Hiya everyone. I have been playing around with Lemmings 2 and just wanna share what I've got so far. I've done 2 runs of the 10 beach levels that are the default set when you go to "play" from the main menu. I know they are no where near optimal, but I think that you can get a good feel of what a "save all lemmings" run will be like.
The first run was just to get a feel for the game again and test things out in general. The goal of the second run was simply to beat the first run, which it does so start there if you don't want to watch virtually the same thing twice, I did not change a whole lot strategy wise.
First run if you wanna watch
http://dehacked.2y.net/microstorage.php/info/523304881/Copy%20of%20Lemmings%202%20-%20The%20Tribes%20%28U%29%20v1%20Rad%20Hazard.smv
Second run
http://dehacked.2y.net/microstorage.php/info/1358510704/Copy%20of%20Lemmings%202%20-%20The%20Tribes%20%28U%29%20v2%20Rad%20Hazard.smv
I've learned a few things that should help out:
- the cursor is movable before the victory screen appears. just hold down and left about 30 frames before it appears and the cursor should be right above the 'next' button.
- after you finish the 10th level of a tribe, you can skip the 'award me' button and go right back to the main menu to go to the map.
- if you have the game in fast forward, using L or R to change skills will return the game to normal speed as well as always auto-selecting the first skill on the left.
- however, if you use the select button to 'unfast forward', then you will still be on the skill you had selected before turning fast forward on.
- the X button is very useful in making the cursor jump across the screen when there is little time between handing out jobs to lemmings.
- if you are locked on to a lemming with X and then hold A and move the screen, it is possible to lock on to another lemming immediately after releasing A as long as you push in the direction of that lemming. This did not always work though, more testing needed.
- it seemed that when giving a lemming a job with B or changing skills with the L or R button that each button had to be held down for 4 frames. Toggling fast forward on and off only required 3 frames. Not sure though.
The beach tribe is the obvious first choice, but are there any preferences for the next tribe I try? 12 tribes x 10-11 minute average per tribe would make a complete run about 2 hours or so in length if the beach tribe can be used as a guide.