Deep Remembers was nice, even though I gently despise the silhouetted sprayers (17:1 and 17:5) for being so RNG-based. Its spirit definitely lived on in your other work, so I’m not too sad it was abandoned. The waterfall transition into the first colored area is lovely.

100 Rooms and You hooked me the least, but it was a treat to see ego’s Blueprints tileset used. I agree it may have been more fun as a puzzle level. I ended up cheating my way through the caves with the save anywhere function. The signs got a few laughs out of me. Also, surasshu is such a stellar musician—great selection!

I’d love to see Remember Me revisited, though I won’t hold my breath. Great concept and visuals. I particularly dug the mine tileset; it felt like what I might have done with mine had I possessed the artistic wherewithal back then. I do so adore the roses from Florescence Greens as well.

More than any of these, Liangzhu feels like a long lost treasure, perhaps a little like Schubert’s beautiful but unfinished 8th symphony. The track Path of Water is excellent and fit perfectly here. I actually didn’t mind the constant turquoise, nor do I balk at a depressing story, but I understand it’s one matter to be a bystander to the tale and quite another to be its author. Ah well, perhaps in another world!

Thank you for taking the time to share these little fragments of hidden Knytt history.

two? is yknytt getting an editor?

I've been tinkering on my old unreleased editor. Most of the major functionality has been finished for a very long time, so the plan is to cut the unnecessary features, add modern necessities like scaling, and sand off the rough edges.

Iasthai is an excellent level and well worth your time. It is distinctive both for its grounded setting and its treatment of heavy thematic material—pain, loss, illness, recovery.

Something Iasthai has in spades is vibes. Careful attention was paid to the packaging (icon, info screen, fonts, cutscenes), setting the stage for a diverse and venerable library of tilesets, thoughtfully curated soundtrack, and interesting screen compositions. Notably, the interiors are consistently top shelf (Lucinda's inner Sims player is on display here).

The writing is another highlight. Iasthai somehow manages to flit seamlessly between comedic exchanges with quirky characters and solemn meditations on pain. The narrative is nonlinear, even labyrinthine, and this structure lends itself well to the subject at hand: healing is rarely a lucid or linear process. I'm reminded of John Green's musing in Turtles All the Way Down that "in some ways pain is the opposite of language." Iasthai's honest prose finds a chink in that barrier of incommunicability, admitting a brief glimpse into others' inner worlds.

If I had to find something to criticize, some outdoor areas don't live up to the standard of polish I came to expect from this level. The challenges didn't add much to the experience for me; I think I would have preferred it to be easier, resting on the strength of its writing and environments, or for challenges to be employed more judiciously to advance the story.

In my book, Iasthai is an instant classic that pushes the storytelling boundaries of the Knytt canon. I look forward to your future work.

Any chance you'll tell us if it can be found in both Normal and Alternative difficulties?

It might be best to make a separate thread for that to avoid making things too cluttered.

That's fair. I guess I was looking at it as a variation of this challenge, but you're probably right.

I'm interested to see what y'all have figured out about the game. Here are a few tricks, secrets, and other other silly things I have found.

For those still wondering, I contacted Hmpf a few months ago by email. She said she's been very busy with work, and while she's made a small amount of progress on Falling Water, she's having trouble with writer's block and finding time for it among other projects. She gave no indication of when the project might be completed or even return to a state of steady development, but she hasn't given up on it as of October.