Our strategy for Red Planet level 5-18 is to launch Ice Bird south, aiming for the two pigs on the first planet. Then launch Blue Bird on a north of the same planet and split just as it enters the VERY top of the gravity field pushing the lava asteroid down into the satellite. The score in the video below is 112,460.
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We have compiled another video, demonstrating a strategy submitted by @dmsral and expanded upon by @f91jsw. The Ice bird is shot in the same was as the first video, but the Blue birds are fired into the planetoid above the fiery asteroid. It is not incredibly easy to replicate, but the Blue birds can knock the fiery asteroid downward, with the volcano pushing it into the heart of the structure. The score in the video below is 132,980, but it has the potential for a lot more.
The strategy is sound, but the second shot is a lot have to do with chances – if that asteroid can’t trigger the “world-ending” detonation, the rest is futile.
The original textual walkthrough advised sending the second bird around the south side of the planet and splitting partway around it so that one of the blue birds ricocheted off the top planet and back into the lava asteroid. This is a very hard shot to pull off, and I never quite got it to work, but I think it’s how the top scores were obtained. Hitting the asteroid squarely from the top would send it much more directly into the middle of the structure and cause a lot more damage, and would probably take out all of the pigs, leaving four birds unused.
Top score at this moment. Ice bird as video. I sent BB south on slightly lower trajectory than Ice Bird and split very early almost as soon as it enters gravity field. One blue bird bounced from the top planet and pushed fire asteroid down and in the middle of the right structure destroying most of it and killing all the pigs.
Two birds for me. First like video, second a late split at the fireball and it fell towards the center of the remaining structure. Took out everything. Lots of debris left.
I’ve aimed the 2nd bird over the lava asteroid and a couple of times had a bird bounce back from the upper asteroid and nudge the lava asteroid back towards the volcano, which then pushes it into the middle of the structure. Not sure exactly where to hit for the bounceback yet. Just under 120k but definitely much more available.
The ‘bounce back’ comes from a split bird bouncing off of the upper orb into the lava rock. It happens but I’m not sure it is all that repeatable, even with practice.
See AustinRHL’s post above. This works, it is NOT consistent, and the split of the b/b is critical to get the ;’bounce’ needed to push the lava rock. THe next trick (by that I mean luck) comes with getting the planet pigs, AND enough destruction for a high score.
I achieved a 139080 with the south b/b ‘bounce’ ploy.
I have a screenshot of the score if it is needed as proof.
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This is another level does nto wait or all destruction before counting it up. That 139K would be over 140K if not for the way Rovio lets it’s impatience show!
I’m getting repeatable results by aiming at the angle on right side of the flat part of the asteroid and with a very late split. Up to 133,500, someone should crack 140k pretty soon.
145610 with 3. It was 103K with a pig left after 2 so 148K looks possible. The trick seems to be having two small birds hit the lava asteroid, which gives it an extra little nudge for better destruction potential.
Thank you so much, @dmsral! This strategy works exceptionally well, and is far easier than trying to go around from the south.
Thanks @AustinRHL! A lucky accident that turned out to be a strategy. Just did 145k with 2. I think 150k is possible.
Thanks for the strat
And still a lot of debris left
This is the way I approached the level as well. Many times not all the pigs die with the second bird, but when they do, the scores are amazing!
@burbman very nice score!! Congrats!!!! Mocha????? ;)
Thank You! I think the triple mocha I was drinking at the time might have helped, but nothing is as good as an original @sunshine mocha!
@burbman Cheers!!!!! ; D
125140 – two birds. I got lucky with the b/b’s and the lava rock getting the planet pigs. More destruction would be nice however.
Got more destruction. – 129290 – Now if those crystals will go, it will go to around 136 to 140K.
