[Texmaster] Novice, Normal, Advance and Doubles

[rednefed]

NOVICE MODE

Player Score Time Comment
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1 Ai 633592 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk8BHe7BlEY) 03:16:88 BRAVO!!; 591195 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjRVja8K5sU); 581109 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co-XiBHpBKo); 578424 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OGrOz3IdM4); 563472 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl7uA8-LeX4)
2 rednefed 576802 03:22:33
3 DDRKirby(ISQ) 515636 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grNZfbQvSxY) 03:32:16 495863 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sT-3wJf_I8), 494981 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_m8H4_c9MM), 446321 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjB1v_9Xa_g)
4 Kitaru 502825 03:13:23
5 DeHackEd 494050 03:04:88
6 Amnesia 479542 03:04:35
7 Deeem2031 472882 03:28:58
8 KevinDDR 467805 03:15:85
9 deepdorp 464244 03:42:71
10 meow 448444 03:52:60
11 clincher 442041 04:03:23
12 COL 438895 03:55:25
13 Burbruee 431303 03:17:28
14 NBL 429582 --:--:--
15 nahucirujano 427800 03:18:30
16 K 427629 --:--:--
17 billtsar 415656 03:36:60
18 Qlex 398331 --:--:--
19 Ray Ayanami 368781 --:--:--
20 LadyLily 350744 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi9P9JbSDvM) 03:32:68
21 Kasumi 300680 03:38:73
22 Cyb 249308 --:--:--
23 Alice 204810 05:31:83 200megashock
24 MizukiTHPS 200374 --:--:--



NORMAL MODE

Player Grade Level Time Comment
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1 K Gm 999 10:02:56
2 DIGITAL Gm 999 10:18:93 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIVQtiJkntU) Level stop indicated.
3 DeHackEd Gm 999 10:25:80
4 rednefed Gm 999 10:26:25
5 Ai Gm 999 10:35:76
6 COL Gm 999 10:39:21
7 DDRKirby(ISQ) Gm 999 10:44:61
8 clincher Gm 999 10:47:85
9 kotetsu213 Gm 999 10:56:98 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06gh-_iBQKY)
10 Free Gm 999 10:58:35
11 billtsar Gm 999 11:02:11
12 DarkMatt Gm 999 11:12:66
13 nahucirujano Gm 999 11:18:88
14 Qlex Gm 999 11:21:68 Level stop indicated.
15 statikeffeck Gm 999 11:22:00
16 steadshot Gm 999 11:39:56
17 LadyLily Gm 999 11:21:98 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypy5tElBIJk)
18 meow Gm 999 11:42:08
19 deepdorp Gm 999 11:45:06 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diUGI_6G87s)
20 Deeem2031 Gm 999 11:57:13
21 Key Gm 999 11:58:36
22 Kasumi Gm 999 12:22:81
23 jujube Gm 999 12:30:96
24 NBL Gm 999 12:47:01
25 KevinDDR Gm 999 12:57:66
26 Suohfei Gm 999 13:07:36 You are loved!
27 briannn Gm 999 13:09:--
28 Noonshack Gm 999 13:13:85
29 Special_k Gm 999 13:27:28
30 Burbruee S4 560 08:25:51 Not mastering time!
31 Kasbe S4 --- --:--:--



ADVANCE MODE

Player Level Time Comment
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1 rednefed 999 10:51:83
2 steadshot 999 11:48:65
3 Ai 968 11:50:71
4 DDRKirby(ISQ) 898 10:20:05
5 Qlex 824 10:20:51



DOUBLES NORMAL/NORMAL


DDRKirby(ISQ)---------- 300 @ 05:14:08 @ 300 ---------------imiganai
rednefed--------------- 300 @ 07:26:50 @ 300 ---------------defender



DOUBLES BIG/NORMAL


DDRKirby(ISQ)---------- 105 @ 01:50:15 @ 62 ---------------imiganai



DOUBLES BIG/BIG


DDRKirby(ISQ)---------- 207 @ 03:45:55 @ 167 ---------------imiganai

[Ai]

Nice score rednefed!

Texmaster2009.sav (http://www.sendspace.com/file/9iabc6)

2. Ai 300 @ 3:53:00 397199
I could probably break 400000 if I try a little more.

[rednefed]

Added normal (TGM1) mode to this post.

[KevinDDR]

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1566/20090111222003og8.png

Owatta!

Not playing Normal for a while, then.

[Burbruee]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3376/3216535977_f7ff96d572_o.jpg

[DeHackEd]

http://216.75.170.33/texmaster-normal-391984.png

I'll do better later.

[Ai]

[/url]

2. Ai 300 @ 3:46:90 417634
I'm certain I can do better if I'm a little more lucky and don't mess up at end. My speed has improved too. I can get under 3:50 now, with my current best being 3:42:48. I should try to play TAP Normal again and see if I can improve my score over there too.

I don't play normal mode that much exept for 20G practice, but here is my best so far nevertheless:

3. Ai S7 804 10:56:68
[url=http://www.sendspace.com/file/dlfbhd]Texmaster2009.sav (http://imageshack.us/default.htm)

rednefed I'd appreciate it if you could share your save file! Everyone else too. ^^

[rednefed]

Ask and you shall receive (http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/Texmaster2009.sav).

Congrats on 400k btw. Now for Gm in Normal/TGM1, once you iron out a couple kinks and mental blocks, S8, S9 and Gm will be yours in a day.

I would appreciate the missing info for the leaderboards. I grabbed the hiscores from the screenshots.

[DeHackEd]

http://216.75.170.33/texmaster-normal-437679.png

Better.

My Master record is:
http://216.75.170.33/texmaster-master-105871.png

[rednefed]

Bad misdrop in the last section... 11:40
http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/normal1140.bmp

[Ai]

Ask and you shall receive (http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/Texmaster2009.sav).

Congrats on 400k btw. Now for Gm in Normal/TGM1, once you iron out a couple kinks and mental blocks, S8, S9 and Gm will be yours in a day.

I would appreciate the missing info for the leaderboards. I grabbed the hiscores from the screenshots.

Thanks for the save file and I will try to get Texmaster GM next month.

I will post my S7 mastering time later when I'm back home.

EDIT:

Mastering time is nowhere to be found in Texmaster so I just took a screenshot at the exact time S7 popped up. 10:22:03 is the time.

[rednefed]

Added it in.
You're on track to get 999 @ 13:30! Keep at the 20G practice.

[Ai]

[/url]

2. Ai 300 @ 3:24:93 461574
3. DeHackEd 300 @ 3:03:38 437679
This is from yesterday evening. For some reason I started playing almost 30 seconds faster than usual. I can finally play at some decent speed.

(http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=461574.png)

This is my fastest game yet. I didn't really focus on combos in this case. I get over 400.000 almost all the time now. ^^



This is my fastest Texmaster Normal Mode 500-999 time attack performance from a few weeks ago. Just missed S7. Best game overall is S7 (score around 90.000) in about 05:45. At the moment I'm trying to improve my stacking so as to achieve higher grades.

