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MagnumCopus has Bloo Kid 2

Jan 19, 2016 @ 3:13pm

Balloon in 5-1

Am I missing something, or is the balloon impossible to reach. I have tried using the snails shell to jump onto the ledge, but by the time I do, the balloon is already long gone... Any ideas?

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Originally posted by ScytheRider:

Okay, I figured it out. The balloon activates too early only with certain screen resolutions!

I tested it with a few. The balloon activates too early when the screen resolution is 1920x1080, and 800x600.

However, I managed to solve the balloon after switching to 1024x768 resoluton.

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winterworks [developer] Jan 21, 2016 @ 3:07am

It is possible.

Try to FIRST go to the snail and kick it over, without activating the balloon. Then, AFTER the snail shell is in position, go to the right and activate the balloon.

MagnumCopus has Bloo Kid 2

Jan 21, 2016 @ 3:49am

Ok thank you for the response! I will be sure to try this later :)

MagnumCopus has Bloo Kid 2

Jan 21, 2016 @ 11:33am

hmmm, sorry to bother you again, byt I cant seem to do it as you state above. Ive done some testing and it seems like the balloon activates right when I get to ground level of the top floor (after i jump on the cloud) regardless of if its on the screen or not. Have you ever had this problem? Thanks again!

MagnumCopus has Bloo Kid 2

Jan 21, 2016 @ 11:35am

I could try to provide some video if needed to help explain the problem more clearly

winterworks [developer] Jan 25, 2016 @ 12:53am

It is normal for the balloon to activate slighty before it becomes visible. Since the game runs on different platforms with different resolutions / aspect ratios, we had to make sure that the balloon always activates at the same point, so we could keep the same level for every platform.
Just try to stick as far left as possible when jumpin on the cloud. I can bake a video later to show you how its done.

MagnumCopus has Bloo Kid 2

Jan 25, 2016 @ 11:39am

Haha yes could you please make a video whenever you have the time. I have tried and tried but I still can't get it. Thanks!

ScytheRider has Bloo Kid 2

Mar 21, 2016 @ 1:21pm

Originally posted by winterworks:
It is normal for the balloon to activate slighty before it becomes visible. Since the game runs on different platforms with different resolutions / aspect ratios, we had to make sure that the balloon always activates at the same point, so we could keep the same level for every platform.
Just try to stick as far left as possible when jumpin on the cloud. I can bake a video later to show you how its done.

I'm pretty sure this one is bugged. It could be something to do with system specs, but the balloon ALWAYS activates when jumping on the cloud for me, even if the screen is scrolled all the way to the left.

This is the only star I have left to get before unlocking the last special world. It is frustrating.

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ScytheRider has Bloo Kid 2

Mar 21, 2016 @ 3:37pm

MagnumCopus has Bloo Kid 2

Mar 21, 2016 @ 6:22pm

Wow ok thank you, I will try this

winterworks [developer] Apr 11, 2016 @ 2:48am

Hey guys. Seems like we totally oversaw that "screen resolution" problem... The game objects are activated when they have a certain distance to the player. Seems like we need some special treatment for that balloon somehow. We will look into this.

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Pixelriffic81 has Bloo Kid 2

Apr 11, 2016 @ 1:22pm

Originally posted by CtrlAltDestroy:
Okay, I figured it out. The balloon activates too early only with certain screen resolutions!

I tested it with a few. The balloon activates too early when the screen resolution is 1920x1080, and 800x600.

However, I managed to solve the balloon after switching to 1024x768 resoluton.

Thank you so much for this workaround! It was driving me bonkers! I knew it wasn't my fault it wasn't working. Especially since I had no problems with this on the 3DS version.

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alienM

Sep 30, 2016 @ 11:24am

Originally posted by CtrlAltDestroy:
Okay, I figured it out. The balloon activates too early only with certain screen resolutions!

I tested it with a few. The balloon activates too early when the screen resolution is 1920x1080, and 800x600.

However, I managed to solve the balloon after switching to 1024x768 resoluton.

How to change resolution in this game? I try type on Steam "set launch opttions": -w 1024 -h 768, but it's still same, still this balloon trigger so fast...

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ScytheRider has Bloo Kid 2

Sep 30, 2016 @ 2:32pm

Originally posted by alienM:
How to change resolution in this game? I try type on Steam "set launch opttions": -w 1024 -h 768, but it's still same, still this balloon trigger so fast...

Try changing your screen resolution in your operating system or graphics settings. That's how I did it.

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alienM

Oct 1, 2016 @ 12:13am

Originally posted by CtrlAltDestroy:
Originally posted by alienM:
How to change resolution in this game? I try type on Steam "set launch opttions": -w 1024 -h 768, but it's still same, still this balloon trigger so fast...

Try changing your screen resolution in your operating system or graphics settings. That's how I did it.

Ah, there. Ye, there worked easy. Got it, thanks for hint!