The Desert

Spoiler: Tricks

Autopilot
SBS
SSS
I think that the move to get the star out in the open is probably a momentum move.

Would have been 5* if it wasn’t for the very sticky rotatable. I tried various combinations of other draggables in case they were interacting but I couldn’t get a smooth or quick action. It was satisfying getting the central of the three stars and the win despite the limited visibility. Capturing the star in the open took a few attempts . I liked the level.

Agree with @ridgerunner ... thanks for sharing @Karen 2.0

@ridgerunner, @delator77, thanks for playing! The rotatable will not be sticky if you give it a flick instead of holding on to it for the whole rotation. Hope this helps. Thanks!

@Karen 2.0 - I got stuck near the stone steps and couldn't figure out how to get anywhere else. It looked like there must be a way to step down to the lower vertical slider, but nothing I tried worked.

@MekaSage, thankyou for playing! I would like to help you, but I am not completely sure where you were up to when you got stuck, as

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you need to go near the stone steps at two different times in the gameplay, and I am not sure which time you meant. Are you talking about the first or second time? I could help you through either bit if you tell me where you were up to, although I am unsure how to post pictures or a video to help, so I will have to try to describe it to you in words. If you tell me where you are up to, I will be glad to help.

Thanks

@Karen 2.0 -

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I was by the stone steps the first time, to push over the ball next to the stone steps. I couldn't figure out how to get down from there.

My assumption is that the 2nd time you go to the stone stairs is after knocking over the highest ball, then you use the vertical slider behind the stone stairs to step down to that ball.

@MekaSage,

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Ok, I can kind of see where you are up to. I would think it would be pretty clear where to go next, unless you used SBS to get to the stairs that let you knock the ball and then you are in a position to go up to the stone stairs. If you did this, you are wrong, as you need to use SSS to go to the vertical slider with the vertical draggable next to it. Then you can go and knock the ball, go back to the vertical slider you were just in, and continue on your way.
I hope you can understand this as my mekorama terminology is not great.

@Karen 2.0

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Good guess--I was the the SBS instead of the SSS. I finally got all the stars, but not during the same game. I couldn't consistently get the highest star. Other than that it was fun!

@MekaSage,

Spoiler: How to consistently get the high star

You need to go into the vertical slider next to the draggable (you could do it after you knock the ball next to the stone steps), let B settle (important), and tap the stairs above the vertical slider; the ones that you used to do SSS into the vertical slider that you are in. If you tap this particular spot, B is going to leap out of the vertical slider and catch the star pretty much 100% of the time, and if for some reason he doesn't, you can just do SSS off the stairs into the vertical slider and try again.

I really hope this helps and you are able to complete the level. Thankyou for persisting instead of just giving up, this is very kind.

Thanks for the tip! That was way easier than what I was trying.

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I was doing an Advanced SBS from the stairs that you use to get to the back section of the game. It worked occasionally, but not consistently.

@MekaSage, thankyou for your very kind rating! I'm so glad you made it through! This makes me very happy
Thanks for playing!

I can't figure out how to get the below ground star that moves with the horizontal slider
The rest of the level was awesome and I loved the challenge of figuring it out

@Sammy 5, thanks for playing! If you have got the other two stars, you've pretty much figured it all out. The slider star is kind of like a little side idea...

Spoiler: To get the slider star...

When you get to the double ball hole (over near the left of the level looking from the angle the level starts at) knock the lower ball first. Then go and knock the high ball. It will roll over the other ball into the space underneath the draggable motor and capture the slider star. Then drag the slider that the star was attached to forward, pushing the ball that got the star back across the top of the ball in the hole, and into the spot where B can walk on it.

I hope this helps. If anything is still unclear, feel free to ask. Thanks

Awesome explanation @Karen 2.0 and thank you so much. On the first few tries I did those 2 balls and I figured the order was high ball first so they would land correctly, never realizing the slider would push the lower one back out!
This was a really clever and exciting level that obviously kept me thinking until past the end. LOL was also pleasantly surprised how stable it was for B to travel over upright cylinders.
Thank you!