My fastest 0-500 performance is around 06:15. In theory I can finish the game in less than 12 minutes. In theory...

EDIT:

(http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aitmnm500999s6541.png)

2. Ai 300 @ 3:41:05 470099
3. DeHackEd 300 @ 3:03:38 437679
...

****! Slow compared to the games posted before, but I had more luck with the combos. Near the end I had a 4-step combo that nearly ended in a bravo. 2 measly blocks remained on the playfield. I'll upload my save file later after I've cleaned it up a little.

Watch out rednefed! ;-)

EDIT:



1. Ai 300 @ 3:34:35 483328
2. rednefed 300 @ 3:32:56 471590
3. DeHackEd 300 @ 3:03:38 437679
**** YES! ^^

When I got 470099 earlier I knew I could do even better. So I kept trying this evening until I got lucky. Close to the end I had a 6-step combo that nearly ended with a bravo. Again 2 measly blocks prevented me of getting a combo bravo.

[url=http://www.sendspace.com/file/u824le]Texmaster2009.sav (http://img7.imageshack.us/my.php?image=483328.png)

[Ai]

RRAAAAWWWRRR!!! ^^

[/url]

[url=http://www.sendspace.com/file/6io89t]Texmaster2009.sav (http://img3.imageshack.us/my.php?image=504634.png)

I've kept all my Novice Mode runs under 4 minutes. All you need to do to see the replay is select the game with the 3:40:28 time.

1. Ai 300 @ 3:40:28 504634
Broke the 500.000 mark. Rather slow run and nothing special to report. I was actually surprised to see the score during the credit roll. No real big combos, instead I made a lot of little combos.

Now all I need to do is emulate these kind of performances in TAP Normal Mode and get over 400.000 to clear one of my resolutions for this year. Of course there is the difficulty of the 2 special pieces and lag which will make things harder than they seem. I will try to give it a try during the weekend. ^^

I'm almost always saying this, but I think you would agree with me (if you have seen the replay ^^) that this could have easily been a lot more if I made slightly better decisions. I'm sure you guys can do even better it if you adapt your playstyle a little. Whether it's worth it, is another story. ;-)

[rednefed]

Congrats on breaking the 500k barrier without bravos!
I played a few rounds, made one improvement:
http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/novice488931.png
300 @ 3:21:88, score of 488931


Edit:
http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/texnorm1120.png
GM, 999 @ 11:20:25

[jujube]

http://i41.tinypic.com/2jbqfsz.png
YAY! i'm not sure, but this might be my best attempt ever. it's close enough anyway.

[Ai]

1. Ai 300 @ 3:35:06 508307

[PetitPrince]

Suohfei (my girlfriend) woke me up this morning saying that she got Gm in 13:07:36 (130131 pts). I love her http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif .

[kotetsu213]

not recent

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/kotetsu213/texmaster_normal_gm.png

[kotetsu213]

Normal 10:56.98

(screenshot + video coming soon)

[TWF]

Suohfei (my girlfriend) woke me up this morning saying that she got Gm in 13:07:36 (130131 pts). I love her http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif .
You really need to get her to start posting here.

[Ai]

From about a year ago:

viewtopic.php?p=21382#p21382 (http://www.tetrisconcept.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=21382#p21382)

^^

I've been thinking about the highest score one can get without a (combo) bravo and I believe it's around 550.000. This should be doable for those with times around 03:15 or with a score over 450.000 in TAP Normal. Amnesia and colour_thief could definitely do it.

I'll try to get GM in Normal mode soon. ;-)

[COL]

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2440/20090531204229.png
normal gm @ 12:17:76
novice performed today: 413523 (in 04:03:26) http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif 400k bar broken!

[Ai]

[/url]

1. Ai 300 @ 3:23:31 524831
Lucky?

(http://img32.imageshack.us/i/524831.png/default.htm)

I improved my previous best 3 times in about 45 minutes. When I began this session I immediately noticed the unusual low time while comboing. So after playing some games for a higher score I tried to do some time attack while only going for tetrises. It seems I also improved on that front!

[url=http://img32.imageshack.us/i/30493.png/default.htm] (http://img32.imageshack.us/i/519197.png/default.htm)

I will try to make a video of my new highscore asap! Oh and still no bravo...

@rednefed:

The link in my previous post is the best know performance by Amnesia from a year ago. He told me he could do better as that was a result he got after only 3 or 4 games. I just linked to it as I saw you updating the leaderboard with other member scores. ^^

[Ai]

[/url]

RANK & NAME CLASS Lv. @ TIME COMMENT
---------------- ----- --- -------- -------
1. kotetsu213 GM 999 10:56:98
2. DeHackEd GM 999 10:58:71
3. rednefed GM 999 11:20:25
4. Ai GM 999 11:55:86
5. COL GM 999 12:17:76
6. jujube GM 999 12:30:96
7. KevinDDR GM 999 12:57:66
8. Suohfei GM 999 13:07:36 You are loved!
9.
10.

Updated this leaderboard for you. ;-)

Sub 12 minutes!

I achieved this great result after only 3 games. The first 2 ended under level 100 because of mistakes while trying to combo. It feels good to get this kind of time knowing I wasn't pushing myself all that much. This is my first GM performance after getting GM in TGM last month. Confirmation is always good even though it's not in TGM. ^^

Here is a save file with the GM game and all my Novice mode games above 500.000 (also included my fastest game). And sorry for not delivering the video as promised. ^^;

[url=http://ul.meroigo.com/f/Texmaster2009.sav]Click here for the save file! ^^ (http://img25.imageshack.us/i/29168798.png/default.htm)

[COL]

Sub 12 minutes!


That's great http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif(in fact It is one of my current goals http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif )

[Ai]

^^ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl7uA8-LeX4)





A BIG thank you to edo for encoding the video!!! ^^

[Burbruee]

First novice try in 6 months..

http://tetrisconcept.net/forum/attachment.html?attachmentid=9&stc=1&d=1247540550

[Ai]

Nice time Burbruee. If that's your first try then you will have no problem doing even better.

Anyone else interested in a Novice mode time attack leaderboard? Maybe rednefed could add it over here? Or I could create a new thread with 2 different leaderboards for TEX Novice and TAP Normal. ^^

[Burbruee]

http://tetrisconcept.net/forum/attachment.html?attachmentid=10&stc=1&d=1247616156

More score. More speed.

[rednefed]

Anyone else interested in a Novice mode time attack leaderboard? Maybe rednefed could add it over here? Or I could create a new thread with 2 different leaderboards for TEX Novice and TAP Normal. ^^

Well, I'm not sure of the value of time-attacking Novice, since it's really a score attack and Master mode is where fast, efficient play should be focused. Sure, there're no levelstops but that doesn't change much: it's just 300 levels of sub-1G play.

That said,
300 @ 3:04:45 (421336) with 18 tetrises, 4 doubles, and a triple.

