Guide: The Lava Room

[Princess Kait]

Jake's Guide to the Lava Room

I have noticed quite a few toons struggling with the lava room lately, sometimes losing over 40 laff points.
So i decided to post a guide!

The mistake I see the most is when people run away from the gear, and they usually end up falling off,
DO NOT run away from the gear!, here is an example of what I mean by running away from the gear:

[IMG]http://img79.**************/img79/6505/donotrunthiswaylb1.png[/IMG]

Instead, Wait for the Gear to be right in front of you, like this

[IMG]http://img53.**************/img53/1151/screenshotwedjan3114082kx7.jpg[/IMG]

and then run straightforward, but start running while the gear is still in front of you!
[IMG]http://img53.**************/img53/2525/runningfwrddl2.png[/IMG]

keep doing that, all the way to the last one
Remember: Each gear is moving faster than the one before it, the first gear being slow, and the last gear being the fastest, and the hardest to pass.
Remember: The conveyor belt, that your toon is standing on is moving in the opposite direction, while you want to be moving towards the room with the gags, the belt is moving towards the Lava Room Foyer, which is the room behind you!

To pass the last one, Do the same thing as you did for the previous Gears, but while you are running forward, also run towards the gear, in this direction,

[IMG]http://img53.**************/img53/8843/runningtwardsthegearia7.png[/IMG]

and usually I have to jump at the same time

I hope this guide helps you get through the Lava Room first try!

Originally Posted by QueenFluffyGiggletoes

If you fall into the lava, you can also run at the wall (under the entrance to the gag-up room), jump, and hit F9 at the same time, and you will get up there!

When you get into the Gag-up room, There will be 5 barrels, when you first enter, on your right there will be a Jellybean one, which gives you 25 Jellybean, and then straight ahead are two barrels, the on on the right contains another 25 jellybean, and the one on the left gives you a 10 point toon-up, then taking a left from there, straight ahead there is a restock gag: squirt barrel, it will give you up to 7 gags, starting with the Fire hose(or your highest squirt gag), and will overflow into the squirt gag below it NOTE: this barrel will NOT give you storm cloud or geyser. Then if you back up some, and go between the two shelves there is a restock gag: Sound barrel, this will give you up to seven gags as well, starting with the elephant horn, or you highest sound gag, and will overflow into lower sound gag. NOTE: this will NOT give you Fog horn or Opera Singer,

1. 25 jellybeans
2. 25 jellybean
3. 10 point toon-up
4. Restock Squirt: Fire Hose
5. Restock Sound: Elephant Horn

[Valley]

This is a good guide for toons that are new to the factory! Nice job!

[Princess Kait]

Originally Posted by Master MacQuack

This is a good guide for toons that are new to the factory! Nice job!

Thanks!, that is who I intended the guide for, and also for anyone else who needs some help with it!

[Miss Fluffy Snifflepoof]

Yeah! Thanks--nice, simple little guide. I think it will be useful to many toons!

Oh hey--cool--my 100th post.

[bella lily]

This is so adorable!
Now for the laugh..I've never done the lava room. I've maxed my toon with endless factories....helped lots of friends with their runs....always wait...but have never done it. I mean to say I've never try. Once I did...I fell off and my computer froze with me standing there in the lava. My friends Wascal Wabbit and Twinklebouncer were telling me all about it...lol...I just never tried again.

[Princess Kait]

Originally Posted by bella lily

This is so adorable!
Now for the laugh..I've never done the lava room. I've maxed my toon with endless factories....helped lots of friends with their runs....always wait...but have never done it. I mean to say I've never try. Once I did...I fell off and my computer froze with me standing there in the lava. My friends Wascal Wabbit and Twinklebouncer were telling me all about it...lol...I just never tried again.

My mom and I both use to just skip it as we watched the litte toons do it so quickly, but when my little toons got big enough, they needed the gags in there, So yeah, now we both do it very quickly

[Wolfeh]

You should also point out that as you get closer to the other end, the gears are moving faster. Some people don't realize this, and it causes them to think they can run straight through without problems.

[Princess Kait]

Originally Posted by Wolfeh

You should also point out that as you get closer to the other end, the gears are moving faster. Some people don't realize this, and it causes them to think they can run straight through without problems.

Okay, thanks, I'll add that right now!

[QueenFluffyGiggletoes]

If you fall into the lava, you can also run at the wall (under the entrance to the gagup room), jump, and hit F9 at the same time, and you will get up there! This is the same method I use to go through the walls in the Warehouse when I want to skip it or don't want to crush goons, jump onto boxes that are too high in the mint when going back for gags, and even to get from the pond to the walkway around MML.

