Being through the second rank now, I must admit that the difficulty curve is a bit smoother tha I had thought before. Despite that, there were some hard nuts to crack in the Bumpy-rank. The first and the last level come into mind - especially that Duck-level. But everything was doable - I expect things to become much harder now.
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1 - Viva Las Lemmine
Nice demonstration of blocker-versatility and a really good level to start the rank off. The time-limit doesn't add much to it though.
2 - The Perfect Storm
Another challenging one. All builders are needed. The trickiest part was the beginning on the left side - avoiding any losses and saving bridges at the same time.
3 - System Shock
Had some problems with this one - until I saw that it's possible to bring down a good share of the right crowd as well, not just one or two climbers. From this point onwards, I knew what I had to do.
4 - I'm Going To Try Science!
Maybe a bit easy for its position, but a very sweet little puzzle. I like this level a lot!
5 - Dense Packing
Interesting level which forces the player to keep the Lemmings as tight as possible. The bashings sections tend to drive the Lemmings apart - so it's trickier than it looks, even though only one of the five Lems has to reach the exit. Attention has to be paid to the number of skills as well as they run out quickly.
6 - The Lemmings Redemption
Nice level which is appropriately placed despite the minimal skillset. The entire secret is to increase the Release Rate after the first Lemming to a certain point and lowering it again before the last Lemmings appears - so that one can reach the floater pick-up and guarantee that last Lemming a safe landing. This is all a bit of trial and error, but nothing too bad.
7 - Hardwired!
Maybe not the hardest level, but a great puzzle and a favourite of mine. I especially like how the final miner has to be used here. With a conventional placement, the pioneer would be lost in a loop although he is needed to help the crowd reaching the exit.
8 - They Say A Hero Will Save Us
One-of-everything-level. For obvious reasons, the bomber can't be used. I also saved the blocker which is most likely intended. Not an easy level as there are several ways that seem to be possible, but are dead-ends indeed.
All my solutions can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@Swerdis
1 - Viva Las Lemmine
Nice demonstration of blocker-versatility and a really good level to start the rank off. The time-limit doesn't add much to it though.
2 - The Perfect Storm
Another challenging one. All builders are needed. The trickiest part was the beginning on the left side - avoiding any losses and saving bridges at the same time.
3 - System Shock
Had some problems with this one - until I saw that it's possible to bring down a good share of the right crowd as well, not just one or two climbers. From this point onwards, I knew what I had to do.
4 - I'm Going To Try Science!
Maybe a bit easy for its position, but a very sweet little puzzle. I like this level a lot!
5 - Dense Packing
Interesting level which forces the player to keep the Lemmings as tight as possible. The bashings sections tend to drive the Lemmings apart - so it's trickier than it looks, even though only one of the five Lems has to reach the exit. Attention has to be paid to the number of skills as well as they run out quickly.
6 - The Lemmings Redemption
Nice level which is appropriately placed despite the minimal skillset. The entire secret is to increase the Release Rate after the first Lemming to a certain point and lowering it again before the last Lemmings appears - so that one can reach the floater pick-up and guarantee that last Lemming a safe landing. This is all a bit of trial and error, but nothing too bad.
7 - Hardwired!
Maybe not the hardest level, but a great puzzle and a favourite of mine. I especially like how the final miner has to be used here. With a conventional placement, the pioneer would be lost in a loop although he is needed to help the crowd reaching the exit.
8 - They Say A Hero Will Save Us
One-of-everything-level. For obvious reasons, the bomber can't be used. I also saved the blocker which is most likely intended. Not an easy level as there are several ways that seem to be possible, but are dead-ends indeed.
All my solutions can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@Swerdis