[Burbruee]

I don't even want to try and play Normal in Texmaster, since everyone else here is GM.
/me doesn't want to be the only one who is not :p

I'll stick to Novice. ^^

[Ai]

1. Ai 300 @ 3:30:70 563472 Video! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl7uA8-LeX4)
2. rednefed 300 @ 3:21:88 488931
3. Amnesia 300 @ 3:04:35 479542
4. DeHackEd 300 @ 3:03:38 437679
5. Burbruee 300 @ 3:17:28 431303
6. COL 300 @ 4:03:26 413523
7. gs68 300? @ ?:??:?? 368781 Needs level and time

Updated the leaderboard with the highest known score by Amnesia.

http://143.homelinux.com/archive/tc/img171.imageshack.us/img171/2079/normaltd5.jpg

Fixed Burbruee's position on the leaderboard. And added the replay of my best game in the comment section.

Well, I'm not sure of the value of time-attacking Novice, since it's really a score attack and Master mode is where fast, efficient play should be focused. Sure, there're no levelstops but that doesn't change much: it's just 300 levels of sub-1G play.


I guess you're right. I was looking for a new challenge in Novice and Normal mode as it's getting very hard to do even better unless I get a bravo. TAP Normal is so much harder, but I will see if I can do better in the near future. As for Novice mode, if I can get 563472 without bravo, only comboing until the early 200s and with that time then I see no reason why better players wouldn't get very close to the 600000 mark or even break it. But you will need to be very lucky with the piece sequence like in my case. ^^


That said,
300 @ 3:04:45 (421336) with 18 tetrises, 4 doubles, and a triple.
Wow slightly better than the time I got a month ago:

Turn off the sound! ^^ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6fhNUQ8fqg)

Any idea how fast the best could clear this? Around 02:40?

I don't even want to try and play Normal in Texmaster, since everyone else here is GM.
/me doesn't want to be the only one who is not :p

I'll stick to Novice. ^^There's no shame in participating. I was S7 for a long time over here. Posting shameful performances of myself motivated me to improve. Also please do share your save file as I'm interested in seeing your and everyone else's Novice mode play.

[Burbruee]

There's no shame in participating. I was S7 for a long time over here. Posting shameful performances of myself motivated me to improve. Also please do share your save file as I'm interested in seeing your and everyone else's Novice mode play.

That's how I feel about Special / Special Ti / Sudden / Sudden Ti.
I'm always fighting at the bottom of the tables and it's great fun once you get a new record. But truth to be told I'm just not enjoying TGM1 as much.

It's just so frustrating to play before 20G kicks in. And since you can't slide pieces in because of no hard drop and instant lock after soft drop it just adds to the frustration when playing pre-20G.

So I pretty much get so frustrated with how slow it is to play and that you either have to soft drop it half way and wait for it to drop on it's own (sloooooooow...) so you can slide it in, or the other option is to just drop it and create a hole in your stack every time a situation like that appears.

Because of all the frustration with the mode, I barely ever survive to 20G even.
Maybe I'll try it again after I get my S5 on Special Ti, though. :)

[Ai]

I never really had much trouble with the sub level 300 part of TGM. It might be boring to some, but having spent quite some time playing a lot of old school Tetris games the annoyances you mention are less of an issue for me.

On the other hand play between level 300 and 500 is truly frustrating and requires hard work to overcome.

I'll give you a few suggestions:


Instead of playing from the start all the time spend more time playing starting from level 300 and level 500. Play, play and play until you feel you're getting better. Normally you should improve drastically when you decide to play for real again. You may need some time to get more consistent again though.

Don't play the same way all the time. Play time attack sessions where you push yourself to the limit by manual locking like crazy . Other times don't manual lock at all or less and take your time to stack cleanly for tetrises.

Play very safely. This is you need to try and keep the stack low if you're not great at correcting messy situations at the top. Don't take any unnessesary risks. Let's say you have problems getting to level 500. What I would do is just play without looking at grade or time. With time you will get better and can afford to take more risks to improve your records. You need to get comfortable with your current level first before hoping to perform even better.

Having less time now for Tetris, I had to change my way of playing. I can't afford to spend hours to get a higher grade, level or time. So I spend my time wisely practicing my weaknesses. After I feel a better player I concentrate on a game mode for a while. In most cases I manage to make some great improvements after only playing a few games. Look what I have done in TGM. I was stuck with S9 after finishing the game. After a week I stopped playing the mode and focused entirely on my 20G play, which I knew was the problem. I spend a few weeks playing sessions of 30 minutes to an hour max. And when I decided to try for GM again I did it quite fast and with little effort.

Take it from me anyone can get GM in TGM given enough time, practice and determination. So good luck. ^^

[rednefed]

Wow slightly better than the time I got a month ago
It's clear my TGM rotation (not Ti style) 0G play needs to be improved. I play way too much 20G and/or 3 previews + hold. Should be able to clear Novice sub-3 minutes...

Edit: 300 @ 3:02:28 (431300), bronze RE

[Edo]

It's just so frustrating to play before 20G kicks in. And since you can't slide pieces in because of no hard drop and instant lock after soft drop it just adds to the frustration when playing pre-20G.

So I pretty much get so frustrated with how slow it is to play and that you either have to soft drop it half way and wait for it to drop on it's own (sloooooooow...) so you can slide it in, or the other option is to just drop it and create a hole in your stack every time a situation like that appears.

There are some tactical setups you can use to avoid having to slide. Here are a couple of examples (http://fumen.zui.jp/?m105@QdA3lbB3gbB3kbE3kbI3gbI3gbI3gbI3gbI3gbI3gb?I 3qbAAA7eAs/ADdDfhb+egb/ejb8ehb9enb9eycAAA7eB67?AAAAhdCAhbFYwNhbCAhbDAgbAA kcAAA7eAHFBNdCfibCfib?+ehb9eib+ehb9eib8ekcAAA7eCD7 Ap6AAAA), just to give you some idea of what you can do. In both cases, you clear with a triple, which costs virtually no time at all compared to a tetris. If you use your imagination, I'm sure you can come up with ones of your own.

[Ai]

I don't really use the methods demonstrated in Edo's fumen. Probably becuase of my limited stacking insight. I prefer using overhangs which I'm getting more comfortable at. I would have created overhangs near the tetris hole in both cases. Or I would have covered the tetris hole in both cases. Especially in the second example because there is no effort needed to correct the situation very fast.

Soft dropping is indeed frustrating. but with some practice you will be able to execute it very smoothly. It's just a question of good timing and being patient. But I understand that having the piece lock prematurely often or losing a big amount of time trying to execute it correctly is a reason to avoid sliding in OG.

Nice time rednefed. I will join you too and try to get sub 3 minutes! ^^

[Rosti LFC]

Edo's point is that you don't create an overhang. Instead you create a hole in the 9th column or block off your well temporarily, because the problem can easily be fixed without losing much speed.

It works for more than just low-G TGM1 as well. If there's no easy overhang to make because the stack is a bit messy, or there's nowhere convenient to place a piece, it's quite useful sometimes to block off the hole or make a hole in the 9th column and then just avoid stacking too much on top of it.

[rednefed]

It's like the SZ start in guideline games - platform for a tetris instead of softdropping to save valuable time.

