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Praying For Rain

B is stuck at his once oasis, which is now quite parched. Will the rain he is praying for save him? [This is my first ever level. I know I've critiqued hundreds. Hopefully you'll be kind. Free camera not required but an exploit is. Please see the Caption tab for more details on hints, etc. Thanks.]

nGord, Oct 2, 2016

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The point of this level was more about the art and of course to show that the Desert Effect could be discovered by others. I tried to include as much gameplay as could fit, but in doing so I incorporated some design elements that I am not proud of. My apologies in advance.

For those that don't like the exploit used in the original upload, here is an alternate version of the level with a simpler exploit (hint: stand B on the pillar and send him to the stair block):

Hints to the original version:

What goes up, must come down.

So we know that stone blocks can't move. You're getting warmer though...

This level relies on an inertia-based exploit. As much as I personally detest inertia-based exploits, I had little other choice to make the level this compact. You may need to be gentle with its execution too - so as not to have B fall too far away.

From upcoming documentation:

DISCOURAGED BUGS OR EXPLOITS
“Boogie Bot Bug”

If you move B back and forth, especially around the corner of a hole or set of blocks, he will get dizzy. If you get him dizzy enough, his weight will be enough to make him fall (either up onto or down from a block).

First demonstrated and implemented in a level by @Weders, 4 June 2016

The Boogie Bot Bug is an inertia-based bug because it uses B's inertia to fall. If you move B back and forth around the inside corner of the cloud above the win block, you'll notice that he'll start leaning into the corner and eventually he'll fall into it.

The Desert Effect:
Q. How is the Desert Effect accomplished?
A. When water is applied to a level over top of grass blocks, the blocks change to ones without grass - we can call them sand blocks. The desert effect is essentially a Level Editor bug that has the water nearly disappear, but leaving behind the sand blocks. Steps:

Create your level as normal along with any grass blocks that you will want converted to sand blocks;

Then place a block at the highest elevation (i.e. at 16h);

Place water above this 16h block ensuring the water is above the block;

Delete any blocks that you don’t want (including the 16h block if you wish) - the water should stay at the 16.5 height;

Exit the Editor (either by going into play/test mode or back to the card image) and you will see the desert effect: water drops to 0.5h and sand blocks remain as sand.

Note that you cannot make any changes to the level after the desert effect takes hold. If you do, the sand blocks will revert to grass blocks. You can, however, repeat the process.
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Credits:
@meko - for spurring me on to figure out the Desert Effect on my own;
@Weders (and others) - for the exploit used in the original version;
@meko - for the exploit used in the above Alternate (Third) version.

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