OCTAHEDRON - ALL LEVELS NOTES
Unlocking all levels in the game requires gathering 288 tetrahedra from worlds 1-5. Because there are 312 that could count towards the total collection of 288, this is a guide to what could be skipped.
????? Absolutely No ?????
These tetras take way too long to get. There is no good reason to get them if it can be avoided. Skip all of them. Note that this is subject to change if a new strat is found.
3-4 Blue 4-1 Purple 4-7 Pink 4-8 Pink 5-1 Pink 5-4 Pink 5-5 Orange
????? Maybe ?????
These tetras either take a longer time than most (but aren't stupidly long), are disproportionately hard to get, or have a difficult skip. Choose 17 to skip. Alternately, can skip less of these as a safety/backup strat if you miss one in an earlier level.
1-5 Cyan 2-7 Red 2-8 Yellow and Green (must skip both to do any% skip to save time), or blue or cyan 2-T Blue 3-1 Red (must do any% skip first try to save time over getting this) 3-3 Cyan 3-6 Pink (skip if playing 3-T after 3-6) 3-7 Red (skip if playing 3-T after 3-7) 3-8 Red or Pink 3-9 Pink 3-T Purple or Pink 4-2 Red or Purple 4-3 Pink 4-4 Cyan 4-5 Pink 4-T Purple or Pink 5-1 Red, Cyan 5-3 Blue, Cyan 5-4 Yellow, Orange, Green 5-5 Red
????? YES ?????
Everything else :) Note that if you skipped one by mistake, route in an additional one from the maybe list.
✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️ Progress checkpoint - after 5-2 completion ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️
If you have this number, skip:
263 (or less) - RESET (impossible to complete run) ☠️ 264 - Skip nothing, you made a routing error but can still complete the run ? 265 - skip 5-5 orange 266 - skip 5-5 orange, 5-4 pink 267 - skip 5-5 orange, 5-4 pink, blue or cyan from 5-3 268 - skip 5-5 orange, 5-4 pink, 5-3 blue and cyan 269 - skip 5-5 orange, 5-4 pink and orange, 5-3 blue and cyan 270+ - same as 269, plus whatever else you want.
????? Other Notes ?????
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X level tetras DO NOT count for unlocking 5t. Otherwise this list would change drastically since most of X levels' tetras are pretty convenient to get.
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Do 2-T after unlocking world 4 and getting the drill. Extended surf + drill speeds the level up by 1:30 or more. Do other hidden levels as soon as you unlock them. Extended surf from beating 3-T helps the rest of world 3 more than the drill helps 3-T.
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Make note of flower count, especially in worlds 1, 2, and 5. It is easier to get enough flowers to progress and still go fast in All Levels than it is in Any%, however if you don't pay attention to this at all you can find yourself in trouble. ?