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[[File:ClinicSnapshot.png|thumb|500px|right|'''Figure 1:''' Polycraft Island with incoming refugees]]
 
  
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==Introduction==
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File:bestroboticslogo.jpg|alt=Best Robotics Logo| '''Figure 1:''' See our [[Getting Started]] page to Sign-Up and Register your team today.
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File:Polycraft World Logo.png|alt=Polycraft World logo| '''Figure 2:'''Teams will have your own [[Private Property|private property]] where only you can modify the environment and other teams cannot interfere with your progress in your quest to win the 2021 BEST 3D Printing Challenge. 
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File:3D_Printing_Village_1.png|alt=Refugees into Villagers| '''Figure 3:''' [[Polycraft Island]] needs your help to transform [[Polycraft World Refugees|Refugees]] into inspired, industrious Villagers.
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File:SecretOfTheHunt.png|alt=The Hunt for Green October| '''Figure 4:''' Powerful secrets begin to reveal themselves if you can solve the [[Polycraft Recycling and Waste Scavenger Hunt|Scavenger Hunt]] mysteries.
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<p style="font-size:20px">'''The sirens are sounding!'''</p>
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<div style='text-align: center;'>'''The 2023 BEST Challenge is Coming in mid March. Stay Tuned.'''<br><br>'''[[Polycraft World Refugees]]''' arriving at '''[[Polycraft Island]]''' have little more than the clothes on their backs, but impoverishment was not their plight even a few months ago in their motherlands and fatherlands. Those arriving hail from all parts of Polycraft World society, from bankers and lawyers to scientists and school teachers. At first they will be happy simply for a safe place to live, but they soon  strive to establish a new life and new home to raise their families and build a vibrant community. Dirt homes and a toilet are better than nothing, but it will take advances in your '''[[Housing]]''' technology and the infrastructure of your '''[[Village Plot]]''' for the refugees to see your island as a place for a thriving community for the 21st century... instead of a pit stop on the way to other islands where people might be much happier.
  
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Are you a 3D Printing expert? <br>
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Do you love demolition? <br>
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Do you love recycling? <br>
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Can you engineer a massive settlement in a tight space to house those in need? <br>
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Can you unlock the secrets of [[Polycraft Island]]? <br>
  
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The refugees arriving at Polycraft Island have little more than the clothes on their backs, but impoverishment was not their plight even a few months ago in their homeland. Those arriving come from all parts of society, from bankers and lawyers to scientists and school teachers. At first they will be happy simply for a safe place to live, but they are also hoping to establish a new life and new home to raise their families and build a community. Dirt homes and a toilet are better than nothing, but it will take advances in your housing technology and the infrastructure of your village for the refugees to see your island as a place for a thriving community for the 21st century... instead of a pit stop on the way to superior lands...
 
  
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Are you a Polycraft 3D Printing expert? See if you can uncover the secret of Polycraft Island, spanning thousands of years of mystery!
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'''Polycraft World''' and your [[Polycraft World Refugees|Villagers]] need you!<br>
  
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'''Polycraft World''' and your Villagers need you!
 
  
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==Polycraft Background==
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See the Current Scores and Time Remaining for all teams:
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===Useful Commands===
 
