Best Robotics Polycraft 3D Printing Challenge
Introduction
The sirens are sounding! An international disaster has led the USA government to bring many refugees from around the world to seek shelter at Polycraft Island. It's up to you and your team to use the resources available to combat the new housing crisis and get the refugees to help you produce resources. Fortunately, the USA government has lent your team a simple 3D Printer and Scanner, probably stuck in the back of a warehouse for the past 12 years... No need to worry, with the resources you accumulate you will have the capacity to upgrade your technology. As more and MORE and MORE refugees start to flood the beach of Polycraft Island, you and your team will have to develop a civilization full of happiness, productivity, and prosperity. Good luck engineers!
Are you a Polycraft 3D Printing expert? See if you can uncover the secret of Polycraft Island, spanning thousands of years of mystery!
Polycraft Background
Useful Commands
Users can press 'p' in game to pop up private property information on the top left of their screen.
Users can press 't' in game to enter the chat. Typing here and pressing 'Enter' will send messages to all other users on the server. Users can also type useful commands here.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| '/help' | This command will pop-up some guidance and information about other useful commands |
| '/teamspace' | This command will teleport a user to the team's private property. Users must be in a private property to use this command. |
| '/goto utd' | This command will teleport a user to the center of UTD, Polycraft World's spawn point. |
| '/village' | This command will pop-up information about how far along you are in the 3D Printing Challenge |
Private Team Properties
Teams will have a private property where only their team can modify the environment and other teams can not interfere with their progress. UPDATE In Round 2, all teams will have the same Teamspace layout to explore and customize.
Mechanics
Village Plot
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Houses/amenities
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Community Buildings
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Happiness
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Population
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Contributions
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Extras
Polycraft Recycling and Waste Scavenger Hunt
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Polycraft Recycling and Waste Scavenger Hunt
Team Scoring
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.
You can monitor your score and time remaining here
BEST Robotics Polycraft 3D Printing Challenge Scoring Round 1
Date Range
*Tier 1: Dirt - 25 square meters 1 Story 5x5x5
*Tier 2: Wood - 50 square meters 2 Stories 5x5x5 -> 6x6x6
*Tier 3: Stone - 75 square meters 2 Stories 6x6x6
*Tier 4: Glass - 100 square meters 3 Stories 6x6x6 -> 7x7x7
BEST Robotics Polycraft 3D Printing Challenge Scoring Round 2
Date Range
*Tier 5: Iron - 125 square meters 3 Stories 7x7x7
*Tier 6: Stainless Steel - 150 square meters 4 Stories 7x7x7 -> 8x8x8
*Tier 7: Polypropylene (PP) - 175 square meters 4 Stories 8x8x8
*Tier 8: Carbon Fiber - Epoxy - 200 square meters 5 Stories 8x8x8 -> 10x10x10
Item Page Links
Signing Up
- Register as a Student with BEST Robotics
- Download and Install the Challenge Launcher here. Running Mac/Linux? Grab the MultiMC Package instead! Learn more about MultiMC here.
- Sign in on the Launcher with your Minecraft: Java Edition Mojang account
- Hit PCW Update
- Hit Play Polycraft World
More Detailed Set-Up Instructions and Installation FAQs
Troubleshooting and Gameplay FAQs
Troubleshooting
- Problems with your Team's Private Property? Have your entire team log out from the server. Wait for 60 seconds, then try logging in again.
- Problems with starting Round 2? Make sure to click 'PCW Update' on the launcher before joining the server for Round 2.
Gameplay FAQs
How much time do I have left? and What's my team's score?
You can monitor your score and time remaining here. Numbers are updated every day around 4pm Central Time.
Must the 50 hours be played consecutively?
Your team's fifty hours will be based on the timestamp of actions taken in-game. Our scoring analytics will log all of your team's actions on our servers that accrue points (see scoring) and the first fifty hours of actions across all team members will be counted towards your round score.
How do we 'submit' when we are done?
No submissions are necessary! The scoring analytics is logging your actions so we will know when you've successfully completed a task. You can also use '/village' to see your statistics and score.
Are there any 'due dates' for when these tasks are due?
The round ends on November 6th at 11:59PM. Any actions taken towards Round 1 objectives after that time will not be counted towards your round score. Please see the scoring page for details on what actions count towards your team's score.
Have more questions? Send them our way at support@polycraftworld.com
Patches and Bug Fixes
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