I ran into the problem as well. If you have the browser tab open and [for me close laptop, desktop probably sleep] it will pause the game. To get around it you have to close the game tab and then it will do a time-based estimation of progress.
Brooo, I've tried Chuck Norris so many times, getting fooled by the colors, finally my first win - get second place all time. Wow, nice game, colors screwed with my eyes.
Thanks for the game.
Hey everyone trying to get the BotD. Look at the Instructions tab to the right of the comments. It can help you understand how to do the achievements. You can see the achievements in game by clicking the left button in the top left. Some achievements you can only get later on through progression. Good luck, got the badge in under half an hour.
I got the badges by making sure I was connected and then starting a new random game. Resetting the level will make it so high score is disabled. It isn't fair to reset timer because you ahve already been able to look/puzzle the random map out. You need a new map for the badge requirements.
So I found something really weird but, basically no affect on the gameplay. On level 7: Pink Hike, you can manage to glitch yourself out of the top right corner into the area to the right of the level (like how we move to different panels)
Found this to be fairly enjoyable. Little annoying nuances about selecting and deselecting the linked plants. Still a good game, play each level as 1, 2, and 3 star difficulties. No real point to mix and match for that extra little bit of exp - you get enough as it is. I kind of ignored spells until I found that the special levels 1 and 2 are (maybe) impossible without spells. Also the second last level needed some good efficiency on 3 star and spells. Otherwise Greed + Stats are the way to go for me. Crits are also nice at higher difficulties because it overcomes the defense that the crystals get. Defense/Health/Regen are effective but, I wanted to get through the game faster.
Overall, nice game. Liked the aesthetics and the gameplay for the most part. I had sound off, so I can't judge that. Controls were good, difficulty was a bit on the easy side. Bit long, breezed through the challenges aside from 1 and 2. I'd play more levels if they were a bit harder. 4/5
@Iadridi, it is a timing issue not a level issue. It occurs when you restart a level and press the note button before the level is fully loaded. It doesn't show the "note circle" and inputs the full number. Just wait a moment before clicking the note button.
Can't help it, I've reworked the collision system several times yet some players told me this kept happening... i can't manage to reproduce it, which makes it really hard to fix. There's a restart button (R) for those cases
Finally got it, the perfect score, after a full year away. 5 and 11 were the hardest levels by a longshot for me for whatever reason. Great game. Thanks for making it. Playing through the rest of your games now! :D
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You've got the determination! Yes it's incredible hard and requires a lot of focus. Gz for 2nd place, you earned it.