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Message: 6356

Author: andrewbroad

Date: 06/01/2008

Subject: Re: JSW64 MM: James Bond "GoldenEye" Portal Problem

 

Daniel wrote:

I have just spent over an hour trying to reach the (already red)
portal in "GoldenEye", but I have failed :-( . "This organisation does not tolerate failure." I think I have tried all the possible positions of jumps towards
the rope from both the upper left platform (on which the fast black
HG is moving) and from both of the lower platforms. I haven't found
any position from which JB wouldn't fall down immediately from the
rope (many times after a slight jerk upwards). There seems to be no
way to make him jump to the right from the rope.

You have to get a firm hold of the rope before you can jump right
onto the helicopter.

But I see that it is necessary to give you a clue. You may have
noticed the opening wall at (8,15) being triggered when you collected
the last item. But why, when I debugged the room, was it necessary
for me to delete a second opening wall at (8,16)?

(Note to John Elliott: it would be really useful to see cell-
coordinates in JSWED, rather than having to count cells manually.)

I have also considered using the strange feature appearing at the
left edge of the screen, due to which you can make JB walk to the
right in mid-air along (above) the upper left platform. However, I
can see no way to jump over or avoid the black guardian without
losing this precarious position before getting close to the rope.

Wow, I don't believe I've seen this feature in "GoldenEye" before!
But as you say, it doesn't help you.

I have also tried vertical jumps towards the helicopter from both
the edge of the lower right platform (on which the red HG is
moving) and from below the portal. In vain.

There's no way a lift can take you when it's completely shielded by a
row of Fire-cells. This isn't Renegade III!

Could you help out and tell me the solution, Andrew, please? :-) If
it is something simple and I have missed it, I will admit I am a
stupid idiot :-) . And if it is something forbiddingly difficult, I
will admit you are an evil genius :-) .

It's so simple you wouldn't believe it. That is why you fail.

P.S. And from the technical point of view, what is it that actually
makes JB fall down from the rope?

Its length.

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