Anyway, I went for score attack again:
http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/nov508k.png
Novice, 300 @ 3:20:61, 508976 score

[Ai]

@ Rosti_LFC: I understand. I never really practiced playing like that. I will make an effort to use that method of stacking.

Congrats breaking 500k rednefed! Looks like I better keep playing.

I cleared Novice mode in 02:59:55 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adb9NDBpJ98). I can do even better. I should have gotten around 02:56:00. Just skip to the end in this FAIL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PflbKt5PcFQ) video! ^^'

EDIT:

New best time of 02:57:70 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQhKO_OZT8c). ^^

[rednefed]

"Normal"
http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/norm1057.png
GM, 999 @ 10:57:55

[DeHackEd]

http://216.75.170.33/TexmasterNovice494050.png

I randomly picked this up again and whadayaknow...


And while I'm at it...

http://216.75.170.33/TexmasterMaster1GM104961.png

[Ai]

Great speed while comboing.

In the game I posted in my last post with a time of 02:57:70 I tried to clear only tetrises. There's only one 3 step combo before level 200 with a triple, tetris and double. The score was 484107. So I think you should be able to break 500000 with your speed and a combo or 2 around level 200.

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1949/025770.png (http://img177.imageshack.us/i/025770.png/)

[Ai]

The last Texmaster version feels easier. Only played like 45 minutes and already got 5 times over 500000.

My current 3 best performances:

1. 563472
2. 547733
3. 535835

Also got Gold CO for the second time ever as far as I know. I will try to upload a video soon.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9004/goldco.jpg (http://img171.imageshack.us/i/goldco.jpg/)

[Deeem2031]

http://www.deeem2031.de/Tetris/TexNormal_998.png

[Ai]

Great! You will be GM soon, especially since you're fast and can afford to slow down for a few more tetrises when necessary.

And the rumors are true! Digital's Termino Velocity Pack is a sure way to improve your records. ^^

[rednefed]

Minor updates
- novice: 517439
- normal: 10:45:28

Save file: http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/Texmaster2009.sav

Edit:
http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/yarr.png

[Ai]

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8223/ownaged.jpg (http://img23.imageshack.us/i/ownaged.jpg/)

COMBO GM!!! The 600000 barrier can certainly be broken without bravo in Texmaster Novice. Oh and look at that time while comboing! Can you imagine the score if I somehow manage to get a bravo? And to say I was unable to break 400k at the start of the year. ^^

Once I sort out some encoding problems I'll upload the replay and save file. I also still need to encode the Gold CO video I promised. ^^;

[rednefed]

That's a really nice time. If I stack for combos, I end up closer to 3:25-3:30 due to all the line clear delays.

I guess you win this one.

[Ai]

Don't say that. You could easily beat my score with a bravo. Without one might be a little more difficult though. Besides you're better than me in everything else. ^^

What matters is the score in TAP Normal and the difference over there is almost nonexistent. I'd rather break 500k in TAP Normal than get 600k in Texmaster. Also if colour_thief, Edo, Amnesia etc. play this seriously for a while they would do better.

Concerning the speed increase. Just practice time attack for a while and you will be able to lower your clear time. Prior to playing for score, play time attack till you get a few games near 3 minutes. Piece placement while combo stacking is the least of my worries as it happens almost automatically. As a result multiplayer play and other game modes suffer from this without adequate preparations...

I've seen the 581109 run's replay. I could have gotten closer or even broken 600k if I didn't make 2 mistakes near the end. At level 262 I misdropped and at the end I rushed to finish the game instead of clearing a tetris. Some very high stacking and a lot of luck involved in this run. But I wasn't nervous. I was unaware of the score and time as it didn't really feel like a great game. ^^

[Ai]

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/4397/578424.jpg (http://img504.imageshack.us/i/578424.jpg/)

Not a new high score. I had close to 445000 near the end with an opportunity to stack for a tetris and seal the deal, but I once again fail to deliver when it matters. But I'm getting more and more consistent.

Top 3 scores:

1. 581109 - 03:09:45
2. 578424 - 03:18:13
3. 563472 - 03:30:70

Still no videos but you can find my save files in my signature for the time being. ^^

EDIT:

You can find both the old and new save file. Use the file in the Texmaster beta folder to watch my recent games. I've added the times above so as to make it easy to find the replays. I have replays of all my Novice runs with scores above 500k and a few time attack games. The game with the Gold CO is the run with a time of 03:23:71. The first combo chain is the Gold CO.

I won't be bothering you guys again unless I break 600000. Time to focus on TAP and other modes. ^^

EDIT:

The videos for those interested:

Ai T*xm*st*r Novice Mode 581109 ^^ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co-XiBHpBKo)
Ai T*xm*st*r Novice Mode 578424 ^^ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OGrOz3IdM4)
Ai T*xm*st*r Novice Mode Gold CO ^^ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEFZegd2nuc)

[awake]

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/7114/20091017.png

[Ai]

Congrats meow. Do it in TGM now! ^^

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4732/66754450.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/66754450.jpg/)

May upload video later.

EDIT:

Ai T*xm*st*r Normal Mode GM 11:25:06 Part 1 ^^ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45OurQA5s20)
Ai T*xm*st*r Normal Mode GM 11:25:06 Part 2 ^^ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90x0m4LHp-A)

All gameplay advice is always appreciated.

[Special_k]

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9734/20091107204428.png

[Ai]

Welcome and congrats! Both time and score were a close call, but that doesn't take anything away from this great achievement. A very nice way to start posting on the forum! ^^

[Ai]

Saving you the trouble (Part 1) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIVQtiJkntU)
Saving you the trouble (Part 2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMViMxnNDGs)

From DIGITAL. ^^

[NoonShaK]

My first GM !!! :):D:p:biggrin:

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/104/20091222123616.png

You know what ?
I'm happy !!

[Ai]

You should be. Congrats! I see you only have S3 on the TGM leaderboard. You know what to do. ^^

[COL]

haha infinite joy on your face!
Well done!

[DeHackEd]

http://216.75.170.33/tm-master1-gm-102580.png

[Free]

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9391/tgm113541.jpg

Finally im able to play faster with my Hori and beat my keyboard records :D
Its possible after all!

[awake]

http://i47.tinypic.com/au9rhv.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/117wpwm.jpg

[rednefed]

http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/nor1037.jpg
Normal: GM, 999 @ 10:37:18.

I can do it in TGM1 I suppose.
Those 56 second sections felt damn good.

[awake]

http://i45.tinypic.com/2e3mj52.jpg

5 second improvement

[Ai]

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8356/tgmnormalgm.jpg

Best time for the first half I ever got in a game. For the 500-999 part 05:15:78 is my best so far. ^^

[rednefed]

Nice! Almost sub-11.
Seeing as I don't have the time to keep this leaderboard updated, you can have control of it, Ai.

[Ai]

No problem at all. I'll keep taking care of it unless someone volunteers for ownership. I'm definitely able to get sub 11 minutes if I play more regularly. ^^

[Ai]

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/925/texmasternormal20g.jpg

Best 500-600 section time is 58:xx when starting from level 500. Fastest 20G section was completed in 56:03 like shown in the practice game above. Now I need to be more consistent and improve sub 20G play. ^^

Started playing Novice mode earlier this week and I manage to get scores around 550000 again.

