[Solved] I'm stuck in Volcano 1 [SPOILERS]

[Nice to Have]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1622388453
Subtle hint please!
I think I need to get to this path attaching the force beam to the gold rock. But there is no surface available in range of it to attach to! The guide suggests to move a wooden object, but the only movable wooden object is the door on the ground, but it's too far away from the gold. The bed in the blue hut above isn't movable. Blue guy does nothing.

[rettahc]

I think by this point in the game the force beam should attach to the force cube. A couple of patches have been release since the last time I made it this far on a new game, so I may be wrong.

[Nice to Have]

Hm, don't think so, but thanks.
And the guide explicitely says "To get the ball you need to move a wooden object to be able to create a beam".

[rettahc]

I didn’t look close enough at your screen shot last night Doors are wooden objects, and it looks like you have already moved one

[Nice to Have]

I opened it, but it's still way too far away from the gold block, it seems. The beam wouldn't connect both.

[DavidM]

You first need to open the basement door you see on the right in the image.

[Nice to Have]

Yes, for which I need something yellow for adjusting the coloring machine, which I don't have. Also, I'm now seemingly unable to reach the ledge at all for some reason.

[DavidM]

The ball is yellow enough

[Nice to Have]

Don't have a purple beam, though.

[Nice to Have]

As long as I'm stuck here I will not be able to give further feedback.

[DavidM]

Open the door and connect it with a wooden plank.

[Nice to Have]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1624761145
If you are referring to the "slingshot" scenario from the blue castle front, I'd honestly have to say I think it's crap and should be redesigned or removed. It's illogical because you can throw or shoot force cubes on the receptor without success. Oh, I think I get it; It's the beam itself, isn't it?
This mechanic IMHO definitely needs a slight hint on its first occurence. If there is one already, I had missed it.

[supernaut]

I got the new ability, I'm out of the basement, but I don't know what to do with the next part. The red thingy doesn't launch me high enough to land on the cliff/cave edge and I've no idea what the ceiling button opens when I launch a red orb into it. Everything's so high up so I can't connect anything to the force cube and the jumping pad only works once, so I got to get off in order to jump again. What do I do?

[Isa_Fuie]

Originally posted by supernaut:

I got the new ability, I'm out of the basement, but I don't know what to do with the next part. The red thingy doesn't launch me high enough to land on the cliff/cave edge and I've no idea what the ceiling button opens when I launch a red orb into it. Everything's so high up so I can't connect anything to the force cube and the jumping pad only works once, so I got to get off in order to jump again. What do I do?

That cliff/cage edge thingy can't be reached just yet. You need a certain something later on (which you'll get after you complete the mission you're currently on right now).

To progress... Look around you... See some gold nugget somewhere? Use it with your new ability.

[supernaut]

Oh yes, failed to make that connection. Thanks.