Dragon Myth [Epic, Hard, Challenge/Scenic] [KS+]

found a couple voids at x1058/1059y986
also managed to get to the chunk of flint without getting the umbrella. (Is killing it earlier likely to result in an alternate ending? crashing just short of rather than on top of the witch's lair?*)

also got to the purple mushrooms from the exit side (Again, will getting them earlier alter anything?)

The lame ending was definitelydafinetly fun. "And remember: Always listen to kitty!"

A bit annoyed that there isn't an option to come clean to the wicked witch of the east**, especially after hearing the people from your village know that you stole from her. "Here's your key back. Oh, and I think this double-jump thingy is yours, too." (Yeah, yeah, I know: then where would she get the dragon-slaying sword? Also that it's entirely plausible she knows only because of kitty. She certainly didn't hear about you slaying Greta.) Maybe call her on her own thefts...

What did she mean to accomplish by kidnapping the princess, anyway? One of the knights gossiped about blackmail; did she want a lifetime supply of catnip? Or maybe she thought princesses made good bait for dragons? (Was it her, or her sister Greta trying make trouble for her? I note the secret tower where the princess is held is literally on the other side of the map.)

Does she have anything to do with the dragon? Is she likely to object to you trying to kill it? If not, would she want dibs on any of its innards?

That room with the last golden creature; with the watcher in it: Are either of the wicked witches under the influence of it or its ilk? what the watcher says, and the witches' opinions of thieves and intruders seems to line up a bit.

Did I miss any references to googoojoob's "Dream" while playing?

*Hope I'm remembering that screen right.
**Yes, I've forgotten her name. Sorry. It started with a J, right?

You know that screen with the yellow key? Did you notice how when you entered it from the left there were two eye-passage indicators, but when you were actually able to get the key, there was only one? I think you can figure it out from there. Also, was I wrong in assuming the "explode dragon" ending is the main one? I'd figured that was the end of it.

Does anyone care to explain how they short-cutted in the final area so I can fix that?

Modelled off all those skeletons I gathered under my floorboards. Why do you think this level took so long?

In the first place, (for me at least) it wasn't exactly obvious that it was a shortcut, as opposed to a missable secret. Especially since Juni's stated goal is to get out of the dragon to kill it. And since "green glow" is shorthand for "secret nearby" rather than "end of level nearby".

Secondly, in my eyes at least, being able to get past that room without the umbrella is a feature. The flint, with its plethora of "detect target"s but no justification for them (end sequence, convenient reason you can't do the end sequence*, alternate end sequence**) is what needs fixing. And you don't need to know how I got there to fix that. Heck, if you're dead set on ensuring I don't get to the flint before I should, you already established that passages open and close inside the dragon, so just put a floor over where you'd drop to the flint. (Preferably put something there to take the sting out of essentially starting over. Maybe someone got eaten before you did?)


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Those drippers have periodic breaks in their dripping which can be taken advantage of. The rest is a solid second jump right over the spikey. I think, anyway. If I'm off on the exact spot, practice without the dripper to find the optimal jump area. Or examine the video linked by ixMarcel.

WOO LAME RABBIT ENDING

I also felt the need to get to the flint without the umbrella, since it did, in fact, appear to be a missable secret.  Because it's so tough to do, I somewhat feel that a player who pulled that off would have earned that sequence break, although I can understand why you would feel otherwise.  What's especially unfortunate, though, is that doing this very difficult thing not only results in no reward, but also pushes you back a little bit in the level, since it's not possible to go right back to where you were previously.  It would be best to simply make it impossible to make the first jump under the urchin, if that's how you'd like to fix it.