Level Design Contest #27 - Playing Phase (Discussion Topic)

[ericderkovits]

Solved Armani's Rule 1 level

Primitive instinct

[ericderkovits]

solved Simon's Rule 2 and Rule 3 levels (Lix) and
Geoo's Rule 3 level (Lix)

[Armani]

@ericderkovits
Close enough Well done!

[Simon]

solved Simon's Rule 2 and Rule 3 levels (Lix) and
Geoo's Rule 3 level (Lix)

Thanks! Both of your solutions for my levels are intended, i.e., for Bumper Cave and for Rhizome. Happy to see Lix replays again, and I'm really happy that Rhizome leads to the intended solution.

I'll let geoo judge your solution to Pommes Schranke, but he'll very likely consider your solution intended, too.

-- Simon

[darkshoxx]

Hi everyone,

here's my replays for Rule 1 so far.
I liked Primitive Instinct a lot but I haven't solved it yet. Not even sure how to reach the goal tbh
I'm also at a loss with Internecion Cube and Tomb of Doom, but they're fun and I'll keep trying.

I had a little help from Icho with Garden of Love, but I'm not sure if it's intended like this. Really liked the theming and decoration.

Demolishing of Ruins gave me less trouble than the others, but MAN that dragon is intimidating . Great concept.

The Instrument had a great aha moment when I finally got it, really enjoyed that.

I will not stop blowing up the Construction work, because I have some spares at the end, and therefore this might not have been what I was supposed to do

[kaywhyn]

Just a heads up to everyone, once I get my R3 done and I upload it, I will be taking a hiatus from the game until probably about the beginning of March. Meaning, Icho will likely record his playthrough of the contest levels during that time, which I assume he'll do whenever he gets some time off from work or is in the mood to. So, for solutions please refer to his videos whenever they become available. I kind of hit my low point with the game and therefore need an extensive break from playing/solving. Nevertheless, when I do return, which will certainly be long before the playing phase ends, I will play through and record my solutions to them as well, including the Lix entries! I'll still be around to check solutions to my levels, I just won't be going through everyone's levels for a while until after my hiatus.

I will not stop blowing up the Construction work, because I have some spares at the end, and therefore this might not have been what I was supposed to do

Seems like you played an old version of my R1, as when I run the replay for V6 it fails. You can grab the latest version of the level in the update topic, or you can just redownload the pack in the OP, as it does say that it is up at V6, which is the most recent version of the level

For Icho's R1, let him or any of us who have solved it know if you want some help. I pre-tested it, and I must say it's a great level, though it's certainly not easy!

[ericderkovits]

Resolved some levels

1) The Tomato Watchers Demolishing Old Ruins, Expediency will be ENFORCED and Lemmings are beans
2) WillLems' Direct Drip (Contest Version)
3) Nieschs' Splash or Splat and The Magic of Lemmings
4) Kaywhyns' Swim Team Rush


also solved
Armani's Natural-born
and
Silken Healers Jumpstone

[NieSch]

Resolved some levels
3) Nieschs' Splash or Splat and The Magic of Lemmings

The first one is a backroute, I made a V6. The second is the intended solution.

[ericderkovits]

here are 3 solutions to Nieschs' Splash or Splat

1) Have 2 skills left
2) Have 1 skill left
3) Uses all skills

[NieSch]

That's impressive Eric! Well done. I'll add a talisman for your solution where you spare 2 skills. Your third is the intended solution.

[Armani]

If there's anyone who wants to see the intended solutions to my levels, here's it is

https://youtu.be/xeOFQJpOV4Y

[IchoTolot]

After the first big wave of backroutes, I haven solved my way through the entries.

Replays attached and here are the YouTube links:

Part 1 (Lix): https://youtu.be/wpZ7iz5KV3A
Part 2 (NL R1+R2): https://youtu.be/kimWg3d25Q0
Part 3 (NL R3): https://youtu.be/pFEMlLO049c
Part 4 (My own levels): https://youtu.be/Q1BJTwbCJZI

[kaywhyn]

@Icho

Already commented on your solutions to my R1 and R2, but I will post here as will. You pretty much got the intended solutions to them. Nice job!

R1 - Pretty much intended. Only the details in the bottom left area differ, but you made the bottom left more complicated than it needs to be There originally wasn't a timer, but after I saw a couple of solutions from Simon and Armani that involved some unnecessary waiting, I decided to end that madness. Not only that, it's to block a backroute that I don't think I can fix in any other way besides maybe making some pickups.

Spoiler

I think here without the timer platforming from the right side at the top won't be necessary, as you can pretty much do both on the left side if you have two platformers to spare. Plus you won't need to use the builder trick to block everyone from following him.

R2 - Intended!

Spoiler

The only thing that differs from mine is that I send 3 over the slicer the trap so that I can do both the mining and bashing at the very top around the same time with different lemmings, but yours is fine too, as both solutions would end up finishing with about the same amount of time anyway

[Armani]

@Ichotolot
Everything intended

[NieSch]

@Icho: Your solutions to my levels are intended as well. Well done!