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#1 bwochinski

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Posted 25 September 2012 - 08:12 PM

EDIT: Here is the playlist link for all ComputerCraft Challenge episodes. Of course, subscribing to my channel is the easiest way to be notified when I post a new episode!

http://www.youtube.c...WS2gcmS-1h4KdXO


The ComputerCraft Challenge - #01 - Quirks and Difficulties
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #02 - Hidey Holes are Hard
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #03 - Coding a Mine
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #04 - Disappearing into the Depths
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #05 - Rednet Disaster!
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #06 - A Daring Rescue!
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #07 - Efficiency in Mining
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #08 - Clever Girl
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #09 - Walling In
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #10 - Slightly Safer
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #11 - v1.46 and Rusty Coding
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #12 - Like a Noob
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #13 - Shermin the Smelter
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #14 - Simple Smelting
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #15 - Rogue Sidekick!
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #16 - More Automated
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #17 - Satellite Plans
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #18 - Configuring GPS
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #19 - Another Rescue
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #20 - Fixing Problems
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #21 - System Positioned
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #22 - Clearing The Way
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #23 - Writing an API
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #24 - At Last!
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #25 - Basic Turtle API
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #26 - So Much Death
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #27 - API Testing
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #28 - Tree Planning
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #29 - Clearcutting
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #30 - Coding with the Creepers
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #31 - Bugs and Repairs
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #32 - Back on the Farm
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #33 - Standard Tree Farm
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #34 - Function Design
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #35 - Finalizing the Farm
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #36 - Runaway Klaus
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #37 - Perpetual System
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #38 - Updates
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #39 - More Trees
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #40 - Beginning Relays
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #41 - Relay/Router Explained
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #42 - Return of the Turtles
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #43 - Remote Control Turtles
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #44 - The Code: Remote Control Turtles
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #45 - GUI Development
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The ComputerCraft Challenge - #46 - Crazy Weird Debugging
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================ ORIGINAL POST ================

I just started a new series on my YouTube channel which I am calling The ComputerCraft Challenge. In this series I will be attempting to mine, build, and just plain survive without doing any of the work by hand, instead programming turtles to do everything from day one.

I just put up the first episode and I'd love any feedback people are willing to give. I'm no ComputerCraft guru, but I'll learn quickly or die!

#2 Noodle

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Posted 25 September 2012 - 09:28 PM

You have a nice voice for let's plays (nohomo).
Its kinda like a tutorial.
I like it!

#3 DarkSnake

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Posted 25 September 2012 - 10:29 PM

Interesting :D/>.
Question: Will you make your turtle into a crafty one? :P/>

#4 bwochinski

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Posted 25 September 2012 - 11:02 PM

View PostNoodle, on 25 September 2012 - 09:28 PM, said:

You have a nice voice for let's plays (nohomo).
Its kinda like a tutorial.
I like it!

Thanks! I'm enjoying it so I'll be doing a few more episodes at least. :D/>

View PostDarkSnake, on 25 September 2012 - 10:29 PM, said:

Interesting :)/>.
Question: Will you make your turtle into a crafty one? :P/>

That's a good point, really I should have a crafty turtle instead of a crafting table shouldn't I?
I'll have to rectify that. Episode 2 is already recorded, but thereafter I'll do more through a crafty turtle.

#5 DarkSnake

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Posted 25 September 2012 - 11:25 PM

Yes you should :P/>
Just need to craft them together and voila! =D

#6 bwochinski

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Posted 27 September 2012 - 08:30 PM

Episode two is now uploaded! This was already recorded, but I'll incorporate some of your feedback going into episode 3.



#7 jag

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 04:03 PM

View Postbwochinski, on 27 September 2012 - 08:30 PM, said:

Episode two is now uploaded! This was already recorded, but I'll incorporate some of your feedback going into episode 3.


Awesome!

#8 stilldabomb

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Posted 29 September 2012 - 05:10 AM

This looks so fun!

#9 bwochinski

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Posted 30 September 2012 - 12:36 AM

View Poststilldabomb, on 29 September 2012 - 05:10 AM, said:

This looks so fun!

It really is! I'm excited to be recording more soon.

