Stacey
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I actually got to the tar mothers alive(!) and then i noticed i kinda forgot about the tar babies I left behind.
Do I have to kill all the tar at the bottom, because i really don't seem to make any progress when i try that?

Doom
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You're on the right track. Some tips to do it more efficiently.



Save after every section and you should be fine.

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agaricus5
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Doom wrote:

Click here to view the secret text

×watch the spawn counter. Open the doors when it's at 1

Click here to view the secret text

×You shouldn't try to clear the four sections of tar in the start one at a time but clear one or two rows of each, so you can prevent the tar from getting into the path.

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DrBug
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Your "cheats" are usually all i need to finish a hard room but I'm still stuck on 1N - 3E. Can I find a demo for this room and what's a spawn counter?

agaricus5
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DrBug wrote:
Your "cheats" are usually all i need to finish a hard room but I'm still stuck on 1N - 3E. Can I find a demo for this room and what's a spawn counter?

Which section are you stuck on?

It's far more satisfying to work out a solution to a room than just look at a demo and it will help you understand DROD movement skills better, so I'd recommend using hints unless you've had several and are still completely stuck.

A spawn counter is a move "clock" that tells you how many moves into a spawn cycle (30 moves) you ahave progressed. Every time the spawn counter reaches 30, all generators (Queens and Tar Mothers) will spawn new offspring or grow. You can bring up the counter by right-clicking during the game in 1.6. For 2.0, a clock will automatically appear and stay visible while generators or long monsters are present.

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Songsmith
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Hi

I'm really struggling with the two central tar chambers. If I go to the west first, the east chamber tar starts flowing out. So then I tried the east chamber first, but I cannot quite be efficient enough to get back to the west before it spawns into the corridor. I've also tried clearing the entrance east then doing the west chamber first, but this is even more inefficient.

Can anyone offer any hints or ideas that I haven't tried, please?

Thanks :-)

zex20913
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Try cutting the tar so that it will spawn a baby ASAP in the chamber. Be sure to give your self enough time to get to the next chamber before the spawn though, otherwise all will be for naught.

Helpful tip on tar baby creation:



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Songsmith wrote:
Can anyone offer any hints or ideas that I haven't tried, please?

EDIT: Drat, too late again... *shakes fist at Zex*

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Songsmith
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Thanks Briareos and Zex. Got it! Now to figure out how to stop that tar baby that forms by the first orb :-)

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Songsmith wrote:
Thanks Briareos and Zex. Got it! Now to figure out how to stop that tar baby that forms by the first orb :-)

You're leaving no tar behind until you get to the tar mothers, right?

np: Kettel - Little Tongues (My Dogan)

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Songsmith
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You're leaving no tar behind until you get to the tar mothers, right? I am now!! (I was already trying to do this -- but failing!)
Completed the room. Thank you :-)

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