LaserTank Monthly Messages
You will find here the latest monthly messages, posted by the LaserTank manager.
======= November Messages ======
============= TO ALL =============
To get rid of a shortcut, the following level has been modified

Challenge-V_0647


Water at B4
Gray Tunnel at B5
TankMover at C5
Solid Block at D5


(MOD: 1)

Donald

*********** WARNING for USERS of LTUpdate.exe PROGRAM. ***********
Running the LaserTank Update: Levels, High Scores and Playback Files program (LTUpdate.exe) on the next monthly update will delete your High Score(s) (if any) for this (these) level(s). To avoid losing this (these) High Score(s), you should record your solution(s) and save the Playback file(s) to a temporary folder. After you run the LTUpdate.exe program you can copy this (these) recording(s) [Playback file(s)] back to your LaserTank folder, and use it (them) to restore your High Score(s) for this (these) modified level(s).
============= TO ALL =============
To get rid of shortcuts, the following level has been modified
Challenge-V_0650

Ice at N9 & N12
Crystal Block at K3

TankMover Route raised from G14-M14 to G13-M13
Green Tunnel raised from M15 to M14
Water at M15

This level can be solved using at least 2 very interesting solutions.

The new Hint Score for the first solution: 73 / 60
The new Hint Score for the second solution: 80 / 54



(MOD: 1)

Donald
*********** WARNING for USERS of LTUpdate.exe PROGRAM. ***********
Running the LaserTank Update: Levels, High Scores and Playback Files program (LTUpdate.exe) on the next monthly update will delete your High Score(s) (if any) for this (these) level(s). To avoid losing this (these) High Score(s), you should record your solution(s) and save the Playback file(s) to a temporary folder. After you run the LTUpdate.exe program you can copy this (these) recording(s) [Playback file(s)] back to your LaserTank folder, and use it (them) to restore your High Score(s) for this (these) modified level(s).

 == The Monthly Update is now ready ==

==== November Update ====

08 New Levels added - Total: 20,504 Levels
 06 to Challenge-V
02 to Sokoban-II

 There are 38 Unsolved Levels now.
01 is in Beginner-II
 20 are in Challenge-V
 17 are in Sokoban-II

Look for the individual report in
"High Scores & Levels" Pages
at: https://laser-tank.com

If you find errors, please let me know it

Have fun
Donald

 This month 08 new levels

Thanks to

Ed Baumann & Donald (5)
Pono (2)
Donald Drouin (1)

