[SMS:Eclipse 9] Pianta Pit (Backlogging 42)
1No chapters, because I want you to feel as lost as I was(Kidding, I see you, Disliker. You are noticed).
Not technically a main "area", but it does have a significant amount of Shine Sprites and Blue Coins to be grabbing. Quite an interesting place to traverse, with limited water refill opportunities. And lots of crazy Piantas. That too. I think this tree could give The Great Boggly Woods' tree a run for it's money. Honestly, that would be a pretty cool place to traverse in 3D with SMS movement.
I guess, lore-wise, if they're away from the sun too long(they are plants, after all) they go crazy? Either way, lots of goofy characters down here. It was definitely a hassle finding all those blue coins, but after watching earlier versions of the mod, they're not nearly as bad as they used to be. Love the music here, however; it's very relaxing. I still think it's weird they just hid the coin models so you could only see them as question mark when you're in the bushes.
The camera rears it's head again as the true final enemy of SMS. I was fighting it the entire way up the tree in the middle and in the bushes.
This might help people find the Blue Coins And Shines:
Blues:
1. Near the mushroom platforming exit/entrance
2. In a small clearing near this same exit/entrance
3. On a blue shroom near both of these in the air
4. Graffitti M on a tree near a hut with the Blue Coin
5. Graffitti M on the backside of a tree a little further up from the previous M
6. Graffiti M on tree near an onramp by the crazy female Pianta
7. Graffiti Glowing M on one of the taller tree platforms
8. Glowing M inside the central tree
9. Floating in the central tree on the top ropes
10+11 Linked Graffiti Triangle Blues
12. In the pond with water falling from the Pianta Village entrance
13. In the main pond swimming with fish
14 + 15 + 16. In 3 tree huts(please correct me if I'm wrong)
17. In the small Pianta village with the crazy Pianta
18. Behind the archaeological rock with a Pianta in front of it
19. In a tunnel beneath the yoshi egg mountain that the archaeological rock path leads to
20.In a large glowing mushroom cluster on the edge of the map
Shines: 1. Central Tree
2. Roaming Big Stu
3. Put out every fire
4. Eat all the Cheep Cheeps with Yoshi in the central pond
5. 100 Coin Shine
6. Ground Pound the Shine Circle Block
7. Chuckster Shine near the very top
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Chapters:
0:00 Minor Exploration Getting There Post Crash
3:23 Finally There, Initial Exploration
7:36 Central Tree Shine And Blue
12:29 Taking In The Sights And Trying To Hunt Blues
16:31 Chatting Up The Local Crazy Pianta Lady And Fisherman
17:50 Back To Being Lost Collecting Coins And Exploring
23:54 More Locals And A Blue Coin
24:30 They Probably Don't Need This Fire, Right?
25:10 Back To Being Less Lost
27:10 The Most Well Adjusted Pianta Down Here And 2 Blues Plus A Shine
28:40 Water Scarcity
31:47 Fireman Mario At Your Service
32:44 Breaking The Bad News To This Unsuspecting Pianta With A Blue In A Hut
33:25 Finding An Emotional Support Yoshi And Another Blue
35:00 Always Remember To Feed Your Pet Yoshi
36:34 A Very Happy Pianta And The Shroomed Up Lady Again
37:30 Safety Patrol Mario Putting Out Fires And Collecting Linked Blues
38:43 Rediscovering A Hatred For Chucksters
40:05 Safety Patrol Mario Trying To Stop A Stu For Public Indecency
41:43 He's In Custody
42:10 Archaeological Rock Pianta And Platforming Struggle For A Shine
46:45 Yoshi Mountain, The Gift That Keeps On Giving
47:10 Back To The Hunt
48:00 A Noble Sacrifice For The Sake Of Fire Prevention And A Blue In A Hut
49:44 Chuckster Shine
50:00 NOT HIS FAVORITE JAR :'(
51:30 Last Fire And Blue Coin M
52:37 Collecting The Last 2 Shines And Looking For Blues
1:04:12 Finally Noticing The Tunnel Path And Final Blue
1:04:50 Wrap Up
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Here's the backlog/tracking spreadsheet if you want to check it out: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Gy7BoR1tceBkeXQ7C3Ghmv8IZ-dWOsjfrc-Fq4M2hzs/edit?usp=sharing
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Mod here:
https://gamebanana.com/mods/536309