I found this comment thread a bit confusing so let me just sum the present state of the art:
@dmsral has presented the most repeatable high-score strategy (135k+ scores). First bird as in video. Second bird, aim for the top asteroid (the one without a gravitational field). On that asteroid there is a rocky outcrop on the SW part, facing the lavasteroid. It has a flat part which goes from NW to SE, and at the SE end there is a small “triangle.” Aim at the point where “triangle” connects with the flat part. Split at the last second. The angle created by the rock will cause the three blue birds to bounce back and “focus” in the direction of the lavasteriod. At least one of them should hit the lavasteroid and cause it to fall into the gravitational field, and then immediately it gets caught by the gas jet and crashes into the structure.
Thank you so much for the ‘translation’. It helped me ‘improve’from 87K to 96K. I think this level hates me or maybe it’s a conspiracy (pigs ánd birds). But I’ll keep working on a better score to post, hopefully I will achieve this before the end of this year…..
Much better than my explanation! Thanks!
Just found this strat on my own. Bounce off the upper asteroid can be a little tricky, if split too soon, bluebirds crash into each other and do not hit lavasteroid.
@dmsral @f91jsw — Thanks! This helped me get above average; still have a ways to improve. But I think this really is the way to go.
Thanks for the clear explanation @f91jsw. I was able to improve to 135k with 3 birds but there’s still more work to be done. The score sure varies widely on this level!
@dmsral: GREAT STRATEGY! I too was a little confused at first. Once I figured it out with a little help from @f91jsw I was able to improve my score dramatically! Got 139K first time with 3 birds, then a bunch of failures, and finally #2 score (for a brief time I am sure). Thanks a bunch!
Thank you, @dmsral and @f91jsw. It’s been a long time since I struggled so hard to figure out how to complete a level. This one truly had me stumped!
Just one little clarification that might help some people. In @f91jsw‘s explanation, it says aim the second bird at the “top asteroid.” I think of asteroids as the boulders that we see in Space, and it took me a few minutes to figure out that this isn’t what is meant. It’s the top planet (planetoid?) instead. Of course, this was probably obvious to everyone but me. (I would have been even more confused if there was a space boulder/asteroid in the level!)
I still haven’t been able to get a great score with one bird, but I will come back to this at some point. My score of 137,790 was with two birds. I found that if the only pigs remaining are in the right (southeast) part of the structure, I could pick up quite a few points by shooting over the lower planet, and going for the debris/pigs/crystal.
I meant to say, “I haven’t been able to get a great score with TWO birds,” not one. A one birder isn’t possible, obviously.
However, I did just get a great score with two birds. It took a while, but it improved my score by about 9K.
Thank you @dmsral for the great alternative strat! A big thanks to @f91jsw also for the great clarification! I must admit I was not quit understanding the original instructions, lol…but reading back now it is perfectly clear and nice job on finding the right spot on the top planet dmsral. This great strat improved my score from 127400 with three birds to 143330 with two birds and a cyrstal ;-)
Awesome, I was languishing with a score of 118k until as a result of the Daily Challenge on 22nd Sept I revisited this level and saw these superb strategies. Now up to 150k+!
Not sure if the background is the same on all platforms, but on Android at least there are some “guide stars” that help aiming for the second shot. About 1 o’clock from the sling planetoid are two bright stars like a colon. Just to the right of theseare two fainter stars, one level with the colon and the other a tad lower. Bisecting these fainter stars seems to direct bb to the sweet spot as described so eloquently by @f91jsw.
Happy flinging guys!
…should have mentioned that these guide stars are in those positions at full zoom…
There are so many helpful strats, tips, and scores!! Thanks to everyone who has posted, you are all fabulous members of ‘The Nest’ !! @bikkit your guiding stars helped greatly!! Thanks :)
Wow on the score @bikkit! I can confirm that the PC platform star configuration is different. In full zoom out, I use the second star out from 9 o’clock (the bright one), setting the wrist of the fling hand just on the top). Splitting at the very last second is essential. Hope this helps PCer’s at least.
