Parts of the level necessitate a jetpack so get one ASAP. I have a hunch it's faster to do a counterclockwise loop rather than a clockwise one, but I'll test both ways.
EDIT: Also the worm will get in the way of some routes so keep that in mind
I suspect a clockwise route will be faster just because it doesn't need to cover as much ground.
It's unfortunate, but it doesn't really seem like the teleporters can be incorporated usefully into the route.
I agree with Mojo. Going left from where you land after the tunnel looks faster on paper at least.
Thinking more about it, I happen to like this route.
Edit:
This route covers the same amount of ground slamo's first proposed route covers.
The key differences are:
No fuel here while going up left corner.
This route uses yellow teleporter for fuel.
Fuel while going down center area.
Right most shaft is fallen down instead of flown up.
The marble worm would probably have a say in which method is better.
There's a legend at the bottom of the order the colors are used in.
Edit:
I doubt this is faster than previous routes suggested by slamo or myself, but I presented it, because it's good to keep an open mind, and maybe will spur innovation.Well, if you were to move left at start, this would be the route:
The trackbot caused some trouble in this new route as you'll see, but without it the ending wouldn't be so nice.
So are we using top left = 0,0 or 1,1?
In fact I wanted to test that. Are you guys using the "jetpak15" rar contents unmodified?
Also, Nach, would it be possible to have a Jetpack Game Resources page? Does it take an admin to do that? Didn't see a way.
It flows pretty logically to me, I can't think of any other drastically different route that would work.
Link to video
The worm caused some problems here, and fuel was actually an issue as well, I had to pick up both tanks. The worm got in the way of both routes, so the one I used here has the least hindrance from it.
I really wish I had some numbers in front of me how long it took to bust the strong bricks.
Is general, is it faster to fall down or fly up? Or are they the same?
Some things to test:
Edit:
Sorry forgot a part in that route. Right before going down and left, visit the green teleporter.
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How to handle the start - phase down? Get the jetpack ASAP?
Phasing up from the red switch or going around
Entering the "red gate" room from the top or the right
How much the trackbot will troll, and how to deal with it
I think the only potential issue is fuel, but in this route you cover less ground as mentioned, and you end up falling down that long column on the right rather than flying up it. Plus if necessary you could use the yellow teleporter twice to pick up the other tank, if that doesn't use up enough time that you run into the worm.
Also, is it not possible/not faster to touch down on the conveyor belts that actually are travelling the same direction as you, and only fly over the ones travelling the other direction? Even if it's not actually faster it could be considered as a way to save a little bit of fuel. And similarly, even though it's a bit slower to run, for long horizontal stretches like the top it may be worthwhile to touch down if that can save you a detour to pick up more fuel. Even if my route ends up slower, you could also experiment to see if it's possible to save enough fuel on your route to need only one tank.
EDIT: So I just played through the level at full speed. Even with my human inefficiency, I easily made it to the yellow teleporter before the worm reached it, and even without picking up the second tank I only barely did not have enough fuel to reach the exit on one tank, though that was with walking along the top and the conveyors to save fuel. I wouldn't be surprised if taking a quick jump through the yellow teleporter would save more time overall.I don't actually even know what happens if more than one editor saves their changes simultaneously.
