Number of points for leader / Hijacking

[guanoe]

Hi,

Me and my mate started a green launch. Friend posted 664 and myself 552. That leaves only about 384 for 3rd spot. We left it at 1216/1600 with 23 hours to go, so that others could join.

The next time I logged back on, the green pad was launched with someone posting 696 for first place.

Is this possible to go beyond 1600 total points to hijack? I was puzzled at how this could be. He must have really wanted that pole position to put in more points than the total of 1600.

Thanks

 

[Wired Parrott]

Yes it is possible to go over the required amount needed to launch.
If you want to leave a launch open but ensure first is secured you need
to add half the points plus 181 ( which is 1 point more than a pow. exp. bolt)
So for green that is 981 points, blue it would be 1181, and red would need
1681.

 

[guanoe]

Thanks for your input. All clear now.

 

[AMG]

This happened to me before , crazy player jump over me to first place adding extra point , i just removed him from my neighbor .

 

[Deezer]

I'm up for friending anyone who does launches and DOESNT steal places. I don't and anyone who does it to me gets binned immediately. I'm level 55 and have green and blue pads.

Friend code is 037t2kax

 

[Chazzy999]

I'm up for friending anyone who does launches and DOESNT steal places.

Which is pretty much everyone on this forum unless by mistake. If they weren't on this forum then you are open to trouble - there are many here that only have neighbours that are on this forum and that is the safest.

 

[guanoe]

This happened to me before , crazy player jump over me to first place adding extra point , i just removed him from my neighbor .

Yeah. My mate removed him as a neighbor. It’s probably time to relook the neighbor list.

 

[AMG]

Yeah. My mate removed him as a neighbor. It’s probably time to relook the neighbor list.

Yes its right to do .

 

[Captain WH Rollins]

Thanks for your input. All clear now.

There is a user guide - The Space Program - Green, Blue and Red Launch Flights
www.airportcitygame.com/threads/the-space-program-green-blue-and-red-launch-flights.20076/ - written to help those who are new to the space program and to the game of Airport City. You may like to read through it, when you have some free time. There is a themed section on How To Deal With Open Launch Hi-Jackers.

Regards
Captain WH Rollins

 

[WildJaguar]

I'm up for friending anyone who does launches and DOESNT steal places. I don't and anyone who does it to me gets binned immediately. I'm level 55 and have green and blue pads.

Friend code is 037t2kax

Add me... i have sent a request.

 

[Deezer]

Which is pretty much everyone on this forum unless by mistake. If they weren't on this forum then you are open to trouble - there are many here that only have neighbours that are on this forum and that is the safest.

I had people friend me from here then do this. Not friends for long!

 

[LX Air - Teresa]

Hi,

Me and my mate started a green launch. Friend posted 664 and myself 552. That leaves only about 384 for 3rd spot. We left it at 1216/1600 with 23 hours to go, so that others could join.

The next time I logged back on, the green pad was launched with someone posting 696 for first place.

Is this possible to go beyond 1600 total points to hijack? I was puzzled at how this could be. He must have really wanted that pole position to put in more points than the total of 1600.

Thanks

As you 2 were playing together, I think that if your mate had added another 56 points, giving 720, it would have been impossible to steal the first place (720 = 2 pebs)

 

[Wired Parrott]

As you 2 were playing together, I think that if your mate had added another 56 points, giving 720, it would have been impossible to steal the first place (720 = 2 pebs)

Actually they needed to add just 40 more points. 720 points and 2 pebs have nothing to do with
figuring this out. If he added 40 he would be at 704 adding the others 552 would equal 1256. If you subtract 1256 from 1599 you get 343 max the hijacker could add before throwing in a peb. So this would give he hijacker a highest possible total of 703 which 704 obviously beats every time.

 

[LX Air - Teresa]

Actually they needed to add just 40 more points. 720 points and 2 pebs have nothing to do with
figuring this out. If he added 40 he would be at 704 adding the others 552 would equal 1256. If you subtract 1256 from 1599 you get 343 max the hijacker could add before throwing in a peb. So this would give he hijacker a highest possible total of 703 which 704 obviously beats every time.

Abs right. I was too lazy to do all those calculations and just lowered a bit the lower bound of 981 for first place.
As you have far more experience than myself, can you pls check if the following reasoning works
If the second one has an input of 552, than we have 1600-552=1048 points left.
Then the minimum required to avoid hijacking is 1048/2 + peb/2 = 1048+180=704

 

[Wired Parrott]

Abs right. I was too lazy to do all those calculations and just lowered a bit the lower bound of 981 for first place.
As you have far more experience than myself, can you pls check if the following reasoning works
If the second one has an input of 552, than we have 1600-552=1048 points left.
Then the minimum required to avoid hijacking is 1048/2 + peb/2 = 1048+180=704

I see what you were saying now that whole 2 peb is 720 kind of threw me.
Yes your calculations are correct if they had 704 on the one player the
hijacker could have only hypothetically hit 703 though getting those last
couple points would be difficult to pull of for a hijacker. I always just give
the absolute amount needed to stop the hijacker.

As for launch experience you may be more adept than I am. Tend to not
launch nearly as much as I should which is why I have over 2000 red preps.

 

[LX Air - Teresa]

I see what you were saying now that whole 2 peb is 720 kind of threw me.
Yes your calculations are correct if they had 704 on the one player the
hijacker could have only hypothetically hit 703 though getting those last
couple points would be difficult to pull of for a hijacker. I always just give
the absolute amount needed to stop the hijacker.

As for launch experience you may be more adept than I am. Tend to not
launch nearly as much as I should which is why I have over 2000 red preps.

If only you could spare some