Ball Rider

Spoiler: Trick List

- auto pilots
- low ceiling

Spoiler: Hints

- there are two red herrings (a ball and a lift)
- the ball closest to B's start is the last to drop

Spoiler: Video Solution

You always come up with something new or intuitive in your levels. I wonder how you do that.

@I_am_Bot - TI - Time In - A military term - the more time in, the more you know. Thanks for P and C.

The level was complex and my two wins are also quite complex which makes comparing them quite hard. I used one ball that wasn’t in designed win and I didn’t push the ball at 30 seconds and didn’t use the the fancy autopilot at about 2:30. Also the low ball that is infront of starting position of P always pushed the other ball in the way past which could help or hinder depending on the gameplay . I lked the ball riding. Complex and enjoyable.

@ridgerunner - I wasn't going to post today as there were so many other levels to play but decided against that. I'm not surprised that you found another way even though I did spend much time trying to prevent that. As long as you had fun, that's the important thing.

I did have to consult the video at one point because I was doing something in the wrong order, but there was no way in heck that I was going to skip a level with this title. Yep, fun ride, and really twisted ball path. Yeah, time in, but you still get the screw-ups who have been in for a few years and still can't get anything right. The autopilots were a little bit of a pain if only because I'm not a fast tapper, but the only one that almost got me to quit was the final one - I had to restart twice because B kept getting stuck. That one lift isn't a red herring because it's actually used, but I assume that your were referring to the lift / ball combo... and I went ahead and hit that anyway once B was pushed to that area, just for the fun of it.

@D.S.Masters - Stuck - I'm not surprised as all devices work differently but B never even came close to getting stuck during development. Ya, on the short (one block lift) auto pilots, I too have troubles as I use a mouse but if I align the auto pilot to get the tap and the lift close, it normally works out. When taps are further away, I add a second draggable or space for B to walk into the lift. I'm glad you persisted and won. Thanks for P, C and R.

@Meko Guy Nice to see B win for once.

Spoiler: Additional ball ride

I tried this just for the heck of it after I'd won... kind of fun, actually. Don't move B, but move that first draggable - let P hit the red herring ball, and it fills the gap that B is supposed to fall into on the first AP. Put b on the ball, and use the draggable to squeeze the ball... it will either shoot out straight across, or it will pop up and go back the way it came, filling the hole on the other side of the double lift.

The two curved rails on that one ball spoil the looks slightly, but I can understand why they're necessary... and it's weird watching the lower slider pass through the rail.

Out of all the times I played, the ball held by the curved rails overshot the hole once - the rest of the time it fell smooth, and for that final AP, get B on the lift and tap the red brick he starts on... that seems to work the best.

@D.S.Masters - That red herring ball was originally set up to roll thru where you talked about over B's auto pilot slider and into the hole. That was another route B needed to explorer but I removed it to shorten the game and reduce the complexity. P was also a Z and the lift was different but again, more risk of dying so cleaned it up and made it easier.

As for your other ball ride - didn't work so good here. First, most times the ball misses as P puts a spin on the ball. The ball falling also causes the last ball to fall too early. When I squeezed the ball - it didn't go into the slot where the other ball should so that didn't work well either.

@D.S.Masters - The brick was marker for the auto pilot.

@Meko Guy As I said, just for fun... some things I can't resist, and a ball ride is one of them.

@D.S.Masters - BTW, B wins my next four levels - tomorrow's is small but really tricky though...

Hard and challenging

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@Meko Guy
King of Mekorama

if I dont notice the title as clue,
I will never solve this level...