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First hello to all,

and thank you for this wonderful game. I play it for month now, sometimes getting very annoyed, because some levels I cannot solve. I look hours and hours the demo mode and sometimes I see the little thing in a level I need to solve it :D

But how can I get in the new levels? For example "April", when I download and open it it just shows me the editor.

And - is there any possibility to find solutions here on the board or elsewhere?

With sub terra2 I have reached the rank of grandmaster.

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06-30-2009 at 01:59 PM
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You have to play custom levels in the editor. Just click the Play button on the toolbar. You can also click the movie camera to replay the original solution (which will be erased once you record your own).

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minze wrote:
But how can I get in the new levels? For example "April", when I download and open it it just shows me the editor.

There's several expansion packs on the website...

http://crystalshard.net/dls/expand.exe

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If a level isn't in one of the packs, you can still play it in the editor; just open it and press "T".

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Or click the play button, like I said. :P
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Either way, make sure the level is open in the editor and you can hit the test button or T to play it.

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It works, thank you so much. It is just a bit quick for me.

Once more to my second question: Is there any possibility to get a solution for levels I cannot solve?

The extension packs I have downloaded already. For me, sub terra is the best game, I've ever played.

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There is a secret level in each row that can be found by leaving one of the other levels in that row through a secret exit (which if I recall correctly looks like a wall with a cross or something on it?). I think one of the secret levels may have the answer to your question.

The above does not apply to Subterra 2 though.
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Long time ago I postet this topic.

I stopped playing for a long time. Then a few days ago I had a look in this forum again and downloaded the new levels of 2009. I started playing and I had forgotten so many things, but again I saw how exiting this game is.

And again I stucket. So once more I tried to find the cheats - and I found it :w00t I found the most important one: the solution of levels. And now I watch solutions and I feel happy :thumbsup




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Luckily though, that cheat doesn't show the hard mode solution to the tutorial levels from ST's classic levelset. So you still have to know your stuff to beat them. ;)

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Yes, I'll do my very best ;)

but there where a few level which I tried to solve hours and days and weeks and then I stopped playing. Some are really very hard to solve and I wonder who designs this.

And when you try and try and you doesn't find out you can probably go crazy - and that I could avoid now :lol
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minze wrote:
Some are really very hard to solve and I wonder who designs this.

Me!

Among others. Each level should tell you at the beginning who its author is, although some people use a pseudonym.

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Radiant wrote:

Me!

Among others. Each level should tell you at the beginning who its author is, although some people use a pseudonym.

You? you prepared sleepless nights for me. in serious I admire your fantasie. simply greatly.


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The entire first and sixth rows are arguably the hardest ones to do.

In case you're wondering, Radiant, I believe it was the level "Weaver" which took the longest for me to solve out of the first row (or whichever one is the alternately-named one for the first monster tutorial... the one with one-way walls and locked doors).

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Agrrrh I go crazy with this game. Since yesterday I try to solve the tutorial levels in hard mode, the first I have. The others - no idea what to do, how to find the red exit. I tried it with bombs and bombt everything away (maybe also the red exit without knowing that :smile )

I have no idea, nothing. Anyone a tiny tip?

btw has anyone (except the developers) made the hardmode completley with ST 1?

ST2 is more easy for me. Here I have 5 level unsolved, solved in easy mode 10 level, and all others solved in hard mode.
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minze wrote:
btw has anyone (except the developers) made the hardmode completley with ST 1?
Yes.


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Impressive.

Where do I send the player cfg? I want to be in the hall of fame.
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Excuse me, I found it I think, to "contact us" right?
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Or you could upload it somewhere and PM the link to Radiant.
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Ha, I found 7 entrances in hard mode ST1 first row.:w00t I could just solve one till now but I work on the others.

My ambition is to become Ultimate with ST1. I think it will last for years, but one day I make it :lol
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minze wrote:
My ambition is to become Ultimate with ST1. I think it will last for years, but one day I make it :lol

Awesome!

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Go for it! It's hard, but totally worth it!

I almost got to Ultimate in ST2 a long time ago as well, but a pair of hard drive wipes said 'no' to that.

Edit: Which reminds me, there is a bug in the one level in ST2 where you use your voice to command the warrior to push the cloner, and make him avoid the traps. It is possible to yell twice in a row at some points, basically making him circle himself... you can get him pushing one button repeatedly, easily pushing past the gem quota.

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I'd forgotten all about that hall of fame - looks like a SubTerra weekend coming up :)

I have definitely improved on my ST2 84/83 back in 2008 - just got to locate the player file...

[EDIT]

In ST2, does unlocking the "Moscow Subway" - (bottom right), then unlock some more levels? I've mastered all the ones on the first screen except 3

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That reminds me, I really need to update my status in the hall of fame. I've jumped several ranks since then. I think I'm... well whatever is just below Ultimate. There are a couple of levels I haven't solved and a couple more I haven't mastered.
I have managed to master all but one of the tutorial levels, but I keep running out of time in Combination Lock. :(
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B.J.Earles wrote:
I keep running out of time in Combination Lock. :(
Oh god, that horrible level! Looking back, I still have no idea how I managed to beat some of them :~(

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Danjen02 wrote:
B.J.Earles wrote:
I keep running out of time in Combination Lock. :(
Oh god, that horrible level! Looking back, I still have no idea how I managed to beat some of them :~(
Yeah, some levels get pretty tough. I've long since lost track of how many times I've taken a level's designer in vain (mostly Stew Boy). And there are even some levels I made but haven't beaten since I made them.

In the meantime, my laptop finally went crazy, and I decided to get a whole new computer. In the process, however, I lost a good portion of what I've done. I have something of a backup, but not a full one, so I may have to start over.

In the meantime, I'll start checking out how well (or not) ST1 and ST2 work in Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (my new OS).

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Every time I load ST & ST2 on to a new computer I play it for a while, and I tend to find that these days I can get a near-perfect score on most of the level first try.

Also: still very frustrated with Welcome to the Moscow subway, since I can do all of it but the nasty bit.
Oh, and I'm still stuck on Devilish Puzzles...

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In the meantime, I'll start checking out how well (or not) ST1 and ST2 work in Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (my new OS).

I would appreciate hearing about this. I may have to do a new build of the game using SDL rather than plain DirectX.

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Well on Windows 7 (32-bit though) it runs fine. Except that if it gets minimised, it can't recover...

[EDIT] Disable screensavers ;)

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Ah, it does that too on Vista. And Win98, if memory serves.

I believe it had something to do with ST not talking with Windows nicely? Ah, who knows.

Actually, come to think of it, what DID you write ST in anyways Radiant?

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