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- From: crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
- Subject: Re: Lemmings 2 demo competition on Usenet
- Keywords: lemmings tribes
- Message-ID: <crystal.721880190@glia>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 02:16:30 GMT
- Article-I.D.: glia.crystal.721880190
- References: <1992Nov14.055458.3383@cs.uoregon.edu> <crystal.721764772@glia>
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- In <crystal.721764772@glia> crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal) writes:
-
- >In <1992Nov14.055458.3383@cs.uoregon.edu> keith@majestix.cs.uoregon.edu (Keith Steiger) writes:
-
- >>So, after much practice, I have just gotten my "perfect score". It wouldn't
- >>surprise me too much if there were better strategies than mine, but I got
- >>through without making mistakes in the execution of the strategies I have.
-
- >> Level 1: Saved all 50 lemmings. This one's been discussed enough.
- >> Level 2: Saved 20 lemmings. The first 10 are easy....
- >> Level 3: Saved 20 lemmings. This is easy--can more be saved?
-
- >>I ended up with a total score of 23,846.
-
- >>If anyone can do any better, I want to know how it's done.
-
- >> Keith Steiger
- >> "I think I preferred controlling only the lemmings themselves."
-
- Ok, Keith, I got 27,806 and I did a *poor* job on the first level! :<
- (keeps timing out on me...I'll get it down YET!)
-
- >Well, there are more than 20 lemmings on Level 2, and I have saved ALL of
- >them. (Polar level - I forget the total number, but it is close to 50.)
- >oops! I take that back, ONE had to be lost to the cause...
-
- I have an update here: There ARE 50, and ALL of them can be saved. I was
- getting bugged by only saving 49 and I *knew* I hadn't killed any - until
- I started counting them (suspecting a bug) and discovered that one of the
- 50 will disappear on you if you are not paying attention!
-
- Also, I wonder if this "competition" idea is really feasible? I noticed
- that the score varied for those 49 lemmings. I got scores of 12816, 12917,
- 12927, and 12935 for saving the same number of lemmings in the polar region.
- I suspect the score is a reflection of how long it takes you as well as
- how many you save. So scoring a competition could get frustrating. Just
- an observation here.
-
- >Level 3, the numbers of lemmings vary from 1 to 38 (so far...) So far I have
- >saved *almost* all of those that appear here. Probably the 20, I wasn't
- >paying attention much to the scores or numbers. Scores aren't as important
- >as the strategy involved. (Actually, the only score I remember is my
- >highest in real-life bowling...otherwise, I basically ignore scores.)
-
- Has anyone seen MORE than 38 lemmings on this level? So far, I have only
- been able to save 20. Has anyone saved more?
-
- Again, due to the randomness of the number of lemmings on this level, a
- competition would be difficult. (Unless the number of lemmings is related
- to your score on the previous levels? So far I haven't seen any pattern, and
- I *love* looking for patterns! ;> )
-
- Anyway, we now know that it is possible to save everybody on the first
- 2 levels - so, how about the third? Anyone?? :>
-
- >Crystal
- > ;>
-
- I *definitely* want this game! To heck with non-HD installable - I have
- my priorities! *laugh*
-
- Crystal, yet again!
- ;>
-