Red Planet bonus level S-11 is unlocked by 3-starring levels 5-1 through 5-10 of Red Planet. One strategy to 3-star this level is to send the first Space Egg into the north-central pile of small asteroids. Depending on the destruction, target a pile on the west and a pile on the east of the level.
If you have a different strategy feel free to leave a comment below; however, don't just post your score via the comments, as that's what the leaderboards are for.
Another way is to first aim for the last set of asteroids (top right corner), then the middle one (as in the above video) and at last (if required) to the asteroids at top left corner. The more asteroids you destroy, more points you get.
I definitely prefer going for the far right pile first, as well. It is the trickiest shot to get right and has by far the most variable results of any of them. The aim you need is almost exactly in the center of the gap between the first two gravitational fields. Cross your fingers that it doesn’t hit the flying pig, and let the egg activate on its own. If you get it right, you’ll know it immediately; it will hit the pile near where it has that “corner” and will then roll right up next to the pig from the right. This causes the vast majority of the pile to be sent either directly into the lower planet or into the path of the geyser, causing massive destruction. Look for 75k+ with three or so pigs left.
In a perfect world, the pig on one or both of the remaining rock piles will be popped. If this is the case, send it to the spot where the pig had been sitting. If it’s the near pile, activate immediately; if it’s the middle pile, let it roll to the middle to activate on its own. Whichever of these shots you take, there’s a good chance that all pigs will be popped, so fairly quickly use the third egg to make whichever shot you didn’t make with the second egg. Be warned that the bottom left pig survives annoyingly often, but you should be able to get it eventually. This strategy is definitely good for 150k+. I haven’t quite gotten there yet myself, but it took me less than twenty minutes to earn 149k this way.
Great strat, @austinrhl !!! I was stuck at 147k until I read your post. Thanks! After a couple of hours playing with it tonight (at work :), I came to the following conclusions for a super high score. I’m sure there are other excellent strats, too. Here’s the “how to” for my current score:
1) Launch the first egg into the top-left pig’s ear–what fun! Manually trigger the egg so that the pig and its pile of charcoal briquettes are “sucked” downward into the bottom-left pig and its ice pit. Your score should be between 40k+ and 60k+ depending upon the number of other pigs you popped. Wait until the “dust” settles and the score tallies. Don’t be impatient. Goal: keep debris within the gravity field(s) for most points because any debris that escapes is worthless;
2) This is the most difficult shot and seems to require the most “L” (luck) factor. It is indeed the most frustrating. !@#$% :) As AustinRHL described above, launch the second egg “exactly in the center… between the first two gravitational fields.” If the top-right flying pig (or other debris) is still there, then timing is most important and you’ll have to zoom out (iPhone) just enough to time your launch properly. With practice you’ll learn to launch at the proper moment. Goal: second egg will fly UNDERNEATH the remaining top-right flying pig (or other debris, if any) and end up somewhere in the top-right pile of charcoal briquettes AND roll as far west (left) as possible before self-detonating. Do not manually trigger. Goal is same as Egg #1: keep debris within the gravity field(s) for most points. Once again, wait until charcoal briquettes have a chance to do their thing, the “dust” settles, and the score tallies. You should have 105k+ points after the second egg. If not, consider a reset and start over, otherwise;
3) Aim the third egg just over the top of the remaining top-center pig’s bald head but UNDERNEATH any remaining debris. Timing may come into play once again. Notice all the charcoal briquettes on both sides of the remaining pig. Goal: get the egg just left of the pig and let it self-dentonate to suck up the pig and both piles of briquettes for most points, otherwise, manually trigger when the egg ends up on top of the pig’s head and hope for the best.
For a super high score, you’ll need all three eggs and the “L” factor. I can score 140k+ in perhaps 75% of attempts, 150k+ in perhaps 3% of attempts.
muK :)
Your comment is to good. Following the instructions there are no pigs left after 2 birds. But it’s really fun, thank you
Thanks so much for this strat @dseufert Was stuck at a dismal 4k under average until I tried your method! 2nd egg is hardest as it kept rolling east when it hit the pile. I found if I aimed slightly higher than center it landed in a better position.
Thanks for the great strat @dseufert & @austinrhl!I kept improving my score from 142k to the current 151k. I may try to improve some more. I like to shoot at the top left pig first and hope that the debris will clear a path to the top right pig. I see what you mean by the “L” factor Muk. I needed plenty of it. Now if only I can get it 3 times in a row!
The secret to any Angry Birds level that frustrates you: If the order of your shots is not working, do them backwards (reverse the order). I can’t tell you how many 3-stars I got this way. :-)
I too went for the far right first and let it roll towards the pig and detonate on it’s own. Then I sent second Space egg at the first group and manulally detonate so it doesn’t roll too far. I did the third one a little differntly though. I aimed it to come in at a low left angle by the right side of the geyser opening. It seemed to roll to the middle. If the pig is still their, I manually detonated it so it didn’t roll too far. If that pig is gone then I just let it settle in the middle (where the pig was)and explode on it’s own. Thanks @austinrhl and @dseufert for the tips ;-)
Thanks to everyone who shared their strategies for his level: AustinRHL, Muk Hummel, AngryAdvisor. I was fighting with this level trying to break 150K unsuccessfully until I came to this page and read what you smart people had to say. The main thing I learned is not to activate manually the egg sent to the right pile, but to let it detonate on its own. This made all the difference, and I was able to improve my score almost by 10K. I am still not quite sure how to get the egg to the middle pile so it lends to the left of the pig. It seems to tend to lend on the right side no matter how I send it. I find that sending the egg closer to the fire causes it to lend to the left sometimes (may be once out of 3-4 times) and this leads to better results. Again, it should be left to self-detonate. With the left-most pile, I got the best results by sending the egg to the pig’s eye (or if the pig is no longer there, to the place where it was sitting) and detonating manually.
I went for the furthest pile first and then the closest pile my score was 137750 … shoot straight through the middlw to get the far side comingback at everything!
austin RHL – thank you! Without your advice I would still be struggling. Going for the far pile first was the key for me.
Launch the first egg into the top-right pig.
Launch second egg into the top-middle pig.
Launch third egg into the top-left pig.
http://www.angrybirdsnest.com/members/can-attila/album/picture/2883/
I have gotten the exact strategy that got me 155,***, with potential for another 10k.
Shot 1: Aim as close as possible to the bottom gravitational field (without hitting it) and release the egg as the top-right helmet pig is just about to start travelling southwards, should be around 70k+ with bottom-right pile of glass and pig destroyed (they might not be destroyed initially, but the stones will travel back around and destroy them).
Shot 2: Aim for the very small gap between the top-left pig and pile of stones it is sitting on, explode the egg on impact. All of the stones should destroy the bottom-left pig and glass (this could not be 100% required, but it will definitely help)
Shot 3: Zoom right out; Aim somewhere between the two bright stars right next to each other, the egg should stop to the right of the top-centRE (or centER for Americans;) pig.
The end result should be most of the stones destroyed and the possibility of 160k,
good luck my fellow nesters:D