Shishir1: how do you climb the rank?
struct: anything on multiplayer tab
struct: https://www.codingame.com/multiplayer
ash_rick: https://www.codingame.com/clashofcode/clash/15234347184d7cdb3c7448374e901f533d249d3
ProgrammerDog: Tips and Tricks?
Andrew_OHara: so what's the threshold for getting hired.. if you can't do the hard puzzles does that mean you're unemployable?
mzbear: real life programming and puzzles are two entirely different things. there are many different kind of programming jobs, too
Andrew_OHara: so, not necessarily unemployable, lol, thanks!
damnson: no
SlyisAdam: hey
TheSwordBreaker: hi
Passifi: anyone else feeling stupid when they're stuck on an easy puzzle :sweat:
proogrmr: me
jacek: puzzles arent easy or hard. they are easy if you know the algorithm. and hard if you dont know it
proogrmr: :\
jacek: unless you dont know any algorithms...
SlyisAdam: depends on what you mean y algorithms jack
SlyisAdam: by*
SlyisAdam: anyone has knowledge on django
SlyisAdam: I could really use some help
jacek: im bad at pattern matching, which are easy-medium, but i know graph algos which are usually hard but i can do them easily
jacek: im talking language angostic
eulerscheZahl: i've played a bit with Django in the past, not really fluent
SlyisAdam: okay so my issue is when I published my website using heroku which is a free host
SlyisAdam: apparently heroku cannot serve media and static files
SlyisAdam: so sad
eulerscheZahl: oh, i'm facing the same problem :D
eulerscheZahl: also with heroku
ProgrammerDog: :D
jacek: so its not django?
SaraPericic: hi everyone
Leirn: Hi there. I have an issue with Particle Detection with Cloud Chamber. Also all my tests pass, There are only 75% of the validation that are ok (used to be 50%, but I optimised a little since then). But I have no clue what to work on. Radius precision seems good on the test cases.
Leirn: Test are not very representative on this exercise, it seems...
Leirn: Any clue ?
jrke: knock knock MSmits - https://www.codingame.com/replay/518924299
jrke: still many bugs needs to be fixed
jacek: :scream:
MSmits: the reason you won that is mostly because the controlled score is very close to equal. Then a nimstring analysis is no longer enough
MSmits: there's no way to force this unless a lot of boxes are sacrificed early
MSmits: my bot is actually pretty deterministic because i use a fixed seed currently. I have a 80% winrate vs remi with fixed seed and only 60-65% with random seed
MSmits: if your bot consistently wins like that, I will switch to random seed
MSmits: then every game is completely different and most will have lopsided scores
MSmits: 33-16 etc.
MSmits: if that's not enough it's time to get back to codin':)
MSmits: but I'm curious to know what you're doing jrke, if you have anything to share
MSmits: I notice your bot gives numbers that in the end become your net-score. Is this the result of a solver? It changes a lot
jrke: yes thats why i said many bugs to solve cause solver score changes a lot
MSmits: ahh ok
jrke: i think that was a random win with many bugs but still its a win
MSmits: the reason it was a win is like this
MSmits: my bot only solves in the endgame currently
MSmits: and before the end game it attempts to gain control
MSmits: but sometimes the person who has control still loses
jrke: i have an unoptimized endgame solver with random moves before endgame
MSmits: ah ok
jrke: "but sometimes the person who has control still loses
" - when sacrifises are more
MSmits: yes
MSmits: i should extend my solver a few turns before the endgame, should be easily possible
MSmits: then it may happen less
MSmits: but thats a lot of work, i want to wait till someone beats me to get some motivation :)
jrke: btw what is logic of your endgame solver if you wanna share..
