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dustin's bd21 cave h l2
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dustin
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DUSTIN                            2022-11-05 10:57
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CAVE DATA:  
RANDOM SEED: (111) 8  
DIAMONDS REQUIRED: (20) 21 = ALL AVAILABLE ONES  
CAVE TIME: (240) 240  
  
HERE THE DIFFICULTY SOLELY DEPENDS ON THE RANDOM SEED. (CLASSICAL EXAMPLES ARE BD1-B, K). THE SELECTION WAS QUITE TIME-CONSUMING BECAUSE THE CAVE DEMANDS THAT THERE'S ONE EXPLOSION NECESSARY BUT ALSO SUFFICIENT, SO MORE THAN HALF OF THE SEEDS HAD TO BE SORTED OUT.  
THE ORDERING OF THE FIVE SEEDS WAS ACCORDING TO MY SUBJECTIVE FEELING HOW DIFFICULT I FOUND THEM (SO NO OBJECTIVE "RANDOM SEED DIFFICULTY VALUE" THIS TIME).  
  
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WHAT MAKES IT HARDER THAN L1:  
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE RANDOM SEED IS THE ONLY REAL DIFFERENCE, SO HERE'S MY SUBJECTIVE COMPARISON:  
  
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 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  
  
SO FAR MY SUBJECTIVE RANDOM SEED DIFFICULTIES ARE:  
(3) 10

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ELECTRONVOLT                      2022-11-05 14:12
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SOLVED WHILE LISTENING TO DEEP SHEPARD TONE FOR THAT CAVE VIBE. ;)  
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOktcEUEnS0" target="external">HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=SOKTCEUENS0</a>

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DUSTIN                            2022-11-06 00:57
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:D