Spelunky Editor Tricks and Tips

[AirSalad]

Hey guys thought i might as well post on what tricks i know with the editor that just help to make maps a little bit better, but i am also keen to hear what other tricks people have! So feel free to share them, and i'll try to make a list of all tricks you can do so far.

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First trick i'll share is one i found out recently and that is using water to accelerate your spelunkers jumps without the need of spring boots (Or use them as well for a double boost!).

First you need a unit of water that is either 1 unit above you or two or more units high (also pools of water do not work).

When you have the unit of water. Stand either half way in the water so it doesn't make the splashing sound when your in it(this works with water thats 2 units higher+not a pool), or you can just stand directly under the water (Not in it).
Now when you jump you should reach heights around 2x as much as your normal jump. You can also chain the units of water, and with a double jump (pushing jump whenever there is a unit of water you pass) you can reach even higher heights!.

NOTE: You jump 1/2 a unit higher when 1/2 out of the water.

Ive attached a test map just so you can see how to do this.

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GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN WITH WATER!
YOU CAN REACH EVEN HIGHER PLACES!
USING THESE METHODS YOU CAN ROCKET UP!
PUSH JUMP WHILE UNDER THE WATER
ALSO WHILE HALF WAY ON THE WATER
WHEN USING A DOUBLE UNIT OF WATER
JUMP WHEN PASSING THE UNITS OF WATER
YOU CAN ALSO USE THE WATER FOR RUNNING
JUMPS

[AirSalad]

Lava tricks
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Alot of the tricks i have explained in the map but feel free to add things.

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D BELOW THE POOL OF LAVA
BRICKS WONT SINK FULLY IF THERES GROUN
UNDERNETH LAVA
TO LAVA. VAMPS DISSAPPARE FUNNLY WHEN
UFO AND BATS CAN. BUT BATS WONT FLY IN
OTHER UNITS CAN PASS THROUGH THE LAVA
GETTING DAMAGE
THE FISH CAN LIVE IN THE LAVA WITHOUT
SOME BOSS UNITS CAN SURVIVE IN LAVA
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN WITH LAVA!
THOMPERS ARE NO AFFECTED BY WATER
THEY WILL SINK SLOWLY WHEN THEY ENTER
THE LAVA AND WILL BE DESTROYED WHEN
THEY REACH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE LAVA
MOVEABLE BRICKS SINK SLOWLY BUT THEY
DO NOT GET DEMOLISHED WHEN THEY REACH
THE BOTTOM. IF THERE IS NO GROUND BELO
W THE LAVA THE BRICKS WILL SINK A TINY
BIT BELOW THE SURFACE MAKING IT DEADLY
TO WALK ACROSS
WHEN LAVA IS SHATTERED WHILE UNITS ARE
IN IT THEY BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY
BRICKS WHEN SINKING WILL FREEZE
THOMPERS WILL CONTINUE TO SINK THROUGH
THE LEVEL PAST ALL TILES
RELOAD IF LAVA IS SHATTERED
LAVA AND WATER WILL SHATTER IF A TILE
IS DESTROYED NEER BY
RELOAD IF LAVA IS SHATTERED

[X-Terminator]

The same water jump trick works with lava. If you'r part way into the lava(close enough without dying) you will jump higher than normal.

[AirSalad]

Yeh ive noticed that, you can also shoot arrows at max power through the lava this way.

[marsgreekgod]

I can't do the water jump... at least the tower one..

[AirSalad]

Its all about timing, just go underneath and spam jump, or if your good time the jumps.

[AresRomanGod]

Ah, I love jumping extremely high! 

[AirSalad]

Just was testing out ideas with 'switches', elevators and placed explosive frogs today. Trying to figure out how to do a single block triggered switch with horizontal affects. But yeh heres the test map i made, no descriptions in this but you can get the general idea by playing it.

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If someone can come up with a nice horizontal affected single block switch that would be great.

[Hayden]

Nice job with the switch map there. The part with the explosive frog and the cape was pretty sweet.

Anyway, nice work.

[eguee]

Single block is impossible.

[AirSalad]

Hey guys, been a while since i touched spelunky. (Mostly because i am wanting a more improved map editor) But i found a trick that is quite obvious but still was'nt aware of.

It uses yetis/mummys to pause a players progression until they have a movable block.

Anyway i'll try to get more maps made but i cant really promise anything