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looks kinda bad ( hook wall )

have u consider doing these hookables this way? Imo looks better but design is up to you ofc

also it could be skill issue on my side but this swing feels awkward to do, based on other swings within the map, easy to kill yourself here while trying to hook the side of the hookables, other story if u hook directly on the top, then swing is smooth but its too precise consider the other swings were 2/3 blocks wide? My suggestion is add 1 extra hookable on the top of this.

but maybe im completly wrong and everything is fine with this part

cool map but very short one, would be cool to see more parts.

it's pretty hard map (but yea don't know should it be at least little bit longer or not)

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i was thinking either add one block or lower kill tiles in the corner so u dont get easilly killed, even if the map is suppose to be precise and hard, this swing still feels akward to me with this setup

and if the swing would be too easy, make the platform up there a little bit higher so u have to make rly good swing with good timed dj, like the first part in the map

its just my idea, nothing to consider if u dont want to

thanks dekael

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cool map, take a look at the time cp's again and the end toetap is bad, would change it

really cool design, however i think the gameplay isnt as good as the design. First off this is a really short map with plain parts.. I dont see much creativity in the parts. Every part feels like a filler tbh. The map isnt good for speedrunning either for it doesnt have many parts that require players to try new ways to reduce time. Maps like Trackmania Jumper Mossolo could be an example of a solo map that I consider good for speedrunning. This is just my opinion though, I would like to know how testers think about this nap's gameplay.

The gameplay is hard and short i agree on that . But don't know should length be increased or not. Like 1-2 parts maybe . Well that's just my opinion.

2nd half of the map has kinda bad flow

and ending sucks

but with some fixes it could be good map imoú

Something about this design seems familiar…

agree

idk if this would be better

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this part doesnt flow very good atm since u r bound to hit wall as the hook is very far. Part would flow better if u would rearrange it like this

Agree with iku and knuski, second half of map feels very bad compared to the first. This hook feeling is not cool, it feels very slow. Maybe idea above from knuski will fix that

and on such map its very lame that whole second half u can just go back and try again. if whole map is "1 try or die" its gonna be way better imo

this swing takes forever, i would change that

whole second half need rework imo

for example, here, you could make a void (or kill tiles) instead of ground, and make the swing harder

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aint this kinda unbalanced?

feels a lot harder than any other move

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^ fix the unbalanced part

vagrant 2 xD

i think ur new part is cool, but i would make the spacing a bit better

make the stuff on the right a few blocks higher imo

make a cooler winner room

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than just a flat wall

Ok i'll fix

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Hard agree eith freezestyler about first screen, its totally breaking flow. I think something like that will work nice, but it needs some adjustments to make it work of course)

no, this way can def still work

just force a good swing, move the right hookable more upwards

well, either way will work fine

sorry, by "stuff on the right" i meant the whole part on the right (hookable as well)

It doesn't really matter how exactly you fix it. You're free to do it however you want, both of the suggestions might work out well! 👍

ye this part really breaks flow, i also dislike how you dont any good swing to do this

also is it just me or the first part dosnt work when you hook the bottom tile

I don't know if that part is weird

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this is what i mean

its more probable (especially when speedrunning) to start the part the second way

having to get to the edge and just walk off is a little boring compared to 2nd way, and less flow

although currently it also still works when you jump from the beginning, so idk

i still think the 2nd way is a bit better choice tbf

let me know on ur decision, but i recommend 2nd way

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also: i would move spawn in the center of the logo, and put it on the ground (not 1 tile above ground)

also a bit nitpicky, but this as a final move is a lil lame

i would try to think of a better idea for the ending move

but otherwise map is good and i think it is close to being ready

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I'm sorry. I understand now

I'll fix quickly

Rest is good

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1st hook seemed ok to me

1st hook of the map is inconsistent imo

ok yeah u right

could and should be mapped smoother

ah ye,

tbh i think u should make floor one lower

since u often hit floor before you get max swing speed

the path could also be removed and you can start doing the part as soon as you get there

yk?

agree

you could hook yourself down smoother then

doesnt need to be like that, but it would deliver more space and idk most hooks are weird to play

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hmm, im kinda wary of some of the reworked areas

a lot of the map structure is now kinda split between that more natural structure and a more square structure

also it sorta feels like the map is too short to feel accomplishing for the caliber of player who is able to complete these types of parts, if that makes sense

im also unsure about the idea of adding a slow/easy way for some parts, if you do that then either all hard parts should have a slow/easy way or none of them should have an easy way

first part is still a little awkward, i think u should rework it

its also a little lame for speedrunners since u gotta reset if you dont make it into the 1 tile at the start

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this is a very plain type gameplay map, which i still find fun

but since the gameplay is pretty vanilla, you should make sure the map is polished enough

make the entities block style consistent, rework the first part somehow

think about how u incorporate slow/easy ways into each part

and i really suggest you add in a few new parts, it will make it much more satisfying to complete

let me know if you need any help

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I've been thinking about it, but I can't think of a good idea

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