MSmits: i dont mind sharing but it's a lot
MSmits: 1500 lines or so
MSmits: it's basically a negamax that maximizes score
MSmits: if you're in control, it does two types of moves: 1) keeping control or 2) taking all the boxes
jrke: ok
MSmits: when it's not in control, it picks a string to open
MSmits: so an isolated chain or loop, or a string connected to one of the many joints
MSmits: the trick is not really to make it work, but to make it fast
MSmits: for example, when picking an isolated chain, there's never any reason to pick a larger one when there's a smaller one available
MSmits: same for isolated loops
jrke: hmm
MSmits: also i have a function that immediately calculates the end result of a simple loony game
MSmits: which means only isolated chains and loops
MSmits: (o joints)
MSmits: 0
MSmits: so when the negamax gets down to that position, it immediately ends
jrke: ok
MSmits: there's papers you can find this in
MSmits: PLAYING SIMPLE LOONY DOTS-AND-BOXES ENDGAMES
OPTIMALLY.
MSmits: Kevin Buzzard
jrke: okaye
MSmits: it looks really complicated, but you dont need the proofs
MSmits: just the theorems.
MSmits: also, you need to get familiar with the notation and lingo
MSmits: that takes time
MSmits: took me a week of reading various papers until i got what all the words mean
MSmits: an hour two a day or so, in the train, before sleep etc.
jrke: ok
MSmits: anyways, the non-isolated part is the complex part
jrke: yup understandable
MSmits: there are a few rules you can use to make it simpler
jrke: btw map reprenstion looks good
MSmits: for example, a joint may have various strings coming from it, that are only connected to that joint and otherwise isolated (so they connect to the border)
jrke: http://chat.codingame.com/pastebin/d1df9eb0-1d15-4732-b052-ade6d65c8302
MSmits: yeah looks cool
MSmits: as for that joint, if it has multiple strings connected to it, that are otherwise isolated, dont pick a 5 length one before a 3 length one
MSmits: for that particular joint that is
MSmits: exception to this rule is the short ones
MSmits: 1 and 2
MSmits: sometimes its better to pick a long one (3+) before a short one (1/2), if they are connected to joints
MSmits: because joints merge when they go down to 2 connected
jrke: very complex
MSmits: and that can affect who is in control
MSmits: yes
MSmits: the way i did this is, at first allow everything
MSmits: which makes the negamax extremely slow
MSmits: get 10k testcases or more
MSmits: try a pruning rule
MSmits: if one of the 10k testcases gives a different result with that rule, then the rule is no good
MSmits: it's a good way to experiment
MSmits: you can get more and more rules without changing the end result
MSmits: just be careful, some rules will cause an error in very rare cases. Also use your brain
jrke: btw gtg cya
MSmits: cya
AI_says_hi: "Also use your brain " - now thats solid advice ;-)
MSmits: :)
jacek: N/A for me :(
MSmits: you don't need brain, you create brain
Westicles: nicely used brain to constrate
Astrobytes: That comment will never get old.
MSmits: hi guys
MSmits: finally done with all my work stuff, now starting my boardgame demo for my study credits
Astrobytes: oh cool, still going with Y?
MSmits: I have been thinking about maybe gomoku
MSmits: it's not that different
MSmits: it's squares and it's 5 in a row
Astrobytes: would also be cool, yeah
Astrobytes: It's your project, so have some fun with it ;)
MSmits: right, i just have to be careful not to spend too much time on it
MSmits: it's supposed to be a small demo
MSmits: at least the AI part will be easy, i can just paste in any random minimax
MSmits: or mcts, or whatever
Astrobytes: I can imagine everyone submitting a rolling ball, and you submit a fully-polished complete game.
MSmits: this is nice:
MSmits: https://catlikecoding.com/unity/tutorials/hex-map/part-1/
MSmits: specifically for unity
MSmits: yeah thats the idea
Astrobytes: oh, catlikecoding again
MSmits: i just googled hex board unity
jacek: hexify everything
MSmits: what i like about catlike coding is that he resisted the urge to put everything in videos. I hate that
MSmits: just let me read and copy paste
jacek: :cat:
MSmits: :smiley_cat:
zhoubou: :cat2:
eulerscheZahl: :frog:
MSmits: c-c-c combobreaker
MSmits: what are you working on euler?
