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i usually shoot everything on sight. i usually don't even try to avoid enemies at all. but i am still perfectly capable of doing it. proved by three pacifist runs (for now)
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hacks.

whenever i do a run, i try to smite everything killable, including some slicestars...
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Slicestars:
Shots to defeat 20-50

lol... I've never even tried.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlfxAiBntyM

Pyramid of the Gnostiene Ancients is up. The run was actually pretty epic for me. This pyramid cost me ~130 lives or so before I was able to do it. Until this uploaded run, I was never able to get past the third switch i flipped. (in the top right corner) As a result, I was holding my breath every single time I almost died for the rest of the run.

Next up, Isle of Fire or Pyramid of the Forbidden.

I've also decided that I'll take requests.

My rules for requests
-They have to be Keen games
-I have a right to say no either before or after I've spent some insane number of lives
-Individual levels preferred- I'd rather not do an entire mod unless I feel like doing that mod- because an entire mod takes a lot of time.
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Isle of Fire

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Isle of Fire has been conquered!!! :) And it only took me ~ 800 lives and 4.5 gigs of videos to beat that one level.

Here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e-YQigR ... ideo_title

In one of my attempts, I accidentally pogoed over the second fire trap backwards. It was so cool .... and then I died. Things like this were the theme of those 800 lives.

I also discovered a glitch- if you go into the secret passage above the switch where the three rim rocks are, and start walking through the tunnel, you can actually jump up through the platform above you right at the bottom of the hill. The level is missing a collision box there.


As for the Pyramid of the Forbidden:

Most of the enemies in the Pyramid of the Forbidden can't be avoided unfortunately, to the point that I'd have to stun or squish almost all the enemies in the level, so I don't think there's much point in doing that level.

Other than that, I've beaten the game. The entire challenge took roughly 1030 lives.

Any suggestions as to what Keen game I do next?
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I dare you to beat Keen Dreams without killing any enemies. :mortlol
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Too bad you could never kill the final boss. :dopekeen
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mortimer wrote:
RoboBlue wrote:I dare you to beat Keen Dreams without killing any enemies. :mortlol
They don't die as you technically only turn them into flowers :P
Well, you only stun them in Keen 4...
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Stealthy71088 wrote:Poison Slugs are fast becoming the deadliest enemy in the run.
You'll be well practiced when it comes to playing my K4 levelpack on Hard ;)
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Post by Stealthy71088 »

I added an annotated commentary to the videos in case anyone's interested.

Just letting you know.
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Post by Levack »

Does anyone know which treasure eater takes the green gem, or if there's some way I can beat it to the gem without shooting it? If that particular treasure eater goes to an optional part of the level, I could just try to avoid that spot to keep it from spawning.

That has never happened to me.

Have you beat me yet Stealthy71088? :evil
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Post by Levellass »

Usually the second Treasure eater you meet (The one above and to the right of the bridge near the start.) manages to snag it.

Just be quick n' see if you can get to it first.
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Post by spikey »

Stealthy, you feel like doing Forbidden on a lower difficulty level, say Normal? I played it the other day and you'd be able to get past the Skypests. Hard has too many, obviously. I don't know if there's any other obvious obstacles but I can't think of any (obviously the start of the level would be hell even on Normal, but probably doable).
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