So one day I realized that 7 = 7.
Wait, that came out wrong.
Not spoiler:
You have no idea how long I've been waiting to use that line.
One day I realized that with 7 switches, we have enough switches to make a
7-segment display.
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This took quite some time to test and make sure it worked. Additionally, setting up the mechanism took some thought. Initially the mechanism took up most of the level, but I compressed it down to the current iteration.
This level is basically a cross between Letter Writer and The Ocean.
Note: As of the current version (0.9),
this happens. Though it is possible to skip most of the level like this, it is not the intended solution, as I assumed the effect is a bug. If it is not, this version of the level fixes it:
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[The Electric Shocktopus-"7-segment (corner fix)"-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]
Oh, and when testing this level
I was able to complete it with all 3 stars. Not like NaQRC or Through the Path. So I can say it is possible, and isn't ridiculously hard.
Edit: There seems to be a bit of lag every time the switches are hit. Perhaps this is the particle effects?