  
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== The Challenge ==
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Your team of [[Polycraft Island]] Engineers has a tall order ahead. Your mission...should you choose to accept it...is to build the best and most advanced [[Polycraft Village|Village]] possible for fleeing '''[[Polycraft World Refugees|Polycraft World Refugees]]''' to live and thrive. The more dwellings you build on your '''[[Village Plot|Village Plot]]''' and the happier the [[Polycraft World Refugees|refugees]] become that settle there, the higher your [[3D Printing Challenge Scoring|score!]] Not that ''only'' the [[3D Printing Challenge Scoring|score]] matters to humanitarian engineers such as you and your team as you bring out the BEST in others.  
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===Private Team Properties===
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[[Housing|Houses]] for arriving [[Polycraft World Refugees|refugees]] must be built on the [[Village Plot|Village Plot]], and start at [[Technology Level|Technology Level One]] ([[Polycraft Dirt Houses|dirt houses]] with [[Village Beds|hay bale beds]]). As more [[Polycraft World Refugees|refugees]] get comfortable and happy living at a specific [[Technology Level|technology level]], they will become ready and willing to help you advance your burgeoning society's manufacturing capabilities to a higher [[Technology Level|technology level]] enabling and unlocking better housing materials, enhanced (and more comfortable [[Village Beds|Beds]]), and better [[Community Buildings|community buildings]]. If you can reach all the way to [[Technology Level |Technology Level Eight]] (Technology Level Four in Round 1), your [[Polycraft World Refugees|refugees]] will be thriving in a modern community with 4-story [[Housing|Carbon Fiber Homes]], [[Village Beds|silk beds]], [[Village Beds|nylon beds]], [[Community Buildings|art galleries]], and more!
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==Game Mechanics==
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It all starts when you build your first [[Polycraft Dirt Houses|dirt house]] with a [[Village Beds|hay bale bed]]. As you progress through the Challenge, powerful tools and items help increase the speed with which you can terraform the world and mold it to your will. '''[[Power Tools]]''' are special pieces of equipment that can be discovered by clever [[Polycraft Recycling and Waste Scavenger Hunt|explorer/hunters]]. Building a large Village can be sped up significantly with a '''[[3D Scanner]]''' and a '''[[3D Printer]]'''.  
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==Summary==
 
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Your team of Engineers have a tall order ahead of you. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to build the best and most advanced Village possible for your Refugees to live and thrive. The more houses you build on your Village Plot and the happier the Refugees are that live there, the higher your score! Not that the score matters to a humanitarian engineer such as yourself.
 
  
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Houses for your refugees must be built on the Village Plot, and start at Technology Level 1 (Dirt houses with Hay Bales for beds). As more Refugees get comfortable and happy living at a technology level, they will become ready and willing to help you advance to a higher Level with better Housing, better Beds, and better Communal Buildings. If you can reach all the way to Technology Level 8, your Refugees will be thriving in a modern community with 4-story Carbon Fiber homes, Silk and Nylon beds, Art Galleries, and more!
 
  
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It all starts when you build your first Dirt House with a Hay Bale bed. Refugees will arrive on the shores of Polycraft Island every Minecraft day at 10:00am (every 20 minutes real time). Refugees will work throughout the day to help you advance your mission by mining resources from Polycraft Island, creating equipment in the Workshop, and synthesizing chemicals in the Laboratory. Every Minecraft evening at 10:00pm (every 20 minutes real time) Refugees will put the materials they have mined or made in Community Chests within the Village, which you can then collect to grow the Village even more!
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'''Remember:''' Your team of Engineers has a total of 50 hours for Round 1 (October 8-31: [[Technology Level|Technology Levels 1-4]]) and 50 additional hours for Round 2 (November 1-21: [[Technology Level|Technology Levels]] 5-8) to engineer the best [[Polycraft Village|Village]] possible!
  
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'''Remember:''' Your team of Engineers have a total of 50 hours for Round 1 (October 2-31: Technology Levels 1-4) and 50 additional hours for Round 2 (November 1-21: Technology Levels 5-8) to engineer the best Village possible!
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==[[Getting Started]]==
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[[Getting Started|This Section]] contains valuable information about:
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* Challenge Gameplay Mechanics
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* Scoring Information
  
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'''Pro Tips:'''
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It also includes useful tips for new and veteran Minecraft players alike.
  
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1) 3D Printing makes the impossible possible: While your Minecraft skills are not in question... a burgeoning city is made up of A LOT of blocks. The modern marvels that are 3D Printers can make the impossible possible by empowering you to build a large city in record time.
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==[[Village Plot|Your Village Plot]]==
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[[Village Plot|This 48 block x 48 block portion]] is the only part of the island that can contain valid housing and amenities. Several important concepts are related to your Village
  
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2) Your Villagers are eager to help you, if you let them: Your Villagers are just as invested in your Village as you are, it is their Home after all! They are working diligently every day to gather useful materials and make useful items. But they can only work so fast... They will produce the same amount of materials per day regardless of how many of your team of Engineers are logged into the Village. To get the most out of their production, you can have a single team member logon during off hours to collect large amounts of resources every 20 minutes! A single player logged on for 20 minutes will count 20 minutes against your 50 hour timer. A team of 5 logged on for 20 minutes will count 100 minutes against your 50 hour timer. And the Villagers will produce the same amount regardless. You do the math.
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===[[Housing]]===
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A Structure Validator program runs every few seconds while you are on your [[Village Plot]]. It provides feedback on when you have built structures that conform to rules of the Current Age at the current [[Technology Level]]. Houses follow specific design rules and if built correctly, their '''[[Village_Beds|beds]]''' house Villagers and increase Population Capacity.
  