EDIT:

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3771/tmnov110123.jpg

Best 0-500--> 05:34:xx

[Ai]

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/4638/tmnorgm105960.png

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1365/tmnorgm.png

I should be able to get a time under 10:50 if I try harder. 20G play was oh so bad... I can't seem to play my best 20G while playing seriously. Not enough tetrises I'm afraid. And I definitely need to practice for a higher score. ^^

[COL]

Good! getting sub 11 is not easy (still out of reach for me :) )

[Free]

very nice Ai, congrats!

i want this, too ;) i have been practicing tgm with 20g code lately because of my bad 20g stacking in tgm.. my placement is still less than optimal, and my time in my very first 20g-gm was worse than my record in regular play :'(

[Ai]

Thanks! ^^

Good! getting sub 11 is not easy (still out of reach for me :) )

I can now get times around 05:40 in the first half consistently. In Special my best first part time is 05:06:xx. Have you made any progress in that department? Your 20G is very solid from what I've seen.

Update your time over here. I have one of your save files with a sub 11:30 time, but I'm not sure if it's your best as it's from a few months ago now.

very nice Ai, congrats!

i want this, too ;) i have been practicing tgm with 20g code lately because of my bad 20g stacking in tgm.. my placement is still less than optimal, and my time in my very first 20g-gm was worse than my record in regular play :'(

Congrats getting Gm in TGM 20G mode. That certainly isn't easy. You should have posted. I'll add you if it's okay? You're not the only one who needs to work on 20G finesse.

I'll upload the video and Texmaster save file by the end of the weekend. ^^

[COL]

My best on tex normal is gm@ 11:14:86 performed on 11/16/1009, now i rather play it for stacking practice challenges: currently im trying to make >50 tetris for example...

[Ai]

Thanks for the updates guys. ^^

Only uploaded the Texmaster save for now, which can be found in my signature. Maybe it's best to wait until I have a better game to show. Really 20G was pathetic. Time to put some time in special clean stacking sessions like COL. ^^

[rednefed]

Normal: GM, 999 @ 10:35:18
209365 score

On the new texmaster, the DAS feels very sluggish.

[rednefed]

Novice: 526762. 300 @ 3:16:63
Screens/replays of these two records by request. (And they have been requested, so here (http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/Texmaster2009.sav) they are).

[Ai]

I would like to have a look at your replays. By the way how's your invincible play?

EDIT:

Thanks for the file. I used invisible before and for whatever reason I typed invicible in google which corrected it to invincible. So I went with that... ^^;

Faster play seems more important among top players anyway.

[rednefed]

I would like to have a look at your replays. By the way how's your invincible play?

http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/Texmaster2009.sav

My invisible play, I'm guessing? I have never trained for it, nor bothered to. It's probably the one part of TGM I don't see myself trying to master. Hence in my Special m play I played the best I could with manual locking.

[Burbruee]

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3578/20100508185827.png

Eh, it's a start. I never usually play TGM1, ever.

[DarkMatt]

Guess I'll pop up and share my recent achievement.

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4770/normalgm.png

If I've learned anything after almost 2 years of playing grandmaster Tetris, it's that "I am a big, dumb klutz at it."

But I finally mustered enough willpower and intelligence to survive long enough to get GM. Hooray.

I may have a video up within 1-a couple days.

[Kitaru]

Yaaaay random GMs popping in! :D

Congratulations! That's quite a killer time for a first GM.

[DarkMatt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsmE360KRGk

And here's the video of my game.

[Ai]

Congrats with this great achievement DarkMatt. Unusually fast time for a first GM indeed. You're not bad in the other modes either!

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3343/20100519180856.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yY-yVHHDzc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9gfZ_baOOk

blahhhhh.

[awake]

http://i47.tinypic.com/2lwrhht.jpg

[Free]

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/579/gm105835.jpg (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/gm105835.jpg/)

Yes, finally :awe:

[Ai]

Nice! What a difference with my playstyle. Great score and wow at the number of tetrises at that speed.

My best time for the 20G part is 05:05:93 and for the sub 20G part I believe it's still 05:34:xx. I have more than 80 Novice games with a score over 500000. I got an AC and 6 more Gold COs. One of which is a 10 step combo consisting of seven consecutive doubles followed by 3 singles. Best first combo of the game is over 90000 at around level 60 without bravos, which I have done a few times. In TAP Normal best first combo is around 70000 near level 75. I have been slacking off recently. ^^;

[Free]

Thanks :) Feels so rewarding to beat my times in this mode, maybe because it takes relatively long to complete? Anyway. Another day, well, evening of infinite happiness ^^ I dont know why i suck at novice so much though, every time i try to make a lot of combos i wind up clearing mistakes, usually i do best just with the standard tetris routine.

[NBL]

My first GM !

http://www.nicolasbaradel.eu/tetris/texmaster/images/Normal_GM.jpg

at 12:47:01

I did it on 30/05/2010

[Kitaru]

Nice nice, congrats! :D

[NBL]

Thank you :). I forgot it, but you can also add the scor on the novice mode (which is on the screenshot too) :D

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/5416/20100607171623.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajRzWDG3rcc

I have no idea what I'm doing T_T

[Ai]

Congrats NBL!

Not bad play DDRKirby(ISQ). With a little more practice and luck you'll get a much higher score. You could also try a time attack run with as much tetrises as possible and a few combos when you get the opportunity.

Uploaded a few short videos mentioned in one of my previous posts:

Ai T*xm*st*r Novice 10 step Gold CO ^^ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7zVo2nmQjg)
Ai T*xm*st*r Novice 94314 at level 64 ^^ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzEvSpOPkqE)

Will try to get the Gold CO medal in TAP Master soon.

I added an Advance Mode leaderboard and updated the leaderboard format.

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/3781/968u.jpg http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/1633/025336.jpg

Updated signature with most recent Texmaster save file as well. ^^

[steadshot]

First Gm :awe:

http://imgur.com/cXnWK.jpg

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DntzLxIh8o
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy1Ty87yEhk

[Free]

Nice steadshot, congrats! Looks like a solid game.
Welcome to the forum :)

[Ai]

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3103/1015393.jpg

I need to find a way to get my sub 20G time around 05:25. ^^

[rednefed]

http://defender.arcimpulse.com/TC/nov576.png

Novice:
576802, 300 @ 3:22:33

I am 110% convinced that good scores in this mode are more luck than anything else.

[Ai]

Nice score.

Are you saying that you need more luck to get higher scores more consistently compared to TAP Normal? Or do you think the scoring system is somehow broken?

I have about 20 games with scores around 550000 and I've gotten very close to my best score more than a few times. In TAP Normal in most great games I end up with scores around 450000. So far I've only gotten over 460000 a dozen times.

[rednefed]

Luck with the randomizer. That is, you don't draw Z-S or S-Z very often when comboing, and that I's come along often enough, especially to get combos with two tetrises. It's good to leave column 8 a little lower than 1-7 so J's and L's can be placed flat side down for singles, so they aren't problem pieces.

