Dummy Never Fails

[jack]

I got the column four, row six skin now. You need to

Play the game 10 times

Now I am only missing one.

Edit: I got the last one. You need to

test an empty level in the level editor.

@Adventure - The only one of the levels you listed that didn't involve pure luck for me was 41. For that one keep replaying and aiming at the top piece until the dummy's arm gets stuck in the hole. The ball will hit it and you will win if you do. For 42 my score was 15131 and 49 was 11824, but that was more due to luck than any real strategy. My current score is 125306, but I can't picture shaving off too many more points.

[Adventure]

@Adventure - The only one of the levels you listed that didn't involve pure luck for me was 41. For that one keep replaying and aiming at the top piece until the dummy's arm gets stuck in the hole. The ball will hit it and you will win if you do. For 42 my score was 15131 and 49 was 11824, but that was more due to luck than any real strategy. My current score is 125306, but I can't picture shaving off too many more points.

Thanks a lot for the tip for 41! It took me about 50 attempts but it worked.
I also managed to get better scores for 42 and 49, but yours are still better, and thus I cannot give you sensible hints for them.

My current score is 115,980

My scores for all levels are:

2 = 3996
6 = 2939
11 = 1351
12 = 383
14 = 808
15 = 2149
16 = 2659
17 = 564
18 = 2714
19 = 1463
20 = 1638
21 = 6217
23 = 1450
29 = 6291
30 = 4056
31 = 152
33 = 3051
34 = 5662
35 = 4684
36 = 1945
37 = 2153
38 = 201
40 = 2015
41 = 3349
42 = 15479
43 = 5130
44 = 215
45 = 1737
46 = 73
47 = 599
48 = 1564
49 = 18150
50 = 5953
52 = 5190

The levels I didn't mentioned I managed to do painless.

[Jeffw]

Welcome to GamersHood btw.

Thank you !
I've been around for a while, now... but never on the forum.

And thank you Jack for the...

play the game x10

... tip, but I'm still missing one skin (aargh !...) : column five, row six...

Now, for the highly addictive (indeed) score shaving off side of the game :

... first of all, I'm gutted ; I've two different games going on, on two sites, and I just realised that if I could merge my two scores, I would be under the 100,000... It is now job done \o/

Tips :

• It pays off to play in slo-mo, for example for the Levels 24 & 39 (No Pain !) and it improves greatly some other levels (like 19 & 36)...
• "R" key is your friend... as you'll have to retry a lot on many levels.
• There is a painstakingly(how ironic...) annoying technique to shave off some points. When you have to use one of your dummies, in one of those levels you have to interact with some element, avoid a second impact (with the floor, for example) by doing a rapid fire with your canon into 'space' (outside the screen) or in a free of obstacles area of the level... The dummies will disappear every five or six. Keep doing so until the target come within reach. I know, a lot of clicking... and yes, my explanation is not very clear...
• Full power is not always good.

A list of the No Pain levels :

1 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 13 - 14 - 22 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 28 - 32 - 39 - 47 - 51
And I have the strong suspicion that 31 and 44 are possible too, I just didn't manage it yet...
... and for the 27th, the best I could do so far was 54...

Check your levels... and back to practice !... like me right now...

Any question ?

Edit :

No Pain IS possible when you use slow motion... and time it well, of course.

GOOOOLD !!

... I still don't have all my skins though...

[jack]

I will let you know how to get your missing skin after I get home tonight. I am at work at the moment, so I can't look it up.

[Jeffw]

Thanks and fair enough.

[Adventure]

GOOOOLD !!

Wow, that's an amazing score! Congrats!

A list of the No Pain levels :

1 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 13 - 14 - 22 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 28 - 32 - 39 - 47 - 51
And I have the strong suspicion that 31 and 44 are possible too, I just didn't manage it yet...
... and for the 27th, the best I could do so far was 54...


Edit :

No Pain IS possible when you use slow motion... and time it well, of course.

No pain on level 31 is also possible in normal mode (I lacked patience to try it in slow motion). But I managed no pain on level 47 by using slow motion. The fine tuning was easier that way.

My no pain levels are now:
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 39, 46, 47, 51.

Make the hand of the dummy hit the bar only slightly - just enough to cause a minimum vibration that gets the ball going.

I will update my previous post later this evening, or I post a new scores list.

[jack]

And thank you Jack for the...

play the game x10

... tip, but I'm still missing one skin (aargh !...) : column five, row six...

I'm home now. That one was for

shooting 10 dummies after beating the level

Here is my current score breakdown. "No Pain" rounds aren't listed:

2-3707
11-907
15-409
16-2689
17-743
18-1993
19-388
20-1677
21-4150
27-581
29-4611
30-3732
33-2388
34-4021
35-4724
36-1903
37-3283
38-2295
40-702
41-3498
42-11928
43-4428
44-657
45-1825
48-1435
49-11254
50-4152
52-4087

[Adventure]

Make the hand of the dummy hit the bar only slightly - just enough to cause a minimum vibration that gets the ball going.

This method applies also to level 6 and 23.


My current score is 82,752

Level scores:

2 = 1422
6 = 64
11 = 770
15 = 330
16 = 2284
17 = 294
18 = 1713
19 = 646
20 = 1406
21 = 6217
29 = 6291
30 = 2366
33 = 2261
34 = 5662
35 = 4684
36 = 1008
37 = 1843
38 = 201
40 = 1083
41 = 2727
42 = 14483
43 = 3499
44 = 186
45 = 1486
48 = 1564
49 = 7910
50 = 5953
52 = 4444

[Jeffw]

Well done Adventure, good score !

The No Pain levels are becoming a bit too tricky for me...
Have you seen the top score of the week and over all ? An unbelievable 33,048 ?!
I don't think I'll have the courage to lower my score much more.

[Adventure]

Thanks Jeffw.
I am sure I can shave of quite some scores, but that no. 1 position is certainly out of reach. I believe it's a hacker.

I agree that the managing no pain has become a pixel hunt to find the exact right spot, and then a bit of luck is still involved. And patience of course.

I just did level 6 without pain.

[jack]

What is the secret for a "no pain" on 27? I could not do that no matter how many times I tried.

[Jeffw]

I don't think there's a secret, just luck... I managed 54 on this one and no matter how many times I try it's never painless.

[Adventure]

What is the secret for a "no pain" on 27? I could not do that no matter how many times I tried.

Indeed, just dumb luck.

I tried to find a good cursor position for it, and even though I did 27 two times painless again, the involved cursor positions don't guarantee anything, I am afraid.

Here are the screenshots I took. I hope they help you to do 27 painless nevertheless.

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4165/dummy.jpg

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7751/dummy2.jpg

[jack]

Thanks. I'll try that when I get home today. It looks like I have to catch up to you both again .

[Jeffw]

Yep, you might have some catching up to do Jack...
76,409 ! I'm in the lead again Adventure.

Edit : Not anymore... Bravo !

Edit 2 : But then again...
We could do that all day...