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Really enjoying JtRH so far, however...




...not quite sure what I'm missing here, the problem being that by the time I've hit the orbs and made my way into the middle for the last eye, the Slayer is too close and I can't get out of the spiral without being hooked.

I can't make the final eye see me and guide it out because of the wall in front it, and if I want to make the Slayer hit any orbs then he is already in the spiral and so I'm as good as dead.

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04-11-2005 at 08:56 PM
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04-11-2005 at 09:02 PM
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A-ha! Thanks for the hint :)

04-11-2005 at 09:10 PM
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OK. So I don't wake Slayer up until there's no choice, on the way up the West passage to the eyeballs. Then I take the most efficient route possible (to save steps), but by the time I hit center, the best I can do is meet Slayer two steps before safety (maybe 3)... Is there some obvious something I'm missing?

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08-05-2005 at 02:00 AM
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Would someone mind posting an additional hint. I don't seem to be away to get from the slayer. Perhaps there's something about Slayer behavior that I don't understand.
10-12-2005 at 06:40 PM
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I don't think there is much else to say, actually, but I can try. Did you follow the advice on how to delay the Slayer above?

If so, you will need efficiency; lots of it. Your margin for error is one move, perhaps two, but nothing more. So, try to avoid that wisp for as long as possible, and go as fast as you can (diagonals, not too much sword-turning...). There is otherwise nothing else involving fancy manoeuvres around the Slayer: it basically acts as a timer here.

If it still doesn't work, you should record a demo and upload it: that way, we will be able to tell you where you are taking unnecessary moves.
10-12-2005 at 08:42 PM
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Thanks for the additional info. The problem was I hadn't realized how long I could avoid the gazes of the eyeballs. :? It was a cakewalk after I realized that.
10-13-2005 at 02:56 PM
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I'm obviousily missing something here. I can't get away from the slayer, I think I've got every available step to a minimum but I also think I'm starting to go insane. I've worked out how not to wake the eyes but the slayer is always in the top passage by the time I've got round to killing the final eye.
Please help!!!!!
08-12-2006 at 11:02 PM
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08-13-2006 at 02:54 AM
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do you know i never even tried that approach. Thanks very much, seems so simple now!!
08-13-2006 at 06:30 PM
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Here is my demo showing Beethro dying two steps from safety.
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[Last edited by Unbathed at 09-04-2006 06:39 PM : The .demo file I wanted to attach seems to be missing.]
09-04-2006 at 06:37 PM
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Unbathed wrote:
Here is my demo showing Beethro dying two steps from safety.
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You are touching the wisp too soon.
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Thank you, Tim!
09-04-2006 at 08:31 PM
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I am *not* an expert in this game. In fact, this is my first post. That being said, I think some of the hints here might have been a bit cryptic. I'm going to try my hand at explaining how to solve this room, starting with obtuse and cryptic hints and moving on to more direct hints and solutions.

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12-17-2006 at 09:19 AM
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Haha, I never clicked onto the Eyes and managed to pass the room with the Slayer appearing straight away. You can switch places with him at the entrance to the spiral on your way out of it (just above the green doors), and if you go in and out a few times and clear out all the eyes except one, then lead him down to the bottom corner, you have time to run in and kill the last eye before he catches you.
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Help!! How do you get to this room?
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07-30-2010 at 04:11 AM
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I managed to work out how to do it by not waking the eyes up.

Now to try it with the optional challenge, of deliberately waking the eyes up (specifically the south-facing eye) and trying to set the longest possible wisp... any hints on how to do that?

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icon Re: Journey to Rooted Hold : Eighth Level : 1 North, 1 East (+2)  
Well, if you wish to attempt the challenge without killing the Slayer then rimmer16's approach is probably your best bet. It's only a few posts above yours and the way he/she cleared the room would have also completed the challenge.

However, for this particular challenge you're probably best off simply killing the Slayer, then you can take all the time you need to finish off those pesky evil eyes!

I believe you had issues with finding a demo that demonstrates a Slayer kill, so I've attached a demo of one way to kill the Slayer in this particular room. This way you won't have to download and delve through any other holds to get a simple outline on how to do it.

Note that the attack on the Slayer would have also succeeded even if the blocking wall to his south had been further away. He would have simply tried to avoid Beethro until his sword stops being in a threatening position to the Slayer, or until he dies.

Edit: There's also a slightly different way of killing the Slayer in this room that might be a little faster and easier to set up, but it only works because of a certain part of the room's shape, whereas the method used in the attached demo can be used with far more common room geometry.

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Thanks very much!
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