I don't really care for those poles though. It just doesn't seem to go with the terrain but that's just me. I don't see why the cut outs don't look right.
I think it looks fine with the cut-out bricks.
Both your solutions were good, try it now, minus two skills. I intended on having to using the blocker. Unless you think this solution is easier.
I haven't played it through, but it looks to me like it will just be geoo's solution, but using the blocker instead of other skills for crowd control? If so, then that's definitely easier. Consider putting it back as it was but removing the blocker.
I'm kinda thinking this level should be kept open for multiple solutions but see what you think. I found the video of Pieuw's here. Looking at it now, I see his is probably tougher. tell me what you think/which version/solution is best.
I've found two more solutions. The first is a simple variant of my "two bombers for crowd control" method that, unfortunately, does rather take the "niceness" out of it. The second is a very simple solution, inspired by the video but doing without crowd control altogether. With a few more seconds, this would be 100% saved. Since this is the simplest method and I don't see how you can remove it without spoiling the others as well, I suppose it may be best to leave the level as it is. Which is too bad for me, since it means I won't be able to include my level "Just a Minute (part four)" as it's too similar to this -- the only real innovation is that it includes a different and rather neat means of crowd control.
Definitely don't imitate the level in the video by adding blockers, though. That would make it much too simple, and take away the real charm of the level -- the fact that you're not given an easy way to control the crowd, and you either have to find a cunning way to do so, or break through fast enough that you don't need crowd control, and it's not obvious at the start which of those methods is better.
I got the idea behind 1 silvere etc, after Insane Steve's Razor's Edge. I expect backroutes. I always try to test out backroutes myself but I'm too impatient.
A very easy backroute, I'm afraid.
Also attached, solution to Insane Steve's 3.1.1.1. I'm slowly, when I can grab a few moments in between all the new levels that are coming out, trying to solve all the old ones, of difficulty less than 4. With this solved, I'm down to just two at last -- "Buy one get one free (part 2)" and the fifth version of "Get Hype" (...and "Well OK Then" I suppose, but really I gave up on that a long time ago).