Comments on: An Engineer's Delight

An Engineer's Delight

DU — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:47:55 -0800

Friday Flash Fun

Some stuff I wish I'd known when I started:

It seems like a sparse toy at first, compared to something like Incredible Machine. But it's more free-form and the sparseness is a good challenge.
You can move the pink object around inside the blue box.
The water rod hasn't been of any use to me so far.
You can move the view around by using the Move tool.

By: DU

DU — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:48:24 -0800

Anal Engineer. Nice. Could an editor remove the first l from the title?

By: DU

DU — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:52:55 -0800

And I lied twice. I just used the water rod and you can move the background around without the Move tool. Boy, I really rocked this post.

By: bjrn

bjrn — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:59:37 -0800

Great game. Thanks! You can move the background around with anything selected, as long as you click outside the build area.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:18:40 -0800

I've never driven a train, anally or otherwise; still, I found this game a delight.

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:54:35 -0800

I'm stuck on the level where you're meant to guide the pink thing into the other pink thing.

By: Maastrictian

Maastrictian — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:19:42 -0800

"Awash" has stumped me. Great game though!

By: DU

DU — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:28:54 -0800

I was stuck on Awash for quite a while too. A jayisgames-posted solution confirmed an idea I'd had but was too lazy to try, though, and it turned out to work.

By: Shepherd

Shepherd — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:51:29 -0800

I can't even get past "Wall." I am not an engineer.

By: quin

quin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:48:08 -0800

Why is my first instinct always to make something like a crazy death locomotive; with big rams and ramps and stuff? I mean in real life, not the game. Though, in the game too, I suppose. [neat!]

By: luftmensch

luftmensch — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:03:01 -0800

quin, my first tactic is to make wheels with swirling grabby tentacle-arms. They're actually useful for clearling away rubble-bits and reaching around things.

By: Perplexity

Perplexity — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:09:44 -0800

This is pretty neat. I got stuck on "Full-up". But now that I came back here and found the helpful tip that you can move the pink box inside the blue box to start, I'm optimisitc.

By: bicyclefish

bicyclefish — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:54:38 -0800

Oh, I never thought about moving the pink box in "Full up". Instead, I created a whole lot of non-propulsive rollers and pushed them all into the pit, then rolled right over them.

By: felix

felix — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:26:09 -0800

"Down Under" is insane. And, I can't believe I got here without knowing that you can move the pink stuff in the blue area.

By: pointilist

pointilist — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:30:01 -0800

This was fun. You can check out others' solutions at the main menu. Topsy turvy for around the bend was so elegant.

By: no_moniker

no_moniker — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:36:38 -0800

Cool. Anyone get past 'awash'? plz tell me how...

By: felix

felix — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:41:07 -0800

The way I did it, I concentrated on the fact that you have to both move forward while also clearing the detritus. Wheels on bottom for traction, wheels on top to move the trash from right to left. Streamline, iterate.

By: no_moniker

no_moniker — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:52:56 -0800

Thx felix, that did it. Attaching some water rods to the top wheels seemed to help clear the debris also.

By: Baud

Baud — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:47:22 -0800

any hint on the Full-up level ? should I use the big circle as a way to bridge the gap ?

By: no_moniker

no_moniker — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:57:32 -0800

Try making a long rigid train with many wheels. It should be able to bridge the gap. The forward wheels may have to be elevated slightly. This game is fun, thx DU.

By: Bonzai

Bonzai — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:57:39 -0800

Here are some Awash solutions (neither are mine) Awash1 Awash2

By: quin

quin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:20:52 -0800

I breezed through all the early ones, but Big Ball has me stumped. *mutters "stupid giant, heavy object"*

By: no_moniker

no_moniker — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:42:11 -0800

Try making a train with lots of blue balls for weight on top of it for ballast. They increase the traction of the wheels on the bottom. Then put the rectangle near the ground out in front. If all goes well the rectangle will jam in under the ball and make it in. Down under is tough.

By: Bonzai

Bonzai — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:51:43 -0800

Here is my Big Ball solution. And, yes, this one is mine.

By: bilgepump

bilgepump — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:57:40 -0800

this is loads of fun, but i'm about to give up on "Four Balls"...

By: quin

quin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:15:38 -0800

Here's how I finally got Big Ball, the trick to making this design work is that you have to link everything to the center of the pink object so that it can spin, otherwise it doesn't quite make it in side the goal.

By: bilgepump

bilgepump — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:44:03 -0800

woohoo!! here's what i came up with for "Four Balls" there went an hour out of my friday...

By: NickO

NickO — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:18:34 -0800

Here is my Awash solution.

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:31:54 -0800

Oh man, I did this level so many times before I realized I didn't need wheels.