eulerscheZahl: polishing up the secret game and coders of the realm 1vs1
MSmits: coders of the realm is a bot, but is secret game one of your creations or?
eulerscheZahl: yes
MSmits: is it called the secret game or is it just secret?
eulerscheZahl: just not published yet
MSmits: ah ok
MSmits: am I going to like it?
eulerscheZahl: still hopes for a community contest. i wait until my dŕeams get destroyed before publishing
MSmits: ahh ok, makes sense
eulerscheZahl: future will tell if you like it
MSmits: hope they consider it seriously. You have a good track record
eulerscheZahl: you'll get a chance to see it. just not sure about the circumstances
MSmits: yeah, i'll wait
eulerscheZahl: only thing i'm willing to tell: my own idea, not porting an existing game
MSmits: ohh
MSmits: nice
eulerscheZahl: or a bad sign, you'll find out ;)
MSmits: it's riskier, but you're a good botter. A good way to test it is to create various types of bots and try them out
eulerscheZahl: burnout risk detected
MSmits: sure, but seeing how quickly you burn out on this game is also a test
jacek: does it contain hexes?
eulerscheZahl: i usually lose interest in my games when the referee is done already
eulerscheZahl: :zipper_mouth:
MSmits: test if you can hold interest for longer than 2 days. If you can do that, many will keep going for 10
Astrobytes: Multidimensional hexes
eulerscheZahl: contest is just very different
eulerscheZahl: everyone improving vs testing in the void
MSmits: all hexes are multidimensional
MSmits: they require at least 2
Astrobytes: (I realise that)
MSmits: :P
Astrobytes: I was implying greater than 2 :P
MSmits: aha
eulerscheZahl: wouldn't that cause gaps?
darkhorse64: I finally give 2048 a serious try (beam search + snake pattern) but I am stuck: I need to output more moves but increasing the depth leads me more frequently to dead ends.
MSmits: well you can't make a sphere out of hexes
MSmits: unless you have 1 5 sided
Astrobytes: Most likely. You'd have to tile using other polygons
eulerscheZahl: :soccer:
MSmits: not one, 12 even
eulerscheZahl: http://www.braillespiel.de/index.php?title=W%C3%BCrfelschach (sorry for German)
MSmits: https://www.redblobgames.com/x/1640-hexagon-tiling-of-sphere/
cjz: whats up
eulerscheZahl: i think the movement concept is interesting: you have dice that you can roll (also around the corner)
**MSmits points up
MSmits: that way
eulerscheZahl: and you go by as many cells as the dice shows initially
MSmits: looks interesting
Astrobytes: Haven't seen that before.
eulerscheZahl: i don't like the final idea (get 3 sequential numbers in a row with 1 dice being the opponent)
eulerscheZahl: just capturing the opponent might be more interesting
eulerscheZahl: as that 3 in a row would possibly result in a very defensive gameplay
MSmits: i just realized something
MSmits: a 3d hexagon is just a cube
MSmits: so yeah, thats minecraft
eulerscheZahl: a cube is a 3D square
MSmits: matter of definition, a cube has 6 sides, just like a hexagon :)
eulerscheZahl: :D
Astrobytes: https://hexnet.org/content/permutohedron
eulerscheZahl: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/8-cell.gif
MSmits: weird
eulerscheZahl: a hypercube
MSmits: 4D cube?
eulerscheZahl: that's how i understand it. but don't quote me on it
MSmits: or is it hyper because it cant stop moving?
jacek: its rotating
Counterbalance: omg! it's full of cubes!
