2.8.9b Update

Further improvements and bugfixes. Here's the full list of updates:

Piece Browser Window - The Piece Browser can now be opened in its own pop-out window to accompany the Level Arranger. It's external-display compatible, and size & location are remembered between sessions

Custom Skillsets - Added a button for "Save As Custom Skillset" which allows the user to save the currently-applied skillset as a custom preset. When saving, entering the name of an existing custom skillset will overwrite the existing one

Set All Non-Zero Skills to [N] - "Set All Skills to Zero" is now "Set All Non-Zero Skills To [N]", where N can be specified using a numeric control

Bugfix - Level Validation - When playtesting, the game .exe doesn't open if validation has failed (i.e. the user chose not to save anyway, and instead clicked "Edit Level")

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Quote from: GigaLem on November 15, 2025, 03:47:13 AMI take it you aren't familiar with screen capture software yet?

Fortunately finding free screen capture software is easy to come by. My personal recommendation is OBS. It'll allow you to add a source capture, tinker with audio settings, and even choose your output settings. Here's the web page if you need it

That way you shan't need to use a camera for your screen capture

Thanks for the offer. And yeah, it's difficult to find a free screen sharing software that would suit my needs

Quote from: WillLem on November 15, 2025, 04:51:44 PMHi MrMimikyu1998, welcome to the Forums and good luck with your proposed level pack!

Thank you. And you can just call me "Kole"

The head bang level is not that hard if you realize the key to the solution is in the title, but if you're an idiot like me and just think it's a random title, then trust me, it's hard That level took much longer than any of the others in Eon for me.

You're right about Neo 1 not being too bad (although I have no idea how to get the talisman solution) and I did finish 3 (Eroded Ark) - very clever design that one, well done! As for the other three levels, I'm completely stumped! Level 5 actually caused me to rage quit, which doesn't happen too often! I just can't see how any of these levels are possible. Obviously they are, as people have done them but I'm afraid they're beyond my ability to solve I stand by what I said: this ain't a Medium pack, it's either Medium-Hard or straight-up Hard imo.

I didn't think the vote would be this close. I almost want to add both tilesets to the list.

Brick and Dirt are my two favorite tilesets, so I've used them the most here and there.
Fire, Marble, Rock, and Bubble were already decided to be used in this level pack.
There are also many Snow levels in my previous xmas-themed level pack.
So Pillar and Crystal are the two tilesets I've used the least so far.

Whichever tileset wins the vote, I'll use it for the second rank of this pack.
That means it will be used to create simple puzzles rather than complex ones, and levels where you explore wide landscapes with plenty of skills. Both tilesets are excellent for creating scenery.   Crystal feels more polished and mysterious, while Pillar gives off a more classic and traditional vibe.

Once the final voting result comes out, I'll make a level using the winning tileset and post its picture as a sneak-peek of the tribe. After that, I'll quietly continue developing the level pack for a while. 

@Crane
Hey thanks for the compliments and you found the intended solutions to both levels

Thank you for playing the pack JawaJuice, you got all of them solutions as intended in EON rank !

In NEO rank you can clear NEO 1 easily. Maybe NEO 2 starts to get a little more difficult, let me know if you try.

Some comments on your solution :

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EON 2 Trust Your Lucky Star ? You have intended for the talisman which saves the blocker : start bashing when the climber is about the height of the Lucky Star ! To my knowledge, this is now the only way to get through the vertical structure w/o using the blocker.

About intended solution using the blocker you are also right : just start bashing at any time, and stop the basher with a blocker when the climber is safe from the traps.

EON 2 Head Bang Bump Wash Dry Turn Blow This one is not that hard, the solution is in the title. Look at the Head of the worker which :
Bang : when he is a digger (you have to be a metal music fan to get the headbang concept )
Bump : when he bumps his head while building
Wash : when he bashes under the water
Dry  : when he walks under the shredder
Turn : when he is a blocker
Blow : When ... Oh No !

Just got Rusty Ruin Zone too - that was a tough one, but I put it down to my inexperience with splatpads.

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When I finally realised I could use a Shimmier to jump into the portal, rather than trying to use Builders or assuming it was a red herring, then everything fell into place.  Whenever I thought I had found a backroute or a solution, the splatpads always stopped me!  Now I understand your clue about the lemmings building a bridge together and one going back upstairs, so the overhanging Digger has somewhere safe to build to.

That just leaves Benzene.

Quote from: Guigui on November 09, 2025, 12:19:27 AMQuest From Kieran I left aside for the moment, kind of discouraging to me in the last rank.
I also started Lock and Key by Dexter, but it is hard too, cannot get past level 3...
I think I have better time with simpler packs for now.

For what it's worth, I've tried Quest From Kieran a few times myself and given up every time when I hit the final rank. It's a very hard pack at this point. I found his Abandoned Zone more accessible - did manage to complete that one. I struggle with pretty much everything Dexter has released - Lock and Key was too hard for me as well. The only pack of his (and ∫tan x dx) that I have managed to finish is Lemmings Faithful.

OK, your Eon updates didn't pose too much problem actually Replays for this rank attached. I do like your concept with this pack, Guigui; it definitely forces you to approach problems differently, knowing you only have to save one. For my money, Level 4 (Head Bang...) of Eon is by far the trickiest - not just in seeing a solution, but the execution is pretty difficult as well.

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I'm not sure if I did Level 2 'properly', I really can't work out what the blocker is supposed to be for there - to stop the progress of the basher after the climber has got past maybe? It seemed easier to just rely on timing and not use the blocker to me, but maybe I'm being obtuse!