Level 15: Link to video Not much to say about this one, I tested every section and this was the fastest way. This is actually the longest level so far!
Note the four divergent paths in the upper right quadrant.
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If there's not enough fuel for any of these. We'll instead need to start by jumping to the left, getting fuel and retracing our steps.
Method 2:
This is another of those mix and match levels!
Method 3:
Method 4:
Method 5:
slamo's Method 2 for part 2:
Method 2 for end of part 3:
Getting it on the way back by phasing the wall next to it would have been way faster, but the spring gets perfectly in the way.
Note the blue ground switch in the level, it might be possible to skip toggling the barrier yourself if you can get lucky with the trackbot.
For the first, if the Trackbot can be manipulated to lower the blue barrier, you could fly around the left side instead, after collecting the last gem in the main area, for a slightly shorter route.
For the first two routes, where there's a zig zag around four gems in the center of the screen, some mini testing needs to be done to see if zig zag, or some other collection method is faster.
For the first, if the Trackbot can be manipulated to lower the blue barrier, you could fly around the left side instead, after collecting the last gem in the main area, for a slightly shorter route.
Remember to mix and match!
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We're all doing this build your own staircase technique in the lower right corner. Is that really possible?
The position of each missile should be a function of time (a piece-wise function?). You could use frame counts to determine that ahead of time, in principle. That sounds like it could be useful in a situation where you realize you could get to a certain ladder a little bit faster than with your current candidate route, but would the missiles block you then?
Yes, but it's difficult for a plan to predict where a missile will be at any given time. I'll either have to go ladder-to-ladder waiting for missiles to pass to do the floors in order, or just go up and come back down later if it's faster.