Westicles: yep, you can rotate your left foot into your right foot
MSmits: not me
jacek: too old?
eulerscheZahl: too few dimensions
eulerscheZahl: Futurama had a 4D episode: Möbius Dick
Astrobytes: That title :rofl:
jacek: i remember they went to 2 and pi dimension
eulerscheZahl: but eating in 2D was a real issue
eulerscheZahl: and bender stealing the candle holder :D
MSmits: I need to watch that show
MSmits: you're always talking about it
eulerscheZahl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us-RJ1NkB1w&list=PLx3skbat6Gw27ZRxdJaVw4Gc0Izak28C-&ab_channel=FuturamaVideos
that one episode
jrke: looks i have fixed my endgame solver but needs a lot optimization at the moment
eulerscheZahl: "CodinGame Clash of Code (with piano sound on every keystroke)"
that livestream title :rofl:
jrke: anybody having tips for optimizing or pruning minimax tree except alpha - beta
MSmits: using transposition tables
MSmits: re-using already calculated results
jrke: yes
MSmits: well thats a tip
jrke: resusing calculated result but what is transpotion table?
MSmits: say you get to the same game state via a different route
MSmits: the value of that gamestate is still the same
jrke: oh
MSmits: and you already calculated it
jrke: yes thats there
MSmits: you mean you're using it already?
MSmits: many of the other improvements to negamax/minimax are not applicable to a full-depth solver
jrke: yes i am using already calculated result
MSmits: assuming that is what you're working on
MSmits: usually you re-use information from earlier iterations in iterative minimax, but a solver goes full depth anyway
MSmits: so there is only 1 iteration
jrke: my solver is not able to solve a game under 100ms if there are more than 5-6 chains
jrke: oh waiit i am not using those results all times
MSmits: be careful reusing though, there's some question about alpha and beta when you do this
MSmits: sec, let me share something
jrke: when i have to reduce value only then using alpha beta
MSmits: https://homepages.cwi.nl/~paulk/theses/Carolus.pdf
MSmits: this has sample code for alpha beta pruning combined with transposition tables
MSmits: it's a bit complicated, involving upper and lower bounds to the score
MSmits: but i just stole the code
MSmits: I use a 100k sized hashtable to put calculated scores in
jrke: thats good book for my age as i am a new to coding
MSmits: http://chat.codingame.com/pastebin/321aaf6f-e6ce-4a91-a56b-c26e49158c3e
reCurse: Msmithief
jrke: looks transposition tables can save my solver from timeouts
MSmits: thats right reCurse :)
MSmits: jrke, you also need a ton of pruning, TT alone wont be enough for the most complicated states
MSmits: like ones with 12 joints
reCurse: Transposition tables can also be useless, it depends on the game
MSmits: yeah, mostly they are useless, but not in this case
MSmits: about pruning. I have so much pruning i ran out of proper descriptive names
MSmits: look at this function:
jrke: ^^
reCurse: Which case is this
MSmits: http://chat.codingame.com/pastebin/a5e56833-57fe-4b1c-b05b-2337ae97377a
MSmits: a solver for dots and boxes endgames
MSmits: it's a full depth solver, which is a reason why TT works
jrke: https://www.codingame.com/multiplayer/bot-programming/dots-and-boxes
- this case reCurse
reCurse: Going hardcore on D&B eh?
MSmits: not me, that's jrke
MSmits: I'm already nr 1
Astrobytes: ShortestGroundedLongStringWithNoShortAndNoDouble is the greatest.
reCurse: Maybe you should write the whole documentation in the function name
MSmits: hehe
jrke: MS whats your soler's response time
MSmits: 1 ms for the average endgame, 1 in a million games goes over 100 ms
jrke: lol
reCurse: How big is your D&B opening book
MSmits: dont have one
reCurse: :o
MSmits: it plays random moves for 55 plies
jrke: playing fair endgame is top 3 reCurse
MSmits: then uses nimstring analyis till endgame
MSmits: then solves endgame
jrke: wala pushed me 4th yesterday
MSmits: i say random moves till 55, but i really mean, until the nimstring analysis resolves
MSmits: it varies
darkhorse64: There is an incoming Connect4 for you to build an opening book
MSmits: we already have connect 4
jrke: Connect 4 i think can be harcoded
darkhorse64: Not a struct demo. It's 7x9 board harder to solve
MSmits: ohh ok
MSmits: mmh shouldnt it be even bigger?
reCurse: Let's go with 18x19 to be safe.
