Alan D
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Posted: May 28 2006, 06:29 |
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An unexpected flying saucer ride
Start as if you were going to play the 7 rings game - pick up the ring from the shell on the beach, the ring from the crab, then the ring guarded by the scorpion by the white leafless bush. But now, instead of going to Stonehenge to be taken to the island for the fourth ring, try taking a look around you.
You'll notice that near the Tr3s Lunas letters, an arch has appeared. And over the arch is a sprite that hasn't been there before. You may also catch glimpses, and hear the sound, of a flying saucer travelling at great speed through the sky.
The flight path of the flying saucer passes close to this arch, and if you go hang around near the sprite and the arch for a few minutes, it's very likely the saucer will pick you up. It will carry you at great speed out to the volcano and back, repeatedly. It's hard to stay in the saddle - usually I find I hit something unexpectedly, and get thrown back to the exploding cactus. But it's an exhilarating ride while it lasts.
Additional note by The Bulldog
The option for the "flying saucer ride" comes after collecting the Scorpion/White Bush ring as number 3. If the saucer picks you up, you will lose ring 3 when you either fall off, or jump off, and it will no longer be available to you. It is my experience that nothing can be done to get back onto track to do Dolphin/Tai-Chi Island and Horses/Mantis ring. [I've stayed on the saucer for about 20 min. and it seems that all one gets is the thrill of the ride, plus the loss of the Scorpion ring.]
Additional note by Alan D
If you've lost the third ring during the flying saucer ride as The Bulldog describes above, you can get back on the island/dolphin/horses sequence as follows:
1. Collect another ring (eg play the piano game) so you now have three again.
2. Go to the temple. Pick up a ring from the stone table ("make a wish") and drop it in the well. You lose a ring. Repeat, and lose another. You now have only one ring.
3. Visit the place where you originally picked up the second ring. The ring will have returned there. Collect it.
4. The spirit is now proud of you, the scorpion's ring appears, and you're back into the sequence.
Additional note by Trinidad
You don't have to lose one ring once you get caught by the saucer. It just happens when you get hit by something, or when you get off outside a defined area, which would be, more or less, a circle with the cactus at the middle and the start of the lake as the border.
Something to note is that, once you get off, the barriers will disappear, though going further than the area described, you'll return to burning cactus. Also, you'll see the same pinky particles that appear in the "chair" when finishing the horses ride. Doesn't seem to be anything interesting, though.
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