[Ai]

I remember mentioning on the IRC channel last year that the randomizer is easier to work with in Texmaster after someone said that the Texmaster randomizer was harder for play. I don't know about normal play, but I completely agree with you that the Texmaster randomizer is better suited for longer and higher scoring combos. This is what I was trying to show with the short videos I posted in one of my previous posts.

Best first combo of the game is over 90000 at around level 60 without bravos, which I have done a few times. In TAP Normal best first combo is around 70000 near level 75.

Without bravo. And highest score at level 100 in TAP Normal is just over 100000 and in Texmaster Novice around 140000.


I guess you win this one.

^^

Anyway good luck breaking 600000 without AC. I'm 113% sure it's possible. ^^

EDIT:

Can you share your save file? Thanks in advance.

Normal + 20G:
340991 score
300 @ 3:23:96

Strategy: combo! Pyramid stack with priority to the left. With columns 1-5 high, mobility's virtually identical to 0G. Keep column 9 medium to low, column 8 about 8-12 high in case you need to skim or the randomizer starves you. Oh, and as usual with Normal or Easy, luck of the draw.


I was playing TAP Normal 20G a while ago and wasn't able to improve my current best. I tried following your strategy, but I clearly need to see it in action. It'd be nice if you could share a Texmaster Normal or Special 20G combo game.

[Alice]

Novice
Alice - 177009 - 04:57:80 - omgwhatiscombos

[clincher]

"You just have to play like a pussy"
http://a.imageshack.us/img341/6513/20100714094601.png

[Ai]

Great job clincher. Enjoy your day of infinite hapiness. ^^ Holy **** at the score for a first Gm!! I see you destroying your current time very soon. Aim to finish both halves in under 6 minutes.

Novice
Alice - 177009 - 04:57:80 - omgwhatiscombos

Welcome and thanks for participating. Combo stacking isn't really difficult, but I would advise you to start with tetris stacking until your time is closer to 4 minutes. I bet you'll get a score around 300000 before you know it. For combo stacking advice I would suggest you watch the following videos:

Tetris the Grandmaster 2: Normal mode 484887 (http://www.youtube.com/user/colourthief#p/u/16/57fd3zFuv78)
Ai T*xm*st*r Novice Mode 581109 ^^ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co-XiBHpBKo)

The first video is TAP Normal which has 2 special items you have to deal with compared to Texmaster Novice. If you need any help just ask. ^^

[Alice]

Novice
Alice - 204810 - 05:31:83 - 200megashock

I tried, I really tried. I am not playing this mode again for some time.

[steadshot]

Sorry clincher, but I guess you knew that'd be coming :p

http://imgur.com/BP1U8.jpg (http://imgur.com/BP1U8.jpg)

Have fun beating me again :D

Edit:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAol6VUTbgU
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwdDo7a6Fl8

[Ai]

^^

Novice
Alice - 204810 - 05:31:83 - 200megashock

I tried, I really tried. I am not playing this mode again for some time.

At least you're not last anymore. ^^

[clincher]

You asked for it, steadshot
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6017/20100720155509.png
BTW: I don't have internet at home right now, have fun beating me

[Deeem2031]

http://deeem2031.de/Tetris/TexNormal_GM115713.png

First sub 12 GM iirc.

[DarkMatt]

I seem to have lost a couple of ranks on the chart.

Let's fix that.

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/4451/normalgm1148.png
Also my 4th GM.

[statikeffeck]

Started playing tetris again (with a keyboard though). new normal record:

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/6937/20100903210800.th.png (http://img838.imageshack.us/i/20100903210800.png/)

Statikeffeck Normal Gm 999 11:22:00

[DarkMatt]

Welcome back, Texmaster.

I have improved my time by a substantial amount.

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/4354/normalgm1112.png

[rednefed]

Normal: Gm, 999 @ 10:26:25 (219267 score, 47 tetr*s)

[briannn]

tgm is fucking hard

[Ai]

What's your current best?

[briannn]

13:09 normal gm

[Ai]

Not bad. I added you to the leaderboard. Can you share your save file? Try and aim to cut your times for both halves to around 6 minutes. ^^

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/168/12511texmasternovice446.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjB1v_9Xa_g

Also, I apparently forgot to post it, but my new Normal record is Lvl 999 (GM) - 11:19:35

[Ai]

Not bad, but I'm sure you can do better. ^^

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

me too, haha...

[Ai]

^^

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9181/aitexmasternovice583857.jpg

Played a little earlier and got this without even trying hard. ^^

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/5923/2811texmasternovice4949.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_m8H4_c9MM

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/4381/20110213023952.png

Is the highest I think I have so far for Advance. This is back from 6/8/10. I'll finish it at some point.

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

Is there no records thread for TexMaster Doubles? Me and imiganai have cleared it before I think, though I don't have the time/screenshot on file. (also unfortunately texmaster doesn't seem to save replays for doubles mode)

More importantly though, we spent way too long today on the ridiculous Big/Big doubles and Normal/Big doubles modes.

Here's our best Big/Big performance:
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8123/20110212214145.png

And here's Big/Normal (oh god):
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/256/20110212211202.png

imiganai never even plays big mode, ever, so the big/big record was extremely good, considering. It's basically impossible to maneuver around each other's pieces without careful planning...and also if you ever misdrop by one column you're completely hosed. The normal wallkicks also don't work (i'm assuming because it's trying to wallkick by one normal column instead of one big column).

Our big/normal strategy was to have the normal player take 4 columns and the big player take 5 big columns (= 10 normal columns). It made things slightly less stupidhard, but not by much. This particular "record" (if you can even call it that) was set with imiganai on the left with normal, and me on the right playing big. Again, imiganai never plays 4 columns or big mode (though i do so every so often on DS). Also, the normal player can drop an O piece on the big player's side without causing any problems. Or two Is or Js or Ls, I guess, but that's a lot more troublesome unless you already have the next one in your preview.

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

Was about to make a new thread for Doubles, but I see it's being merged into this one. Yay! (me and imiganai will get a screenshot for a proper doubles clear at some point)

[Ai]

You're free to create a new thread for Doubles if you want. I copied your post from the Miscellaneous Tetris Achievements thread over here, but I haven't yet added leaderboards. I'll add those later today if you decide not to make a new thread. It's your choice. ^^

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

I don't think there are enough texmaster doubles players around (?) to warrant a separate thread, so adding it to here is probably fine.

[rednefed]

My brother and I completed Doubles about 1.5 years ago (!) in 7:26:50 (normal/normal sized). Don't have the screenshot, I've built a new computer since then.

[Ai]

I've added the Doubles leaderboards. If you want I can transfer thread ownership to you DDRKirby(ISQ). I may have proposed this already in the past. ^^

[clincher]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10032635/2011-03-05_11-07-13.bmp
I can get sub 11:30 I just have to push for it
But hey! At least I can Gm on demand

[Key]

First sub-12 minute in normal!
Time: 11:58:36
Pic is shrunk too much .... click to see my score. (I play with like 960 X 640, so it's big enough)
75

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/622/31211texmasternovice495.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sT-3wJf_I8

bah.

