Shapez.io - This MAM can handle floating layers!

Is it possible to build an MAM that can handle floating layers (cf. Logo shape, "Rocket" shape)? Why yes, yes it is.

[@alivdee9946]

Great machine, love the simple logic of unstacking and stacking it again to detect floating parts ;) Glad I found a withstander for the impossible shape Cu------:--Cu----:----Cu--:------Cu or spiral staircase

[@theskeptic3754]

Great job

[@paulstelian97]

Watched half your video, I'm thinking of a simpler (but more wasteful) design. You build the left and right halves independently. Then, irrespective of the existence of a floating layer, you add a top-right gray square on every layer of the left half and a top-left gray square on every layer of the right half. Merging them is very simple after that. Just cut the two, discard the stacks of gray squares, and then merge the remaining halves with a stacker (or as many as needed for the throughput) So you just need a regular MAM twice pretty much, once for each half.

[@paulstelian97]

In theory, I believe this should support weird floating shapes like Cw------:--Cr----:----Cp--:------Cu.

[@binznakama]

@@paulstelian97 I have learned a lot since uploading this video. Watch my BUTTMAM series if you're interested in finding out how crazy this game can get. Cw------:--Cr----:----Cp--:------Cu is outright impossible; there is no way to do it.

[@garyrobinson3535]

well done. I didn't think this was possible.

[@kerbodynamicx472]

I know it’s possible, but I thought it would be so complicated that I will go insane halfway through it.

[@Tepalus]

Are there floating layers in freeplay though?

[@binznakama]

Not usually, no. However since the Mods update got released, there can be. More info here if interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJK1oHxtqrqYbac

[@nikatuma]

I'm starting to think that this game is not a game any more 😂

[@jwvtube]

very good, I tried to make a similar machine too, but I think there are some shapes that are impossible to do

[@binznakama]

Definitely. Cr--Cr--:--Cy--Cy:Cg--Cg--:--Cb--Cb for example.

[@aeyedeyen]

@@binznakama funnily enough that shape is possible

[@binznakama]

@@aeyedeyen True, I found that out since commenting. I thought that particular example couldn't be done per definition but that's false. Back to the drawing board it is!

[@thermitty_qxr5276]

Actually guys all shape is possible but you have to think-able it

[@aeyedeyen]

@@thermitty_qxr5276 Cu------:--Cu----:----Cu--:------Cu is impossible

[@wicuusss2300]

can you give a world pls bcs I don't know how to do this outputs to stacking machines ?

[@binznakama]

I'm very sorry, I'm afraid this particular savegame got lost 😥

[@Secre.SwallowtailYT]

you need to get a better cpu.

[@afterfallout1]

Still not quite a True MAM. For example it cannot make: Cu------:--Cu--Cu:Cu--Cu--:--Cu--Cu and Cu------:--CuCuCu:--Cu----:Cu--CuCu (both are possible to make)

[@binznakama]

Interesting. Both shapes you suggest seem to me like they're straight-up impossible to do. Is there a trick to them? Like stacking a 5th layer on top of a 4-layer shape or something?

[@afterfallout1]

@@binznakama I'm assuming you have figured it out by now, but you are on the right track I think with this comment.