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==[[Village Plot]]==
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===[[Community Buildings]]===
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You have been given a specially-designated 48 block x 48 block area on Polycraft Island to build a Village for your Refugees. The Village Plot is designated by a special type of block (example image to the right). Any buildings you build that are not fully on top of the Village Plot will not be suitable for Refugees, and will not count towards your Score.
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A thriving community has more than bedrooms and houses. The first thing your Refugees will want access to, naturally, is a Toilet. And as the Village becomes more and more advanced they will be delighted to have access to other [[Community Buildings|specialty buildings]] that help them meet their neighbors, utilize their professional skills, and take care of their families. How close your Refugees are to [[Community Buildings]] has a big impact on their Happiness.  
  
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==Scoring and Progressing Through the Ages!==
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===[[3D Printing Challenge Scoring|Scoring]]===
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Your score and your progress to the next technology level is determined by 1) How many Refugees live in your Village and 2) How happy they are! Every Bed gives you 1 Population, and each person has a Happiness from 0-2 based on how enjoyable their home is to live in.
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[[3D Printing Challenge Scoring|This Section]] describes in complex detail how your team will be awarded points for settling and entertaining [[Polycraft World Refugees|refugees]] and maximizing your '''[[Score Through the Ages]]''' and round-specific '''[[3D Printing Challenge Scoring Round 1#Bonus Points|Bonus Points]]'''.
  
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Scoring Formula: Your score for every technology level is based on the formula: # Population x Average Happiness x Technology Level. So, if you have a single bed at Level 1 (Dirt houses) with a Happiness of 1.0, your Tech Level 1 Score = 1. If you have a single bed at Level 2 (Wood) with a Happiness of 1.0, your Tech Level 2 Score = 2. And so on and so forth.
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==[[Technology Level|Progressing Through the Ages]]==
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Round 1 of the 3D Printing Challenge will propel your growing Village through 4 Ages, each with a corresponding [[Technology Level]].
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*'''Dirt Age''' : Need to house 16 [[Polycraft World Refugees|Villagers]] in Dirt Houses and build a [[Community Buildings|Bathroom]] and a [[Community Buildings|Storeroom]] to progress.
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*'''Wood Age''' : Need to house 32 [[Polycraft World Refugees|Villagers]] in Wood Houses and build a [[Community Buildings|Workshop]] to progress.
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*'''Stone Age''' : Need to house 48 [[Polycraft World Refugees|Villagers]] in Stone Houses and build a [[Community Buildings|Laboratory]] to progress.
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*'''Polexiglas Age''' : Need to house 64 [[Polycraft World Refugees|Villagers]] in Polexiglas Houses and build a [[Community Buildings|Commissary]] to progress.
  
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Advancing to the Next Level: To unlock the next technology level your Village has to reach the Threshold Score for your current level. Generally speaking, reaching this score requires filling up ~50% of the Village Plot if your Villagers have a Happiness of 1.0. If you invest in more amenities to get the average Happiness up to 2.0, you can advance to the next level faster with a smaller Village because your Refugees will be happier and more motivated!
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Round 2 of the 3D Printing Challenge will expand your Village through 4 additional Ages, each with a corresponding [[Technology Level]].  
  