[Ai]

Very good! If you cleared a tetris at the end you would have gotten over 500k. I see a potential for scores well over 500k if you manage to find a way to struggle less. Keep up the good work everyone! ^^

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

Yeah, I don't know how to keep everything clean consistently. Guess it should be good practice for me though, especially since I always tend to stack way too pointy.

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/6344/31311texmasternovice515.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grNZfbQvSxY

there we go.

[Kasbe]

Just went from S1 to S2 this morning on Normal. At last! I see some improvement!

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/9721/20110415005957.png

sub-11... (keyboard)

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/9334/20110421014420.png

TexMaster Normal/Big doubles.
Normal = DDRKirby(ISQ), on the left
Big = imiganai, on the right

It's too bad TexMaster doesn't save doubles replays; we also had a really epic Big/Big mode run (though it doesn't beat our current record of 207/167)...

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

Texmaster Normal/Normal doubles
DDRKirby(ISQ) on the left, imiganai on the right

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7756/20110421023715.png
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/5567/20110421023809.png

Question: how should doubles mode records work? Does the doubles mode 20G section after 300 ever end? Because the timer keeps rolling even after both players hit 300...

Should we be attempting to screenshot right after the 2nd player hits 300 (and going for fastest completion), or should we be going for longest survival time after 300 (which has its own issues since you could just artificially inflate your time by having a 10-minute 0-100 section...)

[Ai]

Question: how should doubles mode records work? Does the doubles mode 20G section after 300 ever end? Because the timer keeps rolling even after both players hit 300...

Should we be attempting to screenshot right after the 2nd player hits 300 (and going for fastest completion), or should we be going for longest survival time after 300 (which has its own issues since you could just artificially inflate your time by having a 10-minute 0-100 section...)

I have never played Doubles mode in Texmaster, so I wasn't aware of the seemingly never ending credit roll bug. I'd say it's better to keep it a time attack challenge. It looks like you guys are getting good at these modes. ^^

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

I mean I don't know whether it's endless or not; we just didn't see any actual credits scrolling by, so we have no idea how long it's supposed to last xD. (more important is the fact that the timer keeps ticking...)

problem with time attack is that you basically have to screenshot it right as you hit 300 since the timer doesn't freeze at all. And be careful not to hit F6 in the process...

[Qlex]

Got S6, 706 9:37:38 .

http://img863.imageshack.us/i/snapshot20110423104701.jpg/

Much more confident in 20g. I may improve my score soon.

[Ai]

I mean I don't know whether it's endless or not; we just didn't see any actual credits scrolling by, so we have no idea how long it's supposed to last xD. (more important is the fact that the timer keeps ticking...)

problem with time attack is that you basically have to screenshot it right as you hit 300 since the timer doesn't freeze at all. And be careful not to hit F6 in the process...

I'm fine with both; see what works best for you guys and make sure to let me know how you want the leaderboard ranked. I could accept both methods of play and point out in the comment section what the focus when playing. ^^

Got S6, 706 9:37:38 .

http://img863.imageshack.us/i/snapshot20110423104701.jpg/

Much more confident in 20g. I may improve my score soon.

Welcome to the forum and nice grade in Normal mode. It looks like we'll see more progress from you soon. It took me about 6 months to get S6. Good luck and have fun! ^^

[rednefed]

I mean I don't know whether it's endless or not; we just didn't see any actual credits scrolling by, so we have no idea how long it's supposed to last xD. (more important is the fact that the timer keeps ticking...)

The credits used to roll. That's how I got the 7:26 time with my brother way back then. Now I guess you've unearthed a lurking bug in Texy.

[Qlex]

Got S7 twice so here's my favourite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jh_Kcy4hi8

Managed to put those videos on Youtube Yay!

The beginning was mind-blowingly awful, my stacking def needs some more practice.

The line piece and I are now friends! I wouldn't say the same about the T block. Especially during section 6.

Overall : I think I need advice. I could get more by playing even more often, but right now I can't do some Tetris rampage two days in a row.


Thank you very much in advance! ^^

[Kasbe]

Reached S3 today :D

[Deeem2031]

man i hate Novice..
472882 @ 3:28:58

[Kitaru]

Overall : I think I need advice. I could get more by playing even more often, but right now I can't do some Tetris rampage two days in a row.

I would really like to help out when I get a chance, but right now I'm catching up on schoolwork. I'll try my best to get back to this once I've taken care of a good chunk of my workload. If I don't get back to you, you could try swinging by IRC some time: there is usually at least one person hanging out that has free time and wouldn't mind giving some pointers.

[Qlex]

No problem! I'm in the middle of a competitive exam so I really don't mind.

Thanks for the advice by the way

[Kasbe]

S4 now:D

[Qlex]

S4 now:D

Solid improvement, keep going!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtjHUclQ3VY

Here's another S7.

I felt way better during that one, but I can't explain why I topped so fast, I can only blame the randomizer. I feel there's been a huge mistake during the second half, but I don't see what it was

If you want to give advice, you don't have to watch the entire video. Start from 6:25 and say if you spot a huge flaw from that point.


Thank you very much in advance!

[Qlex]

I eventually got GM (in 12:40-12:50 or so), but my texmaster was full of replays so I can't provide the video.

Boy am I happy right now!

will try to get something faster than 12 minutes to begin with.

... Actually, to begin with, I have an exam tomorrow and I really should go back to sleep O_O

[Kitaru]

Excellent! :D Enjoy your day of infinite happiness.

Sorry I haven't been able to make good on my promise to write up advice yet. :s I haven't forgotten! The semester is almost over, so I won't have any excuses then. :p If you'd rather have advice on a more current game, just let me know.

Also, are you sure that your Texmaster replay file is full? I've heard of problems with them randomly deciding to not save any more games, but they should be able to hold up to 999 replays when they're behaving.

[Qlex]

I think that if I am not making progress anymore, or I am satisfied with what I'm doing, I'll put something on YouTube.

Provided I'm RARELY satisfied with what I'm doing, expect some asking in the future ^^

Right now it's ok! Ai gave me some nice advice during my mission to reach GM. Besides, I think I'll just practice alone for some time.


Oh, and for the 999 replays : Just put in there my 300 ragequits at my computer randomly deciding to forget my input, my 300 replays of sudden TI where I last 30 seconds, 300 replays that are actually me striving for Normal GM, and 99 replays of complete randomness.

It's cool though, I just erased everything useless so I don't think I'll have that problem again.

[Ai]

Congratulations with the Gm grade Qlex! After watching your play in the videos you uploaded it was clear you would get Gm if you managed to reach the end. I wish you good luck with your other goals! ^^

[clincher]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10032635/2011-05-23_07-07-39.bmp
I want a PCB
Btw, is my second half too slow? Should I be working on that?

[KevinDDR]

Your second half should be around 5 minutes or less. It should be significantly shorter than the first half.

