After weeks of work, am 2 off... Never thought I could come that close... Will probably need some more weeks to cut to winning... lol
** one year later **
After long break, I come back to it today, with mind reset, and solve it within just a few tries... What blinded me one year ago? Dunno.
(26-3-2023) 90 off. Another level that I think I won't be able to complete. Just hope this one can get the Super Grandmaster status it deserved.
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(2-4-2023) Seeing this level on April's Fool, wanted to try this one again. Stuck on 517 for quite a while, then found a new way to do one section! This level has too much to explore. Although I am not sure if this is optimal or not, I am already too happy to beat a yfkd record.
(Note: I tried this level in level editor painted, so my time used is an underestimate.)
I first tried this some months ago, but was too scared to think clearly. At first I couldn't even see what has to be done, but started going, anyways. Just exploring, what it was about. When I took a better look, it became very clear, what goes where. But not so clear as to how to do it. When I first touched the exit, it was well over 900 steps. LOL. Then I just left it, didn't feel good enough to keep trying. Yesterday I noticed yokosooo's comment and opened it again. I came to 100+ stepcount, a few times, but kept going. Today I got it to 585, which already feels better, although still very far away from optimal.
I find it a very interesting level that has much to offer. Will keep trying and hope to some day get it to 515 (and also I hope that it won't get even lower, in the meanwhile :) ). Giving 5 stars, already.
Wondering what rating it will get (it's pending 4, atm). I agree with yokosooo's predictions, about SGM difficulty.
I see it has only one clear, atm, and it's yfkd's.
EDIT 1: about half an hour later I got it to 575. Need to cut 60 more. Probably missing a major cut, somewhere, too. I had one but it made things even longer. LOL
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EDIT2 - Found a few more minor cuts and am now at 561. Hope to find more, soon.
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