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Well, my middle finger is numb, but I beat 1000 points. I took a straight path upward, and then switched to a horizontal -90° burn, slowly shifting to a -135° b

by messe 4y ago

Well, my middle finger is numb, but I beat 1000 points. I took a straight path upward, and then switched to a horizontal -90° burn, slowly shifting to a -135° burn as I got closer to the ground. Unbelievable, the crater is visible from Earth Score: 1606.2 point crash Speed: 14427.6mph Angle: 18.9° Time: 1567 seconds Flips: 14 Max speed: 14427.6mph Max height: 1361872ft Engine used: 1 times Boosters used: 438 times https://ehmorris.com/lander/

messe 4y ago
The quickest (in terms of time elapsed) crash I've been able to get is 5 seconds. I think 4 may be just about possible, with the right initial conditions. A smooth… wait… you crashed Score: 26.1 point crash Speed: 94.8mph Angle: 140.9° Time: 5 seconds Flips: 0 Max speed: 94.8mph Max height: 240ft Engine used: 1 times Boosters used: 4 times https://ehmorris.com/lander/ ehmorris, this is addicting for all the wrong reasons.
- notmysql_ 4y ago
  4 seconds on my 3rd attempt somehow A smooth… wait… you crashed Score: 29.0 point crash Speed: 88.2mph Angle: 173.4° Time: 4 seconds Flips: 0 Max speed: 88.2mph Max height: 218ft Engine used: 1 times Boosters used: 3 times https://ehmorris.com/lander/
  - messe 4y ago
    Nice. I can get 5 reliably, but haven't been able to get 4 at all.
    - notmysql_ 4y ago
      Apparently the timing isn't tied to the framerate, so after I ran the game on a faster computer I got 2 seconds quite consistently A smooth… wait… you crashed Score: 28.7 point crash Speed: 80.4mph Angle: 178.4° Time: 2 seconds Flips: 0 Max speed: 80.4mph Max height: 185ft Engine used: 1 times Boosters used: 2 times https://ehmorris.com/lander/
      - ehmorris 4y ago
        Yeah that is a flaw. You could also just make your browser window very short on desktop. I think if it’s shorter than the lander height you may land in 0 seconds?
        upon_drumhead 4y ago
        I made my browser short and then zoomed the window as large as possible Daily Challenge #5 8.4 point crash 3.2mph | 82.2° | 0 flips So, so close to a landing, but still a crash https://ehmorris.com/lander/ https://ehmorris.com/lander/ 0 seconds Max: 3.2mph | 12ft Game size: 191x57
      - wizofaus 4y ago
        When you can actually land (not crash) in 2 seconds, NASA may have a role for you... (8s was the best I managed but still a "fender bender").
SebRollen 4y ago
I managed to get my rocket very very slowly rotating (<0.1° / s), so that I could just hold the acceleration and have it do one arc from launch to crash: Unbelievable, the crater is visible from Earth Score: 1712.2 point crash Speed: 15226.2mph Angle: 174.3° Time: 5963 seconds Flips: 0 Max speed: 15226.2mph Max height: 1993862ft Engine used: 21 times Boosters used: 14 times https://ehmorris.com/lander/
- DrSiemer 4y ago
  This reminds me of when I made a parody "game" once, where all you had to do was click to get a point. I had included a message at 10k, for a friend that I had expected to check the js source, but to my surprise a non-programmer friend send me a screenshot of it. He just kept clicking "to see if something would happen". If only I had thought to turn it into an app with some ads at the time, there's a whole idle game genre these days. In some situations people will go to surprising lengths for a basically meaningless and pointless payoff. I still enjoy driving off the map in Trackmania myself. Takes almost an hour, but it's very zen.
- messe 4y ago
  Now that's impressive. 1h40m for it though..., that's an extra 1h15m for just 800mph more. With some tweaking of your initial launch angle (get it somewhere between 40-60° rather than 0° which is what I'm assuming yours was, correct me if I'm wrong), plus maybe a second fine-tuning once you reach apolune, I'd guesstimate you could make 25000mph in ~3000 seconds.

by messe 4y ago

messe 4y ago

The quickest (in terms of time elapsed) crash I've been able to get is 5 seconds. I think 4 may be just about possible, with the right initial conditions. A smooth… wait… you crashed Score: 26.1 point crash Speed: 94.8mph Angle: 140.9° Time: 5 seconds Flips: 0 Max speed: 94.8mph Max height: 240ft Engine used: 1 times Boosters used: 4 times https://ehmorris.com/lander/ ehmorris, this is addicting for all the wrong reasons.

notmysql_ 4y ago
4 seconds on my 3rd attempt somehow A smooth… wait… you crashed Score: 29.0 point crash Speed: 88.2mph Angle: 173.4° Time: 4 seconds Flips: 0 Max speed: 88.2mph Max height: 218ft Engine used: 1 times Boosters used: 3 times https://ehmorris.com/lander/
- messe 4y ago
  Nice. I can get 5 reliably, but haven't been able to get 4 at all.
  - notmysql_ 4y ago
    Apparently the timing isn't tied to the framerate, so after I ran the game on a faster computer I got 2 seconds quite consistently A smooth… wait… you crashed Score: 28.7 point crash Speed: 80.4mph Angle: 178.4° Time: 2 seconds Flips: 0 Max speed: 80.4mph Max height: 185ft Engine used: 1 times Boosters used: 2 times https://ehmorris.com/lander/
    - ehmorris 4y ago
      Yeah that is a flaw. You could also just make your browser window very short on desktop. I think if it’s shorter than the lander height you may land in 0 seconds?
      - upon_drumhead 4y ago
        I made my browser short and then zoomed the window as large as possible Daily Challenge #5 8.4 point crash 3.2mph | 82.2° | 0 flips So, so close to a landing, but still a crash https://ehmorris.com/lander/ https://ehmorris.com/lander/ 0 seconds Max: 3.2mph | 12ft Game size: 191x57
    - wizofaus 4y ago
      When you can actually land (not crash) in 2 seconds, NASA may have a role for you... (8s was the best I managed but still a "fender bender").

SebRollen 4y ago

I managed to get my rocket very very slowly rotating (<0.1° / s), so that I could just hold the acceleration and have it do one arc from launch to crash: Unbelievable, the crater is visible from Earth Score: 1712.2 point crash Speed: 15226.2mph Angle: 174.3° Time: 5963 seconds Flips: 0 Max speed: 15226.2mph Max height: 1993862ft Engine used: 21 times Boosters used: 14 times https://ehmorris.com/lander/

DrSiemer 4y ago
This reminds me of when I made a parody "game" once, where all you had to do was click to get a point. I had included a message at 10k, for a friend that I had expected to check the js source, but to my surprise a non-programmer friend send me a screenshot of it. He just kept clicking "to see if something would happen". If only I had thought to turn it into an app with some ads at the time, there's a whole idle game genre these days. In some situations people will go to surprising lengths for a basically meaningless and pointless payoff. I still enjoy driving off the map in Trackmania myself. Takes almost an hour, but it's very zen.
messe 4y ago
Now that's impressive. 1h40m for it though..., that's an extra 1h15m for just 800mph more. With some tweaking of your initial launch angle (get it somewhere between 40-60° rather than 0° which is what I'm assuming yours was, correct me if I'm wrong), plus maybe a second fine-tuning once you reach apolune, I'd guesstimate you could make 25000mph in ~3000 seconds.