I am not getting it so far, gimme an example fistful. The first bit with the red/blue entrances - what's up with that
well that one is basically you got two paths. red takes you up, blue takes you down. regardless of the option you will end up back in front of the two paths. the solution is:
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go through both paths then after, turn around and go back where you came from. a green path will reveal itself
so stuff like that. broken logic in path layout.
well yes, but there is also the fact that it just took me back to a sign saying 'Esc' which takes you to the start room again...anyway, i am making progress now
Well, like, you just have to ESCAPE from your ordinary way of thinking, man.
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I haven't even played it yet. :P
I can't seem to access any more rooms than I've got. I don't want to know the solution, but has anyone got past the Skinning A Cat room with more than two cubes? Do you need the green gun for that?
I needed 3 to get past it but had to leave one behind. After that, I got to a place where I got many cubes so I don't think you need to bring 3 with you there? You could be way ahead of me, of course...have you got past Don't Look Down yet?
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.if you get past where you are now to a bit that says 'Some hurdles are too high to jump' you will find a bunch of cubes. You can then double around and get through to the 3 cube doors with at least 3
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I got the green gun and am Qix'ing all over the place. But still don't have yellow yet. I am within one freakin' room of it. Game is still awesome
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All those bits with the orange stuff that vaporize your cubes? MINE :drool
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got dat yellow gun and suddenly the whole thing seems wide open...very cool possibilities available
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Yeah, it's poorly-implemented. The first real spot in the game where I thought the guy needed someone else looking over his shoulder, or more playtesters. That fucking lip on the ceiling creates all these logistical problems for no real gameplay benefit, and the yellow cubes just don't move the way you expect unless it's in a straight line. I got all the way to the top, hit the lip, and couldn't progress at all without removing my bridge, had to restart :gloomy Still, it was tense for that reason. Sweaty palms for sure.
Since you already know what you have to do, I may as well give a few tips 'cause the actual implementation of the strategy is so tedious and it would be a pain to have to repeat it -
The way to do it is to get past the initial cube at the bottom by avoiding the sides, then hugging the sides all the way up. It takes like a solid 5 minutes but there is basically no way you can fuck it up if you just go in a straight line all around the sides of the cube. You do have watch out for the lip near the top though, and start making diagonals instead.
And there is bad news waiting at the top. But good news soon after that :D
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red gun get! The yellow gun cube snake mechanics are a bit of black mark really - gets really annoying watching them go the wrong way all the fucking time. Like herding cats
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Creating a square with the bits will fill in the middle, creating more bits.
it's a critical skill that is required and easy to miss.
I'm really enjoying it. I do have a problem with how it teaches you one specific skill
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Creating a square with the bits will fill in the middle, creating more bits.
it's a critical skill that is required and easy to miss.
One of the clever aspects to the design is that it is modular and non-linear. So if you have learned the skills, you can do certain parts before the game has taught you the specific mechanic. I finished with a bunch of the map still unexplored, but when i went back, they were all easy 'cause I already had the techniques required.
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I was a little pissed at myself for not figuring out the smart way to do the tower though. You can do it in seconds :fbm
well gee i'm glad i wrote like 2,000 words on that tumblr. As i suspected, nobody reads fucking blogs anymore. Oh well, i wanted to write so i wrote
So, can anyone help me with this one? Is the solution as tedious as the one I'm assuming?
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I'm stuck on "Pulling from Both Directions" but i think I don't have what I need to resolve it.
I also think I can probably solve climbing the tower from the inside using the yellow gun.
Yeah, you can beat Pulling with the yellow gun. If you want a hint (not the solution but a hint...):
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what happens when you dissolve a cube
I'm stuck on "Pulling from Both Directions" but i think I don't have what I need to resolve it.
I also think I can probably solve climbing the tower from the inside using the yellow gun.
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yes, you can climb the tower with the yellow gun. But I wasted a ton of time here by not using the most efficient method of moving yellow cubes...
the tower:
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I just build straight up for a little bit of distance, created a bit off to the left, collected the bits below, then repeated all the way to the top.
great game. give this man a job at valve so he can create the next Portal
Tower -
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First time I did it, I created stairs all around the sides, going up about 5 cubes of height each time. It took forever and I was terrified of falling the whole time. Then I hit the lip at the top and couldn't move. Had to fall off and re-start. Got all the way back up to the top, and the controls froze. Had to restart. Finally did it on the 3rd try. Then had to do it all again on the next section :lol
Now, the EASY way - you send one of the snakes up to the top. Make a ladder out of the other one. Stand on it. Use middle button to connect the two snakes. You rise up as if by magic :lol