MSmits: 7x9 sounds like something i can solve locally
jrke: ^
MSmits: would make it really easy to create an opening book
darkhorse64: It's on the contribution page. 7x9 is solved as win for white but you will have a hard time computing the solution in 100 ms
reCurse: Start playing suboptimally to beat MSmits
Astrobytes: 18x19 it is then.
MSmits: there are way more complicated games, such as oware where bots already play near perfectly
jrke: my current plan to work on D&B -
Optimize endgams solver->
Make something for few turns before endgame->
Something for early game then 10 points lead from MS ;)
MSmits: hehe i hope you succeed, i need new motivation to get back in there
MSmits: I still have 3 ideas, but they are all a lot of work
jrke: MS btw you have now 0 loses in your battles history
MSmits: cool
jrke: gtg for sleep bye gn
MSmits: gn
Astrobytes: gn
darkhorse64: re 7x9 I suggested to the author to change the shape from rectangle to octagon but he chose to enlarge the board
MSmits: he should add a new feature
MSmits: like gravity shift
jrke: make it 7*1 all draws 1st ranker leave tottaly on trueskill randomness lol
Astrobytes: re Connect4: Needs moar FOW
darkhorse64: Anyway, it's a simple game that may attract more people
MSmits: yeah, it's fine, as long as he doesnt make it completely solvable
Astrobytes: I still think a 'nursery' area where you can practice techniques on simple/solved games would be cool.
darkhorse64: It's solved but it requires tons of memory and CPU time to reach the solution
MSmits: how much memory?
MSmits: do you mean HD storage or RAM?
MSmits: awari fits in 900 GB or so
MSmits: but thats HD space, too slow for the actual solving process
darkhorse64: https://tromp.github.io/c4/c4.html
darkhorse64: Did I say it's fun to bitboard ? 7 x 9 is 63
MSmits: hmm yeah I like it
MSmits: i guess this amount is fine
reCurse: Interesting how it's sometimes P1 win and sometimes P2 win
MSmits: same with D&B at different sizes
MSmits: it's a nim-thing I think. The person who is forced to move and give away the game loses
jacek: full moon is so beautiful today
MSmits: :wolf: AROOOOO!
jacek: we have 100ms for connect4, yet 50ms for chess
struct: Well, you can blame no mirror matches for that one
reCurse: If chess games were guaranteed to finish in 42 moves it would be a different story.
jacek: and i agree - it would be nice to have more easy, solved games, to try difference approaches than brute force
jacek: afaik there was (is?) othello league with 1-ply search and 10% random moves
jacek: just to fiddle with evaluations
XIlayPVPX: yo wtf there's a chat
jacek: oO
XIlayPVPX: anyhow just did the first puzzle, are all puzzles just different sorting algorithms? or does it get spicier
struct: im guessing you did horse racing
jacek: there are various puzzles. pattern matching, numbers, graph theory, search...
struct: it gets harder
XIlayPVPX: I did the spaceship puzzle thingy
XIlayPVPX: saw it had 440k completions so I thought it's good
XIlayPVPX: was actually quite refreshing
struct: its the tutorial
XIlayPVPX: yup
XIlayPVPX: the first one
VizGhar: tutorials tends to be very very easy
XIlayPVPX: gotta take them baby steps ya know
XIlayPVPX: xD
VizGhar: so brace yourself
XIlayPVPX: o dang O_O
XIlayPVPX: which one do I go for? Clash of code, AI or Algorithms?
XIlayPVPX: what's more newbie friendly
struct: puzzles
XIlayPVPX: kk
XIlayPVPX: I'll do 2 more
VizGhar: maybe even CoC (if you won't get frustrated from losing a lot)
XIlayPVPX: I'll do that one after completing 2 more puzzles xD
XIlayPVPX: doesn't sound too friendly if I'm honest
jacek: mos clashes are newbie friendly but have 15 minutes to complee
VizGhar: If you won't take a screenshot :)
jacek: and wheres my T
XIlayPVPX: are you guys here to practice? or is it for fun, I was wondering what people's goals are
jacek: for fun, mostly multiplayer games
reCurse: According to experience, trolling
XIlayPVPX: xD
Astrobytes: hahaha
XIlayPVPX: Are you guys somewhat interested / already invested in a career that requires programming?
jacek: :thinking:
Astrobytes: But fun and learning for me.
