Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:02 pm
Adum says his code runs about 10% faster on the Warmup. So, I think 17190 ( = 19100 * 0.9 ) can be a good aim.tog wrote:How small has it really got to be?
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Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:48 pm
I found my code also runs 10% faster on the Warmup one.
I tried how many extra cycles I could add to my code, and that was about 1200. It means my original code runs in about 17900 ( = 19100 - 1200 ) cycles.
16004 / 17900 = 0.894...
I tried how many extra cycles I could add to my code, and that was about 1200. It means my original code runs in about 17900 ( = 19100 - 1200 ) cycles.
16004 / 17900 = 0.894...
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:02 pm
I was still failing Flash Flood with a warmup count of 17085. I made an optimisation, though, and got my warmup count down to 16666, and finally passed Flash Flood.
I was tempted to set up a search process to work out exactly what the board looks like, but that would be abuse.
You do still get a descriptive error message if you fail to flood correctly. Maybe adum changed it back?
I'd also like to suggest maybe a version with the same map and same 19100 cycle limit, but a maximum program size of 128 instructions...
I was tempted to set up a search process to work out exactly what the board looks like, but that would be abuse.
You do still get a descriptive error message if you fail to flood correctly. Maybe adum changed it back?
I'd also like to suggest maybe a version with the same map and same 19100 cycle limit, but a maximum program size of 128 instructions...
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:11 pm
As I understand now if you run out of cycles then python HVM throws exception and it is treated as any other exceptions with message "failed to run correctly". To show a different message hackvm.py should have exception handler for max-cycles and that would be overkill . After all, "user friendly" is not in hacker dictionary, it would be hard to put it in design specs.
And I am not yet passed Warmup stage...
And I am not yet passed Warmup stage...
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:55 am
Gosh, I *finally* made it. My program was accepted at the step from 17095 to 17028. On the way there it got really ugly. It seems totally crazy to me to get it below 17000!
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:03 am
Congratulations.
Your 'Surely Smallest Mouse' was as crazy as this one to me
Your 'Surely Smallest Mouse' was as crazy as this one to me
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:54 am
it wouldn't be bad to post at least the cycles for those programs, that manage this test map. My behemoth program with 480 ops needs 14855 cycles for the warm up map which was apparently good enought for this job -- but it needs over 22700 for a complete empty map (this could be further improved).
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:55 am
hey, 14413 cycles for the warm uphomeas wrote:it wouldn't be bad to post at least the cycles for those programs, that manage this test map. My behemoth program with 480 ops needs 14855 cycles for the warm up map which was apparently good enought for this job -- but it needs over 22700 for a complete empty map (this could be further improved).
but the Tsunami challenge is really crazy
how many cycles for warm up will be ok for Tsunami?
EDIT: totally no idea for Aazhi Peralai challenge
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:14 pm
Challenge 'Aazhi Peralai' .........I still insist it's impossible.......= =!
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 9:06 pm
No idea for Aazhi as well 
[edit]I got it[/edit]
Carefull reading of challenge textations helps to pass.
[edit]I got it
[/edit]Carefull reading of challenge textations helps to pass.
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 2:55 pm
I were around 15300 on flood challenge with a very large code (loops are slow) (not all cycles were expandedtog wrote:Gosh, I *finally* made it. My program was accepted at the step from 17095 to 17028. On the way there it got really ugly. It seems totally crazy to me to get it below 17000!
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