Secret Soduko 1

[BattlezM]

admin said:

Shovel fillz in Holez, and digz up any Moundz that are "off color" ... and should only have to step on any Spikez on the return trip ... if you step on Spikez going away from a Wormhole, you are doing the wrong thing. General rule: Spikez away, Shovel back.

That worked well, until I tried getting to the hole with the megaphone. That blasted hole surrounded by arrowz blockz everything. Going around is not much of an option, I lose too much health on spikez, and there is a coin in the way of a shortcut (should brickz have gotten that early on or should it be left for bootz who will inevitably come back?). Digging the hole up on spikez soundz out of the question... So still not much of an idea of how it should work, you should have put more health, at least a can.

Perhapz shovelz comez back yet again? Boy, better put in a hundred mini-puzzlez visited once than twenty visited 3-5 timez.

I feel a replay coming on too. In the "bad water" area (seemz clear to me), I collected all 4 coinz. How am I supposed to know you come back again twice? The goo puddle left over is by far too a vague clue. I'll probably give it a week before I try again. But I'll try going as far as possible now to help otherz.

[Rik]

battlezm said:

admin said:

Shovel fillz in Holez, and digz up any Moundz that are "off color" ... and should only have to step on any Spikez on the return trip ... if you step on Spikez going away from a Wormhole, you are doing the wrong thing. General rule: Spikez away, Shovel back.

That worked well, until I tried getting to the hole with the megaphone. That blasted hole surrounded by arrowz blockz everything. Going around is not much of an option, I lose too much health on spikez, and there is a coin in the way of a shortcut (should brickz have gotten that early on or should it be left for bootz who will inevitably come back?). Digging the hole up on spikez soundz out of the question... So still not much of an idea of how it should work, you should have put more health, at least a can.

Perhapz shovelz comez back yet again? Boy, better put in a hundred mini-puzzlez visited once than twenty visited 3-5 timez.

I feel a replay coming on too. In the "bad water" area (seemz clear to me), I collected all 4 coinz. How am I supposed to know you come back again twice? The goo puddle left over is by far too a vague clue. I'll probably give it a week before I try again. But I'll try going as far as possible now to help otherz.

I think only GooRoo can help because you don't know that you are on the good way . You can do things but maybe you need to do things later and start over again and again . And when you make so hard level you know there are comes quistions. I think when you maked this level you write on paper how all works and what they do , so give us that WT

[GooRoo]

Springz usez a megaphone to call for a Shovel. He completez the Bridge that allowz SuicideBomber Grunt to reach his CheckPoint Switch in the southwest corner of the river ... then (after SuicideBomber is safely on his CPS) bouncez toward the southeast corner and takez the Shovel from the Resourcez and beginz filling in Holez (and digging up 'off color' Moundz) on his way towardz the Purple Switch (no longer useful) and his return Blue Wormhole. But there are other Holez west of the BW that should be taken care of, before he divez through the BW.

[BattlezM]

That is what I tried. It would not work, I get to the end of the holez and cannot come back. Am I supposed to dig the 2 holez down southwest later on? If so, I can easily make the trip.

[GooRoo]

If you filled in a Hole, and then dug it up to reveal a Megaphone, you went far enough. If not, then go a bit further south.

[kellirn]

I have been away on vacation and upon returning and checking my email for new CLz I only had "Its sure not Spring"
I did not receive this CL.
After briefly scanning through this thread I don't know if I want it!!
But, my curiosity has the better of me so please send it!!
Thanks
And a belated Happy Birthday, GooRoo!

[peekaboo]

Somehow I don't have this levelz. Checked my email july thru now & not there. I must have accidentally deleted it. Could you please send to me? Thank you.

[twiggy]

Boy, this one is a real doozy!! I have been reading all the posts and followed them to the 2nd square but am totally lost. I've got gruntz scattered around stuck in different places and can't see a way back. Battlez, I don't know how you got as far as you did and did you ever finish the level? Anyway, I will have to wait for the walkthrough GooRoo, any idea when we can expect it to be finished? I'm sure you still have a lot more work to do with the forum, not to mention non-gruntz things, but just wondered

[BattlezM]

No, I forgot about it. It is simple to get where to go (use the "Tool Pool"), but it is very difficult to be sure of what to do in certain areaz. That 4 coinz on crumble bridge area claiming to be visited more than once put me on the off track. And I still don't get shovel'z whole part in the spike ring...

