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Knytt Stories Level Releases / Re: [Environmental][Easy]Cavern
« on: October 22, 2011, 01:42:10 »
For a level without COs (or very few), it's a very good one. I enjoyed it!

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10 HOURS to download? It really needs more seed. But thanks Mr. YellowDuck, there's a lot of levels I didn't have! :^^:

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Knytt Stories Level Releases / Re: New Level "The Extinct Bird"
« on: October 18, 2011, 23:13:23 »
Hello! I loved your level, and I don't think there's much to change! I noticed a few wall-jumps, at least one void screen... I didn't take note of them, but I can tell you the WIN-tiles at the end are not high enough, since the 1st time I jumped behind the bird and climbed to a wall-swim. So probably 5 or 6 corrections to make. I love the light-diffusing anemones, the backgrounds, and the moving grass, although it moves kinda slowly (don't know if it was your intention). Thanks for the level :)

PS. The music and FX also fit very well! I will play the new version to test the wall-swims.

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Ok, thanks for the video! I could easily fix the problem... I could add a block right above the other red locks-block, so that it would become too high to jump without the key. But I'm not fond of the idea of submitting a second version, with such a small modification. One thing I'll do, I'll change the topic's name from Hard to Very Hard, since everyone seems to agree on that. Well, except for me of course.

If someone has a better opinion of the level, please tell me about it X) Anyway, at least one person had fun playing it, me.

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WOW, what you say is kind of psychedelic.
Okay, I'll give you a walkthrough, since it seems necessary. First, I tried to speed-run the level twice during the week-end... my record to get through the 12 stages is 13 minutes. Yes, that's knowing the puzzle elements, so 13 minutes is only for the challenge part. I really couldn't get past the red key blocks without the key, so the wallswimming was unfortunately not planned on my part :( You're obviously better than me for that particular jump. (video below)

PART.1.
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
PART.2.(from the second Lvl7 ascension)
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)

*****(Video)***** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Onvii3H-Q

I hope all the time I put on writing this will help you. I spent about 40 hours working on this level, so it really wasn't intended to be THAT hard. But apparently it is. Oh well. I'm also gonna do a youtube video, a visual walkthrough. I'll find a way to record it, and add the link when it's done. (The link is above!)

I hope some of you out there have enjoyed it... I wanted to put void screens and wallswim purposefully, and I think I succeeded at that. Once you finish it, give me your impressions. Thanks.

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Stuck at 5. I don't even know where I can jump; nothing seems in range.
What screen do you see? Is it the beginning of 5? If so, check spoiler:

Spoiler: what to do (click to show/hide)

EDIT: I cheated through level 7. Its just not fun at all with that sticky surface, and now am at level 9, which is fun (and very hard)

The NEXT box gives you a LOT of clues...

Edit: I couldn't write everything in time, before my laptop's battery ran out... now I can :) So I was in fact very disappointed with what I read... maybe I know some tricks that not everybody knows?

Examples: If you hold the jump button while flying with the umbrella, you can go a lllllittle farther and higher. Also, you can keep the double jump "in bank" for as long as you do not use it... (like if you jump once, then use the umbrella to soar, you can use the double jump later, to reach an out of reach platform at the end of your flight). Also, if you want to fly higher with an updraft, you have to fly from the base of it, all the way up. You gain a square or two's distance higher.
Then, another important thing, I repeat, use the NEXT box---------
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)


For the Fire on Ice area, I got through it many-many-many-many times while beta testing... since I usually cannot play Lunatic levels without getting ultra angry (trust me), I deemed that part to be either Hard or Very hard. I'm sorry that some people had to cheat their way through. I focused on making some blocks sticky, and some others non-sticky, in a way that it would not glitch and would be doable. Everything was very well thought, but then, maybe my Knytt skills are higher than average and I didn't know until now...

Please give me further comments and review, I still appreciate the constructism behind them.

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Hey, sorry I don't have the web at home, so I couldn't help earlier. I'm sorry and disappointed that my level ends up being so hard. As I said in my first post, I know where to jump, so FOR ME, it is not only Hard, but even "less than hard", although I'm not saying it's Normal. For players, I evaluate my level at Hard, or maybe Very hard. Some jumps have to be done just right, I agree... ALSO, check the NEXT box closely, as every time it tells you the next closest block. Use the purple save-points... when you gotta go through the fire-area the second time, you should have the umbrella, so it's much easier to go through. Please don't despair, and don't hesitate if you have questions.

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New level, built in about ten days straight. It's very different from Warmth, if you've played it... this is mostly a puzzle game, with not much environmental work. There are many stages, with new blocks and power-ups appearing once you've climbed high enough. At this point, I've played it through close to ten times. This means I've beta tested myself, and it is indeed possible to conquer every screen. In other words, if you can't, be patient and try again.

I've pondered on digging new puzzle ideas, and hopefully some will be boggling and original.
Here are the stages list, if you don't wanna get clues, don't open this spoiler!
Spoiler: (click to show/hide)

Thanks for playing!!!


Download: http://knyttlevels.com/levels/Variad%20-%20Tetris%20Bottle.knytt.bin

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Knytt Stories / Re: KS Level Competition
« on: August 28, 2011, 10:22:59 »
Sorry guys; still no competition. I was away all weekend and I have two job interviews this week so my mind's been on other things. I'm going away for a week starting Friday, so I'll try and have something running before then. If not, two week's break may do us some good.

Ok ok, thanks Peppy. I got confused by that post up there... I thought there was an edit or something. Sorry. While it's on my mind, is the book The Little Prince well known in the US? Originally it's from France, and a classic french book.

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Knytt Stories / Re: KS Level Competition
« on: August 28, 2011, 02:17:19 »
Hum, so there's no real Journey competition?? That'd be really disappointing, because I've just spent a few days not only on thinking out a big concept, but making a complete tileset and about ten screens... of course I can release the level without a competition, but still...

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Thanks Egomassive, I was stuck too.

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It was a cool experience. I particularly enjoyed the music :) There's just one place where I couldn't find a way to escape (I had to wallswim a bit to get back upward, and onto the correct path), I always ended up in the water.

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"More screenshots may come if there's interest."

:shocked: But, of course there's interest! I still have to play your latest 2 levels, but if it's made by you and if it's a large level as well, it should be awesome. Me too, I wish there were more people and action on the forum... like some advertising would be done somehow... through Facebook perhaps...

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Knytt Stories / Re: KS Level Competition
« on: August 21, 2011, 06:24:41 »
I'm thinking of trying a first competition. I'll see if I can come up with a revolutionary idea with the Journey theme...
By the way Talps, there's no 31st in Sept. so I'm guessing the 30th.

edit: I got my "great" idea, now I need more drawing skills, because it'd include a bunch of COs... It's gonna be based on a good book!

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I can't wait to try this one! I played Marine, Fire God, and the other Gameboy level. I especially enjoyed that one C) Haven't you been gone for a long while? It's nice to see you are still contributing to the KS community.

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