[SP] Triplex
Quote from Szieve on March 10, 2012, 8:59 amgrayarea wrote:THE_HEX
[spoiler]zBHQJ2GTDr4[/spoiler]Hmmm I seem to remember you saying early on that a solution of this type was not the intended one...
Hmmm I seem to remember you saying early on that a solution of this type was not the intended one...
Quote from Szieve on March 10, 2012, 9:45 amyou're right.. You never did say xtegers was unintended.. it was someone else saying that tried it and then tried something else which you said was unintended.. I stand corrected..
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Seems xtger was on the right track.. I was working a similar angle on it (no pun intended) but abandoned because apparently I can't read very well.. lol
you're right.. You never did say xtegers was unintended.. it was someone else saying that tried it and then tried something else which you said was unintended.. I stand corrected..
Seems xtger was on the right track.. I was working a similar angle on it (no pun intended) but abandoned because apparently I can't read very well.. lol
Quote from grayarea on March 10, 2012, 9:50 amNo problem Szieve. I'm definitely a little over defensive right now. Anyway, looking forward to Jacu's solution...
No problem Szieve. I'm definitely a little over defensive right now. Anyway, looking forward to Jacu's solution...
Quote from Szieve on March 10, 2012, 9:57 amyeah, you have taken a lot of crap on this...
BUT.... I think you've also opened up the door to some entirely new tactics that will be developed by other mappers as insane as yourself.
yeah, you have taken a lot of crap on this...
BUT.... I think you've also opened up the door to some entirely new tactics that will be developed by other mappers as insane as yourself. ![]()
Quote from grayarea on March 10, 2012, 10:05 amYes, well done guys you've got it. I normally use a different method for grabbing the cube. I let it funnel through the slanted portal before me and then grab it as I fling across. I'll probably upload a video tomorrow.
Thank you and good night!
Yes, well done guys you've got it. I normally use a different method for grabbing the cube. I let it funnel through the slanted portal before me and then grab it as I fling across. I'll probably upload a video tomorrow.
Thank you and good night! ![]()
Quote from KennKong on March 10, 2012, 3:03 pm
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to Jacu and roommate on putting this all together and making it work. I had worked out that arrangement based on symmetry a week ago. After failing to hit the portals more than twice in a row in countless tries, my frustration meter was pegged. That's why I kept looking and found the near solution I posted on Mar. 3. In that, I tried grabbing the cube the way grayarea described, but it was too far ahead of me to grab. Even before that, I had tried grabbing the cube the way you did, but since the cube was falling farther to the pedestal, it kept bouncing off. I'm glad I gave up, because I had abandoned the intended solution, and would never have found another one.
EDIT: grayarea's method for grabbing the cube is one I didn't think of.
to grayarea for the sophisticated and elegant design of this puzzle. Of the three rooms, I think the Big Top was the easiest to see but hardest to execute, the Hex was the hardest to see but easiest to execute, and the Dance Floor was the trickiest and most prone to failure even when you did it right.
The fact that there were alternate solutions to all three rooms only added to the difficulty. Once you get an idea in your head, it's hard to let it go. And if you have the right idea, but are slightly off in one detail, you may abandon the right approach, as I did in both the Hex and the Big Top.
If I can finish this map, I'll rate it 5/5. Don't hold your breath waiting for the rating count to go up.
to Jacu and roommate on putting this all together and making it work. I had worked out that arrangement based on symmetry a week ago. After failing to hit the portals more than twice in a row in countless tries, my frustration meter was pegged. That's why I kept looking and found the near solution I posted on Mar. 3. In that, I tried grabbing the cube the way grayarea described, but it was too far ahead of me to grab. Even before that, I had tried grabbing the cube the way you did, but since the cube was falling farther to the pedestal, it kept bouncing off. I'm glad I gave up, because I had abandoned the intended solution, and would never have found another one.
EDIT: grayarea's method for grabbing the cube is one I didn't think of.
to grayarea for the sophisticated and elegant design of this puzzle. Of the three rooms, I think the Big Top was the easiest to see but hardest to execute, the Hex was the hardest to see but easiest to execute, and the Dance Floor was the trickiest and most prone to failure even when you did it right.
The fact that there were alternate solutions to all three rooms only added to the difficulty. Once you get an idea in your head, it's hard to let it go. And if you have the right idea, but are slightly off in one detail, you may abandon the right approach, as I did in both the Hex and the Big Top.
If I can finish this map, I'll rate it 5/5. Don't hold your breath waiting for the rating count to go up.
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Quote from Lpfreaky90 on March 10, 2012, 7:57 pmKennKong wrote::thumbup:![]()
to Jacu and roommate on putting this all together and making it work. I had worked out that arrangement based on symmetry a week ago. After failing to hit the portals more than twice in a row in countless tries, my frustration meter was pegged. That's why I kept looking and found the near solution I posted on Mar. 3. In that, I tried grabbing the cube the way grayarea described, but it was too far ahead of me to grab. Even before that, I had tried grabbing the cube the way you did, but since the cube was falling farther to the pedestal, it kept bouncing off. I'm glad I gave up, because I had abandoned the intended solution, and would never have found another one.
EDIT: grayarea's method for grabbing the cube is one I didn't think of.
to grayarea for the sophisticated and elegant design of this puzzle. Of the three rooms, I think the Big Top was the easiest to see but hardest to execute, the Hex was the hardest to see but easiest to execute, and the Dance Floor was the trickiest and most prone to failure even when you did it right.
The fact that there were alternate solutions to all three rooms only added to the difficulty. Once you get an idea in your head, it's hard to let it go. And if you have the right idea, but are slightly off in one detail, you may abandon the right approach, as I did in both the Hex and the Big Top.
If I can finish this map, I'll rate it 5/5. Don't hold your breath waiting for the rating count to go up.
When will we see a vid with the complete intended solution
EDIT: grayarea's method for grabbing the cube is one I didn't think of.
to grayarea for the sophisticated and elegant design of this puzzle. Of the three rooms, I think the Big Top was the easiest to see but hardest to execute, the Hex was the hardest to see but easiest to execute, and the Dance Floor was the trickiest and most prone to failure even when you did it right.
The fact that there were alternate solutions to all three rooms only added to the difficulty. Once you get an idea in your head, it's hard to let it go. And if you have the right idea, but are slightly off in one detail, you may abandon the right approach, as I did in both the Hex and the Big Top.
If I can finish this map, I'll rate it 5/5. Don't hold your breath waiting for the rating count to go up.
When will we see a vid with the complete intended solution 
Quote from andyb on March 10, 2012, 9:01 pmWithout it being a couple hours long I'm not sure we will unless they edit it all together.I wanna see mistake after mistake not an edited version.
Well done guys who have beat parts of this.Way over the top for my liking.Seems to be a niche group here who like to be spanked lol
Without it being a couple hours long I'm not sure we will unless they edit it all together.I wanna see mistake after mistake not an edited version.
Well done guys who have beat parts of this.Way over the top for my liking.Seems to be a niche group here who like to be spanked lol