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*'''ABS Age''' : Need to house 80 [[Polycraft World Refugees|Villagers]] in ABS Brick Houses and build a [[Community Buildings|Library]] to progress.
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The capabilities of your Village are all based on your current Technology Level. Each technology level unlocks a new type of Housing Material that your 3D Printer can use, a new level of Bed to go in those homes, and a new Communal Building for your Refugees to use. As you progress to more and more advanced technologies, the stronger materials and better 3D Printers can support larger and larger structures.
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*'''Bronze Age''' : Need to house 96 [[Polycraft World Refugees|Villagers]] in Bronze Houses and build a [[Community Buildings|School]] to progress.
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*'''Steel Age''' : Need to house 112 [[Polycraft World Refugees|Villagers]] in Stainless Steel Houses and build a [[Community Buildings|Clinic]] to progress.
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*'''Carbon Fiber Age''' : Need to house 128 [[Polycraft World Refugees|Villagers]] in Carbon Fiber Houses and build a [[Community Buildings|Art Gallery]] to progress.
  
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'''We'd love to see how your village progresses. Please share creative, impressive and/or funny screenshots with us on our social media (links in the sidebar)!'''
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===[[Population Capacity]]===
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As you grow, your Population Capacity will hit thresholds that let you advance to new [[Technology Level|Technology Levels]] and move from your Current Age the the next age. There are 4 Ages in Round 1 and 4 Ages in Round 2. Note: you can still have valid structures from previous Ages that lead to productive Villagers in the current Age. They just don't pack quite as densely.
  
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Once your house meets the basic requirements above, the Technology Level of your house will be determined by if it is constructed with the correct materials and if it has the right type of bed. As you advance through the ages, the construction materials become stronger and able to support larger structures, which in turn allows you to place more beds and increase the density of your population. Another benefit of advanced materials is that stronger materials need to make up less and less of a structure's walls, allowing you to be more creative with adding windows and using other aesthetically pleasing materials in your buildings.
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===[[Happiness]]===
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Your [[Happiness]] modifier (of each Villager) will help you score big points each Age but abysmal [[Happiness]] won't stop you from moving on to a new age. Do you bull rush dissatisfied Villagers to Age 4 and try to appease a large, dense populace or take your time during each age and max out Villager happiness along the way? The choice is yours in a tight space, on a tight timeline...and your final score will reflect it.
  
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===[[Technology Level]]===
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The Population Capacity and [[Happiness]] of your Village are influenced by your current [[Technology Level]]. Each technology level unlocks a new type of Housing Material, new levels of [[Village Beds]] to go in those homes, and new [[Community Buildings]] for your [[Polycraft World Refugees]] to use. As you progress to more and more advanced technologies, stronger materials, a '''[[3D Printer]]''' and '''[[3D Scanner]]''' can support building larger and larger structures, faster and faster. Building a large Village can be sped up significantly with a [[3D Printer]], but demolition of a large Village can be a cumbersome process. '''[[Power Tools]]''' are special pieces of equipment that mightily speed up this process, but they can only be acquired by [[Polycraft Recycling and Waste Scavenger Hunt|cunning problem solvers]]...
  
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===Useful Commands===
 
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==Patches and Bug Fixes==
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Imagine living in a dark room with no flowers, no paintings, and the nearest toilet 100 yards away! That's no way to live. Would you feel very motivated to make materials for the next Tech Level? I think not.
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Each of your Refugees will have a 'Happiness' level that can range from 0.0-2.0. You can read about the nitty gritty details of how Happiness is calculated [[Happiness|here]], but a simple rule is that if the house is something you would want to live in, you'll be doing just fine.
 
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Up to 1.0 points of Happiness can come from how nice their house is ([[Housing Amenity]]). Up to 1.0 additional points of Happiness can come from how close they are to the Community Buildings in your Village, such as Toilets ([[Communal Amenity]]). Take care of your Refugees, and they will take care of you.
 
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A thriving community has more than bedrooms and houses. The first thing your Refugees will want access to, naturally, is a Toilet. And as the community becomes more and more advanced they will be delighted to have access to buildings that help them meet their neighbors, utilize their professional skills, and take care of their families. How close your Refugees are to Communal buildings determines half of their Happiness.
 
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===Polycraft Recycling and Waste Scavenger Hunt===
 
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[[Polycraft Recycling and Waste Scavenger Hunt]]
 
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==Team Scoring==
 
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Teams scores will be based on their progress in testing and treating COVID patients. Major score bonuses will be provided when each Medical Milestone is reached. There will be 3 Medical Milestones in Round 1 and 3 additional Medical Milestones in the Championship Round.
 
