Powerup Plateau

[SwordGrunt]

Designer:		SwordGrunt
Level Set:	8GS/GS	Area 8 "Gruntz In Space" Level 29
Est. Completion:		20:00
Est. Solve:		??:??
Date Released:		October 3, 2013
Status:		Released
Notes:		Difficulty=Medium Size=Small/Medium (48X32) Density=Normal
		Forum's web host
		Forum's web host
Statz Page image		Forum's web host
Survivorz		3
Deathz		2 but no
Toolz		4
Toyz		1
Powerupz		6
Coinz		18 ...
Secretz		2
WARP letterz		1
View the map!		808,004 bytez - Forum's web host

So there haven't been many levelz being made lately... I decided to make one since this powerup idea came to my mind these dayz, you have all powerupz except Death Touch available at once. I'd recommend saving often, as there are two moving UFOz that can toast you if you're not careful. And also make sure to save before using your Wand, not that its spell is random, but because you cannot afford to lose the precious secondz that may delay your spell in case your Grunt decides to leave his hat on it...

[GooRoo]

Marvelous job of creating the announcement for this level! You even added in an entry for the Warp Letter! (It makez me wish someone had determined how to 'chain' one CL to another, so that we could have a foursome, each with a single Warp Letter, from through , and .)

P.S. I also appreciate exactly 2 Secretz , and a reasonable number of z.

In my first CL, I was Warp Letter and "Coin happy", and it took me a while to learn to constrain myself.

[SwordGrunt]

I've been trying to maintain a single warp letter and one of each kind of secret per level, too. But I don't remember the last time I made a large level, either... I've always had many ideaz for starting a level, a new kind of puzzle, but then I lack creativity to extend it.

And making four levelz in a seriez is something I've always wanted to do; in fact, I attempted that in the old Space Station group, but again, never had creativity to finish it.

[Blaze The Movie Fan]

I'm glad to see someone else is making a new level.

I look forward to playing it once it's complete. ;-)

[GooRoo]

I seem to be able to use most of the Powerupz successfully, but NOT the Conversion Powerup together with the Health Wand. That Magic Wand takez forever to re-charge!

[SwordGrunt]

I'm sure there's a way to work around that recharging... I hope you haven't used it elsewhere, because this is where it's needed


Also, I believe I accidentally left two Spy enemiez instead of one in the conversion area (I mis-clicked and pasted it twice). I think it's possible to kill both of them, but regardless, it's best to remove one.

[GooRoo]

I will probably re-capture the "View the map!" since you made changez to the original that I grabbed with the first testing. Would you want to leave the second Spy Grunt in ... or have me remove them from the map (when I am able to actually upload it to the web host )?

[SwordGrunt]

Please remove it, not only does it look weird since the Spiez have no clipping to each other (they can stand 'inside' each other) but it's also an extra difficulty that I did not plan and there may not be enough health to make up for it... even though I think that's the last fight there is on the map.

[GooRoo]

I removed the extra Spy Grunt, and uploaded it to the web host. I am distributing all four(!) of your recent CLz today, even though I have not successfully solved any of them. Now that the web host problem has a (less than PERFECT!) solution, perhapz my mind will work better on these puzzlez.

[rohit]

I am stuck! How do I get the bomb for the checkpoint? Do I convert blue bomb gruntz?

[SwordGrunt]

Give that a try! You're not even supposed to convert the enemy Spy Grunt. I believe it's possible with perfect timing, but it's not needed and won't really help you. So the only enemiez you have to convert are Shovel and Bomb.

[rohit]

I have to convert both shovel and bomber but have enough energy to convert only shovel. How do I convert bomb???

Are there 2 convert power-ups?

[GooRoo]

Nov 16, 2013 6:53:03 GMT -8 rohit said:

I have to convert both shovel and bomber but have enough energy to convert only shovel. How do I convert bomb???

Are there 2 convert power-ups?

You have a buddy with a Magic Wand ... use him, and see if that helpz.

[rohit]

Ok,I managed to convert them both and now have shovel and wand. I have to cross the bridge and must use the speed power and get the shovel across first. Then shovel goes over the other bridge fills the holes, unearths wings but cannot come back! Wand is still stuck as the checkpoint for warpstone isn't down!

[SwordGrunt]

Well, then, you need to grab the Warpstone! Since you'll need Shovel Grunt for those holez at the end and won't be able to come back from the bridge, you need your Wandz to grab the Warpstone. Now, think of it... what could get you past those enemy Gruntz guarding it without being killed? I'm sure you didn't use all your powerupz yet, otherwise you did something wrong.

[rohit]

Finally I got a PERFECT! Awesome level indeed!!!

I did not know that I could use two powerups at at the same time so did not send the wand over first.

[SwordGrunt]

Thankz, and yeah, that only works with certain combinationz of them

[Sheroan]

!!! PERFECT !!! UFFF THANK SWORDGRUNT