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Re: DOOM CAPTCHA

#41
post #28

fun mode - iddqd and idkfa works!

Interesting; it recognizes kills made with chainsaw, gun, shotgun, machine gun, but not rocket launcher. Plasma and BFG keys don't work.

Re: DOOM CAPTCHA

#44

I wonder how long this would need to train in order to pass the Captcha... https://github.com/apollopower/DOOM-AI

I would argue that you do not need AI in the sense of ML to pass this specific CAPTCHA as it stands (move forward, move back then shoot until solved). If it was extended to all DOOM levels and you started at a completely random position of a level, I bet there is a high chance you would still not need any ML to beat it... You would at best have to implement an AI (in the sense of game development, not ML) algorithm...

Ofc all of this is going to be necessary IF it actually cannot be trivially circumvented... How does the FE prove to the backend that you actually killed the monsters?

Re: DOOM CAPTCHA

#45

I tried to do it the intended way, but found it too difficult. I was able to cheese it by staying in the starting area and killing the enemies that spawned to the right.

Yeah, pistol starting this particular level is...unkind. At least start with a shotgun.

Re: DOOM CAPTCHA

#48
post #18

1. That's a tough level, one of the hidden levels IIRC. 2. It feels like "-fast" has been used. 3. The task is much, much more difficult because you can't strafe. Very cute though :-)

Correct, it's E1M9, the shareware secret level, on Nightmare difficulty. You can strafe with the old-school chording of Alt. The sound was fucked up for me, high pitched, no idea why (fits the ridiculousness of this experience though, so NBD).

> old-school chording of Alt

Damn I completely forgot it was a thing even, wow. And yet it was for like 7 years of my gaming experience

Re: DOOM CAPTCHA

#50

I tried to do it the intended way, but found it too difficult. I was able to cheese it by staying in the starting area and killing the enemies that spawned to the right.

Hah, same here.

1. press the back arrow to move back

2. press spacebar every second

and that's it, 30 or so seconds later the captcha is solved :-)

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