[Help Thread] FTO Discussion and Help

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

From FTO Discord:
"I've compiled a list of usernames of unknown competitors who have competed in the SS weekly and/or cubers.io online competitions. If you are one of these users and would like to be featured on the FTO Online Competition rankings, please message or email me - benpuzzles ( at ) gmail ( dot ) com - and with the right evidence I'll add you. Note that your full name must be provided. Thanks!"
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there are some WILD usernames here.

 

[gedikli]

You can use yotimer for FTO Solves.

 

[Chris Choi]

You can use yotimer for FTO Solves.
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Are you able to make it random state? (not sure if you are the developer)

 

[Renslay]

After all these hype around FTO I finally decided to buy one. I played around a bit, then I decided to look for a tutorial to have a decent solution.
I found this: https://speedy.cubing.net/fto/bencisco-method/introduction
Which looked promising, but after such a nice introduction, I went to the next step, and...

speedy.cubing.net - First Block - Steps 1 and 2

First Block - Steps 1 and 2

speedy.cubing.net

Not what I expected. No text, just 3 animations without any explanation. Is this a supplementary material to a video tutorial? Is the site under maintenance or upgrade? Am I missing something?

(To be clear, it is fine if this is only the list of algorithms he uses for the method; and the actual tutorial is the video. But at least there should be a text about it somewhere - my first thought was that the page couldn't load on my screen! And yes, I started to watch a youtube how-to series.)

 

[Pyjam]

The complete tutorial is there:

FTO Tutorials

Learn FTO with my tutorial videos, produced by the very inventor of the current best speed method! All planned tutorials have been published, but more may co...

www.youtube.com

Start with the first video for the "beginner" method, then videos 9–15 for something a bit more sophisticated but still quite simple.

Side note: the color scheme used by Ben is not the best part of this tutorial. Remember that on his puzzle, grey is opposite to white.

 

[Renslay]

Based on the first video I managed to solve it - although there are still some head scratching steps on the way
But people are right, it is really fun!

 

[Gecko777]

For people that don't know how to solve FTO:

I suggest going onto Noble Cube's video tutorial, and if you need extra help I would suggest skipping through @Chris Choi 's tutorial until you fully understand how to solve it.

 

[Renslay]

By the way, did the Bencisco method get its name because it resembles the 3x3 Triangular Francisco, or this is just a coincidence?

 

[Chris Choi]

By the way, did the Bencisco method get its name because it resembles the 3x3 Triangular Francisco, or this is just a coincidence?

 

[KubikPanda]

guys, I'm very beginner at FTO, (I avg around 2:15) and.... can someone plz tell me how to flip 1 corner without damaging any of the other pieces? (without the small triangles; just the corner) Thx!!

 

[fes_77]

guys, I'm very beginner at FTO, (I avg around 2:15) and.... can someone plz tell me how to flip 1 corner without damaging any of the other pieces? (without the small triangles; just the corner) Thx!!

If evrything solvd except for tha cornr then it imposibl

 

[KubikPanda]

If evrything solvd except for tha cornr then it imposibl

sry, maybe I worded it wrong. I mean if all the triples are already paired besides that one, which is flipped, how do you solve it?

 

[Chris Choi]

sry, maybe I worded it wrong. I mean if all the triples are already paired besides that one, which is flipped, how do you solve it?

This is called one flip. i cover how to avoid this in my tutorial, as well as what to do when u get it

 

[abunickabhi]

Nice FTO news summed up by Ed

 

[abunickabhi]

This was a cool team blind solve

 

[notjamestack]

ShengShou FTO (Magnetic)

Magnetic Faster, more accurate turning that “clicks” into place. Small magnets installed inside edge and corner pieces.

speedcubeshop.com

Shengshou has an FTO now!

 

[abunickabhi]

ShengShou FTO (Magnetic)

Magnetic Faster, more accurate turning that “clicks” into place. Small magnets installed inside edge and corner pieces.

speedcubeshop.com

Shengshou has an FTO now!

This FTO pops a lot. This is my impression from the YT video solves I have seen with this puzzle.

 

[CrazyCuber1213]

This FTO pops a lot. This is my impression from the YT video solves I have seen with this puzzle.

More or less than the Diansheng?

 

[Chris Choi]

More or less than the Diansheng?

less explosively, lets say, but about as often if not more