I am getting blown up on LOST VIKING. I get over the first bump and then down the other side but I think I may be missing one last step down which causes me to blow up when switching to go back up, but I can’t see why this is happening.
Attached is my code if anyone has a suggestion
# You MUST click on the HELP button to see a detailed description of this level!
# The raven will tell you what to use for your maze parameters!
SWITCH = 6
SLIDE = 8
SKIP = 11
# How many sideSteps north of the Red X you've taken.
sideSteps = 1
# How many steps east of the Red X you've taken.
steps = 1
# Multiply this with steps to determine your X coordinate. DON'T CHANGE THIS!
X_PACE_LENGTH = 4
# Multiply this with sideSteps to determine your Y coordinate. DON'T CHANGE THIS!
Y_PACE_LENGTH = 6
sideStepsInc=1
# The maze is 35 steps along the X axis.
while steps <= 35:
# Take the next step:
hero.moveXY(steps * X_PACE_LENGTH, sideSteps * Y_PACE_LENGTH)
# Increment steps and sideSteps as appropriate, taking into account the special rules.
steps += 1
if steps%SKIP==0:
hero.say('about to skip')
sideSteps += sideStepsInc
sideSteps += sideStepsInc
if sideSteps>SLIDE:
hero.say('about to slide high')
sideSteps=1
elif sideSteps<1:
hero.say('about to slide low')
sideSteps=SLIDE
if steps%SWITCH==0:
sideStepsInc*=-1
hero.say('about to switch inc now: '+sideStepsInc)
Sorry if I couldn’t help you with the exploding issue in particular, but it is possible to complete Lost Viking with moveXY, believe it or not ! I know that the level doesn’t allow you to get specific XY positions with the mouse pointer, but it takes some thinking outside of the box - what about the burls’ positions? Why not move relative to their positions or add and subtract until you get to a position that doesn’t give you an exploding issue? Have a think about that.
This is a very difficult level but I like unorthodox methods for difficult levels (similar to driving backwards in that first race in Ready Player One where Wade beat King Kong and got the first key ).
I think that any solution that isn’t originally yours is a cheat. For most levels like this, there is no one way of going about it. The point is that you are meant to problem solve and reason effectively to find the answer.
I thought the point of this level is that there is a formula that takes 3 parameters and the path should work based on that formula rather than having to mess around with position of Burls etc.
But no one said you couldn’t think outside of the box… There are some levels that don’t have to be solved in a specific way, e.g. you can use for-loops in Kithgard Dungeon if you know how to use them; or in Restless Dead, you can blow up the skeletons with fire-traps instead of dealing with them head on. Any answer that isn’t someone else’s code (I mean not being a plagiarist) and you have thought of that yourself, is an acceptable solution and does not count as cheating:
See what I mean? There ain’t no right way about going about this, so long as it’s your way!
I ‘cheated’ by following the hint instructions I had to put loads of hero.say’s in until I worked out where I was messing up, feels so nice to have done it though.
! I know that the level doesn’t allow you to get specific XY positions with the mouse pointer, but it takes some thinking outside of the box - what about the burls’ positions? Why not move relative to their positions or add and subtract until you get to a position that doesn’t give you an exploding issue? Have a think about that.
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