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MekaSage

Dragnet Course

An exploration of "Dragnetics" based on Labyrenight's recent level. Tricks listed in comments.

Dragnet Course
MekaSage, Feb 1, 2022
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    • MekaSage
      This level is a demo of various ways to use the "Dragnetic" force shown in @Labyrenight's level Dragnetic. See the comments there for additional explanation.

      • Dragnetic SBS
      • Low Ceiling
      • Dragnetic Level Up
      • Dragnetic Elevated Eye (demo here)
      • Dragnetic Ramp/Stair Autopilot (similar to Dragnetic Squat Drop demo here)

      Timing can be challenging, as you can tell by how many attempts I needed in the walkthrough video:

      EDIT:
      I'm not sure how long this effect has been known or if it has ever gone by a different name. @Meko Guy mentioned having used it before in the comments to Dragnetic here. If anyone knows any background on it let me know.
    • Meko Guy
      @MekaSage - Neat final auto pilot for B which I didn't see. I gave up at the elevated eye. Like your video, my B needed as many attempts times 3. The opening move didn't work at all - B eventually landed on the rail from just the SBS. The elevated eye redirect wasn't very stable - B would go up but come down so quickly, the timing needed to be bang on.
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    • MekaSage
      @Meko Guy - Thanks for playing! Yeah, I probably wouldn't use these techniques in a regular non-demo level unless there was some way to make them more stable.
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    • Rating:
      5/5,
      Labyrenight
      Dragnetic isn't a trick (I guess), at my level I've written "freeze".
      I like the elevated eye, even though it takes the right time.
      And the first step I only use SBS, without the slider.
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    • MekaSage
      @Labyrenight - Thanks for playing! I guess by trick I mean unintuitive behavior that isn't obvious or expected.
    • Rating:
      5/5,
      ridgerunner
      I liked the moves and the double opposite uses of the fence draggable was clever.
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    • Rating:
      5/5,
      Denis Nazin
      Great tricks. Cool. I see you liked this topic. I unfortunately did not get "Dragnetic SBS". That's why I changed it to "Air Autopilot". Otherwise, everything turned out well.;):thumbsup:
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    • MekaSage
      @Denis Nazin - I'm glad you liked it. By the way, I was wondering--do you think the "dragnetic" effect is related to your "burrs" research? Or are they different phenomena?
    • Denis Nazin
      @MekaSage I believe that these are completely different physical phenomena. Burrs are the unevenness of the blocks and the outflow of the edges of the blocks outside the cell (the edges of B go beyond the cell when turning).
      Here is a 100 percent freeze slider effect. Perhaps I also have a freezing effect at the "burrs" level in some places. But these are different phenomena.

      By the way, half a year ago I made an interesting discovery on freezing with a slider. I made 5 cards, already half a year ago. And it hasn't been published yet. I'll make a discussion thread and show you. You will be interested. It is very similar to "dragnetic". But a little differently. I called it "Side Slider".;)
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    • cloe
      Very concise yet educational. These tricks are new to me. Thanks for compiling them. It also shows some ways a level can be cheated and how to prevent that.
    • MekaSage
      @cloe - Thanks! I haven't played this level in a few years. I just played it again, and I'm not sure I would have figured out how to win it if I didn't already know how.
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