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@hawk45: I have no idea how you took 10 seconds off my best time on 7/28. But I love that you did it. I'm stuck at 1:19 on 7/30.
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7/28 - 1:44 Using 1 SAM. I'm sure you chaps can shave some seconds from there. 7/27 may be the most difficult level I've seen in many months.
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@UgAhgItHurts: First, I apologize for mis-spelling your user name. I still tip my hat to you as I can't get below 1:21. I went back and attempted several variations on 8 collector set-ups. I am a few seconds away from being able to get those. Let's face it, 7/22 is yours. Well done.
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The question is how close you can get with that. I need another second, so think it should be possible, but requires watching the packets much closer than I want to. I got 1:18 with a slightly different setup, connect the right side with the city (build from center, you can't make 8 in a line that fast, move the city later--map out from creeper position at 1:16), I just think this could be faster. Nothing interesting to say about the 23rd and 24th.
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@AuAhgItHurts: I have attempted your layout many times and reach the same broken path. So are you saying you did NOT get 1:18, but that it is a theoretical lower limit? My best is still 1:21 using 9 collectors.
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http://i.imgur.com/HVr4rJe.jpg You have 1:12 to get it built and everything filled. I'm 3 or 4 packets short (en route) which is why I think you or hawk can get it. Was extremely lucky to get 9 collector version done, can't repeat (typo previous, it's 8 collectors).
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7/22 NOTE: Any time of over 1:22 will be substantially longer as the most efficient path will have been inundated by creeper at 1:23. I would not have found this path except that hawk45 posted his time, telling me it was possible.
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Here is a picture of the set-up that yielded a 1:34 best for me. hawk45 is still 3 seconds faster than my best time. URL: https://picasaweb.google.com/chilesej/Artwork#6038700183019587346
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That's the same as in my game. I powered all three totems with score of 9759, corresponding to a time of 1:28. The collector won't be destroyed until 9756 (1:29). 7/21 - 1:31
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Anything that connects to that point gets eaten by creeper for me at 1:28/9. Wish we were all playing the same game :) At least I knocked off a few seconds for 6 collectors: http://i.imgur.com/i4aJEDm.jpg
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Similar hawk45: My upper right collector is as high as possible in the valley as I took 3 more seconds. So I bridge W-E higher then come down to 1/2 position W of your SAM bridge collector.
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Same time, 6 collectors and a SAM. Can see bettering by a few sec that way, but there's probably a better way to connect it... I've tried a few ways but can't do it with 5 collectors, creeper gets one at 1:30.
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@hawk45: I assume you went through the NE valley to get to the totem. I was always a few seconds short and had to go around for a 1:46. I'll keep practicing. My electrons are still too slow.
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Identical setup as yours hawk45. My best is 1:42 and I can see that maybe getting down to 1:40. Those last 4 seconds are all you.
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7/20 Don't see a connection you can make without a SAM at least, 1:20...I must have missed something huge, I need 9 collectors, a SAM and at least 1:45 :)
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1) Play mission until you have 3/4 of the map secured and only one totem left
2) Prepare the line of defense
3) Launch survival mode
4) Get to the last totem
5) Once Odin City starts flying to the portal pause the game
6) DESTROY ALL TURRETS
7) Let the creeper flow...
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Yah lots of play once times there. I jumped on the 15th again and knocked off 1.5 minutes. Still a minute shy of yours, but see how that's possible.