Hi guys
I've been playing tomb hunter for the last two weeks work permitting, and so far have been enjoying it thoroughly.
I've encountered a few problems with the challenges faced in tomb 7, level 20.
S-P-O-I-L-E-R-S B-E-L-O-W
First, I struggled to figure out how to get past the spikes, as i was unsure whether they operated on MOTA or battlezone mechanics. I flushed a couple of lives trying to jump over them, as we used to in Mysteries of the ancients, only to discover they actually work as battlezones did, where you have to walk past them inbetween the sounds to survive.
This problem solved i approached the check point token and snaffled it, before stepping onto the maglift which lead me to the drop into the void filled with birds and objects.
This area of the game appeared to be a puzzler, as i had no idea how to fall and survive. At one point, i drank every potion i had on me, all 42 of them, and my health reached the imortal level (the game's literal term) and was still killed on impact far below.
Only when i checked the store did i see the option to buy a parachute. This new problem figured out I donned my parachute and dove into the void.
Even before finding the parachute, It struck me how similar this area was to the Judgement day minigame, parachute jump.
Many of tomb hunter's features seem to be referencing other games with the similar mechanics, which i thought was a quite nice way to pay omage to some of the other games out there.
I did have a mental list of games referenced when playing through some of the levels prior to this one, but can't remember them off the top of my head.
Figuring my problems were over, i fell down the chute, snaffling up every item i could and nailing those pesky birds with my rocks, and landed safely at the bottom only to grab the second check point token.
From this point on, i am totally lost as to how to proceed.
Once reaching the bottom of the chute, there is no way back up as far as i can see, and the next room to the right of the check point is devoid of anything, from objects to staircases.
There aren't even any deathtraps within that can allow you to end your current playthrough, meaning you are essentially stuck unless you wish to relaunch the level and start again.
I also checked the store, and didn't see any grappling hooks for sale, and nothing else in my inventory seems to bestow the power of flight.
After getting stuck down there for the first time, I restarted the level totally from scratch, in order to see if the scroll was hiding amongst the white noise of screaching birds and objects, but couldn't hear it on the second or third drop.
I've naturally scoped the area out with the spyglass functions, and can see behind the far right wall after the second checkpoint that there is a gap, with, what i believe sounds like a staircase, but as each wall on either side is too tall to jump, even while aided by the parachute, i am at a loss as to how to proceed.
I was even considering the possibility that there was a tunnel, or secret ledge concealed down the drop, but saw no evidence to support this.
I have also resorted to attacking the walls with my levels. I have heard of sighted games where a tunnel may be hidden behind a hidden wall, and so i've happily tossed molotov cocktails rocks, swords and arrows at the walls to no avail.
Hopefully i'm not missing something really obvious again, like i did with the parachute incident mentioned above.
Might give the level another run through to see if there aren't any hidden staircases amongst the spikes.
I must confess; that the hidden staircases in previous levels, have foxed me before now.
If anyone can inform me how to escape this area i'd be most appreciative.
Thanks very much
Captain chase, Signing off.
Send my condolences to good,
Hear my regards to soul and romance,
They always did the best they could.
