." Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Friday, October 12 2007 19:02
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Do you really want to use an item ten times in a row to see Gosper's Gun move forward one iteration? -------------------- The crows were calling to him, thought Caw. - Jack Handey Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |