Flooded Sanctuary

**!Spoiler Warning!**: **Plot and/or crucial story details follow.**

## Story

The Player and The Journalist find themselves stranded in the desolate ruins of the Lunar Temple's cities, a place barely gasping the air above the surface of the Haqua Sea. As the Haqua Sea continues to grow and swallow the terrestrials, Jelly Predators make their first encounter with the two. They make their presence known by patrolling the skies and ruthlessly picking away at unsuspected Goo Balls. These creatures guard inner Lunalia and set a precedent of the apocalyptic generation of Predators that now nest in these lands.

## Appearance

The Lunar Ruins suspended in the bay of the Haqua Sea, eroded and crumbling, serve as a landmark of tragedy. A fragment of history soon to be consumed by the deep blue. As the skies become darker, the final days of these remnants are imminent. Flashes of lighting can be seen piercing through the thick fog, revealing the climactic sunset in the horizon. Meanwhile, Tectonic Crabs call these ruins home; grazing on the plentiful and tasty Snail Spines that gather here. The skies are occupied by relentless Jelly Predators who ravage through any trespassers making their way towards Lunalia.

## Solution

The Goo Balls begin on a ledge in the bottom-left corner of the scene. The player starts with several Fuselayered Goo and Mutant Goo. Utilizing the detachability of the Fuselayered Goo, the player can navigate from the left side to the right, timed in such a way that the goo balls are not picked off by Jelly Predators patrolling the skies (The player must also take advantage of a Tectonic Crab to cross a pit of Snail Spines.) On the right, the player can utilize Mutant Goo to ascend towards the Energy Bomb above. Attach to the Energy Bomb with the Fuselayered Goo and then build downwards to the fire below and ignite the Energy Bomb. Using the Mutant Goos, Fuselayered Goos and Mecho, make your way through the newly opened passage and navigate to the left side using the second Tectonic Crab as a mode of transportation to reach the pipe (all while maintaining watch of the minefield of deadly Jelly Predators in the sky). The pipe only needs 7 goo.

Alternatively, the player can just utilize the flying Goo Balls in the latter half of the level to float over the Tectonic Crab and it's corresponding bed of Snail Spines.

## OCD Solution

To achieve OCD for Flooded Sanctuary, the player must complete the level in 10 moves or less. The first task at hand is to explode the Energy Bomb. This can be done by taking 2 Fuselayered gooballs and dropping one of them directly over the fire, and then quickly hitting it upwards through the fire with the second Fuselayered ball. If done correctly, the lit gooball should touch the Energy Bomb, causing it to explode. The player can then create a flying structure (easiest is a structure with 1 Mutant gooball, and 2 Fuselayered gooballs), and can carefully navigate throughout the level. The player must avoid the flying jellyfish, devious snails, and Tectonic Crabs as the structure can stick to them. The flying structure can be maneuvered over to the clouds where the sleeping Goo Product and a Mecho are. The player can attach the Mecho and drag the structure around if it's easier for them. Once they have all the Goo Product, they can then head over to the pipe and claim OCD.

## Dialogue

* The Journalist
	+ *The weather calmed down a little bit. ... What is that floating in the sky? Is that a predator jellyfish? Welp, this is your first predator encounter on your journey. These guys look like they would sting goo balls pretty badly with their tentacles. Also, don't ask me how they are floating out of water. I have no idea either. However, looks like that skewered crow over there won't be able to fly anymore. ... According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a jellyfish should be able to fly. It has no wings to get its fat little body out of the water. The jellyfish, of course, flies anyway because jellies don't care what humans think is impossible. ... Oh! One thing to mention. It appears that these jellies and giant crabs can harm your goo balls with their tentacles and legs. However, their carapaces and "bells" are totally safe! Try taking advantage of that. -The Journalist*
	+ *An Energy Bomb? Where's the plasma goo? Well as it turns out, fire and electricity are both heavily interchangeable! What does this mean? You can actually power this energy bomb with fire! I also know that burning goo balls alive for progress can be considered cruel. But that's ok, goo balls don't have any rights. -The Journalist*
* The Weather Crow
	+ *Caw, caw! "Good morning, folks! This is your animatronic aviary weatherman speaking. There looks to be some continued heavy downpour in the bay. The sea levels just won't stop rising! Weird, isn't it? Recent scans from bird's-eye view depict an influx of predatory goo lifeforms in the area. Golly! They must be up to something! Haha... Stay safe, folks. Keep calm and keep working!" Caw, caw! -The Weather Crow (Property of Goovalence™ Technologies)*

## Trivia

* **Flooded Sanctuary** is the only level that contains Tectonic Crabs.
* The level was originally going to be much smaller, as the entire top-half of the level was added post-development.
* The Journalist's ramblings about flying jellyfish is a reference to a 'copypasta' of the entire script from the Bee Movie (2007).

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee\_Movie