Room 404

I apologize for having to take down and reupload this level. @nGord found a whole bunch of shortcuts that needed fixing. Thanks to him for his patient and persistent testing! If you had downloaded an earlier version, please make sure to play the current one to make sure you didn't utilize one of the shortcuts. Again, sorry about that.

I definitely needed the hints on 2 counts.

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1 - I knew B needed to go over the ball in the water to release R but couldn't see how. 2 - How to get B or R to the win. I knew that R would climb up if stable enough but not B. I would never have considered the winning move - NEVER.

Thanks for the great game play.

Amazing level. I think it is one of the most complex levels you have created but the great designed path, the clever logic used and its visual design convert the level in another masterpice.
Thanks!

Well I can't agree on that and loved the level, with it providing an accumulated setup for different execution of a trick.

Wedge, rail, block, it doesn't matter. When they are 1 tile up from the floor, bots get jammed/frozen. The wedge has been used in many other levels already, and is a signature element of Star Penguin. To me it creates some original setup possibilities. And surely a bot just walking up against something and stopping is more intuitive than many of the tricks out there like claustrophobia, autopilot, springboard stairs, etc. I can value below average ratings with good arguments and for keeping rating inflation at bay, but I'm not with you here @Don G Rowe.

| I've solved the previous versions of this level strenuously and even with the hints, I can't grasp the logic in full (or almost). I'm sad to see a 2-star rating for this level as I myself was very impressed by the "new" usage of bots and autopilot. I like acrobatics and we know that B is truly an acrobat. If this level could be rated with 2-stars, therefore, the rest of my levels would be rated with 1-star based on that standard

@Block builder

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PillR isn't just blocked or frozen here, it gets wedged into a space and immobilized. I would never have thought that to be intentional. If that's a signature move, it shouldn't be.

@laurence.gr I'm just admonishing @Star Penguin for what I feel is "being just a bit too clever this time out." A 2 for him is my 3 for anyone else.

Really nice level and puzzle!
I confess I had to go to the hints because I was on the same path as @gmacpro, I wasn't expecting that last move!
I don't think I can say more than what @nGord said and I agree about the details and the design, very clever!
@Don G Rowe, I'm in no position to ask you to change your rating as it is quite personal, but I think new tricks that are easy to use, easy to pull and easy to reproduce should be appreciated, I have used the trick (in Copy, Paste, Win) so it's not even a new trick for me, and it wasn't hard to figure out for anyone playing the level. Don't you think you were just a little too hard? Imagine a newcomer rating one of your levels with autopilot or springboard stairs with a low rating because he/she is not familiar with the trick, I don't know, I think low ratings should be reserved for poorly designed levels or tricks that are too dependent on skill, counter intuitive tricks may deserve one less star, but three?
It's still your rating so I'll respect your decision to leave it like that, just sharing my opinion about the ratings...

Very fun level with a lot of smart steps. I especially liked the last step. Great job!

Another great logic level with nice clean design and path without any randomness or hiddenness in gameplay also liked the last step , WD again

Played again this morning. I still think there are some flaws, but also think my original score was a bit harsh.

I have a serious problem. The auto-pilot stops most of the time to reach the last ball, and B stops above the metal block that comes out!

@nGord I overcame the problem. I understood the solution. But I still have trouble with using the second Pillar-R