Hold it! scores updated

Started by Seth Cooper

Seth Cooper Staff Lv 1

We've updated the scores as accurately as possible for the two previous Hold it! puzzles. Those who were able to meet the conditions and report a score previously have received a bonus of 10,000 points. Thus, the top rankings are the same as they were before, and everyone else who played is ranked after that.

Steven Pletsch Lv 1

When analyzing solutions, will you also look at group shares ?

I have 3 different solutions, 2 bonded properly and 1 did not but was very very close and scored well without a lot of weird mutations.

Just curious as something like that might be a better solution than the one that bonded properly, and it would be a shame if it was lost without anyone looking at it.

I also think that the constraints on this second puzzle were very difficult to work with. is it possible to set a tolerance for the structure, rather than an absolute lock, so that it can move a tiny bit ? I think this tiny movement would really help to get things lined up, but still lead to "realistic" possibilities, as the protein would be a little flexible would it not ? Even if the currently locked portion had a tolerance of 0.5% - 1% it would be a lot easier to work with I believe, and would help get things going when wiggling/shaking too I think.

Seth Cooper Staff Lv 1

Yes, group uploads will show up in the solutions that we analyze.

If we do puzzles like this in the future, we're going to try to take a more relaxed approach to the conditions without such hard cutoffs.

Steven Pletsch Lv 1

Thanks, good to know.

Not saying it was the best solution, or even remotely what you are looking for, just one I spent a lot of time on, and hope it gets a glance at the very least

:)