New Levels: The thread of excitement!

[weasel]

I'm busy compiling a list of levels that will flesh out the game to 40ish levels. There are more levels being posted per day than I can keep up with. I need help!

The levels I'm looking for have these qualities (in order of importance):

- Multiple possible solutions
- Simple landscape design (little or no frills)
- Large-ish building area
- Small-ish overall design (there is room for huge arena-spanning challenges but the smaller the better).
- Difficulty not to exceed much more than Unpossible, or any other 1-21 level. Aim for 15-25ish.
- Clever or innovative levels are a bonus
- Levels that are badge-friendly are a bonus (the more possible badges the better)

So I'm starting up this thread to open a discussion. I'm not going to have time to play or look at every suggestion made here - but if there is a few people all agreeing that one particular level is great, I'll try it out and add it to my list.

Some of the levels I select may make it into the game. I might tweak the designs. I might use the idea and just make my own level. I might not add any levels to the game at all.

I am not starting a contest here - just a discussion thread! Contests are coming later, including one for the "big boss" end level.

I strongly recommend you use sk98q's fan-made level browsing tool: http://fc.therisenrealm.com/ It's awesome!

[gushen]

Try this one. It fits in your requirements pretty well, though I'm not 100% sure if there are "multiple solutions".

http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=16931

I'm going to try and devise a few other solutions to get a better feel of this level.

[NightStryke]

Try this one. It fits in your requirements pretty well, though I'm not 100% sure if there are "multiple solutions".

http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=15865

I'm going to try and devise a few other solutions to get a better feel of this level.

Though the big orange ball doesn't move out of the green circle, levels with objects inside other objects are a no-no - it's a glitch that will be fixed at a later date and likely break any levels that use it.

[jtbowden]

I came up with these two. They are simple in design, yet not so simple to solve:

Under Cover: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=14766
Against a Wall: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=16914

[gushen]

Though the big orange ball doesn't move out of the green circle, levels with objects inside other objects are a no-no - it's a glitch that will be fixed at a later date and likely break any levels that use it.

Understood. http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=16931

[gushen]

Under Cover is a great level.

[NARF]

Hows this? It's an adaptation of an idea i've had for a few days.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=17008
You can either hit the ball on top to make it fall down, or you can try to pull it away.
I couldn't pull it away all the time, but I did it once.

[Zaarock]

I wish I could look at these levels, my parents aren't gonna let me buy the game

I might be able to get by more devious methods.... heheheh

But I can't wait for more official levels, including a "Boss Level!"

[bootheranger01]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=17034

Just made it tell me what you think.
Doesnt seem to hard.. so why did it take me a hour.

[tikr]

May I suggest this one?

http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=12163

Still playing with this idea:

http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=17073

[Coban3]

Hows this? It's an adaptation of an idea i've had for a few days.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=17008
You can either hit the ball on top to make it fall down, or you can try to pull it away.
I couldn't pull it away all the time, but I did it once.

that a good level for starters

[WhyT]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1267530
Too easy. So was recycling. I posted my solution on the Expand A Level thread. It was nothing but a yellow wheeled snake car.

[WhyT]

Here is a level I built I really liked it. It has a nice challenge to get the big ball down the bottom but you have to time it just right with the ball falling from the top.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=16761

[onion]

...including one for the "big boss" end level.

[lootsorrow]

Here is a level I built I really liked it. It has a nice challenge to get the big ball down the bottom but you have to time it just right with the ball falling from the top.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=16761

And you're complaining about other levels being too easy? Took me less than a minute: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1271121

[onion]

A few levels that I really enjoy that I did not make:

aar2222's stuff:
Hanging Garden: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=4508

Blurg's stuff:
Synchro 4: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=16283
Ol' Faithful: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=3898

Entity's stuff:
Home Sweet Home: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=2341

Officially Haphazard's stuff:
Close the door: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=10130

m4xt3r's stuff:
Cimitra: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=5162
The Ring 3: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=5031

jwanders's stuff:
Puzzle Room: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=1134
Pit & Pendulum: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=868
Brakes: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=669
Godspeed: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=502
B-Ball: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=459

Linkzcap:
Gone Mining: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=5502

And here are some of mine that seem popular...
onion's stuff:
Cheers!: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=2724 (definitely needs some patchwork on that glass)
Stacked: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=7265 (needs bug fix where pink square is movable)
Lionheart: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=5657 (needs to be touched up)
Flatline: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=7120

[richdiesal]

Here are two that I came up with. The first one seems pretty popular, and there are several green and brown solutions already. Some people try to underhanded-toss it, and some have taken advantage of the floor below:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=16431

Here is a more difficult version of it, if that one's too easy. I don't know if there are multiple solutions, but I'm going to assume there will be by the time I check tomorrow:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=17248

[Q-Bix]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=16046

Mildly original, but not hard.

[blurg]

I second the nomination for Entity's Home Sweet Home. It's a pretty basic concept and has many approaches. I think it fits in with the current levels well. (The goal balls do start off too close too the build area, but that's an easy fix.)

[SSH]

I like the simple yet non-trivial Flip the boxes that richdiesal mentioned.

blurg's The Meeting is nice as is Judicious Levity

also Size matters

Shaky bridge

Also, there should be at least one "sorting" type level included...