XIlayPVPX: Or is the majority here just a bunch of students
Astrobytes: There's a mixture of both, probably more of the former?
XIlayPVPX: Interesting...
Astrobytes: And some are just hobbyists.
XIlayPVPX: Well, it feels kinda nice to be here, Ima go back to doing puzzles.
Cya :)
Astrobytes: enjoy :)
XIlayPVPX: ty
LigocCogil: I like turtles.
Westicles: ta gueule? That doesn't sound friendly
darkhorse64: #fr
MSmits: why are you calling him pillgart?
MSmits: is he addicted?
Westicles: heh heh, google translate I guess
ImperialGold: can I ask how people end up with a less than 100% before time is up? Do they give up or just not test it first?
Astrobytes: Both? Maybe they couldn't solve the problem, or passed the tests and failed a/some validator(s)
Valdez001: hello
zhoubou: :hand_splayed:
Astrobytes: hey zhoubou, everything OK after the earthquake?
zhoubou: Yeah, we had good luck. Can't say the same for some people.
zhoubou: We are still afraid of aftershocks.
Astrobytes: Yes, it was pretty destructive from what I've seen
zhoubou: Yeah, Petrinja, Glina, and surrounding areas got devestated.
zhoubou: It didn't hit quite as hard here in Zagreb.
zhoubou: Thanks for caring.
Astrobytes: Such a terrible thing. I wish you all good luck, I hope any subsequent aftershocks will only be mild
zhoubou: Thanks.
zhoubou: It means a lot
Astrobytes: You're most welcome. We're all humans here.
zhoubou: We are, aren't we. :)
Maxim251: I think that in this game i did not the best job, I want ask you coleguas to give me some clues about my code.
Maxim251: http://chat.codingame.com/pastebin/5deeb880-d208-42fe-8c3f-deeea5ae51d5
Westicles: I'm not a big fan of bloated code. 44 lines just to to UDLR
Maxim251: yes I know :(
Westicles: But then again, it is easy to read. Probably a good style when you can put the boring stuff in other files and never look at them again
VizGhar: How long does it take for one that have never code in clojure to actualy solve roller coaster?
VizGhar: I have it solved in 3 languages, but dang that clojure
struct: just looking at syntax
struct: I think it would take me like a day
VizGhar: hate those language specific achievements... I'll die solving nintendo
Westicles: Some of those weird languages are tough to even google. Half the stuff that comes up is obsolete with a new version
XIlayPVPX: Literally I can't do clashes with C#
XIlayPVPX: 1 line of code counts are 300+ characters because of previous references that are a must in C#
XIlayPVPX: there's always that guy with Javascript that writes his code in 20 characters
XIlayPVPX: counts as*
MSmits: XIlayPVPX dont do them in C#
the0val: and then the guy in python, has one line of wierd symbols that noone can understand
MSmits: it's typical to do them in python as many players have knowledge of python
MSmits: but there are multiple languages where short solutions are possible
MSmits: just use a language suited for the job
struct: ruby or perl or bash
struct: if you want to win shortest
the0val: really bash?
MSmits: python works fine too
VizGhar: yup... I was forced to switch language (from kotlin to ruby - it is even more concise) in order to get higher
MSmits: unless you're up against a really good clasher
struct: not well enough
VizGhar: yeah perl is great too
MSmits: well enough to win often
IfIHadATail: nice part about shortest code is thst you can utilize all your time to look thigs up
VizGhar: ++ I'm googlin all the time :)
struct: https://github.com/siman-man/ruby-golf-style-guide
MSmits: however... C# beats all those languages we just mentioned in most bot arenas :)
VizGhar: nice examples are fibbonaci related clashes... it is solved milion times, just grab it and squeeze it
struct: Also you can use bash in ruby
struct: my solution in temperatures for golf starts with
struct: p`dd`[2..]
struct: or
p`tail -1`
Stilgart: MadKnight: let(s spam #world then
MadKnight: hey Stilgart
MadKnight: do u remember anything what happened in #world Stilgart ?
