It seems there�s dichotomy between the level creators and the level solvers :-) Actually level creators are not that bad.
If I have no idea then go to and sit in front of my computer to create some levels, probably I�ll get nothing. I have had the sketches before I go to the computer. I have special code (easy to draw, like �E� for �rightward anti-tank�, �X� for �solid block�, �~� for water, etc.) for each LT object. When I was trapped in a jammed parking space, I created �Anti-tank parking space� and �Parking bewilderment�. When I saw on TV that in China (Shanghai?) there was a shopping mart that the buyers use carts while shopping, I created �Future mart�. When my neighbor had kidney problem, I created �Kidney transplantation�. When I noticed in a computer shopping center that cargo should be carried in different elevators, I created �Tank and cargo tunnels�. And so on. If you see �$1.00 = £0.625 = ¥120.0�, I didn�t make up the numbers. The exchange rates were valid that day. When I listened �The Planets� (by Gustav Holst), I could easily created �The Bringer of War� and �The Winged Messenger�. I forced to create the �Bringer of Peace� and �The Bringer of Jollity� (the most popular movement of �The Planets�) but failed badly. Inspiration can�t be forced.
One weekend in mid of June 2003, I finished about twenty levels at once. At 4 AM (Monday morning) I lost them all because of stupid mistake. I re-created them in the following weekend. Therefore, you could play �Hijacking in outer space�, �Sliding doors�, �Two cherry flowers�, etc. (I always remember all those names.)
Back to �moves� vs �shots�:
I remember there is a movie (in the genre of �Terminator� and �RoboCop�).
The bad guy grabs a lady as hostage. The robot has his gun pointed to them.
The robot has no clear sight to the bad guy. Should the robot move to the
left or right? No! The robot makes a simple calculation then shoots to
the wall. The bullet is reflected by the wall and it hits the bad guy.
Isn�t that smart?
Have a nice weekend.
Bye,
Suyono H. Yaphar
chdvl wrote:
This converation let's me fantasise about some devilish
lvl creators, grinning behind there computers
when they think of us poor lasertankers trying to find out how they
did it :-)
Bye Tina