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#78 Re: Main Forum » Funniest Home Surveillance Tapes » 2014-02-13 22:41:06

Silence wrote:

what made it funny is i spent maybe 500$ on that one

Powered Pit $750
Wired floor $20
Switch $20
Power Source $80

Funny death, Priceless.

#79 Re: Main Forum » Jeffrey Alan Williams vs Charles Edward Knight » 2014-02-13 22:27:37

Americans17 wrote:

Yep, her wife has 2100. so every time the number is higher its easy money

My "list":

  • Knight - 2100

  • Loos - 1800

  • Clark - 700

#80 Re: Main Forum » Can someone please explain this house? » 2014-02-13 22:25:06

joshwithguitar wrote:

The problem with this one is that it only really works perfectly if someone has already been successful at robbing you and left a while bunch of dead animals in your pits for you.

http://castledraft.com/editor/RI1hCE

Too extreme?

#82 Re: Main Forum » Jeffrey Alan Williams vs Charles Edward Knight » 2014-02-13 21:24:56

42dustman wrote:

I might be wrong, but I think the 'death counter' resets if the house gets modified by the owner, so they must be achieving those numbers by leaving their homes untended, which is awesome.


Yeah, the death counters reset after every modification-->Self test.

Which means they don't edit the house at all.

So either:

  • Someone knows the combination to get into the vault, and are constantly taking the money out as people die

  • They are loging in themselves and are "burning cash" (Buy -->Sell --> Buy --> Sell the same tools over and over)

I personally think its the former, but who knows.

#83 Re: Main Forum » Can someone please explain this house? » 2014-02-13 21:17:10

42dustman wrote:
Pandamonium wrote:

I'm just thinking why they don't just windows instead of killing all these cats..
i.e. Pit | Window| Dog
rather than
Pit |Cat |Dog
considering cats and windows are very similarly priced.

Brick=$150
Ladder=$1800

I'm presuming the dog will walk past the broken window and into the pit?


iceman wrote:

Since dogs won't step beside a dead animal unless the robber's there, the cats in the pits keep the dogs from getting within clubbing range of the robber.

That makes sense now.

Pit | Window| Dog
==> brick window, dog walks into pit = $150 + $1800 = $1950

Pit |Cat |Dog
==> Ladder then Shoot Pit Dog = $1800 + $1200 = $3000

Edit: Pit vs Pit; confusing

#84 Re: Main Forum » Seems quiet today » 2014-02-13 20:59:00

JoyOfTrapping wrote:

* Thanks for the sub, Pandamonium!

Your first video cuts off very suddenly at the 10:00 minute mark.

Youtubers hate that, it's better to have it fade out with a "to be continued" annotation, and then upload a part 2, etc.


Your second Video has a far better production value to it. I like it.

#85 Re: Main Forum » Can someone please explain this house? » 2014-02-13 20:40:01

42dustman wrote:

The pits themselves are an obstacle which does not block vision and isn't as easily surpassed as windows and the cats are there so the dogs don't fall into the pit after seeing you.

I'm just thinking why they don't just windows instead of killing all these cats..

i.e. Pit | Window| Dog
rather than
Pit |Cat |Dog

considering cats and windows are very similarly priced.

#86 Re: Main Forum » Can someone please explain this house? » 2014-02-13 20:38:21

I'm guessing that dogs will fall into pits, so they use cats to stop the dog falling into the pit?

#87 Re: Main Forum » Seems quiet today » 2014-02-13 20:32:39

JoyOfTrapping wrote:

There will be a vid soon lol.

*goes to subscribe*

#88 Re: Main Forum » Rob List - Hugeify Edition » 2014-02-13 19:57:27

jere wrote:

You'll get lots of starter tool robbers with higher house value because they're not going to waste their $2k on a low value house.

Hmm that makes sense! i'm still sub $500 having recently started again.

I'm using a cheaper variation of your trap

#89 Re: Main Forum » Seems quiet today » 2014-02-13 19:47:02

sad I never got any saws.
just murderous villain who came in a bludgeoned my whole family and stole everything

#90 Re: Main Forum » Rob List - Hugeify Edition » 2014-02-13 19:45:06

I understand if you don't want to post it, but what kind if "invitation" do you have at the door to have such a high commitment ratio?

only 1 in the 4 that come and visit me get into the trap area.

#91 Re: Main Forum » Theoretical limits on bruteforcing » 2014-02-13 19:26:47

joshwithguitar wrote:

the dogs won't step on the dead cats.

sigh, animal behavior skill still is a very unknown entity to me.
How can you stop the dogs from falling into the pits? (trying to make it as expensive as possible to bruteforce)

Edit: Typo

#92 Re: Main Forum » Own House Timeout possibly extended? » 2014-02-13 19:05:46

joshwithguitar wrote:

Another thing to do is build the entry hall of your house first, self test it and then quickly return to your house. Now if you accidentally log out there is a good chance you won't be robbed before you get back in.

Yeah, people like me who don't know the first thing about robbing, see that there is a wall and run away.
(1 or 3 steppers)

#94 Re: Main Forum » Rob List - Hugeify Edition » 2014-02-13 18:50:40

PlasmaChroma wrote:

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Whoa... are you really getting that high a commitment ratio?

#95 Re: Main Forum » Theoretical limits on bruteforcing » 2014-02-13 18:48:21

joshwithguitar wrote:

Of course a house mostly made up of mostly checkered dogs and walls would not be particularly practical...

I'm struggling with the maths, but using a small sample size.
What would be the minumum number of tools used for say

http://castledraft.com/editor/JZ1DOy

#96 Re: Main Forum » So how do you start ? » 2014-02-13 18:41:03

joshwithguitar wrote:

The whole story is that you get chills on a house:
a) - if you die in it.
b) - if you enter the house with tools and then die later.

Ah... Thanks!

#97 Re: Main Forum » Theoretical limits on bruteforcing » 2014-02-13 17:10:53

How about we limit backpack space to <311?
smile

#98 Re: Main Forum » Random Discussion » 2014-02-13 17:07:55

Sconna wrote:

To Jason: http://gyazo.com/51c7cf7ca8ebe1381cdcb286c775dbd5 This is too overpowered!

The space we get is approx 30x30, meaning 900 spaces for you to use a tool on....
Ummm... Yeah I think there NEEDS to be a cap.
even if it something as arbitrary as total backpack space must be <900.
seriously...

#99 Re: Main Forum » So how do you start ? » 2014-02-13 16:38:41

Americans17 wrote:

What i do is make  1600-1800 house, and then rob some easy houses(800-1200 value) First i scout them, then i comeback with some tool (1 drug meat for example) so i can keep scouting intuil i reach the vault

I haven't been robbing much, do we still get "the chills" after leaving a scouting mission that used tools?

#100 Re: Main Forum » Help » 2014-02-13 16:32:20

I still have to ask... why *.tga.

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