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[[3D Printing Challenge Scoring Round 1|Round 1 Scoring]]
 
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[[3D Printing Challenge Scoring Round 2|Round 2 Scoring]]
 
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You can monitor your score and time remaining [https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiM2ExMmQ1YmYtMTQ1MC00NDc5LWFjMWUtODI5MjI2YTI2MzkyIiwidCI6IjY2YWI4MzNiLWMxZjQtNDVmOS1iM2QxLTY4MGNkNDRmZjJhMyJ9&embedImagePlaceholder=true here]
 
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===BEST Robotics Polycraft [[3D Printing Challenge Scoring Round 1]]===
 
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Date Range
 
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'''*Tier 1: Dirt''' - 25 square meters 1 Story 5x5x5
 
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 2 March 2023


  • Best Robotics Logo
    Figure 1: See our Getting Started page to Sign-Up and Register your team today.
  • Polycraft World logo
    Figure 2:Teams will have your own private property where only you can modify the environment and other teams cannot interfere with your progress in your quest to win the 2021 BEST 3D Printing Challenge.
  • Refugees into Villagers
    Figure 3: Polycraft Island needs your help to transform Refugees into inspired, industrious Villagers.
  • The Hunt for Green October
    Figure 4: Powerful secrets begin to reveal themselves if you can solve the Scavenger Hunt mysteries.


The 2023 BEST Challenge is Coming in mid March. Stay Tuned.

Polycraft World Refugees arriving at Polycraft Island have little more than the clothes on their backs, but impoverishment was not their plight even a few months ago in their motherlands and fatherlands. Those arriving hail from all parts of Polycraft World society, from bankers and lawyers to scientists and school teachers. At first they will be happy simply for a safe place to live, but they soon strive to establish a new life and new home to raise their families and build a vibrant community. Dirt homes and a toilet are better than nothing, but it will take advances in your Housing technology and the infrastructure of your Village Plot for the refugees to see your island as a place for a thriving community for the 21st century... instead of a pit stop on the way to other islands where people might be much happier.


Are you a 3D Printing expert?
Do you love demolition?
Do you love recycling?
Can you engineer a massive settlement in a tight space to house those in need?
Can you unlock the secrets of Polycraft Island?


Polycraft World and your Villagers need you!


See the Current Scores and Time Remaining for all teams:

Leadership Dashboard - BEST Robotics 3D Printing Challenge!


The Challenge

Your team of Polycraft Island Engineers has a tall order ahead. Your mission...should you choose to accept it...is to build the best and most advanced Village possible for fleeing Polycraft World Refugees to live and thrive. The more dwellings you build on your Village Plot and the happier the refugees become that settle there, the higher your score! Not that only the score matters to humanitarian engineers such as you and your team as you bring out the BEST in others.

Houses for arriving refugees must be built on the Village Plot, and start at Technology Level One (dirt houses with hay bale beds). As more refugees get comfortable and happy living at a specific technology level, they will become ready and willing to help you advance your burgeoning society's manufacturing capabilities to a higher technology level enabling and unlocking better housing materials, enhanced (and more comfortable Beds), and better community buildings. If you can reach all the way to Technology Level Eight (Technology Level Four in Round 1), your refugees will be thriving in a modern community with 4-story Carbon Fiber Homes, silk beds, nylon beds, art galleries, and more!

It all starts when you build your first dirt house with a hay bale bed. As you progress through the Challenge, powerful tools and items help increase the speed with which you can terraform the world and mold it to your will. Power Tools are special pieces of equipment that can be discovered by clever explorer/hunters. Building a large Village can be sped up significantly with a 3D Scanner and a 3D Printer.


Remember: Your team of Engineers has a total of 50 hours for Round 1 (October 8-31: Technology Levels 1-4) and 50 additional hours for Round 2 (November 1-21: Technology Levels 5-8) to engineer the best Village possible!

Getting Started

This Section contains valuable information about:

  • Signing Up
  • Challenge Gameplay Mechanics
  • Scoring Information

It also includes useful tips for new and veteran Minecraft players alike.