Stilgart: nope, I d'ont read #world that much actually
MadKnight: PERFECT
MadKnight: just don't think about it
MadKnight: and let's talk about some bots
MadKnight: Stilgart have u recently worked on some bots ?
Stilgart: last time was FC2020
MadKnight: and how did it go ?
MadKnight: oh the game with the witches
Stilgart: I did fix my CotC a little after that, but nothing exiting (still gold)
MadKnight: but what was your approach ?
MadKnight: that's the most interesting part Stilgart
Stilgart: top gold during the contest, pushed legend a few day later thanks to massive bad BS implementations from others
MadKnight: but what was your main algo ?
Stilgart: my CotC is pure Monte Carlo
MadKnight: oog
Stilgart: my FC is a BFS
MadKnight: ooh
MadKnight: wait so CotC is....
Stilgart: beber told me to do a MC at CotC, so I did it :D
MSmits: that beber
MadKnight: Code of the Challenge
MSmits: coders of the carribean
MadKnight: oh right
Stilgart: yep, I was still top silver for no good reason
Stilgart: so i fixed a bug and now i am gold
MSmits: so what are you working on now Stilgart
MSmits: oh still cotc
MadKnight: yeee i remember that one i don't wanna even see the code i wrote for that one i just wanna destroy iy
MadKnight: it
Stilgart: i should work on an internal contest
MSmits: i need to get a reasonable bot for that one of these days
MadKnight: yea u two talk
MadKnight: i brb
Stilgart: but I do not have that much time to do so
MSmits: what internal contest is that?
Stilgart: something for our students that mouton5000 made
MSmits: ah cool
MSmits: you dont want to lose to your students
Stilgart: finding thieves in a hotel... it might be converted as a multi on CG, but I need to convince him first
MSmits: yeah
MSmits: well he might want to use it again
MSmits: for another internal
Stilgart: well... i am still in the middle with a full random bot
Stilgart: not so motivating yet
MSmits: you can do a lot better
Stilgart: the main issue is porting the rendering part (which is time consuming)
Stilgart: but my C is rusty
Stilgart: (and no way i am doing it in python)
MSmits: hmm
MSmits: so this is not on CG platform?
Stilgart: nope
MSmits: ahh ok
Stilgart: it is on an internal server
MSmits: I see
Westicles: I've been making quite a few puzzles myself. Pretty fun
Westicles: But I'm no good at judging difficulty
clemg: damn apilat
clemg: you fast
DJSchaffner: that moment when you are in a clash, cant think straight and try to split a string into words, then try to split the words into letters instead of just iterating over the string in the first place
DJSchaffner: off
DJSchaffner: oof*
VizGhar: fixing off to oof :) you are tired, go sleep
MSmits: hey struct, finally got the yavalath board into unity
MSmits: https://imgur.com/a/ptgZZz3
struct: Nice
MSmits: i made each hex into a mesh, i can select them by raycasting. Overkill to use unity for this but ok
VizGhar: 5@#Q#Y% CLOJURE #$@%
MSmits: ill make little black ridges on top to differentiate i think
VizGhar: good night
struct: gn
MSmits: gn VizGhar
struct: yeah the lines to separate it look better
struct: imo
MSmits: not sure how to do it without textures, so i'll just make a giant ridge-mesh
MSmits: and overlay it
MSmits: or i guess i could also shrink the hexes a little bit and put it in between, might be better
MSmits: but thats for tomorrow, gonna call it a day. Gn!
struct: gn
dtrc: Hello guys
dtrc: Is there a way to save a new contribution as draft?
Westicles: At the bottom set it to private
Shishir1: how do you climb the rank?
