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Ezlo
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I think I have an idea but I'm not sure how to follow through on it.
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12-10-2022 at 04:57 AM
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Your idea about the stable position is correct.
(At least I think I know what you mean, I do not have CaravelNet and cannot see the room image.)

The bad news is that, at least for me, the specifics were a bit of trial and error, with execution feeling quite magical.
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12-10-2022 at 06:54 AM
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Solved it. And looking at the highscores I still managed to overcomplicate it. Anyways, thank you and on to the next level!
12-10-2022 at 07:18 AM
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Great job then!

Out of curiousity, what was the ballpark of the the high scores here?
My demo says 162 and I kind of just scrambled together something that worked :D

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12-10-2022 at 07:36 AM
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I had 2 solutions that I hoped would work but didn't.
First one is in the picture.
Second one was:
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Am I even close?

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12-16-2022 at 03:56 AM
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The one in the attached photo is doable I think. Just going to take a lot of fiddling. You have the right starting idea at the very least.
12-16-2022 at 04:18 AM
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Okay cool, at least I'm not completely off.

What I'm trying to figure out:
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12-16-2022 at 04:41 AM
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This is one of our last rooms, and it's got us stumped.

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12-20-2022 at 04:16 AM
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Camwoodstock wrote:
This is one of our last rooms, and it's got us stumped.

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In order of questions:
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12-20-2022 at 06:29 AM
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LovaP48 wrote:
Camwoodstock wrote:
This is one of our last rooms, and it's got us stumped.

Click here to view the secret text

In order of questions:
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We're still a little stuck.
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12-20-2022 at 08:53 PM
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This looks finish-able.
Unfortunately, as per my initial message in the thread, the execution feels quite magical.

Here is how my solution panned out, gradually revealing more and more of the position:
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12-20-2022 at 09:05 PM
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LovaP48 wrote:
This looks finish-able.
Unfortunately, as per my initial message in the thread, the execution feels quite magical.

Here is how my solution panned out, gradually revealing more and more of the position:
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We tried to line up everything, but it's still just off...

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Camwoodstock - The Epic Blunder, Dugan's Best Janitor, Rooted Hold Runner, Lowest Point Watcher, and 132nd Skywatcher (and 13th Gel Authority)
Mastered all of GatEB, KDD 2.0, JtRH, and TCB! | Saw The Second Sky! (lots of secrets left!)

Her/him | & | Steam | Backloggery
12-21-2022 at 02:08 AM
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icon Re: Treacle Stew : Level Three : 4 East (+1)  
This was my final setup (big spoiler ;) )
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The nice thing about it:
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Sequence:
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JTRH: Mastered
TCB: Mastered - RPG: Finished
GatEB: Mastered - TSS: Mastered

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12-21-2022 at 04:28 AM
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