Werbad's Puzzles

[Werbad]

New Puzzle:
Uneven Multiplication ganexod

What the machine does: The machine will output a series of random crates multiplied by a fixed, odd number. The first crate out is the one 'matching' the target crate.
Hint: 0 and 1 is not included in the stream of random crates, so try to figure out these values to find the multiplier.

[Bucky]

partial solution to Uneven(ganexod):nygobux.  It produces the barrel which you need to multiply the first crate by.

[Werbad]

You do realize that barrel gets randomly picked every time, right? There's a random delay before the machine starts working to prevent timed solutions.

[jf]

For Uneven Multiplication ganexod: mofiziz

[Rene]

For Uneven Multiplication (ganexod): dabilub

Edit: I used the same principle as JF

[Werbad]

I used a slightly different method to get the target crate. After finding out the multiplier I create all possible multiples and extract the index of the one that matches the first output
My solution: pykitis

[Rene]

I used a slightly different method to get the target crate. After finding out the multiplier I create all possible multiples and extract the index of the one that matches the first output
My solution: pykitis

Funny mechanism you have at the bottom, with the cycling list of values. That must be usable for more purposes...
BTW, you solution fails when the target crate is 'F' (which happened the first two times I run your machine, talk about Murphy). It then produces a '7' instead of 'F'. Not sure why.

[Werbad]

Hmm it's probably the 8- part that's wrong. I did some last minute optimizations, removing all even numbers from the cycle, and that seems to have messed it up.
Original solution: fomyget

Edit:
I just noticed that your solution fails if the target crate is 1. It's really easy to fix though, just don't let the first crate pass through the multiplier checking system

[Rene]

Hmm it's probably the 8- part that's wrong. I did some last minute optimizations, removing all even numbers from the cycle, and that seems to have messed it up.
Original solution: fomyget

Correct. The '8' should be '0' instead (all numbers add up to 8, modulo 16, but the uneven numbers on their own add up to 0). Strange that it did work for other targets, though.

Edit:
I just noticed that your solution fails if the target crate is 1. It's really easy to fix though, just don't let the first crate pass through the multiplier checking system

Mmm, did not think of that. You're correct of course.

Here is my solution for Pitfall (kasykug): manusup
And for Underflow Protection 2 (muzidim): hidomoz
And Underflow Protection 3 (morezyh): dadatar

[jf]

Very stylish solutions, Rene. They have inspired me to simplify my solution to 4-bit Difference.

For 4-bit Difference gafylid: xagoxat

[Werbad]

Nice one. I'm pretty sure I never posted my solution for that one: gedybem

[Rene]

Very stylish solutions, Rene. They have inspired me to simplify my solution to 4-bit Difference.

Thanks. I am especially proud of hidomoz. It took surprisingly long to construct, though.
As I did not solve 4-bit Difference yet, I had a go at that one as well. That's a very hard puzzle!

For 4-bit Difference (gafylid): jepanot

I tried with a look-up table first, but did not get that to work. Then I found this pattern that allowed a solution without look-up table.

[Werbad]

New Puzzle:
Match Maker gamogyr

[Rene]

New Puzzle:
Match Maker gamogyr

Ough. That is going to be a tough one...

But I managed ! This has really been my cross for the past week. The solution is an intricate timing exercize. It is a bit slow, but gets the job done! The slowest is probably combination 2355 (read from bottom to top), which happens to be solved in 5233 ticks, peculiar enough.
But it was fun; I learned a number of new tricks on the way, which is surprising after the number of puzzles I have already done.

For Match Maker (gamogyr): hydehyz

This must have the largest number of ways to block/unblock a pipe in a single solution:

• a normal dozer draw
• a 2-tick fibrating barrel
• a door key triggered by a barrel
• a door key triggered by a dozer
• with the passing dozer
• with a passing barrel
• with a stationary barrel removed by an adder

I am looking forward to seeing Werbads solution 

[Werbad]

Actually, I just solved it myself just now. When I posted the level I had just confirmed it was possible, and hadn't started any solution yet. It took a while, but here's my solution: zaxotob

We seem to use the same basic idea for creating the target crates, but I reused my cycler device to check the crates.

The only thing I'm worried about is that the solution might not work in all cases since I skip the 0-crate. If it doesn't I'll have to use a completely different approach...

Edit:
New Puzzle:
Timelimit hacuzot

Edit:
And Another:
Controller sokixep dodenaf (I have no solution for this one yet)