The Ipsilon Challenge - All levels with the smallest block count !

[RaptorJesus]

Hi folks,

I'm here to start a challenge with you !

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THE IPSILON CHALLENGE
Beat The Ipsilon Island with the smallest machine possible​

• Your beast must have the smallest block count possible.
• Your beast must beat all levels without modifications.
• Your beast must be available to download for other people.
• You must have the bounding box ON.
• No mods, the challenge is vanilla flavour.

Good luck !

current record : 6 parts

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[ITR]

"without modification" means use the same machine, right?
Are we allowed to change the position and rotation of the machine?

 

[RaptorJesus]

yep, same machine !
yep, you can change position & rotation angle !

but you have to stay in the bounding box

 

[Superbentley]

Flying winner.bsg

I did it in 39 blocks

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[RaptorJesus]

really impressive !

 

[Kazbell]

I have a machine down to 6 that I have yet to port from the old forum. Here's a link. http://besiege.freeforums.net/thread...minimum-blocks Some levels are complicated, but there are tutorials (sort of) down in the replies. I'd be happy to elaborate on how to do any given level though. Note: it's Austin Powers (tank) turning, you can go forward or you can turn, but not both at the same time

 

[Kazbell]

I've also been thinking of trying a 5 block build, but it's super random. Place down a wood block about 5 blocks away from the source, then place a grabber and put a bomb on it. Put a contracting spring between the two blocks and hold L at intervals, the blocks will fly everywhere. I don't think that a machine like that should be allowed though because it's entirely luck, there's no preciseness to it at all.

 

[RaptorJesus]

Wow. Great !! I can't go below 6. The core, 3 flying blocks, a grabber and his bomb.

 

[Besiegineer]

10 blocks. smaller version of raptors segway. many tries.. such frustration... works though..

couldnt resist naming it something funny.

left and right turns it foward goes foward and left and right same time goes back. this thing is a balancing act.

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10-piece KFC Segway.bsg

 

[Kazbell]

Your 6 block sounds interesting, I'd like to see it. I couldn't get anything below ~10 to carry a bomb (in the air). We could probably collaborate and get it below six, which would definitely be a record to beat.

 

[Kazbell]

This might be hasty, but my guess is the minimum block count (for a controllable machine ie: not random) is around 5. One block for steering, one block for movement, 1 bomb for the explosives level, and maybe a grabber, although it may be possible w/o one. I have yet to get this legendary build to work as of yet though.

 

[Kazbell]

Can 3 flying blocks lift a bomb and a grabber and remain controllable? If they could, I'm going to have to rethink my design strategy.

 

[Kazbell]

Also, my design might work at 5 if you replace the wheels with big wheels and removed the cannon, I have yet to test that build though.

 

[RaptorJesus]

i've think of this :

it can fly forward and backward by changing his center of mass


but i struggle to beat the ORE level

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[RaptorJesus]

i can't throw the bomb. how do you beat the LYRE PEAK ?

 

[Besiegineer]

rotate the machine, aim its ass slightly to the right of the lyre. and dunk the bomb. the body of the machine will kamekaze the lyre

throwing the bomb is a bit difficult. using H/V in the right timing to throw it a few feet.. if done correctly you wont hurt yourself.

this thing is very hard to use. i had to try about a million times on midland encampment.

 

[Nikolai]

I think that the bomb is like a cheat... It makes all scenarios easy, you dont need to use anything else.

 

[RaptorJesus]

I play with every block the game offer me.
And also... some levels with castles to destroy cannot be finiched without bombs.

 

[RaptorJesus]

great, can you upload the file and some photos/videos ?