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No Elements: Supernova

Blindrun
For many, this is most likely the hardest No Elements map that exists. It took me some time to figure out, and there are some extremely unique ideas in here. I’ve seen harder flings though, and for me personally nothing was excruciatingly difficult (though I did use quicksaving liberally) This map is a much better expression of some of the core ideas expressed in Arc, IMO. I think for the most part this is a logical map that tests “angular IQ”, but unfortunately due to the inconsistent physics of the Source engine and the inherent reflexes required, is just too annoying/difficult to execute for many.

Nevertheless, I actually loved it personally. I still can’t give it a shining score due to the quirkiness involved and I do try to factor semi-objective considerations in, but unlike the last one which also had an egregious exploit I found this one very interesting.

Difficulty: 4/10
Enjoyed: 7/10 (you’re getting a 10/10 for effort and creativity though)

Cool map, though indeed rather hard to pull off. Thumbs up.

Just as annoying as Shadow (2nd part) and Arc :-/ Definitely not my cup of tea.
Anyway, here's a walkthrough I made after I found out the correct solution and was able to execute it after a long phase of rehearsal. (German commentary)
https://youtu.be/xW2BvYFxTE0
Still hard to pull off and based on luck.
--> I included a noclipped explanation beforehand.
And please note another possible exploit in the beginning.

Well, that explains why it seemed so tricky: this test chamber contains an angular fling! Just like in Arc !

Maybe tricky, but no speedrunning moves. Many players don't think enough with angles, which gives me some ideas...

This: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1pfyjml2f2qqavt/supernova.dem

I didn't use exactly the same solution as Piranha.A, but I did find a similar peeking exploit. What is the intended solution anyway??

Hard to pull off? That's more like impossible. I managed to get it once and can't reproduce it successfully no matter how hard I try :(.

The way I did it should be intended. That's ridiculously difficult O_O

Haven't finished this chamber yet. Just wanted to let you know that there's an exploit that lets you bypass the whole chamber. See here .