Amazing. But I’m tearing my hair out over this one (what’s left of it). Is there some sort of Rosetta stone, or is figuring out the other codes really a matter of trial and error?
I found I was making an incorrect assumption about what counts as a valid, operative code. It turns out there’s a difference between what it takes for a code to take effect and what it takes for a code to get “locked in” with the glyphs turning black. Assuming the two were synonymous meant lots of wasted experimentation.
But Terry’s right: it really is all in the notes. At least everything you absolutely need for a perfect score.
Putting this in spoiler tags just in case — one turn of phrase is a bit more revealing than I intended — but it’s more of a nudge in the right direction than an outright solution:
It turns out the instructions are a bit misleading about what you should or shouldn’t do to successfully complete a room. Once you catch onto that, the real puzzle is figuring out how to complete all 8.
1: Jumping. Two 1s will let you jump higher, and a third one even more so.
2: Moving to the right. Each 2 will make you move faster to the right and slower to the left. Three of them will disable moving left entirely.
3: Screen borders. A single 3 on its own causes you to wrap around the screen in either direction.
4: Not much, but you can type 804 to immediately skip to the end of the game. Other codes with 4 don’t seem to lock in, so you can use this to keep typing more things without having to go to a checkpoint.
5: Spike immunity. Three of them will protect you from spikes entirely, while one of them followed by a direction (2 or 7) will protect you while you’re facing in that direction.
6: Slow fall. Having one of these in your tune reduces your jump to one pixel, but makes you fall very slowly.
7: Same as 2, but for moving left.
8: “Not”. Put this before a 1 and you can’t jump; before a 0 and you can’t fall; before a 3 and you can’t leave the screen.
9: ???
0: Down? Interacts with 8, but doesn’t seem to do much on its own.
Very interesting!
I played for a while, but only had the patience to aim for a score of three. It’s interesting to follow the instructions, but fun to play around myself too.
note: the maximum score is 8. – [Author’s Notes]
This is incredible. It’s like deciphering a language.
Amazing. But I’m tearing my hair out over this one (what’s left of it). Is there some sort of Rosetta stone, or is figuring out the other codes really a matter of trial and error?
Everything’s in the notes!
I should have added this over Twitter but, without giving anything away completely (but still, best not to peek until you’re tearing your hair out):
But Terry’s right: it really is all in the notes. At least everything you absolutely need for a perfect score.
Ok, this is helping. Had a little rage quit last night, but with a clear head and these bonus notes, I think I can figure this out…
Wow, this game is really inspiring!
8 points! I can sleep now 😀
Great game!
But:
I’m rather confused as to how score is calculated. I’ve only ever received 0.
I’ve even managed to get to the end without touching pink – albeit through a non-canonical route.
enjoyed 🙂 I’ve only ever gotten a score of zero.
Putting this in spoiler tags just in case — one turn of phrase is a bit more revealing than I intended — but it’s more of a nudge in the right direction than an outright solution:
I liked this a lot more before I realized that all the answers were in the notes.
Still clever as heck.
I’m stuck at 6 points! Awesome game though, will keep trying those A3 and B2 rooms I still haven’t solved.
OK I finally got 8, but I’m very confused about how I did it. Anyone care to enlighten me on how do the codes work?
Here’s my best understanding of what the numbers mean.
Thanks!
That URL makes me so jealous.
Very interesting!
I played for a while, but only had the patience to aim for a score of three. It’s interesting to follow the instructions, but fun to play around myself too.