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How are these layouts better than equidistant sprinklers? I think this article is missing some description of what it tries to achieve.
by roel_v 7y ago
How are these layouts better than equidistant sprinklers? I think this article is missing some description of what it tries to achieve.
- akincisor 7y agoAlso missing optimal placement of scarecrows for larger farms.
- zeeZ 7y agoA basic sprinkler in Stardew Valley waters the four orthogonally adjacent plots. Space and walking time are somewhat limited, so you want to optimize for that. Looking at those outputs is a little confusing since not all dots will actually be watered. The partitioning also adds to that.
- roel_v 7y agoI was assuming the OP was talking about iridium (or at least quality) sprinklers, the graphs don't look like good placements for basic sprinklers at all. I guess basic sprinklers do pose a somewhat more interesting problem - then again you use them only for a very short time before moving on... Now if it included scarecrow placement and shortest distance for non-traversable crops like beans, that would be something else...
- aspaceman 7y agoI had the same thought. This is super interesting but just needs one more paragraph up top explaining the rules and what the goals of the problem are. I think this could be reframed into an interesting homework assignment given the right description of the rules. I really want to emphasize that this is a very cool article though. Big fan.