Sometimes it takes a couple tries, but is faster than running back to the beginning of the belt.

Great guide, by the way; I never have been able to get across unless I'm just really lucky. I'll have to try this.

[Princess Kait]

Originally Posted by QueenFluffyGiggletoes

If you fall into the lava, you can also run at the wall (under the entrance to the gagup room), jump, and hit F9 at the same time, and you will get up there! This is the same method I use to go through the walls in the Warehouse when I want to skip it or don't want to crush goons, jump onto boxes that are too high in the mint when going back for gags, and even to get from the pond to the walkway around MML.

Sometimes it takes a couple tries, but is faster than running back to the beginning of the belt.

Great guide, by the way; I never have been able to get across unless I'm just really lucky. I'll have to try this.

Yep, I know, but not everyone can do this, I don't know why, but yeah, I have seen many toons try, while following me, but they can't. I will even jump up in the air and take pictures, to show them to take a picture, but it still dosen't work for them.
I actually did that quite a few time when I was taking the pictures for this guide , because apparently when you take a picture, it makes you freeze for just enough time, you get knocked off -_-
I will quote you in the guide though

[Wolfeh]

Originally Posted by QueenFluffyGiggletoes

If you fall into the lava, you can also run at the wall (under the entrance to the gagup room), jump, and hit F9 at the same time, and you will get up there! This is the same method I use to go through the walls in the Warehouse when I want to skip it or don't want to crush goons, jump onto boxes that are too high in the mint when going back for gags, and even to get from the pond to the walkway around MML.

Try using the HOME key. Also, F2, F6, END and there are some others. I use the home key personally. Doesn't do a screenshot but causes just enough of a delay for me.

Originally Posted by Princess Kait

Yep, I know, but not everyone can do this, I don't know why, but yeah, I have seen many toons try, while following me, but they can't.

It's based mainly on the computer. If it's a really good computer (or more to the point, very fast), then it's harder to do glitches. A fast computer would be one that has a fast cpu, good amount of memory and is well maintained and defragged.

Originally Posted by Princess Kait

because apparently when you take a picture, it makes you freeze for just enough time, you get knocked off -_-
I will quote you in the guide though

That's a sign, to me, of having either a slow computer, or a slow or fragged hard drive. I can take several screen shots in a few seconds and barely notice a pause. In fact, sometimes, I end up taking 2 or 3 because I'm not sure if it worked (that's how quick it goes for me). But I'm still able to glitch.



P.S. adding a link to your thread in my Factory Merits thread. Useful for those who want or need to get more gags, so they should have easy access to your guide.

[Scootz]

Nice guide! Very helpful for toons new to the factory.

The wierd thing is, sometimes, I don't have to press a key at all. I just jump from the lava, and I enter the end. Maybe popular district lag. o_0

[crimson dynamo]

Is it for the toonup barrels?

Is it for the jellybeans?

Is it for the sound barrel?

I think you should add just what exactly is in the lava room.

I have been stuck once trying to jump up by using the funky keys. I lost all my laff points because I was absolutely stuck.

I might have been able to kill the application but I opted to see what happened instead. I went sad and back to the sell HQ PG.

I usually just avoid the lava room. The stuff in there is not that great. I can do the paint mixer and get cream pie throw and fire hose squirt. Without the hassles of the gears knocking me off the conveyor belt.

[Wolfeh]

2 jellybeans @ 25 beans each (I think, might be 35 beans each).

1 TU barrel (10 points I think, I'm not certain)

1 elephant barrel (restock of 5 or 7, will overflow into lower levels)

1 hose barrel (same as elephant)

If you become skilled enough to make it into the room, the beans alone are enough to make the trip (if you aren't full of it already), because when you go to the gag shop, you'll spend less than you made.

[Swishbuckler]

This thread is an extremely helpful guide to negotiating the lava room. I have earned countless merits (both with sf's and with random toons). I consider it one of the most difficult aspects of factory runs for the inexperienced toon. When I began playing not even the Level 11 Skelcog, formerly in the Center Silo, frightened me as much as the Lava Room.

My first sf kindly told me that I needed to run, jump and steer. Her advice enabled me to make my first successful journey into the restock room. Since then, I cannot tell you how many times that I have patiently waited for inexperienced toons to run the gauntlet, posting the following speedchat phrases over and over again: "Got gags?" "We can do this." "This way." "Run." "Jump." I can only imagine their initial confusion when I begin this dialogue but more often than not, the toon realizes that I am indeed trying to help him/her--that there may be method to the madness. Many of these toons who are able to catch on and make the run reward my efforts with "You are a genius," to which I reply, "No. Good teamwork. I like this game."

Thanks for the great screenshots and the sound advice.