#10 rats3g

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Posted 30 September 2012 - 02:31 AM

Watched the first episode so far and definitely going to watch the next one. This seems like it could be a really interesting series and Noodle is right, your voice is great for a let's play.

#11 bwochinski

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Posted 30 September 2012 - 03:57 AM

View Postrats3g, on 30 September 2012 - 02:31 AM, said:

Watched the first episode so far and definitely going to watch the next one. This seems like it could be a really interesting series and Noodle is right, your voice is great for a let's play.

Thanks very much! :)/>

#12 stilldabomb

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Posted 30 September 2012 - 05:36 AM

I wanna join! D: Maybe we could get some people to do it on like turtle.dig() or something and we could do... ComputerCraft Challenge - SMP :)/>

#13 bwochinski

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Posted 30 September 2012 - 10:55 AM

View Poststilldabomb, on 30 September 2012 - 05:36 AM, said:

I wanna join! D: Maybe we could get some people to do it on like turtle.dig() or something and we could do... ComputerCraft Challenge - SMP :)/>

An SMP version could be really fun, but I imagine less stressful, having more eyes and likely collaboration.

Another thing that would be cool is to have more people in the community try the CC challenge (in SSP) and post videos. To have it be like the old 404 challenge or things like that.

#14 jag

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Posted 30 September 2012 - 01:56 PM

View Postbwochinski, on 30 September 2012 - 10:55 AM, said:

View Poststilldabomb, on 30 September 2012 - 05:36 AM, said:

I wanna join! D: Maybe we could get some people to do it on like turtle.dig() or something and we could do... ComputerCraft Challenge - SMP :)/>

An SMP version could be really fun, but I imagine less stressful, having more eyes and likely collaboration.

Another thing that would be cool is to have more people in the community try the CC challenge (in SSP) and post videos. To have it be like the old 404 challenge or things like that.
Hi, remember me from youtube? (my name there's jillheden)
I got a bukkit ready for a SMP version, with only ComputerCraft 1.4.1 (not tekkit!)
My only problem left is to ban every item/blocks except tools and CC related blocks, and to get a IP for the server (currently it's on my laptop :(/> )

EDIT: ⇈ Done! ⇈ Only thing left is to put the (bukkit) server on a server or just a stationary computer.

#15 GopherAtl

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Posted 30 September 2012 - 02:00 PM

Decided to try it and wow, that didn't feel like an hour. Seemed like I spent a lot of time in manual control, which seems to defeat the point, but I was adding some more restrictions as I went along. I was doing it at first, but shortly in I decided I wouldn't directly manipulate the turtle's inventory, but use drop to make it give me stuff, and suck to pick up things I drop for it, which isn't something that can easily be generalized to a higher level than "suck to slot #". Also decided I was not going to break the turtle, which means either elaborate searching algorithms for things like finding the next tree - which would take too long to write for this context; writing single-use programs every time I need him to go somewhere; or just manually controlling him.

Can't upload it until I get home, out of town right now and with my current internet it'd take several days to upload this even in 240p.

For the next chapter, I might "cheat" a bit and load my turtlex api, which will give me a leg up on doing a lot of inventory-related automation.

#16 bwochinski

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Posted 01 October 2012 - 07:38 PM

Its great to see so much interest in this!

I have uploaded episode 3 of my series and it should be live now!

EDIT: uploaded fixed version



#17 jag

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Posted 01 October 2012 - 07:41 PM

View Postbwochinski, on 01 October 2012 - 07:38 PM, said:

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It would be better if you added the videos on the topic, instead of having each video in the comments...
Or, you know, have both...

#18 bwochinski

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Posted 02 October 2012 - 01:02 PM

For any who watched episode 3 before and got the screen going black at 30:00, the fixed version is now up! Post above updated with new video. ^

#19 jag

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Posted 02 October 2012 - 01:10 PM

View Postbwochinski, on 02 October 2012 - 01:02 PM, said:

For any who watched episode 3 before and got the screen going black at 30:00, the fixed version is now up! Post above updated with new video. ^
Great!

#20 billysback

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Posted 02 October 2012 - 04:01 PM

I actually quite enjoy this series! I wish I could help get it a bit more noticed, but I don't really have any way to...





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