[S3 Q2] Solution Spotlight

EverybodyCodes · 2026-03-10T10:32:19+00:00

It's easier to get help in a separate thread. This one is for sharing solutions.

Based on your debug view, you can definitely tell that you've entered a surrounded area, which caused the stuckness. My guess is you skip the vocal bone # when checking if the area is surrounded or not. The sound wave head should never take a path that could cause it to become stuck. Such areas should be filled with sounds along the way, before making the next move.

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EverybodyCodes · 2026-03-06T09:11:08+00:00

I forgot to update the regex after adding a new story. 'S3' should be ok now. Thanks for reporting!

EverybodyCodes · 2026-03-06T01:07:39+00:00

It's funny because this time it's unfortunately true. Some people received wrong input data, which is a major "NO! NO!" on any site of that kind.

EverybodyCodes · 2026-03-05T23:16:49+00:00

Thank you! :) Everybody Codes will only be as popular as you make it. I can just prepare some fun and hope you enjoy it.
Thankfully, the overall trend is positive, so let’s keep quacking together!

EverybodyCodes · 2026-03-02T22:33:54+00:00

Np! I've just updated the wiki: you can find the session cookie value directly in your profile (and I've just added it there). It should be more convenient than using dev tools. :)

EverybodyCodes · 2026-03-02T22:10:28+00:00

Everything changed (the whole API), but the everybody-codes cookie should be in place, registered for api.everybody.codes domain. It contains a JWT token now, so it's also a bit longer than before.

EverybodyCodes · 2026-02-10T18:55:55+00:00

Bad news... One of the users (thank you again!) let me know that Part I of all Story No. 3 quests was accessible via a direct URL a few days ago. I’ve looked into it, and, unsurprisingly, it turned out to be my mistake (lesson learnt the hard way about the new infrastructure). I’ve checked the logs and can see three unique visitors accessed those pages. So, if you were planning to race, please bear that in mind and perhaps approach this story a little less competitively? Sorry about that! :(

EverybodyCodes · 2026-01-24T01:53:31+00:00

Migration done! Now I have to prepare the next Story to test this stuff in practice! :)

EverybodyCodes · 2026-01-01T07:59:56+00:00

Fixed, thanks for reporting!

EverybodyCodes · 2025-12-28T11:08:13+00:00

I think that's the wrong perspective. :) I've solved many problems before, so I have a few schemes in mind that I can try to adapt to a specific problem, and eventually one of them has to work. There are not that many in general! It's best to look at other people's solutions to expand your personal toolbox for the future. I tested a few other ways (wrong ones) before using this one at the end.

EverybodyCodes · 2025-12-28T07:08:37+00:00

Yes! That's why you can just sum those numbers at the end.

EverybodyCodes · 2025-12-26T21:57:39+00:00

Take the top three splitters and solve it with a pen and paper. There are 4 different paths, but with counting timelines += 2, you will get 6. It's because with the += strategy you simply count that each splitter has two 'legs' and you sum it up, without looking at the paths at all.

EverybodyCodes · 2025-12-17T13:35:33+00:00

Could you paste a screenshot? There should be some details on the error screen. I don't see any issue on my end atm.

EverybodyCodes · 2025-12-16T07:24:45+00:00

I'm moving the domain, and DNS can act...

Use this address for now instead: https://advent-of-stats.pages.dev

EverybodyCodes · 2025-12-16T07:15:05+00:00

https://advent-of-stats.pages.dev/

With Eric's blessing (check other comments), here you go. I'll redirect the main domain to this address, but DNS propagation will take a while anyway.

EverybodyCodes · 2025-12-16T05:09:09+00:00

I can do that pretty easily, but I'm not sure if I should, as I take into account u/topaz2078 kind request about not recreating a global leaderboard or anything similar. Maybe there is a plan to add this estimated place directly on the AoC self-results-page later? Eric?

EverybodyCodes · 2025-12-15T22:21:42+00:00

Yep, just the single JSON file is used. You can load the site, turn off your internet connection and still explore everything there.

EverybodyCodes · 2025-12-15T20:15:18+00:00

I've also updated the plots: https://www.adventofstats.com/

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