Lemmings Hall of Fame [120/120 levels completed; Test Phase Has Begun]

[Strato Incendus]

I'm making progress in fixing the first batch of backroutes for the Gold and Platinum rank - only a few more Platinum levels left to go before I can send another version to kaywhyn.

So far, the levels didn't turn out as backroute-prone as I feared - and for the few glaring ones I left open, the fixes were usually the easiest (just some extra steel / one-way arrows). For one particular level, a trap did the trick by blocking off a route. Since this was a Shadow level, I didn't want to use one of the standard L2 Shadow stompers here (the ones with the red exclamation marks), since the top part always looks like a walkable steel square. Normally, these traps go on top of terrain - having one just by itself, without actual steel under the red exclamation mark, would be confusing. Hence, I went with the red-eyes trap from L2 Cavelem instead, which does seem to go along with the L2 Shadow tileset quite nicely.

[kaywhyn]

@Strato

As it's almost been two months since your post, it looks like you got swamped with IRL stuff. Judging from your posts regarding moving into a new place, I'm assuming that has been more work than anticipated? No worries, I've just been wondering how the new update is going and was kind of expecting it to drop soon given your latest post

[Strato Incendus]

Hi kaywhyn, sorry for the lack of replies, thanks for your reminder!

As it's almost been two months since your post, it looks like you got swamped with IRL stuff.

Yeah, while the main part of moving is over, right now I'm still configuring and trying out my music setup. All the equipment is in place, but of course, some technical details still need fixes (getting the cymbals on the drums to choke properly, compressing the bass better, guitar amp recording choices etc.).

I've watched all of your replays, and I've gotten pretty far into editing the levels. But as usual, there are some backroutes which aren't easy to fix.
And if I don't fix them immediately, I forget about what still needs to be done about them.
Hence, I probably need to go over the Platinum rank again, to consciously decide whether to leave certain levels as they are for the time being, or fix whatever remaining levels I can still fix.

[Strato Incendus]

I just tested my replays for NeoLemmix 12.14 Release Candidate. No breakages except for the level "The monster is loose" on the Platinum rank. My replay here was from 2020, so it's possible the breakage may stem from an earlier change; however, the point in time within the replay when the solution broke was shortly after the completed execution of a Fencer. Hence, I suspect it may be related to the new fix regarding when exactly Fencers should turn around due to hitting steel.

These are the types of "micro-timing" changes that rarely cause a level itself to become unsolvable - they only require solutions to be re-done, since all the following skill assignments will now be off by a few frames.

In other words, because no level broke due to the switch from 12.13 to 12.14 RC, Lemmings: Hall of Fame should be compatible with both versions now. 

[kaywhyn]

@Strato

As LHOF is now released, I've went ahead and locked this topic. All discussions of the pack should be posted in the release topic:

https://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=6905.msg103941#msg103941