T1me Machine

EDIT . CAREFUL. This level is not good due to a machine that gets stucked after ... a long time but ... far from the end ! I will delete the media when I will have fixed the problem or when I will realize it is impossible ??? Actually, the level had not much interest but its mechanism ... and it doesn't fully work. Sorry for that.


Hello everyone !

This level is mainly a joke intended to test the patience of players who have nothing to do with their days !

Two stars:
Each is very easy to obtain, but for very different reasons.

- The Winblock requires a bit of skill (with or without trick, feel free).
- To obtain the 2nd star, you just have to wait for the machine to perform a complete cycle ... Then be patient, just "a little" ... and that's it!

+++ A little calculation for the scientists and mathematicians among you +++

Knowing that :
- The rotation time of a motor is about 6.3 seconds (measurement obtained by observing a series of rotations on an ideal, simple and latency-free system);
- The system is made up of 6 gears each comprising 4 branches;

How long will it take to get the 2nd star?
(regardless of friction)



For those who wouldn’t have the patience to observe a complete cycle of the "T1me Machine",
(and seriously, who would have it?)
here is a card corresponding to the final state minus 8 basic rotations i.e. 8 x 6.3 = 50 seconds before the end of the cycle.

(Depending on the state of the system, the last move of the branches might be a little long but no more than a minute, I guess)

Spoiler: END OF THE GAME

Enjoy!

My dear friend! I am happy that you have shared this amazing mechanism. It is amazing!! You are very good at mechanics! What is your profession??
This is a clock mechanism. With each gear, the process is delayed 4 times. It turns out a progression of six gears. You have made an amazing adaptation for mekorama. I applaud you. Unfortunately, there is almost no gameplay at all. If there was a separate section for designs and mechanisms, I would give you 6 stars.

Hello @Denis Nazin : Almost no gameplay at all ?

- But there is a winblock to jump on !!!

I'm kidding : you are perfectly right about the gameplay. My little game on the white field is just an excuse to deliver in the main section this mechanism based on the Genova ( or Maltese) Cross, which I have been using before, in other levels.
There is a thread in the forum for designs and mechanisms but the number of viewers would have been divided by 4 ( 6 times ) !

Thanks for your appreciation, always glad to read you !

ps. I'm not into mechanics, I work as a video editor

@Valentin
You are absolutely correct that you have placed the level here. I still don't know where else there are other branches of levels!))
I admire your mechanical thinking, so I thought that your profession is related to mechanics. I think that if you were engaged in construction in real life, you would be successful!

By the way, thanks for the ending map!

I am a patient person, so I decided to wait a very, very, very, very long time for the mechanism to reach the ball But! .... I suffered a failure - on the fifth gear the mechanism got stuck thoroughly . I tried to frighten him - but it didn't work out (((. I was sorry that I waited so long ... But! I saw your map with the ending! It was a salvation. I really wanted to see the ending. Thanks for making a separate map !!! !

@Denis Nazin
You've been more patient than I have ever been on my own level !!! ( thanks for that but ... what a waste of time ! ).

It is strange that the mechanism got stuck on the 5th gear when it works on the "end" card, with all the wheels
I will run my level on an android-emulator on my computer, and see what happens ...

I guess you must have calculated the time that you would have to be patient ?
( what a player you are !)

@Valentin i got the first star without waiting. Motor pushes B onto the stone block with the star, and then he just falls back onto the white space. Thought that this was the intended way for some time, but figured out that the ball needed a use. You will have to fix that ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Overall it’s a good mechanism

@Link Ha ha !
As @Denis Nazin is right ( the machine stops, stucked, after maybe 20 minutes) your way of winning becomes the unique and therefore, intended way !!!

I will have to fix that, you're goddam' right.
And this level is rotten . Stupid me.

You can play my "end" card if you want to perform the obsolete intended way.
Thanks for your comment

I am sorry, how is it timing level.

I just won both the Stars with fews taps.
Within 3 minutes.

@Pratik Bhalerao
Just like Link.
My answer up above and in the edit of my first post.
Anyway. Thanks for playing !

The clockwork, Super nice. i had to imagine if B was on the machine itself doing some ball works and maybe a little zapper dodging. amazing.

@Propesyonal Thanks. I had imagined something like that. But it would add gameplay to the level. Too many players would be happy ...

Yes, this was fascinating, almost mesmerising, but ultimately unsatisfying. I played the end version after trying the original for about 10 minutes, but it makes me think that you, even as the creator of this level, didn't actually run it to its conclusion yourself. This sucks because it's actually very cool to watch up to a certain point.

@IceBlade You are perfectly right ! I didn't run the level to its conclusion myself.
First, because the machine crushes after 20 minutes ( which I didn't knew before @Link told me)?!
Two, because the theoretical time to be waited is

Spoiler: solution to the calculus

7 hours and 10 minutes

!

So I have the same feeling as you have : fascinated AND unsatisfied...
What you call "a certain point" is an interesting question for me. How far can you go in designing extreme levels ?
Maybe I will try to improve the whole thing

Thanks for your comment !!

@Valentin I've played a few of your levels, and they have been interesting. Far away stars was my favourite out of your levels. Keep designing, because you add greatly to the variety here - like a dessert that you don't know if you'll like until you try it.