New Level - The Purple Problem

Lucky-Luc · Post by **Lucky-Luc** » Mon May 22, 2006 9:12 pm

Just decided to continue the "colour"-series (though this one is more blue than purple). In my opinion, not as tricky as my last few levels, but still a nice little challenge. It's designed quite straightforward, so it shouldn't be too hard to find out what to do. Very little hint: The Generator is, of course, a boulder generator.

Hope you enjoy!

PS: Did you know that when a normal boulder and a blue sphere are colliding, the normal boulder "survives"?

Lillie · Post by **Lillie** » Tue May 23, 2006 4:27 pm

I really like this one - and I am an expert at the first three quarters of the level, I must have re-started it about 30 times now

I just can't get the sphere's/boulders to smash at the end so I'll have to give up for a bit until you post some help on that part!

Excellent level though

drushing · Post by **drushing** » Tue May 23, 2006 8:41 pm

Wow Luc! This one was tough! Very tricky if you ask me! Those timing areas took me many tries over and over! I mastered the beginning and then took forever to figure out the boulder timing only to realize I still had a couple more areas to figure out! Quite a challenge for me!

Hope you don't mind Luc but here is some help for Lillie:

Alt x your screen a little so you can see the blue and gray boulders at the same time. After you enter their section you will need a slight hesitation before you push the blue sphere because the gray boulder needs to be rolling back toward you as you push the blue one. That way they collide and hopefully the blue smashes! It took me a lot of tries to get it right and many times the gray boulder ended up smashed instead of the blue ones! Hope this helps!

Lucky-Luc · Post by **Lucky-Luc** » Tue May 23, 2006 9:33 pm

Of course I don't mind, it's good that you've posted this. I wasn't quite sure about giving a good hint, because, at first, I didn't really understand the problem. But now I know, a difficulty I didn't think about (I've just ordered the boulders this way because I had no other choise

)

Strange... I thought the last boulder part would be one of the easiest parts of the level

PS: Glad you both liked my level!

kaz67 · Post by **kaz67** » Tue May 23, 2006 9:37 pm

I'm enjoying this one a lot but can't get past the UFO

.. any tips on timing Lucky-Luc ?

Kazza

TASHA · Post by **TASHA** » Tue May 23, 2006 9:47 pm

Kaz, have to agree with you....I, too, am stumped with the UFO. Have tried a million times but keep getting blasted no matter what I do

Is there a tip

kiki · Post by **kiki** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:30 pm

Hi Luc, About the blue and grey boulders, I used that in my "Picasso's Trigger" level, where one destroys the other without being destroyed itself. But I am having trouble getting past the UFO, I think its good timing?

Lillie · Post by **Lillie** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:40 am

You just have to go as soon as the UFO goes to the right, just as it is half way - leg it! I got shot loads of times - it is split second timing

Thanks Donna, I managed to get the smashing part down to pat - just can't outrun the boulder gen now

I'll come back to it some day Lucas ya stinker - I can't say I didn't try - must have played this a gazillion times now

Thanks for a real tricky but very clever level

Loirae · Post by **Loirae** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:28 am

Oh., Luc! thia one was tricky!! that UFO gave me more fits than any other part of the level! But I made it out. whew!

mette · Post by **mette** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:51 am

Excellent level Luc

A lot of great puzzle elements and quick finger action in a very small space. Very well done

I needed about agazillion tries to get it right, but I made it in the end

Thanks,
Mette

Lillie · Post by **Lillie** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:41 am

Thanks to some help from Donna - I finally got the end part done!

What a stinker Lucas

I just had to complete it though

Many thanks - I think

bob roest · Post by **bob roest** » Sat May 27, 2006 6:07 pm

I'm afraid I can't get past the ufo and I'm tired of doing the first part over and over again just to end up getting shot

. It's probably a good puzzle for those who can get to the boulder part.

Amnon · Post by **Amnon** » Sun May 28, 2006 7:27 am

That was a torture - finally made it.
Now Lillie, you deserve a medal for having to restart only 30 times - I was much closer to 300 due to that UFO - so often the time spent in the beginning goes repeatedly to waste because of it, meaning precious time in real-life gone with no added value...

I did like everything else though - besides that silly UFO.

wonderfull · Post by **wonderfull** » Sun May 28, 2006 3:49 pm

This one's getting to me. Once I figured out the first sequence, I sailed past the UFO, had no problem breaking the boulders, but didn't realize I had to beat the generator. Same problem the second time; then after reading everyone's comments about having problems with the UFO and the boulders, went back in and have had trouble with both ever since. The power of the mind is wild! Thought I could try again this morning with a fresh outlook, but nooooo. THink I'm going to take a break for a bit, before I have to be committed!

-Wonderfull

Liz Mayhew · Post by **Liz Mayhew** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:45 am

I've been trying this over and over again, but my fingers aren't fast enough to get past the UFO.

Thanks for the above hint Lillie, but we all know you're ace at fast-finger action.

Maybe one day ...

wonderfull · Post by **wonderfull** » Mon May 29, 2006 2:41 pm

Finally did it. I don't think I could probably do it again (and don't think my nerves could handle any more!) but happy to say I've added my star to the page. Hats off to Luc for a stinkerly clever puzzle.
- Wonderfull