Hurricane Horror

## Story

The storms set in. The Player and The Journalist continue to head towards Lunalia, aware of the storms that grow more and more violent the closer they come.

## Appearance

This seemingly once relaxed series of tide pools and Lunar Ruins has been devastated and torn apart by high winds and erosion of rain. The storms ravaging through the area make their appearance in the form of dark, swirling brown clouds in the sky with thick bolts of lighting striking down from underneath. All the natural flora desperately tries to cling onto the soil as they are being pulled out from their roots. However, Starfish and Snail Spines remain anchored on the surrounding terrain despite such conditions.

## Solution

The entire level contains the constant threat of extremely high winds. If the Goo Balls position themselves too far away from any sort of cover, they will be blown away, never to be seen again. The player can take advantage of Climber Goo to prevent the entire structure from being blown away.

The second hazard are the sandstone blocks covered in stubborn Snail Spines that occasionally are carried in the air by the intense wind. These blocks are unpredictable, but can usually be avoided easy by keeping close to the ground. Additionally, Mechos can function as shields to protect Goo Balls from the sandstone blocks, as the Snail Spines are incapable of puncturing the Mecho's metal shell. With those hazards in mind, the player must navigate through a ruined structure, taking advantage of a tunnel carved into the ruins to protect themselves from danger. The Filter Pipe at the end requires 12 Goo Product to be collected, which must be done quickly as the pipe is constantly barraged by the sandstone blocks.

## OCD Solution

To achieve OCD for Hurricane Horror, the player must complete the level in 5 moves or less. Another difficult OCD, as this one may require some patience and luck. One strategy is for the player to preemptively place both of the Climber Goo in 2 locations. The first is in the tunnel right before the gap, and the second is on the section of the ruin right beside the pipe. The player can then begin dropping Common Goo down into the tunnel, and the Climber Goo that was placed earlier will prevent the gooballs from falling into the gap. Once the starting structure is clear of all gooballs, a Mecho can be attached and the player must quickly drag the structure over to the pipe while avoiding the devious snail blocks and not getting caught in the wind. An easy way to do this is to scroll the mouse wheel up and drag the mouse to the right at the exact same time to generate enough force and make it over to the pipe. Once this is done, the player can then quickly attach the second Climber Goo they placed there earlier, and attach any other gooballs if neccessary (while keeping it 5 moves or less). After this, the player will need to quickly drag 12 gooballs over to the pipe, and also hope that a sandstone block doesn't knock out the structure. But if done correctly, OCD will be achieved.

## Dialogue

* The Journalist
	+ *Seems to be quite the storm out here! You need to keep low to the ground, overwise the wind will take you away. Additionally, there are some sandstone blocks that have been caught in the wind! Of course they have snails stuck to them, why wouldn't they? Prepare for the worst, these flying blocks can be quite unpredictable. Though, mechos and their thick metal armour can tank a hit from these flying spike blocks of doom! -The Journalist is blowing away*

## Trivia

* A hurricane is an enormous tropical cyclone that can be seen from space.
* This level's soundtrack is an original piece called 'Shock On The Shore', composed by Adrian122.
	+ This soundtrack is exclusive to **Hurricane Horror**.
* The alpha version of this level used to be called 'Stormy Shore'.
	+ This version of the level used the same wind mechanic, but with a simpler layout and no other hazards.
	+ As well, this version of the level did not include The Journalist, her paper notes having been blown away in the wind.

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical\_cyclone
2. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/toxic-goo-382684673/shock-on-the-shore?in=toxic-goo-382684673/sets/world-of-goo-the-unknown-world