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Re: Show HN: Lander, a lunar lander style web game

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Post by Dave_Rosenthal »

Tried to get a good landing with as few control actions as possible. For a simple new scoring system, subtract your number of control actions from your landing score:

  Very nice landing, amazing

  Score: 90.5 point landing
  Speed: 2.9mph
  Angle: 0.2°
  Time: 18 seconds
  Flips: 0
  Max speed: 53.7mph
  Max height: 425ft
  Engine used: 1 times
  Boosters used: 3 times
So, a score of 86.5 in the new system.

Re: Show HN: Lander, a lunar lander style web game

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Post by brackass »

messe wrote: post #79
ehmorris wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow, I need to make a new crash blurb

How about some blurbs related to the flip count? Unbelievable, the crater is visible from Earth Score: 421.9 point crash Speed: 3737.1mph Angle: 57.9° Time: 567 seconds Flips: 1463 Max speed: 3737.1mph Max height: 47969ft Engine used: 3 times Boosters used: 140 times https://ehmorris.com/lander/

I just did a run with 469 flips (and a crash) and the rain of confetti from the hi-speed flipping was really something.

Re: Show HN: Lander, a lunar lander style web game

#93

Post by ehmorris »

throwanem wrote: post #86

As ever, this is the kind of problem I find more fun in programming a computer to solve than in solving myself, by hand. But this is a fun implementation! Good controls, too - it only took me two tries to land, which is better than I ever managed with an Apple II and a keyboard as a kid.

Making an autopilot would be fun!

Re: Show HN: Lander, a lunar lander style web game

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Post by maxverse »

dsego wrote: post #51
dsego wrote: post #47

How is this a crash, because of the angle? So, so close to a landing, but still a crash Score: 1.6 point crash Speed: 2.5mph Angle: 12.2° Time: 20 seconds Flips: 0 Max speed: 34.5mph Max height: 221ft Engine used: 20 times Boosters used: 14 times https://ehmorris.com/lander/ This is my best attempt for now: A good landing, keep trying Score: 84.1 point landing Speed: 4.5mph Angle: 0.0° Time: 23 seconds Flips: 0 Max s…

New personal best! Very nice landing, amazing Score: 92.2 point landing Speed: 0.5mph Angle: 2.2° Time: 25 seconds Flips: 0 Max speed: 25.8mph Max height: 221ft Engine used: 27 times Boosters used: 25 times

Heck of a lot better than me! After probably 50 successful landings, all my bests hover around 75.
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