[messe]

The quickest (in terms of time elapsed) crash I've been able to get is 5 seconds. I think 4 may be just about possible, with the right initial conditions.

    A smooth… wait… you crashed

    Score: 26.1 point crash
    Speed: 94.8mph
    Angle: 140.9°
    Time: 5 seconds
    Flips: 0
    Max speed: 94.8mph
    Max height: 240ft
    Engine used: 1 times
    Boosters used: 4 times
    https://ehmorris.com/lander/

ehmorris, this is addicting for all the wrong reasons.

[notmysql_]

4 seconds on my 3rd attempt somehow

  A smooth… wait… you crashed

  Score: 29.0 point crash
  Speed: 88.2mph
  Angle: 173.4°
  Time: 4 seconds
  Flips: 0
  Max speed: 88.2mph
  Max height: 218ft
  Engine used: 1 times
  Boosters used: 3 times
  https://ehmorris.com/lander/

[messe]

Nice. I can get 5 reliably, but haven't been able to get 4 at all.

[notmysql_]

Apparently the timing isn't tied to the framerate, so after I ran the game on a faster computer I got 2 seconds quite consistently

  A smooth… wait… you crashed

  Score: 28.7 point crash
  Speed: 80.4mph
  Angle: 178.4°
  Time: 2 seconds
  Flips: 0
  Max speed: 80.4mph
  Max height: 185ft
  Engine used: 1 times
  Boosters used: 2 times
  https://ehmorris.com/lander/

[ehmorris]

Yeah that is a flaw. You could also just make your browser window very short on desktop. I think if it’s shorter than the lander height you may land in 0 seconds?

[upon_drumhead]

I made my browser short and then zoomed the window as large as possible

Daily Challenge #5 8.4 point crash

3.2mph | 82.2° | 0 flips So, so close to a landing, but still a crash

https://ehmorris.com/lander/ 0 seconds Max: 3.2mph | 12ft Game size: 191x57

[wizofaus]

When you can actually land (not crash) in 2 seconds, NASA may have a role for you...

(8s was the best I managed but still a "fender bender").