Donald
=====  A fun task for the GHS Hunters =====
==== November Update ====
                   The author's high score is better than the current Global High Score (GHS)
for the following 159 levels:
Thus it's possible to get better GHS.
Can you do it?
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| Levels Collection                   | Current GHS  | Author's HS  |
| Challenge-IV      [ 47 levels ]     | MOVES  SHOTS | MOVES  SHOTS |
|-------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| 0500  Inclined Strata               |   329   136  |   266   153  |
| 0573  A tribute to Wolf 2           |  1183   573  |  1087   567  |
| 0783  Bigleux SSnniippeerr          |   341   109  |   293   109  |
| 0786  Sculpter un nouveau monde     |   701   466  |   347   433  |
| 0865  Disparo al vuelo dos          |   290   141  |   252   128  |
| 0954  Laser Test                    |   762   207  |   745   170  |
| 1066  Man In The Mirror             |   275   373  |   153   320  |
| 1067  California Dreamin'           |   186   151  |   124   215  |
| 1068  Aranjuez                      |  1089  1007  |   261   415  |
| 1101  My Level 100 Moves            |   102   150  |   100   178  |
| 1201  Late Morning Run              |  1037   234  |   977   227  |
| 1275  The incredible machine        |  1099   271  |   652   270  |
| 1339  Dead A-T Shuffle (Short)      |   404   184  |   371   166  |
| 1463  Second one                    |    35    48  |    33    55  |
| 1489  Tomorrow                      |   272   163  |   255   154  |
| 1491  Minitour                      |    82    97  |    82    95  |
| 1504  Espejito, espejito (5)        |  2496   786  |  1232   492  |
| 1515  Robinson Crusoe               |    41    42  |    40    47  |
| 1516  Thinking about                |    30    78  |    29    78  |
| 1517  The marsh                     |   127    58  |   112    58  |
| 1519  The accordion                 |    57    82  |    57    53  |
| 1520  A small spin                  |   123   114  |   122   118  |
| 1521  Quick path...                 |    90    61  |    90    59  |
| 1532  Auto-enclave                  |   253   207  |   239   200  |
| 1539  quattro-due                   |   122   106  |    91   142  |
| 1541  quattro-quattro               |    17    44  |    14    97  |
| 1542  quattro-cinque                |   180   119  |   172   114  |
| 1547  cinque-zero                   |    98    67  |    98    65  |
| 1558  Homage to Pono 2              |   102    57  |    97    57  |
| 1585  sei-sei                       |    80    67  |    79    67  |
| 1586  sei-sette                     |    46    70  |    42    69  |
| 1609  Espejito, espejito (7)        |   387   140  |   354   145  |
| 1613  Laser anti-tank 2             |   415   247  |   337   210  |
| 1614  sette-uno                     |    67    78  |    65    78  |
| 1615  sette-due                     |   281   186  |   158   197  |
| 1617  sette-quattro                 |    93   102  |    85   112  |
| 1618  sette-cinque                  |   126   106  |   120    99  |
| 1621  sette-otto                    |   152   123  |   136   136  |
| 1638  Homage to Pono 15             |   158    79  |    75    67  |
| 1669  Posting Bermuda 2             |   393   166  |   389   173  |
| 1687  dieci-sette                   |   183   109  |   120   106  |
| 1706  Lasertest 21                  |   534   289  |   466   255  |
| 1723  undici-sette                  |   257   113  |   249   113  |
| 1726  dodici-zero                   |   206   194  |   173   167  |
| 1854  Elementary 4                  |   607   226  |   602   208  |
| 1925  < No hint... for this level > |  2314   473  |  1708   341  |
| 1991  Reductio ad Vexillum II       |  1230   515  |  1184   539  |
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| Levels Collection                   | Current GHS  | Author's HS  |
| Challenge-V       [ 46 levels ]     | MOVES  SHOTS | MOVES  SHOTS |
|-------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| 0033  Reductio ad Vexillum III      |  1460   561  |  1346   598  |
| 0193  Laser Antitank 11             |  3673  1014  |  3259   822  |
| 0207  Automated Lockdown            |   539   214  |   533   221  |
| 0219  without trance                |   213    59  |   181    61  |
| 0220  Espejito, Espejito2453        |   138   104  |    43    25  |
| 0307  Trouble Tank 1                |   261    68  |   246    84  |
| 0315  cream bucolic                 |   455   196  |   454   186  |
| 0346  Rescue the block              |  2926  1210  |  1994   637  |
| 0352  Serpentine                    |  2379   655  |  1789   490  |
| 0353  Serpentine 2                  |  1665   511  |  1660   586  |
| 0386  Ode to Joy                    |   469   186  |   351   165  |
| 0405  smart maneures #53            |    43    15  |    32     3  |
| 0412  Parterre                      |  1852   428  |  1421   440  |
| 0427  Surfer : version 999          |   680   290  |   303   261  |
| 0428  Echo Base                     |   688   143  |   487   126  |
| 0432  Ash Seduction                 |   441   260  |   410   279  |
| 0438  LaserAntitank 14              |   597   146  |   353   103  |
| 0441  Elementary 2017               |   642   187  |   489   155  |
| 0450  Soloban XI                    |   617   161  |   599   161  |
| 0454  LT on ice 2018                |  1339   502  |  1210   393  |
| 0456  Elementary 2018               |  1893   709  |  1532   604  |
| 0460  Bermuda Boi                   |   238   126  |   236   122  |
| 0464  Blue Square Fill-in           |  1047   447  |   905   424  |
| 0487  bucolic jangle                |   742   618  |   689   654  |
| 0490  Through Hardening 2           |   206    83  |   199    77  |
| 0492  Through Caressing 2           |   469   181  |   455   176  |
| 0527  Bucolic Space 2               |   580   184  |   505   182  |
| 0543  Through Addressing 2          |   147   192  |   141   174  |
| 0556  Squirrel Maze                 |   354   167  |   336   164  |
