Week 2: Quiet Hours
Quiet Hours
METRICS
Cycles×Arms > Area > Cost
Latency > Max Distance Between Outputs (maximize this metric) > Cost
("Arms" is defined as the number of arm bases in your solution. This would be the number on your highest numbered arm.)
("Latency" is the amount of cycles it takes to your first output set. That is, one output for every output glyph. Due to limitations of the simulator it is still required that the solutions completes all 6 outputs, just that the metrics for those will not be considered for this metric.)
("Max" means to maximize this number instead of minimizing it. The distance to be measured is the maximum distance between any pair of outputs. This is a taxicab distance, i.e. how many hexagons you have to draw over to connect your two furthest-away outputs with a pencil that does not care what's in the way; there will not be any square roots or Pythagorean Theorems or anything.)
Here is a visual representation of taxicab distance
WHY ARE THE METRICS KINDA STUPID THIS WEEK?
Because there's a DLC dropping on March 17th and many players will be busy playing that instead of this. Your score will be counted for this puzzle, but it is dumb-fun on purpose.
REAGENTS
Elemental Salt
PRODUCTS
Elemental Vitae (x13)
DISCLAIMER
This tournament will contain puzzles that include mechanics and glyphs from the upcoming DLC (or newly released depending on when you read this). The original plan was that the DLC mechanics would be available for free for everyone but that was changed quite recently. This is why we've set up a fund for those who wish to continue to participate in the tournament but do not have the means to buy the DLC for themselves.
Please fill out the following form if you wish to request a copy or want to donate copies for the cause, we will prioritize giving copies those who have already submitted to Week 1 of the tournament. This form will be open until the end of this week.
DLC Fund Organization Form
–In case she needs them?
––In case she needs them.
[click here after solving puzzle to reveal post-solve flavortext]
–I think we overdid it.
––My fault for bringing thirteen vials, I suppose.
download: OM2026_W2_Quiet_Hours.puzzle (where do i put this?)