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martinuzz

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Ghost logic
« on: March 03, 2012, 03:57:32 am »

As I understand correctly, ghosts can open doors, even those linked to levers, and some can pull levers.
This can be applied to make logic gate loops of utter randomness, using doors and water. A ghost opening a door or pulling a lever would allow/force water to flow in another direction.


Remains the question: will a ghost move through 7/7 water (to open submerged doors)?
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Re: Ghost logic
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2012, 12:10:20 pm »

Remains the question: will a ghost move through 7/7 water (to open submerged doors)?


If they can do it in magma, they can do it in water.

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Re: Ghost logic
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2012, 01:08:11 pm »

I've never heard of them pulling a lever, definitely never seen one do so.

Ghosts tend to haunt particular people or places, so it's unlikely they'll be moving through 7/7 water unless that's where they died.  If you want to take advantage of ghosts' movement, you really have to observe the ghost carefully to pick up its patterns, and then build around what you see.

But I can't imagine why you'd want to base your logic around something as finnicky as a ghost.  I mean, fish open doors too, why not just use a fish?
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Re: Ghost logic
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2012, 01:10:11 pm »

Fish also dont tend to move through floors and walls as they see fit.
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Re: Ghost logic
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2012, 01:53:18 pm »

There's a whole variety of ghosts. Some haunt, some pull levers and open doors, some murder.
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