[Ai]

When I was practicing for a sub 11 minutes time I was aiming for 0-500 in about 05:40 and 500-999 near 05:20. You can try to improve your sub 20G time, but like KevinDDR mentions above there's more room to improve your 20G time. In the game above average time per 20G section is a little over 01:06. You need to get it down to at least 01:04.

Use Texmaster for practice and attempt to get as close as possible to 1 minute playing 900-999. When you're able to do this consistently, start playing 800-999 and aim for a time under 02:05. Afterwards 700-999 under 03:10. Finally I made the jump to 500-999 in about 05:15. When you're getting comfortable with the above targets try do 700-999 in under 05:05 and 500-999 under 05:10. Switch back to TGM and use the 20G code to time attack the 20G mode. Normally you'll be able to get times sub 11 minutes quite easily (Gm may be a little harder) if you can do the 500-999 section under 05:20 in Texmaster. Currently I'm trying to get 20G section times under 1 minute more frequently which is hard since the stacking must be very stable and clean to clear tetrises.

[rednefed]

Advance: 999 @ 10:51:83

Much easier than TGM+.

[Qlex]

Got a couple S9 that could have been GM under the 12 minutes limit (died at 950 or so), so I might eventually give you some GM videos.

Problem is, I alternate really bad plays and really decent ones. Before my near GM play, I got like 4 twice, then S5 at like 600, then S9 at 950. I tried again after having a short break and I died at 200 or something. I really shouldn't make such an emphasis on speed >_>

[Qlex]

Finally!

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/1796/snapshot20110606204043.jpg

15 Qlex Gm 999 12:28:31

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hip2_-2pFw

http://img8.hostingpics.net/pics/7153M__Badi_Tournoi.png

I COMMAND you to review this >=O


On a more serious note though, I realize I have a lot of trouble making nice and clean decisions for more than 10 minutes, so that second GM really is a relief. I might try Special S9 or GM under 12 minutes.


EDIT : Dammit the video is being processed for hours. Finish faster finish faster ;_;

EDIT 2 : Done

[Kitaru]

It's 3:14AM and I need to sleep, but here is what I have so far. :) Finally, summer time is here and I can do a proper write-up for ya!

EDIT: http://kitaru.1101b.com/Qlex/qlex_gm.html

[Qlex]

Wow, I'm really grateful.

I've been analysing the whole thing, I guess I'll double check it and see what I gained from the whole thing concerning sub-500 play after this

[Kitaru]

Ah, I've finally gotten around to putting in some 20G advice, sorry for the delay. :s It's located in the same place.

I gave some tips/feedback on the the first couple sections, but the 20G looked really great overall and I couldn't think of much more to say without echoing myself. If you have any other questions though, feel free to ask and I'd be happy to help.

Congrats again man, you played an outstanding game. :)

[Qlex]

Thank you very much ^^

I'm gonna read this right now

[Qlex]

Here's an advance score :

4 Qlex 824 10:20:51

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJc0_LSLVv8

Not bad, but the end really blew my mind.

[steadshot]

http://i.imgur.com/rcGQv.jpg

[Ai]

Texmaster Novice Mode 633592; Gold CO Bravo Combo ^^ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk8BHe7BlEY)

Finally a score over 600000. In the last section there's a gold CO bronze AC combo that certainly helped me over the 600k barrier. But still, I think I would have obtained a score somewhere close to or over 600000 anyway. And without the little mess up at the end I would have ended up with about 640k.

It's been ages since I last played this mode with the intention to improve my personal best. I only play a few games once in a while to see if I still got it. I usually manage to get scores well over 500k quite easily after a few games.

The score was achieved yesterday evening after less than 10 games. First I obtained a silver CO medal, followed by 2 bronze CO and then finishing it off with a gold CO ending with a bravo single. The all clear boosted the score with a little more than 50000 points which is about the same as what you get for a tetris clear in a long combo chain at that stage of the game. The gold CO bronze AC combo increased the score with 182346 points which I don't think I've done before. I need to play TAP Normal again and hopefully I'll make some progress over there as well. ^^

[steadshot]

http://i.imgur.com/AXVIm.jpg

Played out of pure boredom.

[Kitaru]

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/292010_10150291620935675_515950674_7757654_761103_ n.jpg

[Ai]

I took a little break from updating the threads in the competition forum the past 2 weeks, but I'm back now. Sorry for not mentioning this anywhere in advance.

Fourth player with a score over 500k! Maybe you could achieve the same with simple time attack and a little combo near the end. It'd be nice if I could have a look at your save file if you still have it. I'll upload my most recent and upload it to my signature later. ^^

[clincher]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10032635/2011-09-18_11-53-17.bmp

[billtsar]

Ω

[deepdorp]

Normal mode: 11:45:06

Novice Mode:464244

[COL]

normal mode: gm in 10:39:21

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6844/texmasternormal999gm104.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orPQSik2CMI

[nahucirujano]

Hi, guys, how are you?
Believe it or not but this is the first time that I get GM at Normal Mode... (I almost never play it... xD Hahaha)

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa404/nahucirujano/Texmaster%202009/Normal-GMin114335.jpg

I hope I can do it again but faster :)
Regards...

Nahu
EDIT: better time record.
http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa404/nahucirujano/Texmaster%202009/Normal-GMin111888.jpg

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7963/111311texmasternormal99.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmqh5kSusGU

[Ai]

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7956/aitmnorgm103576.jpg

Fastest time from Texathlon.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9467/aitmnov21tetris.jpg

Perfect tetris game in Novice mode.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/726/aitmnovbronzeacatlevel6.jpg

Bravo double at the start of a Novice mode run. I will upload my current Texmaster save file later and next time I'll upload smaller screenshots. ^^

[billtsar]

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/8495/1102yl.jpg

GO GO GO!!!!!!

[Qlex]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaU4TQqZAfw

14 Qlex Gm 999 11:21:68 Level stop indicated.

[Ai]

Very nice one minute improvement Qlex! I've also added your current Novice personal best!

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/5465/aitmnov0247855072035321.jpg

^^

[LadyLily]

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m13/Amyofauir/2011-12-07_22-18-33.jpg
Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypy5tElBIJk)
need2learn2play

[clincher]

Training with my FSTE I got this:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10032635/2011-12-27_17-59-56.bmp

I think that's the first time I break 200k. Pretty happy with that run, it finally felt like I knew what I was doing

[nahucirujano]

New personal time record:
http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa404/nahucirujano/Texmaster%202009/Normal-GMin110356_04-02-2012.jpg

[Qlex]

Provided I have a novice record here, I thought "Why not improve it?"

18 Qlex 398331 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRaM94nY78w&feature=youtu.be) 03:33:86

It's really hard to have a good enough stack for comboes. What's your advice?

EDIT : Hehe nahu, only ready to take on the 11 minute limit, or would you strive for sub 10? ;)

[nahucirujano]

EDIT : Hehe nahu, only ready to take on the 11 minute limit, or would you strive for sub 10? ;)
Hahaha forget it, I just wanna clear the game under 11 minutes xD

[billtsar]

NORMAL
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8761/1045p.jpg


ADVANCE
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1162/1124zp.jpg