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[ Download link (https://vegetal.eb-creativos.com/ksstuff/levels/Vegetal%20Gibber%20-%20Ruins%20of%20EGA-Lana.knytt.bin) ] (file size: ~2.5MB)
The Ruins of EGA-Lana is a small KS+ challenge level heavily inspired by the famous freeware game La-Mulana (except this one is made with an old-school DOS PC game look, very much like my previous level The Dithered Temple, rather than mimicking the aesthetics of a MSX game). It features bonus collectible artifacts, hidden secrets, challenges involving several KS+'s exclusive mechanics and a total of three (?) difficulty modes: Easy, Hard and Lunatic.
Despite being a very short adventure, this level was designed to have a rather high replay value by means of providing players with a different experience in each of the mentioned modes beyond the expected differences in the overall difficulty. For example, Easy mode is more of a mix of platforming and simple puzzles, whereas Lunatic mode is almost exclusively focused on the challenge aspect even with regards to the collectibles. Be sure to give each mode a try! (well, at least a couple of them... I understand Lunatic is not exactly everyone's cup of tea :P2 )
And, for those of you who are always looking for a bigger challenge... you're in luck! This level is also the setting for the first ever Play Knytt Stories contest (https://nifflas.lp1.nl/index.php?topic=7296), which is being graciously hosted by pfrangip and officially starts today! :D There are 3 different categories (plus a bonus challenge) in which you can participate and have a chance to win various prizes! Be sure to have a look at the contest's thread here (https://nifflas.lp1.nl/index.php?topic=7296) to learn the details and/or ask any questions you may have about it.
Hope you have fun with this level, and please feel free to post your comments/feedback/screams of frustration (depending on which version you play) here. And, if you're taking part in the contest... good luck!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: After watching some of the streamed playthroughs and then spending the morning doing a new round of thorough testing, I've concluded that a certain screen in the highest difficulty mode...
...the screen with the fan and the lasers in True Lunatic mode...
...is either impossible or way too close to being so (possibly the latter). I suspect this is due to me using a version of the screen that was just a test draft and not what should have used here. To address this issue, I've uploaded a new version of the level which replaces the previous copy. You can get it using the link on the OP or this one:
[ The Ruins of EGA-Lana v1.01 (https://vegetal.eb-creativos.com/ksstuff/levels/Vegetal%20Gibber%20-%20Ruins%20of%20EGA-Lana.knytt.bin) ]
Please install this new version overwriting the previous one to get a slightly different version (still disgustingly hard, but not outright impossible) of that particular challenge. Your existing save files should carry over without any issues.
Apologies to everyone, especially those who were trying for the bonus challenge in the contest and got hopelessly stuck there :sad: