I decided to come up with a very hesitant route for a TAS. It borrows heavily from the current RTA record with some minor changes in some of the levels. I still have quite a bit of stuff I wanna test, but here's what I have as of now and I'd be glad to hear some feedback. I don't have a whole lot of experience with this game, but I understand most of the concepts and I'd like to give routing/TASing a shot.
Needed:
10 dragons to get through artisans
1200 gems to get through peace keepers
5 eggs to get through magic crafters
50 dragons to get through beast makers
6000 gems to get to gnasty’s world
(Dragons; Gems; Eggs)
Basic idea:
Artisan’s Home: (3; 30; 0) maybe 2 more gems
Stone Hill: (4; 86; 0)
Town Square: (4; 111; 1) could maybe get more gems by egg
Peace Keepers: (3; 129; 1)
Dry Canyon: (4; 248; 0) could maybe get more gems
Cliff Town: (3; 335; 0)
Night Flight: (0; 300; 0)
Dr. Shemp: (1; 154; 0) could get 4 more gems
Ice Cavern: (5; 201; 0) could get 6 – 8 more gems
Magic Crafters: (3; 254; 2)
Alpine Ridge: (4; 347; 1) could get 2 more gems
High Caves: (3; 358; 0) maybe lose10 here depending on if angles are possible
Wizard Peak: (3; 330; 0) could maybe get 8 or more here
Crystal Flight: (0; 300; 0)
Blowhard: (1; 393; 0)
Beast Makers: (2; 253; 0) could maybe get 1 or 2 more gems
Wild Flight: (0; 300; 0)
Misty Bog: (3; 348; 0) could get maybe 8-10 more gems here
Tree Tops: (3; 384; 0)
Metalhead: (1; 431; 0)
Dream Weavers: (0; 108; 0)
Icy Flight: (0; 300; 0)
Jacques: (0; 338; 0)
TOTAL BEFORE GNORC WORLD: (50; 6038; 5)
STUFF I STILL NEED TO TEST:
Route on Wizard Peak and High Cave
Ending of Alpine Ridge
Recheck amount of gems gotten on blowhard
Recheck town square gems by egg & from bull
Other random trick ideas
IDEAS FOR LOWERING GEM COUNT:
Less fans
Less fireworks
Detailed-ish Route:
Artisan’s Home
4 reds on platform, delbin on left; 2 from guy, go into Stone Hill (1; 6; 0)
Stone Hill
5 from ram, into well, 3 reds, rescue dragon (2;14;0)
5 from ram, 4 reds, treasure room = 32 and rescue lindar (3;55;0)
2 reds outside room to left; 2 more reds, 5 from ram, rescue astor (4;64;0)
10 in chests by astor; up and over to herding area, 5 from ram, 2 from chest, 5 from herder (4;86;0)
Up wind tunnel, rescue gildas, 1 red and 5 from chest, exit level (5;92;0)
Artisan’s Home
5 reds, rescue tomas, 3 reds to town square (6;100;0)
Town Square
4 gems on stairs, rescue nils, two metal crates for 7 gems (7;111;0)
High jump up to ledge, kill bull for 10, rescue Thor, blow up fan for 10, two chests for 15 (8;146;0)
Down, rescue Alvar, 27 gems around “go home”, 6 from bull and fighter (9;179;0)
Go right, 2 reds, 1 red from bull (1 green?), 4 from chests, fly around to ledge (9;186;0)
7 gems on ledge, get egg, jump down for metal chests = 9 gems, 5 from next chest (9;207;1)
4 gems around devlin, rescue devlin, exit level (10;211;1)
Artisan’s Home
Fly along wall to glitch by pig-head, rescue argus, go to hub, kill two green enemies for 7 gems (11;218;1)
Go to next tunnel, 3 reds, 4 from chests (6 may be possible), 2 reds to bloon, BLOON RIDE (11;227;1)
Peace Keepers
Rescue titan, 12 gems from first three guys, 3 reds on path, 10 from next two guys (12;252;1)
2 reds, 9 in chests on way to dry canyon (12;263;1)
Dry Canyon
Fan for 10 gems, 35 from chests in a row, kill guy for 2, 7 gems in line (12;317;1)
Next two guys for 7, rescue conan, kill guy to left for 2, next guy for 10 (13;336;1)
Birds, gems in a line, and big guy for 34, upstairs circle right pillar, fly to ledge (13;370;1) (may want to kill guy at top of stairs here if faster)
1 red in tunnel, 5 from guy, 5 from chest, 3 reds on edge, fly around to other ledge (13;384;1)
4 reds on way, rescue maximos, onto castle thing for metal chests for 14 (14;402;1)
Kill both enemies for 15, 8 gems on path, kill yellow guy for 25, bird for 5 (14;455;1)
Go left, kill next bird for 5, 4 gems, kill guy for 10, rescue boris, fly along right wall (15;474;1)
9 gems from chests in tunnel, big guy for 2, 6 gems, two enemies for 4, 4 reds (15;499;1)
two birds for 4, big guy for 5, rescue Ivor, 3 reds, exit level (16;511;1) (can get 4 or 5 reds at end if needed)
Peace Keepers
Go left, three guys for 7, enter cliff town (16;518;1)
Cliff Town
Enemy for 2, circle outside for 37, guy, lady, and pot across bridge for 12 (16;569;1)
Enemies on next bridge for 7, 3 reds by building, rescue halvor (17;579;1)
Jump up to top building, chests for 20, float to next chest for 10 more, fire rocket (17;609;1)
*Include getting egg and maybe 5 from chest if near or needed*
Down right, kill three enemies for 12, round platform for 10, lady and pot for 10 (17;641;2)
Chest, lady, pot for 17, up winding way for 4, enemy and chest for 7 (17;669;2)
Guy, lady, pot, for 16, 20 gems in chests, 28 gems on ground, 39 around exit (17;772;2)
Ladies and pots for 14, rescue enzo, across river 15 in corner, 5 from bird (18;806;2)
2 to left, kill bird for 5, two more birds on way to marco for 7, rescue marco (19;820;2)
Fly to top of building on right, chests for 20, chest below for 5, then 3 reds, 5, exit (19;853;2)
Peace Keepers
Three enemies en route for 12 gems, fly up along side wall to night flight ledge (19;865;2)
24 gems around night flight, do night flight for 300 gems (19;1189;2)
Run to alcove area, 3 reds, 10 from chests, egg, 10 from chests, save gunnar (20;1212;3)
Back over to chests by doctor shemp for 15, enter Doctor Shemp (20;1227;3)
Doctor Shemp
Two chests at start for 10, guy and lady for 7, gems on side ledges for 17 (20;1261;3)
Metal running guy for 5, 14 from two gems and chest, guy and lady for 10 (20;1290;3) (could get 2 more from other guy by guy and lady)
15 on path, 10 from guys, 5 from lady, 9 from three guys, 10 from lady behind castle (20;1339;3) (could get 2 more from lady by three guys)
12 gems, up whirlwind, 17 on platform, down to tunnel, 3 reds, 10 in chest, rescue trondo (21;1381;3)
Peace Keepers
Down to ice cavern, 3 reds, enter ice cavern (21;1384;3)
Ice Cavern
Purple guy for 5, snow guy for 2, 2 reds on path, 2 around corner, purple guy for 2 (21;1397;3)
Rescue ulric, 3 reds around him, 7 on path to tunnel, 10 in window, 2 reds, 2 gem (22;1421;3)
Kill snow guy and chests for 6, 2 reds, chests up along top for 22, 1 red, rescue todor (23; 1452;3)
3 reds, 5 in chest, 2 reds below, metal guy for 10, two chests for 7, 2 from big guy (23;1481;3)
4 around side of hole, 5 below, 5 from big guy, rescue andor, 2 reds on path (24;1497;3)
6 gems around big guy, 10 gems along path, rescue asher, two chests for 4 gems (25;1517;3) (big guy and snow guy both have 2 if needed)
16 along spires, 5 in chest, metal guy for 5, 6 around him, ski guy for 2 (25;1551;3)
Metal guy for 10, 2 reds, 5 in chest on right, 10 on pole, jump across chasm (25;1578;3)
7 in chests, rescue ragnar, exit level (26;1585;3) (2 in last chest if needed)
Peace Keepers
4 reds on way up, rescue magnus, blue chest on left for 5, BLOON RIDE (27;1594;3)
Magic Crafters
1 red and egg, then 2 reds, 2 from enemy, rescue cosmos. 2 in chest directly left (28;1601;4)
17 gems on left, chest, and from guys, 15 on right outside in chests, 9 gems on way (28;1642;4)
10 in fan, 7 from enemies, 8 gems on path to alpine ridge, enter (28;1667;4)
Alpine Ridge
6 at start, both big guys, little guy and gem for 22, wizard and big guy for 7 (28;1702;4)
Chests on right of stairs for 15, upstairs, metal chests for 20, fan for 10, 4 from guys (28;1751;4)
Rescue zane, down to platform, 28 gems, to tunnel, 6 gems, 5 from wizard (29;1790;4)
1 red, 17 in chests, 29 on next platform, 17 before rescue, rescue eldrid (30;1854;4)
Small guy for 2, 30 in chests, 6 up path (30;1892;4) (maybe get 2 from small metal guy above chests)
Big guy for 5, in cave, big guys, fireworks, gems for 61, wizard outside for 1 (30;1959;4)
2 reds, big guy for 10, 6 on stairs and 2 from little guy, 15 from chests, rescue zander (31;1994;4)
20 in chests, fly to far ledge, rescue Kelvin, exit (32;2014;4) (alternate ending: grab egg and 8 gems in chest before rescuing Kelvin)
Magic Crafters
7 from enemies on left up path, egg, 2 on side, up ramp, 4 gems then into high caves (32;2027;5)
High Caves
4 gems in cave, 7 in next chests, 9 on and by ledge on right, 14 on and by left ledge (32;2061;5)
2 reds, 4 in metal chests, 6 reds straight, rescue ajax, 12 gems on left path (33;2085;5) (maybe supercharge here)
All crates in next room for 90, rescue cedric, fly across chasm, supercharge (34;2175;5)
Crates along right for 20, dynamite crates for 44, maybe 34 in next room, to supercharge (34;2273;5)
Caves, kill spider for 10, pillarjump, spider for 5, pillarjump+wizard for 2, spider for 10 (34;2300;5)
Wizard and ledge gems for 22, 15 in chests, circle around to top of building (34;2337;5)
1 red, 4 in chests, 3 more gems, 5 in fan, 20 from next two guys below (maybe just get 10 to keep supercharge would save quite a bit of time) 5 from next whirlwind guy (34;2375;5)
10 from whirlwind guy at top, rescue cyrus, exit (35;2385;5)
Magic Crafters
Rescue zantor, supercharge, chests for 4, guys for 3, wizard for 25, right path (36;2417;5)
Guy for 2, 25 in chest, wizard for 10, enter wizard peak (36;2454;5)
Wizard Peak
Kill wizard and big guys in first room for 25, purple guy in next hallway for 10 (36;2489;5)
All guys in next room for 20, 2 reds, 5 from enemy on bridge, chests in next room for 23 (36;2539;5)
two wizards and big guy for 20, rescue Jarvis, supercharge, 20 in chests on right (37;2579;5) (big wizards hold 20, maybe could get 5 with no time loss)
three big wizards for 20, jump across gap, 1 red, X gems <<needs testing to see what’s possible to get and keep supercharge (assuming 30 here + 20 from three big wizards) (37;2629;5)
25 from big wizard, 1 from little guy, 4 along side, circle around dragon hexus, break open metal crate for 25 <<if possible (37;2684;5) (3 gems if needed by metal crate)
8 from crates on way to last supercharge jump, on platform for 15 from metal crates, 1 red (37;2708;5)
2 from chest on next platform, 12 from three chests on next platform, rescue hexus (38;2722;5)
1 red on ground, 4 from two big enemies, 2 on next step, 5 from big guy (39;2734;5)
10 in chests, 6 from guy and gems around, big guy for 5, 12 in chests, 17 on top, rescue lucas (39;2784;5)
Magic Crafters
Thunder guy for 5, 2, 25 chest, 5 in chest across water, 5 from guy in cave, 7 in chests, 1 red, rescue bolder while entering crystal flight (40;2834;5)
Do crystal flight for 300 (40;3134;5)
Two chests for 7, little guy for 5, rising platform for 7, wizard for 5, thunder guys for 20, 5 behind blowhard, enter blowhard (40; 3183;5)
Blowhard
15 gems at start, thunder guy and chests for 20, flame fireworks, thunder guys for 15, back to fireworks for 16, 15 in chests (40;3264;5)
Thunder guys below for 10, 20 in chests, 10 from next thunder guys, 10 from blowhard (40;3314;5)
Bottom ledge in cave for 10, 10 on raising platform, 10 from wizard, 10 on next platform, 10 from wizard (40;3364;5)
5 before dragon, 20 around him, rescue altair, 25 from wizards and pillars (41;3414;5)
All gems on bridge for 71, 10 from blowhard, 10 from fireworks, 10 from chests (41;3515;5)
6 gems on path up, 55 from blowhard, exit (41;3576;5)
Magic Crafters
BLOON
Beast Makers
10 gems on right, 9 in metal chests, kill guys for 7, rescue Bruno (42;3602)
12 behind terrace village, fireworks for 15, 1 red, 10 from boars (42;3640)
10 from board behind hut, 10 around hut, 18 in hut, do wild flight for 300 (42;3978)
11 gems on ground, 20 in chest, whirlwind, rescue cleetus, 5 gems, enter misty bog (43;4014)
Misty Bog
25 from trees and ground, 12 in chests to right on next area, 5 from frog, 9 in chests (43;4065)
2 reds, 10 in fans, 5 on ground, 10 from frogs, 10 from trees (43;4102) (more greens here if needed)
Rescue rosco, to small island, 10 from boar, 15 on ground, jump to dock, 13 from guys (44;4140)
9 on ground, 5 from guy, 9 in chests, 4 reds, down the trunk (44;4167) (more reds before trunk if need)
27 in chests, 11 from enemies, rescue zeke, 9 from boar, frog, guy (45;4214)
10 from next boar and frog, 2 from next guy, 7 from guy and boar, 4 reds, 5 from boar (45;4242) (3 reds after this last boar if needed)
2 from guy, 10 in chest, 5 from last guy in area, rescue bubba, 10 in metal chests (46;4269)
To top of broken building, 29 gems, across to logs, 4 reds, 15 from guys, 45 up top, exit (46;4362)
Beast Makers
4 on ground, 2 from boar, 10 on ground behind big tree, enter treetops (46;4378)
Tree Tops
10 from beginning enemies, 2 reds, 9 from next three guys, out window (46;4399)
5 from little guy, 9 from chests, key, 15 from next two guys, two small guys for 7 (46;4435)
4 in chests on left, rescue lyle, speedboost to island on left, 90 gems, rescue jed (48;4529)
Whirlwind, 16 in chests, 8 gems on ground, fly straight across after gems (48;4553)
7 in chests behind dragon, 30 from na-na-na-na-nah and big guy, 15 from guys below (48;4605)
Key chest for 20, 3 reds on stairs, rescue Isaak, speedboost, metal chest for 10 (49;4638)
10 on ledge going up, kill next two guys for 10, supercharge (49;4658) (before 10 on ledge, could maybe get 10 from chests and 5 from big guy if needed)
25 from fans, 14 on ground, 5 in chest, jump to top of island, 60 gems, exit (49;4762)
Beast Makers
4 reds, cross bridge to metalhead (49;4766)
Metalhead
Kill guy on right, get 12 gems, big guy for 5, 1 red, down into hidden room (49;4784)
Across acid; 15 in chests, upstairs, 30 in chests, key, whirlwind, fly to chests for 11 (49;4840)
Jump down, 10 in chests, 2 reds on bridge, kill roller for 5, flame fireworks (49;4857)
Upstairs, 10 from two enemies, 2 reds, go down left, 25 gems, 27 gems in corner chests (49;4921)
Upstairs, 5 from roller, 3 reds, 4 on left, 4 from big guys, 9 in chests, 5 from little guy (49;4951)
Rescue sadiki, 40 total in first arena, climb up to get 35 (or 45 if got 30 in arena, etc) (50;5026)
2 reds on path, 46 in cove, 42 from metalhead, 5 by whirlwind, go up (50;5121)
7 on path, 69 around top of castle thingy, exit (50;5197)
Beast Makers
1 red, 8 gems on top of pyramid, fly to key, 7 gems, 11 gems on next stump (50;5224)
10 from cattle prod guy to right, 5 reds between fans, key chest for 45, 8 gems, BLOON (5292)
Dream Weavers
Big guy straight ahead for 5, 2 reds, island to right, 4 in metal chests, 5 from big guy (5308)
3 reds, 10 from little guy, 9 around there, whirlwind, big guy for 2, 2 reds, glitch past big guys (5334)
4 gems around outside, 10 on way to flight, fireworks for 30, 6 from chests, icy flight for 300 (5684)
15 on way to Jacques, enter Jacques (5699)
Jacques
Guy on left for 5, guy on right for 2, next guy for 2, up left ledge, 10 in chests (5718)
5 from metal guy, 7 around him, cross gap for 9, 10 in corner chests (5749)
Alcove for key and 20, 10 from guy, 7 in chests, 10 from guys, key chest for 45 (5841)
20 on ground and in chests off to side, 1 red, 100 from Jacque, 75 up top, exit (6037)
Dream Weavers
1 red, BLOON (6038)
FINISH GAME