Your Village Plot

This 48 block x 48 block portion is the only part of the island that can contain valid housing and amenities. Several important concepts are related to your Village

Housing

A Structure Validator program runs every few seconds while you are on your Village Plot. It provides feedback on when you have built structures that conform to rules of the Current Age at the current Technology Level. Houses follow specific design rules and if built correctly, their beds house Villagers and increase Population Capacity.

Community Buildings

A thriving community has more than bedrooms and houses. The first thing your Refugees will want access to, naturally, is a Toilet. And as the Village becomes more and more advanced they will be delighted to have access to other specialty buildings that help them meet their neighbors, utilize their professional skills, and take care of their families. How close your Refugees are to Community Buildings has a big impact on their Happiness.

Scoring

This Section describes in complex detail how your team will be awarded points for settling and entertaining refugees and maximizing your Score Through the Ages and round-specific Bonus Points.

Progressing Through the Ages

Round 1 of the 3D Printing Challenge will propel your growing Village through 4 Ages, each with a corresponding Technology Level.

Round 2 of the 3D Printing Challenge will expand your Village through 4 additional Ages, each with a corresponding Technology Level.

  • ABS Age : Need to house 80 Villagers in ABS Brick Houses and build a Library to progress.
  • Bronze Age : Need to house 96 Villagers in Bronze Houses and build a School to progress.
  • Steel Age : Need to house 112 Villagers in Stainless Steel Houses and build a Clinic to progress.
  • Carbon Fiber Age : Need to house 128 Villagers in Carbon Fiber Houses and build a Art Gallery to progress.

We'd love to see how your village progresses. Please share creative, impressive and/or funny screenshots with us on our social media (links in the sidebar)!

Population Capacity

As you grow, your Population Capacity will hit thresholds that let you advance to new Technology Levels and move from your Current Age the the next age. There are 4 Ages in Round 1 and 4 Ages in Round 2. Note: you can still have valid structures from previous Ages that lead to productive Villagers in the current Age. They just don't pack quite as densely.

Happiness

Your Happiness modifier (of each Villager) will help you score big points each Age but abysmal Happiness won't stop you from moving on to a new age. Do you bull rush dissatisfied Villagers to Age 4 and try to appease a large, dense populace or take your time during each age and max out Villager happiness along the way? The choice is yours in a tight space, on a tight timeline...and your final score will reflect it.

Technology Level

The Population Capacity and Happiness of your Village are influenced by your current Technology Level. Each technology level unlocks a new type of Housing Material, new levels of Village Beds to go in those homes, and new Community Buildings for your Polycraft World Refugees to use. As you progress to more and more advanced technologies, stronger materials, a 3D Printer and 3D Scanner can support building larger and larger structures, faster and faster. Building a large Village can be sped up significantly with a 3D Printer, but demolition of a large Village can be a cumbersome process. Power Tools are special pieces of equipment that mightily speed up this process, but they can only be acquired by cunning problem solvers...

Useful Commands

Purpose Command Description
Get help '/help' This command will pop-up some guidance and information about other useful commands
Get your Coordinates Press p Users can press 'p' in game to pop up location and private property information on the top left of their screen.
Message your Team Type t Typing 't' will open chat. Typing a message in chat and pressing 'Enter' will send messages to all other users on the server. Users can also type useful commands here.
Open the Community Analytics Screen in your Village Plot Press c Users can press 'c' in game to see additional information about the relative location of different Community Buildings.
Open the Score Through the Ages Analytics Screen in your Village Plot Press v Users can press 'v' in game to see additional information about your current Technology Level and about Peak Age Scores.
Teleport to your Team Property '/teamspace' or '~tp pp' These commands will teleport a user to the team's private property. Users must be in a private property to use this command.
Teleport to UTD '/goto utd' or '~tp utd' These commands will teleport a user to the center of UTD, Polycraft World's spawn point from another private property.
Teleport to a Mining Base Camp '~tp pp 1000 -1000' This command can be used to teleport from one private property to another. Base camps for mining specific Biomes are available if you teleport to the Base Camp's coordinates. However, the base camp private property landing zone is small and you must return this area to teleport back. The wilds surrounding base camps are rich in resources, but are not private properties, so you can't teleport unless you in the Base Camp landing zone (16 x 16 blocks, bedrock to sky).

Patches and Bug Fixes

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