Under rating threshold (hideshow)
If only there was a way to save a page that you like, and that you want to get back to quickly... like one of this things that mark a place in a book, what are they called?
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
Sadly, the Forum is "somewhere else". Whereas the comment section is right below the game. Where is the General Gaming Forum and how many steps does it take to get there? What fraction of people will take the extra time to go there? Perhaps if there was a direct link to the "Creeper World Game Forum". There should probably be a Forum for each game if that is what they are aiming toward. Just my thoughts.
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
Now this is a great development. All right. I don't think I'm as active here as I should be if I would start that thread for [Creeper World Evermore] in the General Gaming forum, that JohannasGarden is talking about. I'm still working hard on a buisness and I plan to focus on that even more. That means less involvement on Kongregate. I think the most active of us is chilese and he also seems to have all the great personality traits that would be great to have for someone who starts a forum thread. What do you all think guys? We can post times and helpful comments there. Maybe some of you do have some ideas about micro management or some forum rules that might be important for this. What do you think? chilese?
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
@Rain_King Then I'd be curious what about my comment with the function violated the terms of service. I think they do it by looking at the weather.
Hey there! You all do a whole lot of communicating through game comments. It does make the game page rather lively, but have you considered making one thread for [Creeper World Evermore] in our General Gaming forum? Our reporting tools for forum posts are easier for us to navigate, and I think you all might find the tools there, such as the ability to embed useful links, easier to get a response on.
If you all decide to go that route, I'd suggest that an active user start a thread with a clear title, something like [Creeper World Evermore] Discussion, questions, tips, etc. Then you can flag inappropriate posts with a description of why they are inappropriate, in cases where it might be less obvious to someone who knows little about the game.
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
In response to my email, Virgil at Knuckle Cracker has reported the issue to Kongregate as well. It may be that nothing will come of it but it doesn't hurt to try.
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
According to "Emerson" from Kongregate support: "The comments to do not violate the terms of service, and so they're not deleted."
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
That's a great idea. I never thought of talking to knucklecracker about his trolling. I always just reported him to kongregate.
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
I have contacted Kongregate support to try to get MTargaryen banned. I have also emailed Knuckle Cracker support to see if they can work with Kongregate to solve the issue. Let's see if that does any good...
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
1/7 - 11:10 RFI on Balbanes' challenge. I know it's late, but you might use on other maps any tricks you see here: https://youtu.be/y2i8aL1Bhts?list=PLDuUTUjvbZY0hhByU81RfiIWmNmyifayp
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
@Balbanes We call that a bombing walk or bombing run what you described about the mortar. I described that here in detail: https://youtu.be/AWmjPfLIg7I?t=8m46s It may be a good idea to build the mortar asap if you can keep the creeper overflowing from a pool that way. I didn't do it on this challenge, because the pool is kind of small so you need that mortar too early and you can't inverst in massive energy production first. On a map like this with small pools it's okay to let the creeper overflow, ramp up energy production until the creeper hits the base, build as few as possible weapons to guard, build up more energy production and only then build a mortar, load with full ammo and send on bombing walkS (reload). If you send it to good targets (pools) it's really easy to frog leap your way with blasters though thin creeper. You just need one gate-keeper blaster left behind while you clean up on the ridge.
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
@carusoo: aha... a shorter flight time to a little closer starting position with an upgrade first makes worth it to build 9... interesting. learned something again. thx :)
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
@NeilSenna: Yeah, this game is easy after you learn the basics. That's why we play for the best time or some other challenges :) Some user created maps on knucklecracker.com are unwinnable, even by some players there who can win maps where I have no idea how to win. Those guys definitely play many hours daily. I'm just an amateur in comparison :) But I created 3 tough maps, too knucklecracker.com/creeperworld/viewmaps.php?author=iMiZR1
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
@carusoo 1/9 i can't come up with anything that good... 8 collectors are one too many to build in 1:30 and load the totems. even worse with 7 and a SAM. 6 and a SAM is too short to make the final connection... you're a genius.
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
Although... on the full version of the game there was a level editor, and I used to visit the game forum (before 2011, I think) where other players put up their own, user-created maps. Made Evermore look like training levels, and some of those might well have been 'unwinnable' (or at least, I couldn't do them).
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
@Bozotic: As iMiPi said, there's never been an unwinnable map. I'm not one of the 'super players' who can do maps in mere seconds, but even I've been able to do every single one since the day the game was released. Which is kind of sad... more than five years :D
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
@Bozotic: never. all maps are winnable. the rest of this comment isn't to brag, but to let you see why you can trust my opinion. i play this since way before 2013. probably i played CW:E daily soon after it was first published on kongregate (autumn 2011). the badges to the game were published on aug.10th 2013 and i earned them that day based on my previous stats and because i played that day, too. i didn't play many other games since i found this one. even big games like starcraft or rise of nations just collect dust in some of my drawers. if i play, i play this. if you wanna see one of my tutorials for a difficult map check out the 3rd video on this playlist: http://tiny.cc/cw-tutorials-2016-08-24
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
@Azreal341 let's hope that's not the reaon, because that wouldn't mean anything positive about their motives, intelligence and/or personality. let's hope they just made some mistakes because they are busy. this explanation is more unlikely than yours, but this would let them save face.
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
@Rain_King we do that since years on our SMB fella. nothing ever happens. but they got around to delete my gorgeous function. i'm going to the corner to weep now ;)
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
@iMiPi Have you tried clicking the "Report Abuse" link on the user's profile page? Chances are there are too many flagged comments for the site admins to do much about them, but reported users might have a better chance of getting seen.
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
I find it very interesting that a post from me of a complicated function that creates an interesting 3D graph does get deleted, but trolling and spam comments stay forever, no matter how many of us report them to kongregate. Very interesting.
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
Jan. 7 is another tough map for the "Rain Man challenge" - no city movement, drones, or reactors. Haven't been able to do it yet myself, but I'm sure one of you wizards can make it happen!
Under rating threshold (hideshow)
@Balbanes the time on the summary graph screen after the ordinary end of the game is what we always post. it's several seconds after the green beams appear.