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dustin's bd21 cave h l3
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dustin
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DUSTIN                            2022-12-07 12:25
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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