By: DU

DU — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:32:53 -0800

For Big Ball, I made a flinger that shot a little one-wheeled car out underhand and slipped into the goal before the ball got there.

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:45:18 -0800

This is probably the simplest Awash solution.

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:50:08 -0800

Oops. Ok, This is probably the simplest Awash solution.

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:18:29 -0800

Oh man, I was working hard on a conveyor belt for "four balls" when firefox crashed. Probably a blessing in disguise, as I really need to take a shower...

By: zardoz

zardoz — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:33:31 -0800

Now that is a damn fine Flash game. Thanks!

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:54:21 -0800

Awesome. I thought I wouldn't get through the Junkyard. A thrilling physics game.

By: DanielDManiel

DanielDManiel — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:45:07 -0800

My proudest moment today.

By: DU

DU — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:54:54 -0800

Nice one. I just got to Down Under myself and thought it was easy....until I remembered the blue boundary.

By: DU

DU — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:03:37 -0800

Of course, this is a little simpler.

By: I Foody

I Foody — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:17:12 -0800

I finished the second to last with a real monstrosity. I was pretty proud of myself until I saw this one

By: wastelands

wastelands — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:20:51 -0800

Neat link. Thanks. Solutions to all levels here (15th post): http://www.freegamesnews.com/en/?p=4545

By: DU

DU — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:24:45 -0800

buffs fingernails

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:28:50 -0800

Ok! Had problems with the stairs and Awash and now stuck on the Big Ball and too tired to continue.

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:37:08 -0800

Ha! "Throw it too" is a brilliant solution for Awash. I am seriously addicted.

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:45:21 -0800

Wow. wowowowow. Viewing other players' solutions is half the fun. This is going to kill my spare time.

By: peeedro

peeedro — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:01:54 -0800

Thanks DU, supercool stuff.

By: bilgepump

bilgepump — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:34:44 -0800

i made a suspension bridge! this game is way too much fun.

By: Alex404

Alex404 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:04:33 -0800

bilgepump, that was amazing. I came up with a two layered conveyer belt eventually which got 3 of 4 in there, and I couldn't bother to finish it. But I didn't even think to use the sticks like that! Bad ass. I knew there was more to this game then I realized.

By: TheJoven

TheJoven — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:50:11 -0800

here's my down under solution

By: oxford blue

oxford blue — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:47:23 -0800

What a fun game. Not easy, at least for my brain, but still fun.

By: DU

DU — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:41:26 -0800

The suspension bridge is awesome. I just made a superlong car that wouldn't tip into the hole. TheJoven, I like that yours stays in the goal.

By: jeffburdges

jeffburdges — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:50:08 -0800

It isn't unpossible but I've not yet solved tube. You can stop the fall with the lip, but I've had trouble unfolding up the tube after.

By: DanielDManiel

DanielDManiel — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:33:47 -0800

I've not yet solved tube I think I lucked out and built something crooked enough to get jammed in.

By: DU

DU — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:32:24 -0800

Yeah, I just discovered the lip. And unfolding, I didn't think of that. I was thinking of flinging, but that didn't work. I was hoping to scale the wall somehow.

By: forforf

forforf — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:49:12 -0800

Too late for anyone to care I'm sure, but I loved this game so thanks for posting!! I can attest that every level is possible. I did kind of luck out on the tube thingy ... I was testing ideas when one of my ideas fell on an earlier contraption that held the ball and up up and away they went. Here's a hint => |o^o| . (Bigger spoiler: Just make sure you have enough weight to compress the driving wheels against the walls)

By: gleuschk

gleuschk — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:44:19 -0800

I've been playing with this for two days straight. Thanks, DU. I've started having FC dreams like I used to have Tetris dreams.

By: MaHaGoN

MaHaGoN — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:28:30 -0800

I feel stupid. I spent the whole time playing without ever moving the starting location of the block... :doh:

By: DU

DU — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:25:46 -0800

I didn't figure that out until several levels in either. Agreed on the tube, forforf. I tried the o^o idea for a full day until a chance remark by my 9 year old put me onto the right way to attach the weights. Also: I just finished Unpossible, the last level. NOW WHAT?!? I'm very tempted to pay the $10 to make my own levels and play other people's.

By: DU

DU — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:01:16 -0800

OMG, these are genius.

By: bilgepump

bilgepump — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:38:39 -0800

wow, the same person (definitely not me) made both of these: Woody the Bear, and cow looking thing. mind-blowing. (and i just realised that my previous suspension bridge was not actually a suspension bridge. so i made a new one.)

By: DU

DU — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:59:06 -0800

The walkers require bendiness, but I'm not clear when the bendiness works. It seems the water sticks are more bendy? Or is it a geometry thing?

By: lekvar

lekvar — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:05:22 -0800

DU, thank/curse you for introducing me to this wonderful toy/horrible timesuck.