Breaking The Bank

[BattlezM]

Luck, for me 2 of the shield gruntz where smashed. It'z easier to fight them, but be on the watch...

[Pinkgoo]

Thank you, peekaboo. Yes, I do have one I'm currently designing. Lucky for everyone, I'm not planning to have a bridge in this one.

[peekaboo]

You're my hero, lol.

[GooRoo]

pinkgoo said:

You'll need your Swordz Gruntz to dispose of some "guardz" in the "bank".

Nah, I never used my Sword Gruntz inside the bank ... except for the GooberStraw Gruntz. Most of the enemy Gruntz can be disposed of by a SuicideBomber taking them out along with nearby Brickz.

Once you think that you won't be able to use your Swordz anymore, go through the teleporter to retrieve bombz.

You'll also need to break down some of the brickz with your "friendz".

A tip for the bridgez, it's a good idea to save along the way, mainly where you are safe from the rolling ballz.

I believe I had three unused Bombz in the 'handz' of my Gruntz ... mostly standing on Purple Switchez. I altered the CL sent to me to fix some "Switch on an unknown Tile" errorz, and thought I had to make one of the intended Purple Switchez something else (so I made it a BOTS). Then, when I played it, I wound up with two more Gruntz as survivorz than on my first test (without two of those Purple Switchez!), and could have required another Grunt to survive to stand on another Purple Switch.

[Pinkgoo]

*spoilerz, slightly walkthrough*




I had intended for the solver to simply get the barehand grunt and race through the black grunt field, destroying all of them. Then getting gauntletz, while sword reincarnates the puddlez. Zombies get bombs and simply blast all the top rowz of brickz(the nasty onez), and on and so on.

Then, I realized one of the coinz and one of the secretz were a bit too easy to get to. So, I added some BOTSz and pyramidz near them, to make them harder to get to.

Looking back at it now, I see that you've turned those BOTSz into PMGSz. Sorry I couldn't beta-test my changez, for some unknown reason the game refused to load.

The sword gruntz were originally meant to use "team tagging" to attack the 4 gooberz and 2 gauntletz gruntz.

[GooRoo]

Spoiler!

















































I drew SuicideBomber Gruntz (one at a time) after my Grunt and then let them make their kamikaze run in profitable placez ... all the way to the enemy Gauntletz Gruntz! The thing that makez it all possible is the ability to pick up a Bomb and move the resurrected SuicideBomber Gruntz to a place where the enemy Gruntz would not detect them. Only after all of the enemy Bomberz had been used up did my own Gruntz get involved. Probably a very unintended solution ... definitely not as the Designer designed (intended) it to be done.

[peekaboo]

Wow that's exactly what I did. I thought that was the purpose of all those guys, lol. I used the enemy bomber gruntz to blow up the rocks.. I don't know how you ended up with extra gruntz tho. I really need to replay this on Friday. Darn that work schedule, it's always in the way of my fun.

[GooRoo]

Once your Bare-handed (green health) Grunt is able to acquire the Gauntletz, he makez an opening in every all-brown Brickz barrier (one after the other) that a SuicideBomber can run through. Most of the time, the Gruntz on the other side of the wall take a swipe at him, but the result is necessary Brickz (and a couple of Gruntz) get blown up. Then Gauntletz breakz more brown Brickz and goez back to get another Bomber.

[kellirn]

Question....... How do you get the enemy bomber to blow up?
I have a feeling as soon as I see the answer I'm going to go..... Of Course!!! I should have known that!!
I thought I could have one of my bombers go through the pyramid to get to him but he won't go through???
Help, please.
Tx

[GooRoo]

The enemy SuicideBOmberz will follow a Grunt of another team until it stopz moving. Then it will light the Bomb and make his kamikaze run. Just don't be in his way when he doez!

[kellirn]

I guess I wasn't very clear with my question. I blew up all the enemy bomberz in the black field. I am asking about the enemy bomber in the "bank". He is standing on the yellow switch so you can't get further until he is blown up and the arrowz change direction.
I need to know how to blow him up when you can't get close to him.
I tried sending one of my bomberz through the pyramids to him but he wouldn't go.

[GooRoo]

You cannot make a kamikaze run directly at the enemy SuicideBomber Grunt, but you can reach a square next to him ... three timez.

[twiggy]

I keep running out of bombz on this one. Am I supposed to kill the swordz with a bomb? I used my swordz and gauntlet to kill 2 of the enemy gauntletz. I don't see how I will have enough health to kill the swordz with them. Also, it takes me 4 times to kill the bombz on the YS. Used 2 to break the brickz by the arrowz. I only have 5 total gruntz left and still need to break the brickz to the King's area and need 4 of them to stand on the purple switchez. Also, cannot find the secret to the bridge area with 5 coinz. I guess you might say "Kinda lost here"

[GooRoo]

twiggy said:

I keep running out of bombz on this one. Am I supposed to kill the swordz with a bomb? I used my swordz and gauntlet to kill 2 of the enemy gauntletz. I don't see how I will have enough health to kill the swordz with them. Also, it takes me 4 times to kill the bombz on the YS. Used 2 to break the brickz by the arrowz. I only have 5 total gruntz left and still need to break the brickz to the King's area and need 4 of them to stand on the purple switchez. Also, cannot find the secret to the bridge area with 5 coinz. I guess you might say "Kinda lost here"

I used a total of 19 Gruntz (7 survived) in completing this puzzle. It is possible to lead several of those enemy Tool Thief Gruntz carrying Bombz to where they will do you (the solver) the most good ... and leave a Bomb behind for one of your own Gruntz to use! After I resurrected my own Gruntz, I sent them off to where they were away from the sensez of any enemy Grunt, and beckoned enemy Gruntz carrying Bombz to follow me ... one at a time. Each time I maneuvered my Grunt and the enemy Grunt into a position where, when he lit his Bomb, it did the most good. I sent a Bare-handed Grunt to pick up the Bomb left behind, and carry it back to the 'safe' area. Then I went back for the next Bomber. Repeat as often as possible/necessary until Gauntletz was able to do his thing ... break stuff. When there is nothing left that is safe to break, get another Bomber (yourz, or theirz) to create an opening.

[twiggy]

Thank you for the help GooRoo. I was able to finish the level, but still cannot find the secret to the 5 coinz. I have looked all over the place for it. What am I missing?

[GooRoo]

twiggy said:

Thank you for the help GooRoo. I was able to finish the level, but still cannot find the secret to the 5 coinz. I have looked all over the place for it. What am I missing?

It is easy to miss the Green Pyramid that doesn't go up and down, while trying to make your way past all of those enemy Gruntz throwing thingz at you.

[twiggy]

Got the PERFECT!! Never would have thought to look there. Thanks again for the help Excellent level, Pinkgoo. Interesting use of the bomberz. Using them on the brickz and then taking the bombz had never entered my mind. It's amazing how all you designers come up with different scenarios and uses for all these gruntz

[Pinkgoo]

Replaying this, I've managed to be able to get just 4 deaths with a PERFECT score. When I first made this level, I intended for the solver to use the resurrected gruntz to blow up the brickz. And now, I have done it using minimal losses. Although I do believe 1 death is "technically" possible... If the solver can guide a bomb thief across the crumbling bridge to the warp letter. This would require crumbling away one of the first bridges beforehand, and then sending 2 gruntz across the crumbling bridge at the same time.. A feat I may have had the reflexes for 5 years ago when I made this level, but not now.

[GooRoo]

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