Level Design Contest #32 - Playing Phase (Discussion Topic)

[Armani]

@IchoTolot
Everything is intended

I picked up that it shall include a neat new trick, but I haven't found it yet and all other things fall short 1 lem or 1 skill. Seems to be backroute proof for now. 

I really hope it is something clean and elegant though and not some finnicky shimmier+stoner step up - I tried that as well but it did not work.

But lets see and try again

no shimmier+stoner shenanigan needed. I'm not sure if this is a 'neat' new trick but I'll let you be the judge of that.



For those who might want the solutions to my levels;
https://youtu.be/MtQXhaJtBK4

[IchoTolot]

I finally got it and I learned a new trick! 

The realisation was born a bit on desperation and then I saw the thing that helped me piece the last part together.

It is precise but not fiddly. Once you see what to do it is easy to achieve! 

I also resolved kaywhyn's level and attached my solutions. 

[kaywhyn]

@Icho

R1 - Your solution for "Oh Yes" is now acceptable and is pretty much Armani's acceptable alternative, with the only difference being that you were more efficient and hence was able to spare a skill. These variants I deem acceptable solutions for my level are a bit more complicated than the intended way IMO, but it's fine. Well done!

Spoiler

The blocker you spared is for the builder, where you can stop and hold him in place after he walks back to the left, who will later get freed by the miner who uses the builder staircase to continue downward. I didn't account or test for the possibility of the miner and builder being able to meet at the right moment when I made the level, hence I don't require any heavy timing in the intended solution anyway!

In short, you can think of the leftover blocker's purpose is to make the solution easier to execute and also just as a way to avoid any heavy timing shenanigans players might resort to. If that happens, then well, it's on them Think your Mr. Lemmy R3 level from LDC 30, where I spared that same blocker in my solution to your level    

[Crane]

I finally got it and I learned a new trick! 

The realisation was born a bit on desperation and then I saw the thing that helped me piece the last part together.

It is precise but not fiddly. Once you see what to do it is easy to achieve! 

Damn!  I have no idea how long it would have taken me to find that!

As for my levels... Rules 1 and 2 are intended, but 3 is a backroute.

[IchoTolot]

@Crane This looks a bit more intended to me. 

[Crane]

Still a backroute unfortunately.  V3 released.  And here I thought I was doing so well with having levels that didn't need so many updates for once!

[IchoTolot]

@Crane  I bet this is correct though