The Walking Dead

[alexandgruntz]

Mar 4, 2012 16:20:04 GMT -8 fretz said:

I can't seem to be able to get past the gray pyramids in the northeast corner. It seems like the bomber grunt can't run fast enough and always gets blown up at the last pyramid. What am I missing?

So long as the bomb grunt gets across the bridge you're fine

[Tomalla]

I'm having exactly same problem as fretz does. No matter what I do, the BombGrunt gets blown up on the last pyramid. Coincidence? And don't say it's a timing - it doesn't matter when I start the kamikaze run - when he hits the switch the amount of time needed for him to pass is always the same. Isn't that right?

[Zu]

It looks like I really need to make a completely traditional, easy-medium level again. It seems to be the only type of level that gets real attention nowadays...

I just replayed the level. The improvements made it a bit better, good work. I have missed a coin somewhere though, dunno where. Also, it's a shame you couldn't use the excessive space a bit better, that unreachable part with a rolling ball and rockz confused me a bit.

PS: Sheesh, alexandgruntz, give yourself a smaller avatar! You're breaking the forum!

I'm having exactly same problem as fretz does. No matter what I do, the BombGrunt gets blown up on the last pyramid. Coincidence? And don't say it's a timing - it doesn't matter when I start the kamikaze run - when he hits the switch the amount of time needed for him to pass is always the same. Isn't that right?

I have encountered that problem during my first try, during the next two approaches I somehow managed to avoid the problem.

[fretz]

Mar 4, 2012 17:40:56 GMT -8 GooRoo said:

Mar 4, 2012 16:20:04 GMT -8 fretz said:

I can't seem to be able to get past the gray pyramids in the northeast corner. It seems like the bomber grunt can't run fast enough and always gets blown up at the last pyramid. What am I missing?

Nothing! It is simply a matter of timing. Try, try again.

Yes, timing is the secret. Funny, I must've tried to get that grunt across the gray pyramids at least twenty times and never could. But on my second time playing the level, I got it the first time. Go figure. But anyway, got the perfect. Nice level

[Tomalla]

Duh. Fretz, you lucky ... right. The second run I made today ended up with my BomberGrunt getting blown up even one gray pyramid earlier that the day before! That just ain't fair. The spot my Grunt was starting the run from each time was a bridge, sticking out of a land. When I'd ordered my Grunt to start his kamikaze run from the GruntzCreationPoint, he ... succeeded on his first try, blowing up enemy SwordGruntz at the end of the passage. I just don't get it After that, getting Perfect score was not a problem.

Alex, I know Zu has already given you enough of complaints about this CL ( all of which were unreasonable imho, but that doesn't really matter right now ), but you could give a little more spare time in this SilverPyramidz sequence, so that the BomberGrunt would always succeed at his run.

Other than this, great CL! Keep it up Cheers

[nyuszikam]

Mar 5, 2012 5:42:14 GMT -8 Tomalla said:

I'm having exactly same problem as fretz does. No matter what I do, the BombGrunt gets blown up on the last pyramid. Coincidence? And don't say it's a timing - it doesn't matter when I start the kamikaze run - when he hits the switch the amount of time needed for him to pass is always the same. Isn't that right?

I have the same problem and I don't understand why is it the timing?my kamikaze cross the bridge but ALWAYS explosed on the ultimate grey pyramid!!! (I try 50 times!)

[GooRoo]

Your reaction time seemz to be at least 200 millisecondz too slow. You must anticipate the clearing of the path to reach the first obstacle about 200 millisecondz after you start your kamikaze run. It really is just a matter of timing.

[rohit]

I just came across this CL by chance. It is not in the list of CLs sorted by release date. How do I get information on newly released CLs?

[GooRoo]

Jan 10, 2013 3:10:11 GMT -8 rohit said:

I just came across this CL by chance. It is not in the list of CLs sorted by release date. How do I get information on newly released CLs?

It appearz that this is one that "escaped between the crackz" ... or, in other wordz ... I blew it! For whatever reason, I did not add information for this CL in (most of) the indicez. So far, I have not found it in the alphabetical order index, or in the 2012 releasez ... and have not checked further as-of this post. I will correct this omission today, but I fear there may have been otherz released around the same time that also did not make it into the indicez.

I will post again in this thread when I have updated the indicez and re-uploaded them to the web host for viewing.

[GooRoo]

I have updated five index tablez, adding in this CL:

• 2012 releasez
  
• Gruntziclez (graphicz area)
  
• Medium T (by difficulty)
  
• Alphabetical T
  
• AlexAndGruntz' personal list.
  

I have also begun the updating process for copyright notification on the web site, and will continue working on that today, as well as for this Forum.

The timing of the release of this CL was such that I doubt there were any otherz missed ... there were a few releasez just dayz later.

[swietymiki]

I completed all of AlexAndGruntz's maps but decided to share my thoughts only under one thread. I saved a "Perfect" statz page for this specific level (14:58).



There's a creative idea behind this one. You have a Grunt with nearly full health and the other two forced to stay at 1/20 health for the entire game, which means that they can't walk over spikes at all, so despite having multiple Gruntz, the solver doesn't have much of a choice where to send each one of them. The gameplay time is rather short but the puzzles are enjoyable. Of course there also are some questionable practices in it, like at least one troll bridge in the large tar pool and the tight timing of Silver Pyramids in the upper-right corner, which shows glitches in the game itself (depending on the computer, some players are not able to pass it).

But in general, this designer always tried to create something original instead of repeating the "classical puzzles" all the time and deserves additional credit for it. He discovered some interactions around ToyBoxes, which later got used in his level to stop a diagonally-running bomb. One level was based on multiple Question Mark Switches which had a more complex purpose than just unlocking coins. He also modified the tile attributes a couple of times, to create secret passages for example (not always in a fair way unfortunately).