A post-game Road to Gehenna challenge for you puzzle-lovers (or puzzle-breakers)

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The star in world 2's Static Vexer was one of the trickiest to get for me. I understood the role the two jammers and two connectors played, but wasn't sure where from the other levels I was supposed to get a red laser connection. Here's the intended solution if you need a refresher:
https://youtu.be/HoZpwxSWRhM
The thing is, I assumed the connector on the hexahedron in Crater could not rise high enough for me to be able to link it with a connector in Static Vexer, so I ended up getting a red laser connection a different way. I felt like a fool when I later learned of the intended solution, but realized I could repurpose my mistake as a difficult challenge:

Activate the red laser socket in Static Vexer without using any elements from Crater.

There are a few different ways this can be done. Enjoy.

[Latharion]

Wait... You use the crater red laser for Static Vexer? Heh... I've been doing it wrong all along

I've always used the red laser from Cube Driver.

[EmagDrolBot]

Here's my go at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoNz6YZF4jU

For fun, I decided to try it from all levels except Crater and that's the result. There are a number of far more broken tricks I could use to make it much simpler, but that's no fun.

I have a feeling that if you enjoy this kind of challenge, you might enjoy some of the things we've put together in the talos speedrun community. Things like seeing how many sigils we can collect with restrictions like no Use pressing (no left clicking) or no jumping. There's a lot of creative ways to solve puzzles in this game.

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Originally posted by EmagDrolBot:

Here's my go at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoNz6YZF4jU

For fun, I decided to try it from all levels except Crater and that's the result. There are a number of far more broken tricks I could use to make it much simpler, but that's no fun.

Wow, completed threefold! I knew this game was breakable, but I never would have discovered half of what you showcased. However, the method I used doesn't require the player to go out of bounds or jump to unintended locations, so maybe that could be an additional restraint.

You mention you're a member of the game's speedrun community. I'm curious how many of these specific tricks you already knew, and how many were improvised using your knowledge of the game.

[EmagDrolBot]

Well I've a solution that doesn't go oob that sets up two connectors in Cube Driver via the intended star path and drops them into the entrance area then goes across the level into Static Vexxer. I'm not sure if you'd count the careful drop from the star walkway bit onto the walls as not an unintended jump though

Regarding the stuff in the other vid. Some of it is used in actual runs so I knew about it, like the jump off the fan boosted cube in Cube Driver. Most of it is just having a decent knowledge of what's likely to work though, thanks to spending too much time in this game.

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Originally posted by EmagDrolBot:

I'm not sure if you'd count the careful drop from the star walkway bit onto the walls as not an unintended jump though

I would say that's unintended in this case. Nevertheless, you're not far off from what I had in mind.

[Latharion]

Originally posted by EmagDrolBot:

Well I've a solution that doesn't go oob that sets up two connectors in Cube Driver via the intended star path and drops them into the entrance area then goes across the level into Static Vexxer. I'm not sure if you'd count the careful drop from the star walkway bit onto the walls as not an unintended jump though

Regarding the stuff in the other vid. Some of it is used in actual runs so I knew about it, like the jump off the fan boosted cube in Cube Driver. Most of it is just having a decent knowledge of what's likely to work though, thanks to spending too much time in this game.

That's the one I've been using all along. It works, plus you can drive a blue or red beam as desired.