Tiny Jump Demo

@Frenzies I built your mechanism. It works, but if it's surrounded by blocks it gets gummed up and difficult to slide which makes accurate jumping nearly impossible.

Update: I see that you edited your post and added a rail and lifted the mechanism up one block. This definitely makes it less gummy, but I still find it difficult to work smoothly when there are blocks surrounding the mechanism.

My Castle Jump actually used the same jumping mechanism as in my previous level Bonucing II (and similar to Frenzies'), and it's true that it occasionally stick to the walls. I see your implementation does allow more accurate control of jumping. Nice work!

This one is more stable and definitely fit tiny spaces

Here's another one I've been playing with. Hope I'm not reinventing the wheel..


The arm (with the metal half pillar) is just a little bit floppy, which gives it a springy effect - like a springboard. The other arm is the handle, grab here.

Love this one!

@trids Ooh thats a nice compact one. I did something similar in High Dive but I put the motor backwards from yours, and added leverage for some real springy action.

I've found that the slider in the jump structure can sometimes get stuck and won't move. This typically happens when the motor is hemmed in by other blocks and new block is added to the surrounding structure. To fix it, simply remove the motor and replace it with a new one. I'm not sure why this works though.

It appears that Mekorama keeps track of all the blocks connected to the sides of a motor as a level is built, and that this can effect how a level is saved. Replacing the motor resets the "glue" logic.