Another new player test and feedback (new jelly fish and offer algorithms)

christinewupp

Another new game and this time in a test group with these features:

1. New whooshy jelly fish
2. Variable offers for extra moves after failed levels

The new style jelly fish algorithms do not work for all levels.

For example this level is obsolete with the new jelly fish behaviour:

The first jelly fish will go for the marmalade and the second jelly fish will go for the cage, so this level will be immediately passed, making everything else on the board irrelevant.

More feedback to follow.

christinewupp

The new replay after fail offers for 10 gold were:

1. + 5 moves (+ additional colour bomb for unrated failed levels)
2. + 5 moves plus UFO
3. + 5 moves
4. +35 moves plus UFO
5. +15 moves
6. +55 moves plus UFO
7. +65
8. +75 moves plus UFO

and so on. The worst level was level 192 which needed 14 attempts to beat without boosters.

I found it interesting to note that the game offered 15 rather than 45 extra move on the fifth attempt. I wonder why? It might be somehow related to us having a maximum of five lives.

I did reach level 200 with 238 gold bars, having failed my second episode race due to negligence/forgetfulness. I paid 69 gold for unlimited lives and played entirely without boosters following the suggested moves almost exclusively (except a few occasions where the hint was sheer nonsense and there were obvious better choices).

Using this method anyone should be able to get to level 200 with some boosters in the inventory and between 200-300 gold.

Further notes:

Level rating did not show any clear link with actual level difficulty.

All Music event levels were easy to pass.

Most rated levels left player less than 5 moves short on first attempt.

Many of the rated levels were passable on the second or third attempt.

I saw fishy algorithms mostly, and few levels that depended on making combos of special candies to pass. Fewer wrap+ stripe combos. There were still some passes possible with old fashioned methods but the final move always seems to now rely on the help of fish.

christinewupp

The new replay after fail offers for 10 gold were:

1. + 5 moves (+ additional colour bomb for unrated failed levels)
2. + 5 moves plus UFO
3. + 5 moves
4. +35 moves plus UFO
5. +15 moves
6. +55 moves plus UFO
7. +65
8. +75 moves plus UFO

and so on. The worst level was level 192 which needed 14 attempts to beat without boosters.

I found it interesting to note that the game offered 15 rather than 45 extra move on the fifth attempt. I wonder why? It might be somehow related to us having a maximum of five lives.

I did reach level 200 with 238 gold bars, having failed my second episode race due to negligence/forgetfulness. I paid 69 gold for unlimited lives and played entirely without boosters following the suggested moves almost exclusively (except a few occasions where the hint was sheer nonsense and there were obvious better choices).

Using this method anyone should be able to get to level 200 with some boosters in the inventory and between 200-300 gold.

Further notes:

Level rating did not show any clear link with actual level difficulty.

All Music event levels were easy to pass.

Most rated levels left player less than 5 moves short on first attempt.

Many of the rated levels were passable on the second or third attempt.

I saw fishy algorithms mostly, and few levels that depended on making combos of special candies to pass. Fewer wrap+ stripe combos. There were still some passes possible with old fashioned methods but the final move always seems to now rely on the help of fish.