Confessions of a Sewage Addict by cosmos42 |  |
NEOPIAN SEWAGE SYSTEM - Okay, I have to admit it, I'm addicted to Sewage
Surfer. I don't know what it is - the notion that I'm actually good
at one of the games? The thrill of saving Neopia? The fact that I feel so close
to a gold trophy, if I play just a few more hours maybe I'll get it?
Regardless of why I play, the time I've spent in Help Chat (my other addiction)
has inspired me to write this guide to Sewage Surfer. No, I'm not going to tell
you how to solve all the levels - so don't Neomail
me - at least, not until you've made a REASONABLE effort to solve it (by reasonable,
I mean you've tried it at least four or five times, went to sleep, come back
the next day and tried it a few more times, and so on). And I don't keep screenshots,
so don't bother asking.
Anyway, below is a list of tips. They don't all apply to every level, but
are more of an attempt to get you thinking along the right lines.
• Think!!!! Or, at least, plan ahead. Look at the level. Look
at your first few pieces. (Or, if you've restarted the level, think about the
sort of pieces you got - or didn't get - last time.) There's one level where
there's a whole mess of really tempting pipe already there - but you never get
the pieces in order to use it, and have to utilise a shorter route. Now if you
just keep restarting and restarting, waiting for the piece that will never come,
you're not going to get anywhere. Sit back and think about it. Try drawing the
level if needed. (I especially had to do that for one level where you only get
one horizontal piece, one vertical piece, and a whole lot of corners....) Maybe
even go away and come back a few hours later, and let your brain think about
it for you.
• Don't expect to fill every square on every level. You probably
learned this one in level one, but it's easy to forget when faced with the high
bonuses from filling a level with four corners. When in reality you'll only
be able to fill three with the pieces given.
• Don't be afraid of leaving blank space. This sounds like the
previous rule, but I figured I'd separate it out because it's so useful. Consider
unneeded blank space as extra discards! You won't always get the pieces you
need in the given number of discards, so just stick the extras in any square
that you don't need.
• Here are a few useful configurations that you'll need a lot.
Look at them, try to get a feel for them, and soon you'll be using them like
a pro.
The U:
Very useful when you've got a few spare elbows lying around, and an extra
hole to fill - it does the same thing as a straight line, which is good when
you can't get straight lines.
The Loop:
or
Similar to the u, and again a useful substitute for the straight
line, a nice way to fill in a corner, or just a way to use up pieces without
discarding them.
The Caterpillar:
Got lots of Ts? Use them!
These configurations can be used in many, many places, and in many orientations
(the U can be a C, too). Look at them, think about them, and give them a try
the next time you're stuck on a level, and soon you'll find yourself a Sewage
Surfer master!
Surf's up, dudes! |
