Cheapo Level List Game

[Isu]

So, are we going to do another cheapo set? (Preferrably mine ) Screenshots at: http://www.cjb.cc/members/piainp/Isu/Isulemms/

[Conway]

I'd rather do your style trial (even though I'm still working my way through it!)

[Proxima]

I haven't really played those levels enough to participate, I'm afraid. One set I'd like to do at some point is Insane Steve's first set, if someone could post a list of levels just to jog my memory; but Isu asked first so we'll do one of his sets first.

[Conway]

Well it's up to you, Isu. Isulemms or Style Trial? On second thoughts, Isulemms might be better in practical terms, since more people will have played that pack.

[chaos_defrost]

What do you mean by my "first" set... I.S. #1? I'm cool with using any of my Cheapo sets in this game.

Although, yes, Isu asked first, so we should do one of his sets first. I don't mind which one: Both are good.

[Isu]

I'd rather do your style trial

Yes, I thought that you would .

I say Isulemms, because it was my first, and because I went to the trouble of uploading  screenshots. Not only that, but Style Trial isn't exactly finished, you only have part one.

[Adam]

Well, I know it's about a month on from you finished my set but still. Thanks for the comments and as a couple of you know I'm working on making my next level pack. Don't expect it until September though as it contains 200 levels and I'm making about 10 per day at the moment but as imagination runs out I'm sure the amount per day will drop.

[Conway]

Just remember, quality over quantity!  B)

[Isu]

Does anybody want to review the first level? It's been a month already.

(a not-so-subtle BUMP)

[Shvegait]

Seems about time to revive this thread. (Sorry for the 2 month wait, Isu!)


Isulemms - Level 1: Step into the unknown

Save 45/50
RR: 5
Time: 6:00
Skills: 20 climb, 19 float, 18 bomb, 17 block, 17 build, 18 bash, 19 mine, 20 dig

Good: You have to think a little bit about how to save them all with 17 builders or less. Seems like a good intro to the set.

Bad: Almighty Hydra's style (High-Tech... bricks?)


(Note: Maybe you can shrink the screenshots a bit? They're huge! I think you're giving 2 pixels to each in-game pixel.)

[ccexplore]

Bad: Almighty Hydra's style (High-Tech... bricks?)

Well, I happen to like this style.  

[chaos_defrost]

Isulemms stage 2: A Cheap Difference

Save 20/20
RR: 88
Time: 1:00
Tasks: 20 bombers, 7 builders, 1 digger

Good: The design is simple-looking, but the solution isn't quite as obvious as it seems at first glance. A nice early in the set level.

Bad: There's nothing really "cheap" about this one. And why 20 bombers? Just curious.

[Shvegait]

That level actually took me a good while to figure out, but this was one of the first Cheapo sets I played. Now it seems so easy (but it is just level 2 after all!)


Isulemms - Level 3: Fiery Chambers

Save 15/20
RR: 1
Time: 6:00
Skills: 1 climb, 2 float, 5 bomb, 7 block, 7 build, 5 bash, 2 mine, 1 dig

Good: There's a bit of variety in the terrain. There's little room for error, which is good for this level because it makes you think of the best way to do what you need to do.

Bad: It's rather straightforward. The fires at the end seem too easy to avoid.

[Isu]

Bad: There's nothing really "cheap" about this one. And why 20 bombers? Just curious.

Back when I first made this set, I never really knew what a 'cheap' level was, only something that the player would not expect. I thought flipping a trapdoor was cheap, but back then I knew nothing.
The twenty bombers were mere decoration. I thought of it as a fancy alternative to 'nuke'.

Maybe you can shrink the screenshots a bit? They're huge! I think you're giving 2 pixels to each in-game pixel.

Erm, they're just pasted print-screeners so the resolution is about 640x480. Oops, big mistake.  X_X

EDIT: Fixed

[ccexplore]

Next time, PrintScreen from the level editor instead (zoom all the way out of course).