Flight of the Bumblebee
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| Flight of the Bumblebee | |
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| Task | Fly over 200 meters without touching the ground |
[edit] Tips and Tricks
- Elevation is almost always necessary in order to gain this achievement. You can obtain this elevation by three methods: Getting up on a high cliff or mountain or Volcano (Which provides powerful updrafts), stepping on a Spice Geyser, or, if feeling zany, getting thrown by an Epic Creature.
- Speed is useful in obtaining this achievement, as it determines your initial velocity, and thus, how much ground you cover per second. As Sprint increases speed, it is also useful.
- The presence of a Spice Geyser, either at the start of your journey or during it, is a major boon. It will increase your elevation by an amount proportional to how close you are to the ground: The closer you are to the ground, the higher you'll fly. At a certain elevation, spice geysers are useless as you will simply fly over them.
- While it may be possible to complete the achievement by other methods, the easiest method is to get the "Cassoworry" wings (Bottom Row of the Accessories Page), the "The Toadening" feet, then simply sprint, then jump off a cliff. While in the air, hitting space (Glide/Jump) repeatedly will keep you aloft. This, in combination with keeping your creature moving forward with the mouse or arrow keys, will gain the achievement. If this does not work, then you can do one of the following: Find a higher cliff; Aim for lower ground; Only bat when you're looking forward and you can see your shadow; Aim so your flight path crosses over a spice geyser. Note, Spice Geysers become more useful for this purpose as you get lower to the ground.
- During flight with wings, you only have a certain number of 'flaps'. Each of these flaps increases upward velocity, and thus elevation. Each of these flaps has the same impact during any point in the flight.
- Assuming all other elements are present, getting the achievement without glide wings is possible, but very hard. Sprinting off of a high point, utilizing maximum speed, and then crossing a spice geyser during the flight could make it possible. It is only recommended you try this if you are trying to have some fun.
- In theory, landing in the water during the flight will not reset it, as it is not 'touching the ground'. Watch out for the Sea Monster.
- If you are fortunate enough to have a volcano on your file, climb to the top of it. There will be a huge updraft of air that pushes you almost to space. If you have even the butterfly wings you can get the achievement from an unmoving start.
- If all else fails, fly out to a coast approx. 200+ meters away from your nest. Fly out to the point where you get eaten by the Sea Monster. When the Sea Monster eats you, make sure you are flying. If you did it right, the game should think that you flew all the way back home and you will get the achievement. It's a little debatable whether this actually works or not, but it's still possible.
- Another method is to use the advance to tribal stage option, while in mid air, 200+ meters from your nest. You will instantly be teleported to your nest without touching the ground. This can be done with any creature that is in mid air. Same concept as the above method.