[GooRoo]

twiggy said:

Boy, this one is a real doozy!! I have been reading all the posts and followed them to the 2nd square but am totally lost. I've got gruntz scattered around stuck in different places and can't see a way back. Battlez, I don't know how you got as far as you did and did you ever finish the level? Anyway, I will have to wait for the walkthrough GooRoo, any idea when we can expect it to be finished? I'm sure you still have a lot more work to do with the forum, not to mention non-gruntz things, but just wondered

All of the linkz now work (I just corrected any errorz, and even added another image), and the walkthrough is available in "living color" in HTML.

[GruntzLevelDesigner]

OK. At the very beginning of the level, when the shovel grunt digs up the coin and two toys, are you supposed to take them, and if you do, then who does?

[BattlezM]

I gave the yo-yo to gauntletz (he will need it) and the ball to shovelz. Remember you can wlwayz trade toyz around, so don't worry too much about it.

Anyway, I've begun this level again, taking it from the top.
I'm not back to the point I was at, but I did figure out how to reach those 2 holez on the left side of the spike ring (should have told me springz and shovelz could switch upon the PS from the beginning! )

[BattlezM]

I've advanced to square 3. I have a feeling I'm not going to get a PERFECT! but I don't really care, completing a level like this is enough satisfaction. I just hope I've done everything correctly.

[BattlezM]

I'm going to take a break from this level again (shorter than last time ). I've thrown the 2 save slotz with my most recent "For Sure Correct" savez onto the desktop.
There are just too many wayz to go wrong, wrong, wrong!!
Most recently I got stuck because those d@^$#d red pyramidz were in the wrong position...again.
What'z up with the tar pit with no safe spotz??
Also, I'm a slight bit confused about square 5

• What'z goober'z purpose with toobz? Is he supposed to suck the puddle of the enemy toob?
  
• Spongegunz warpz in to help springz (nee brickz) get back to his wormhole right?
  
• What on Earth is bombz supposed to be doing? Toyboxez and rockz, with seemingly no way to break them.
  

[BattlezM]

I've moved along nicely and square 7 is almost completed. But of course I wouldn't be posting unless I had a problem, and I do.

Anyway, bombz can't go through his red warp on square 6 . I think you end up back in the toyboxez and metal pyramidz place, but I don't know how to break those rockz. Is it timebombz? I have timebombz in the inventory, but I can't use them in that area because noone is there!

Need help... bad.

[twiggy]

GooRoo, I had tried your walkthrough before and still was lost and I don't think you added anything else to it So, I gave up on it for a while. I see that Battlez has started again and all I can say is, if Battlez is having problems with this level, it doesn't look good for me

[GooRoo]

TimeBombz are required to clear away stuff in that area ... and there should be a Grunt that can warp there. That Grunt will have a Bomb, and run diagonally to a ToyBox. Several such runz will give him a lot more freedom of movement ... when giving him TimeBombz will help ... a lot! He will also use some Springz, and eventually pick up a new Bomb and go through a Red Warp.

[BattlezM]

It'z reasonz like that that I dragged out a bunch of save slotz onto my desktop . I have one that'z just before the puzzle startz.

Edit: The bombz getz timebombz plan will work. but the problem is that I don't have any timebombz! I think it'z the next square and I can't even go there since bombz will get stuck.
I don't think I've missed a megaphone. I got 2 from the Secret Sudoku pyramidz area.

[GooRoo]

Ah, but you see, patience is a virtue! While there may not be any TimeBombz available when the Bombz Grunt has a bit of freedom to roam, some other member of the team will perform some taskz that will reward you with just the thing you need!

[BattlezM]

Indeed I know it is boxing glovez and gooberz who will kindly be able to get bombz what he needz. But getting to that meanz to leave bombz behind for a while, so does that mean he will not be returning to the square he went? I'd have to advance without him.
Also, could you post a solution to the 4 coinz on crumble bridgez solution? I'm not sure if I'm doing it correctly.