Armadillo Run - Great physics game - now with POLL!

[Rankenphile]

Hmmm... I'll look at that, Slug Toy. thanks for noticing it.

Okay, looks like we've got some interest going... I'll get a contest set up tonight or tomorrow night. Most likely it will require emailing or posting save files, which are only a couple of KB each, for proof of solution.

I'll let you guys know how it will work out in a little bit. Glad to see so much enthusiasm.

[FyR]

It would be cool to have a scoreboard and a section for the most ingenious ways of solving a puzzle - just for fun

EDIT: Rank, just finished scoop

[Rankenphile]

Yeah, I got it, too. Hehe.

I had a blast with Motor, it took me forever to get one.

I'm stuck on Over and Under right now.

[Rankenphile]

Oh man, check these out. Some great examples of engineering.

Homeward Bound

Force Clockwork

Eternal Motion Machine

[AKA_RA]

wow, those are pretty good. this has got to be one of the more interesting puzzle games ive ever played. ive gotten to void 15(lvl 45) between my last post and now. im almost sad that ive nearly beaten all the levels it came with. but im very greatful that there is the option to make your own levels and download ones that others have made

[FyR]

Yea motor was a good one, i think there are a number of ways you could of done it. Heres my solution:

http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.ph...otor.motor.lvl

Let me konw how you done yours.

Paul

[AKA_RA]

whats with being able to make things like "motors" using only metal rods and sheet metal. i dont know why it works, but "Force Clockwork" is a perfect example of what im talking about.

[FyR]

Just finished Void 15, what a nightmare that was. Think i was trying to over-engineer it. 5 levels to go

EDIT:AKA_RA i know what you mean, my dad restores clocks for a living and some of the stuff he goes on about makes my head hurt, the mysteries of physics eh

[AKA_RA]

lol, void 15 took me longer than it should have. when i went online to look at what other people had done, i felt really dumb. i had this horribly conplicated bridge cuz i could only get the armadillo about half way across using rubber peices. and i was over budget so the structural integrity of the bridge is hilariously unstable. btw, i decided to play around a bit and i made a "snowplow" with wheels and everything to push the armadillo around in the free build mode. i tried to make a tank but the cloth has clipping issues with the sheet metal peices.

EDIT: tank works almost perfectly with rubber treads, dont know why i didnt think of that before. only problem now is that the rockets are blowing up at random due to the tank bouncing

[FyR]

Yep i had a strange array of ropes and pulleys and bits of cloth to begin with on void 15, ended up more simply than i imagined but took me a day or two to realise. Trouble is with that level is, the budget is tiny compared to the distance you gotta travel.

Been thinking of building some sort of stuff in free mode aswell, id love to build a couterweight
trebuchet!

New comp, best way to kill the armadillo! lol

EDIT: Just finished the 50 levels, it gives you an end score mine was: $6189