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2022-12-07 12:25 dustin  
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cave data:  
random fill:  _ 120 / Β 100 / Α 10  
random seed: (111 8) 1  
diamonds required: (20 21) 20 (all available ones)  
cave time: (240 240) 240  
  
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what makes it harder than l2:  
  
here's my analysis of how difficult the random seed is:  
  
i split it into three aspects:  
\ finding the spot where the firefly is needed  
\ doing the explosion in practice  
\ doing the rest of the cave without any more explosions  
  
level 3:  
\ studying the map, it becomes clear which ΑΑ cannot be accessed without the Ζ. however, when ^ plays the cave, it's not so easy to see it quickly because getting there is already a challenge. in comparison with l1 and l2 below, i think this is worth 2 difficulty points.  
Α doing the explosion is tricky, and it's easy to obstruct all good possibilities before realizing it. 4 points.  
Α doing the rest of the cave without further explosions is also tricky. ^ must be careful to get access to the south-west area, this alone requires a detour through almost the whole cave. furthermore, there's a tricky Α in that area (the second-lowest Α in the map). these two factors make 3+3=6 points.  
overall: 2+4+6 = 12 difficulty points.  
  
so i get the following random seed difficulties so far:  
(3 10) 12  
  
ΒΒΒΒΒ comparison with l1 and 2 (copy-and-pasted from my l2 comment): ΒΒΒΒ  
  
level 1:  
\ it's not completely obvious where the firefly is needed, but after 1-2 attempts, it becomes clear that ^ cannot enter the right half of the cave without the firefly.  
\ doing the explosion is also not trivial but there are two different possibilities: one of them is shown in  darkstoorm 's or  nicol 's runs, the other in my run.  
\ the rest of the cave was quite easy to me, at least compared with all other seeds. only the lower-left diamond could be slightly tricky.  
if i would rate all these aspects with subjective difficulty points, my score for H/1 would be 1+1+1=3 points.  
  
actually i found l1 already not so simple; i checked around 50 more seeds but i didn't find an easier one, so i decided that it had to be good enough :d  
  
level 2 (this one):  
\ finding the right spot where the firefly is needed looks harder to me than l1 because one might think it's possible to do it without the fly. i actually invested 3-4 attempts until i was sure that it's not possible to do the cave without using the fly.  
\ doing the explosion is clearly trickier than l1 because the timing is not as intuitive.  
\ the rest of the cave also has some trickery: the lower-left diamond might require to move down followed by ||| without seeing in advance where ^ moves. the bottom-right part demands a detout and foresighted play or some diamonds will get blocked off.  
subjective difficulty points for H/2: 3+3+4=10