u/FetchTheCow

I'm trying to optimize my maze program to spawn a new drone at intersections with multiple paths. For instance, if a left-hugging drone finds an intersection where a right turn is also possible but would be ignored, I'd like to send a new drone off in that direction to hug the right wall. As a bonus, when the next maze is generated, all the drones start on the new maze from where they are.

It's hard or impossible to single-step through a specific spawned drone, but when the sub-drone I'm single-stepping finds an intersection with both left and right choices, every other "sub-drone" suddenly spawns a new drone in that one step, including ones that are just following a long straight path.

Are there rules for spawned drones spawning other drones?

Thanks. I've gotten great help and insights in this sub, and I'm grateful.

When I bought my Bolt+, I unplugged my Series 3 to save wear on the hard drives. There's a lot of shows on the S3 I wanted to view later. Now I'm trying to get it running again. It's connecting to the TiVo service, but it won't download any new program data. My understanding is that the data format changed in the interim, and I need a SW update to restore compatibility.

In my troubleshooting, I chose an option ("Run Initial Setup again" or similar) and now the S3 boots straight to the setup screen. No main menu.

I've tried the Kickstart codes 51 and 52 without success. They don't appear to do anything. Is there a technique, including removing the drives from the S3, to update my software to the most recent?

Many thanks. I'm out of ideas at this point.

Update: I emailed TiVo Support. Their stock answer, which I can't follow because I can't get to the main menu, showed they didn't read my request in any detail. Too bad. Looks like I have an Xfinity DVR in my future. Ugh.

If a Sprinter gets the jump on me and I'm unequipped, I'm dead. Even standing still and spamming a key from 1 to 4, I never equip while he's doing damage. Dodging away gives me less than a second before he's back in close quarters, and sprinting away I don't gain any distance on him.

There's got to be a way to handle this, but I haven't found it so far (and of course I just lost 2 hours of progress). Anyone got a solve? Next time I'll try dodging over and over again... maybe I can build up a 4-5 second lead and have time to equip. Maybe the machete is fastest to equip? Anyway, thanks. I'm not playing 0.8 yet.