This was a really fun solve and really helped me understand pipelining better. At first I was doing trial and error but when I understood what gave me the cuts then I could figure out the optimal block placements.
Lol came back to this a year later and instantly 1 shot it.
This is so obvious and logical to me now but I'm not sure how I specifically learned it. My only advice if you can't beat this level is to not beat yourself up over it and come back later when you've learned more.
I solved it. But I have no idea what the trick is... So glad I have saved a checkpoint for the solution since if I come back to this I will certainly not be able to remember how I solved it.
Couldn't finish this level despite many days of trying previously.
Finally coming back and tried, I could now see it. That's an excellent trick!
My problem was that I was too worried to lose steps when trying to save more steps.
Those are terrible to me. I can't see the solution. Stuck at 2 off and it will probably take another long long while until I can figure it out.
Edited: some days later, got it, because one out of all my tries suddenly worked. I can't tell I understand why that one.
I solved it, but cannot say I understand why that is the fastest path. Oh, gosh, I wish my brain would finally get these kind of levels (all of them), but I might be a helpless case. ;)
EDIT: I forgot the stars! Correcting mistake, now! :)
Even if the solution isn't obvious, it makes perfect sense why this route is shorter, but it feels like the cut should have been way more than just 2 steps.
Forces a particular variation on the winning Guide 2 paths, and I'm guessing the one here is the one people are much less likely to find in Guide 2. Further proof that pipelining is, as always, black magic.