| 0569  Without Danger 2              |   567   138  |   522   136  |
| 0570  Through Spattering 3          |  1196   708  |   760   486  |
| 0571  bucolic waver III             |  1258   477  |   897   498  |
| 0582  Futomono 3                    |   779   499  |   771   489  |
| 0590  Futomono 4                    |   912   516  |   888   546  |
| 0591  Mukozuke 5                    |   682   152  |   548   151  |
| 0592  Peony flowers                 |   659   296  |   338   165  |
| 0593  Yakimono 5                    |   234    47  |   200    57  |
| 0609  The man with black glasses    |   208   211  |   185   186  |
| 0615  Mortadelle et Chanterelles    |   162   118  |   157   141  |
| 0616  Flags' fiesta6790             |   114    75  |    60    60  |
| 0618  Spin Logic                    |     1   269  |     1   257  |
| 0622  Celtic Cross                  |   997   259  |   935   299  |
| 0623  Wallflowers                   |   307   196  |   270   193  |
| 0625  The Busy Captain              |   507   141  |   434   139  |
| 0626  Playing Chess on Red Carpet   |  1381   149  |  1233   143  |
| 0629  Trouble Tank 2020             |   660   203  |   640   222  |
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| Levels Collection                   | Current GHS  | Author's HS  |
| Sokoban-II        [ 66 levels ]     | MOVES  SHOTS | MOVES  SHOTS |
|-------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| 0283  Le fou du roi                 |   331   123  |   285   125  |
| 0426  Le Sans Souci                 |    99    81  |    83    78  |
| 0428  Tchou tchou                   |   630   165  |   395   135  |
| 0434  Double X-bar                  |   706   255  |   522   251  |
| 0436  Sans Le Sou                   |   194   110  |   183   116  |
| 0478  Gonna push the blocks 2       |   582   361  |   562   397  |
| 0828  Romário                       |  1134   455  |  1030   448  |
| 0884  without extract               |   730   395  |   728   393  |
| 0917  Level Variation 35B           |   332   208  |   323   210  |
| 0918  !!!!Don't worry, be happy!!!! |   159   104  |   139   105  |
| 0921  le magicien de Monte-Carlo    |   597   185  |   591   200  |
| 0947  Level Variation 42            |   139    89  |   113    75  |
| 0948  Level Variation 43            |   437   132  |   210   206  |
| 0949  Level Variation 44            |  1184   537  |  1035   564  |
| 1003  without breach                |   553   414  |   547   408  |
| 1061  bucolic dagger 2              |   235   287  |   226   245  |
| 1109  4 solutions impossibles       |   369   152  |   335   154  |
| 1111  Spiral Seduction              |  1180   262  |  1028   272  |
| 1283  Level Variation 58            |   683   333  |   487   350  |
| 1289  Petit Tableau 150             |   162   188  |   158   174  |
| 1291  Au bon moment                 |   256   288  |    88    83  |
| 1292  UNINVOLVED in PEACE           |   575   213  |   307   162  |
| 1360  without manes 2               |   190   146  |   151   142  |
| 1387  bucolic starter               |   223    69  |   210    63  |
| 1394  bucolic wane                  |   819   365  |   629   408  |
| 1395  Seductores Artistas           |   662   658  |   263   311  |
| 1396  Level Variation 60            |  1573   104  |  1161   106  |
| 1400  à la Gary-XI                  |   325    88  |   219    90  |
| 1402  Les souks d'Alep              |  1455   253  |  1052   239  |
| 1413  Closing ceremony              |   255    83  |   178    94  |
| 1427  through terracing 2           |   878   473  |   798   475  |
| 1437  Blocks watering               |   675   268  |   510   395  |
| 1452  Bermuda Prison                |  1005   990  |   909   972  |
| 1454  bucolic raven                 |   857   339  |   708   311  |
| 1455  & if there is an LT 11 cmdt?  |  1236   410  |   990   443  |
| 1456  à la Gary-XIII                |   959   343  |   809   351  |
| 1457  Arc-boutement                 |  3378  3875  |   815   599  |
| 1458  Razorflame/Donald's sp. lvl   |  5874   860  |  5093   855  |
| 1459  Chaenomeles japonica          |  1010   242  |   721   201  |
| 1461  kelvinator party              |   167    58  |   113    52  |
| 1462  M14 block is not in crystal ! |  1172   286  |  1172   278  |
| 1472  More gathering 2              |  1185  1040  |  1098  1175  |
| 1478  without warner                |   444   351  |   237   398  |
| 1482  The Oh No Zone                |   367   108  |   252   100  |
| 1483  The Oh No Zone II             |   317    63  |   232    53  |
| 1484  The Oh No Zone III            |   224    49  |   218    47  |
| 1495  GFY 61                        |   804   450  |   759   462  |
| 1509  Bucolic Watcher 2             |   548   311  |   522   329  |
| 1510  Bucolic Watcher 3             |   549   239  |   543   241  |
| 1529  Devil in the Deep Blue Sea    |   445   260  |   338   251  |
| 1531  Colic Bermuda 2               |   433   200  |   289   189  |
| 1532  Blue Cross II                 |   517   249  |   383   220  |
| 1545  Without Armlet 2              |   481   261  |   423   286  |
| 1566  Bucolic Tangle 2              |   492   378  |   288   280  |
| 1579  through annexing              |   424   324  |   344   283  |
| 1582  bucolic gleam                 |   740   290  |   646   281  |
| 1583  DroppingBermuda               |  1258   461  |  1064   486  |
| 1595  Arrêt dans l'état initial     |   688   274  |   542   242  |
| 1598  Autofahrerin                  |   187   313  |   162   277  |
| 1599  Baumwollkleid                 |   414   341  |   328   264  |
| 1603  Hypnos Mod                    | 12911  1394  | 11212  1023  |
| 1604  bucolic stagger               |   368   327  |   330   313  |
| 1605  bucolic facet                 |   551   235  |   434   296  |
| 1607  bucolic tassel                |   195    95  |   143   108  |
| 1610  bucolic facet 3               |   557   242  |   427   266  |
| 1614  bucolic tanner                |   123   160  |   117   174  |
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[JEK] By Jim Kindley