Level of the Year 2019: Playing Phase

[IchoTolot]

Alright, so nominations are now closed. Before we open the voting, we first offer a period to play the levels again, to familiarize yourself with those you haven't yet played and review those you have.

The list of nominated levels can be found in the nominations topic, I see no need to duplicate it here. It also contains information on where to find these levels.

Download links:

- Levelpack of all nominated levels.

Every author with 3 or more levels in this category gets an own rank in the pack. At the end there is a mixed rank for the leftover levels. Extract the zip file inside the main NL folder.

- Music tacks

The custom music tacks of the nominated levels. Extract the zip file inside the main NL folder.

- Replay collection

Some gathered replays from a few of the nominated levels. As this was optional, only a part of the pack is covered here.



Playing phase will end: April 30th 2020

General level feedback and solution replays can be posted here in the topic if you want! Have fun playing!

If there are any errors I've made in the collection, don't hesitate to inform me here!

[Crane]

Can we hope to see a YouTube playthrough from you sometime? You always give the best!

[IchoTolot]

Can we hope to see a YouTube playthrough from you sometime? You always give the best!

I could try one. Will see.

[Armani]

Played Nessy and Crane's levels

Nessy

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Your levels overall are really pretty and aesthetically pleasing
I might have backrouted following levels :
Blue Wedding : A bomber and two floaters are left.
Little Lemmings Hideout : I didn't use a climber and a floater.
My favorite levels were Butterfly Cult and Cannibal Festival.
Especially I like the trick used in Butterfly Cult

Crane

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I guess "Are you kidding me?!"is really tricky one.
But I was spoiled the solution in discord.. so I was able to solve it easily.
Anyway it was the most creative usage of cloner I have ever seen!

[Crane]

Nice one Armani:

Are you kidding me?!: Intended (I'm glad you think the skill usage is creative!)
Dropship 12: Intended
SUNSOFT Swindle: Acceptable Alternative (Not my intended solution, but you found the swindle and used a couple of difficult tricks to get a solution)

[Armani]

Solved Namida's levels.

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The Embiggening of the Cromulent : I saw this level in the past contest. It has some nice tricks and the idea that sometimes permanent skill is indeed not beneficial for the player is cool
Bending The Rule : I couldn't believe this is intended solution until I actually check the attached solution from you. Not a big fan of this level tbh but I learned something new today.
Wasted Talent : A little bit presice but I like the trick. Simple design but it has some well-maded puzzles.
Mini Mayhem : It was a cute little level. The level is tiny but solution is not obvious and requiress some hard thinking. I like this one.

[Crane]

I probably should have submitted this, but was undecided until (I think) I saw more than one person find the alternative solution to SUNSOFT Swindle.  This is my intended solution to that level.  Take a peek, Armani!

[IchoTolot]

I uploaded the first part of my playthrough through the pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20IJWTb8FA8&lc=Ugx9XVCsGlzxj2J3fYl4AaABAg

Also as this was missunderstood: You can update your levels if they are backrouted. Simply post them here. The pack will be updated soon after that.

[WillLem]

Great video Icho!

I think this may be the intended solution for Nessy's Little Lemming Hideout.

Also, since it was one of my nominations, I've provided my replay for The Allocation Method: definitely my favourite from Lemmings Destination's Helium rank.

[Nessy]

Thanks for playing everyone! Here are my responses to your replays:

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Butterfly Cult: Holy crap this one is actually spot-on! Glad you enjoyed the level I'm a bit lax with other people's solutions on this level because I feel like the solution as a whole is a bit too out there especially during the contest it was a part of, but I'm glad the original intended solution was discovered by someone

World's Apart: Intended

Blue Wedding: This one is acceptable because the blocker+digger trick is there and that was the main trick I wanted to enforce on the level so well done!

What's It Like Up There?: Unfortunately I'm not sure about this one since it does skip a trick. I might have to tweak it a bit.

Cannibal Festival: Intended. Well done!

How To Self-Destruct A Factory: This one is an open-ended level but your solution matches my own solution perfectly. Nice!

Little Lemming Hideout: Actually not intended and I kind of knew about this backroute for a while but I'm not sure how to fix it yet so for now it's acceptable

The Allocation Strategy: Intended.

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Little Lemming Hideout: It's the same as Armani's solution where it is a backroute but I have no idea how to fix it so for now it's acceptable

The Allocation Strategy: This one is spot-on though I'm glad you enjoyed this level enough to nominate it because I really honestly didn't think it was anything special heh.

I am in the process of slowly going through my own pack looking at replays and fixing levels so when I'm done with that I'm going to post the fixed levels on here.

[NieSch]

Backroute fix (for the backroute in Ichotolot's playthrough) for "Tarzan & Jane":

[IchoTolot]

All three videos of me going through the LOTY 2019 levels are now up. Including my own levels that were nominated.

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20IJWTb8FA8
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-130iHBp1c
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-DF9ok6Abk

[Crane]

Here's a fix to SUNSOFT Swindle.

[WillLem]

Here are backroute fixes for The Icicle Lane and Merry Christmas M.C. Escher; the latter is very similar to your solution, but uses both exits as intended:

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Simply swap the Platformer and Stacker as performed in your solution.

The time limit in Rebel Without a Claus is there to prevent dawdling with the swimmer, so that both the worker lemming and the "rebel" lemming (of the title) must be looked after simultaneously; the solution is timed such that the rebel lemming only just makes it onto the bridge as its finished being built.

EDIT: I've now modified the level so that the Glider is assigned from the start, and I've made the firepit accessible via the water as you suggested, in order that the Swimmer must continue to the left. Doing so has removed the need for the time limit whilst enforcing the intended solution.

[IchoTolot]

Only a week left until the end of the playing phase!