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I just finished my first hold and decided to release it to the Architecture Forum to see what everyone thought of it.

Here it is.


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09-22-2006 at 12:52 AM
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Alright, I'll download it, then get back to you with what I think of the rooms.

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09-22-2006 at 01:13 AM
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The Real Level : 1S1E - it is possible to beat the room even after turning your sword to point East because the orb doesn't close the door by the west entrance.

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09-22-2006 at 01:32 AM
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2S, 3S can be done with one mimic. But i don't think you can fix it... so let it be.

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09-22-2006 at 02:44 AM
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The Real Level: 2S. How do you kill the rattlesnake before the mud spawns?
09-22-2006 at 02:51 PM
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You can kill the rattlesnake with the bomb the mimic blows up if you time it right. But there is another problem - the orb puzzle near the middle is most definitely not possible - every orb closes at least one door, meaning they can never be all simultaneously open. Therefore, you cannot close the door at (28, 5), and as a result cannot kill the snake in the loop containing (21, 18).

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09-22-2006 at 06:10 PM
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Kevin_P86 wrote:
You can kill the rattlesnake with the bomb the mimic blows up if you time it right. But there is another problem - the orb puzzle near the middle is most definitely not possible - every orb closes at least one door, meaning they can never be all simultaneously open. Therefore, you cannot close the door at (28, 5), and as a result cannot kill the snake in the loop containing (21, 18).
Doh! I always miss the obvious.

You don't need to use the orb puzzle. Both "free" snakes can be killed the same way.
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One or two nice little puzzles. Not too hard, though the orb puzzle in 1S had me going for a while. :D

2E. I don't know if this was meant, or is a trivial solution, but,
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09-22-2006 at 06:45 PM
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Looks intersting, I might have a look at it.
09-22-2006 at 10:23 PM
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The Real Level:
1N2W: Good thing you put the bomb in! ;)
2W: Pointless.
1W: Good, good. Not too easy, not too hard.
2S: Nice!
1S2W: Pretty good.
The hold looks good! It could use a couple checkpoints maybe. :)
09-23-2006 at 06:12 PM
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I added a new copy of this hold to the first post.
10-01-2006 at 09:11 PM
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bomber50 wrote:
VERSION 3

Thrice South, Twice East: Changed Slightly.

Should that be 2S2E? I can no longer manage that one, and my demo for that room isn't there anymore. What was changed?

I had a panic attack when I saw the new 2W but it turned out to be quite easy. Probably luck on my part.

2E. Plays better now but is still quite easy.
10-04-2006 at 12:29 PM
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VERSION 3

Thrice South, Twice East: Changed Slightly.

Should that be 2S2E? I can no longer manage that one, and my demo for that room isn't there anymore. What was changed?
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Yes, it should be 2S, 2E.

I changed that room so that there's a place where you can place the decoy in the bottom-right corner.

Hints, if you haven't figured it out already.


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10-04-2006 at 12:43 PM
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I finally remembered how I did it first time.

I've only replayed rooms that you've changed, but there's no problems that I can see. 2S3W is better for having something to do. I wasn't looking out for spelling/typo's, but I did notice in the characters speech in L1, 1W there's an extra "a" in "congratu(a)lations".
10-04-2006 at 03:53 PM
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I updated it again.

UPDATES:

Added new rooms in some places and changed some of the rooms.
10-07-2006 at 04:14 AM
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Which rooms are changed?
10-07-2006 at 09:44 AM
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LIST OF CHANGES

TWICE SOUTH: Now Scripted.
TWICE SOUTH, TWICE WEST: I made this room into an actual puzzle.
QUARCE WEST, ONCE NORTH THRICE WEST, ONCE SOUTH THRICE WEST: ADDED
10-07-2006 at 12:54 PM
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I don't think 2S is possible now, because of the orb puzzle not working. It was previously possible to complete the room without closing the door at 28,5, but the timer makes it impossible to do it that way.
10-07-2006 at 02:12 PM
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I don't think 2S is possible now, because of the orb puzzle not working. It was previously possible to complete the room without closing the door at 28,5, but the timer makes it impossible to do it that way.

I just tried it and I solved it. Either something went wrong when I uploaded it or you're not using all the tricks. :)
10-07-2006 at 04:29 PM
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New version looks good! Nice job! :)
10-07-2006 at 10:51 PM
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bomber50 wrote:
bandit1200 wrote:
I don't think 2S is possible now, because of the orb puzzle not working. It was previously possible to complete the room without closing the door at 28,5, but the timer makes it impossible to do it that way.

I just tried it and I solved it. Either something went wrong when I uploaded it or you're not using all the tricks. :)

Ummm, then I'm stumped. I can't beat it anymore, so I'm obviously missing a trick somewhere.

I'm going to have to ask; how do I kill the central snake? The one in the small square.
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10-08-2006 at 10:46 AM
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bandit1200 wrote:
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bandit1200 wrote:
I don't think 2S is possible now, because of the orb puzzle not working. It was previously possible to complete the room without closing the door at 28,5, but the timer makes it impossible to do it that way.

I just tried it and I solved it. Either something went wrong when I uploaded it or you're not using all the tricks. :)



Ummm, then I'm stumped. I can't beat it anymore, so I'm obviously missing a trick somewhere.

I'm going to have to ask; how do I kill the central snake? The one in the small square.
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10-08-2006 at 05:40 PM
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I got JTRH a couple weeks ago, and I changed the room styles of the hold. I also did a lot of other things too.

NEW VERSION ATTACHED AT TOP.
10-31-2006 at 09:25 PM
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I could beat 2S if you gave me, like, 25 more moves. I keep running into that freaking time limit, but I could kill everything.

Edit: Found that last efficiency trick. Jesus, that's clever.

Edit: And mastered, and master rooms done.
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11-01-2006 at 02:09 AM
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Updated it once again. New version at top AGAIN.
11-03-2006 at 01:23 AM
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The room to the east of the master wall is EVIL! But I enjoyed it just the same. :)

Edit: Heh, I didn't notice Banjooie's secreted text.
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11-05-2006 at 10:43 AM
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