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jugglethewords117 days ago

Hi! That's for your math TD, thought it's better to put it here to avoid spoiling :) (took some time to re-create it, though it was fun too :))
[had some troubles adding screenshots, so...]

For "Broken Countdown":  x^2 ->  log -> log -> +1 -> log  -> +1 -> log -> x^2

(that's the order towers are applied to enemies, so the real order of towers should be reversed)


“Built to scale", pretty same idea :)     log -> log -> log -> +1 -> log ->x^2 -> x^2

“We have to go back”:       /2 -> /2  -> x^2 -> -1

Actually, i'm thinking about making some simple math games for fun (hope they'd be fun not for nerds only :)), so if you're somehow still in it, i'd be glad to talk about it :)

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foxblock114 days ago

Hi, posting it here   is very considerate of you :D (I will link it in the  other thread, if people want to find it)

I like your log -> +1 -> log  chain, did not think of that. My solution for "Broken Countdown"    was   similar, but used sqrt which converges more slowly than the log_10:  [²], [log_10], [+1], [sqrt]*5, [-1] (same notation as yours: order as applied to enemies, so  build from right to left). Similar solution for "Built to scale".

Now I am  curious if there is a level where one solution works out, but the other one does not, hmmm....

The solution for "We have to go back" is also clever. I kinda do not like that it works  though :D Having a [/2] turn a 3 into a 2  just does not feel right to me   and is one of the "game mechanics" I was not super happy with. Maybe I should have removed access to [/2] in that level ;). Anyway, the intended    textbook solution was:  [²], [sqrt], [-1]*3

Thanks a lot   for your interest in the game. It makes me happy to hear   you got something out of it :)

I am always open to talk about game design in general (math related or not). Not sure what the best channel would be though...

Cheers!

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jugglethewords111 days ago (1 edit)

Hi again)

"... if there is a level where one solution works out, but the other one does not" - looks like a challenging task) i have no idea how to solve it systematically though i'm not a mathematician :) 

I get that you  have a lot of other duties; still maybe someday we'll talk, and if you find any of  my ideas interesting, you can make it as your own cuz i'm not a developer 

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