Sorry, forgot to add, bikkit’s stars put my bird right smack into the first planet, zoom in or out. (;
ooops, sorry about that @waimea! But I’m pleased to see you’ve got a great score yourself. I’m beginning to think I handed out some dodgy advice regarding the guide stars, I hope not. They still are working for me and I’ve had a few more 140K+ scores, but perhaps I have a singularly wobbly flinging thumb!
@bikkit, thank you for the aiming tips, I presume you meant fully zoomed in. Those stars are there on ipad, & very helpful, I found that aiming just a smidgen below centre when bisecting the stars gave me the best chance of success.
But I’m trying to see if there are some nuances to this that I’m missing, do 1 or 2 of the blues go in ahead of the lava bomb to sort of pave the way – a lot of the time it seemed to explode before making full contact with the structure, causing not nearly enough damage. Most of the time the bottom part barely moved. Took me about 90 mins just to get above average. And this level sure does showcase my wobbly flinging finger. Excellent score, congrats!
@karen68, I’ve had several 140k+ scores now, and the common factor (apart from a GREAT deal of luck!) is that 2 blue birds hit the lava thingy. This seems to give impetus and push it a bit further into the wind and so it pops out lower and the bottom is in the firing line. I think (don’t hold me to this!) that the 3rd blue bird trickles round towards the top crystal cluster. It’s all a bit random as to where the lava asteroidlets (sorry, stretching the language to breaking point here!) decide to explode.
Happy (wobbly) flinging, whether with finger, thumb or nose…
… and yes, fully zoomed IN!
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will be uploadinghave uploaded a new video of the @dmsral / @f91jsw methodin a few minutes.Kept trying the strategy by @dmsral and read the clarification by @f91jsw (although I am geographically challenged) and finally found the right spot for bbs. The lava rock took it from there.
Have worked on this one for a while. Can’t get over 119k. Is there a “bounce” video out there?
I had worked pretty hard on this level not too long ago so when I saw it was the challenge level I wasn’t too hopeful that I would improve. I had an OK score in the mid 130’s but I gave it a try anyway. I remembered where to aim, so that wasn’t a problem. In just a few tries I got a score of 141,000 and I thought I might as well quit but thought what the heck, tried once more, and got 147,000. I did it using two shots that are almost identical. This is probably the same as the strat from @aleksch but with a different explanation of when to activate the second bird. The first ice bird just like the video. The second bird either in the same path, or just slightly farther from the planet. (If you aim the first shot at the pig’s eye, you want the second shot to be
just a little farther from the planet.) Activate when the bird is just over or maybe slightly past the left or left middle “nub” that remains in the debris from the first bird. Using this spot I have been able to bounce off the top planet and hit the asteroid fairly consistently.
I’ve been playing this level in my dreams for days. My first three stars score was around 112k way too much below average. I checked for comments to see what I was doing wrong, obviously aiming and spliting bird no.2.
Once, while I was watching TV i managed to have 105 after two birds and only mustache pig left which (of course) I clumsely missed with bird no.3 and my chances for good score was ruined. I asked for helping hand at Bloated Pig forum thread. Luckily this level was chosen to be daily challange and here I get even more explanation where to split blue bird. I got 133 after seeng video 2. This morning finally i got above 140k, unfortunately both crystals stayed, so I am not finished with this level but I am happy with score.
This level rules!
I can relate to that. I have played this level so many times, but I am still not satisfied and can’t stop getting back to it. Though I improved my score many times, up to 144K during the challenge, I am still trying for a higher score. Several times I had a score of 102-105K after the second bird and one pig still alive (which means that if it was killed I would have 147-150K), and this potential is driving me nuts. It feels like I am chasing a mirage, because when all pigs are actually killed the score is usually much lower. Oh well, will try some more. :)
Great advice. Having problems pulling either off myself. I keep leaving the bunch south on the second planet. Still I was never able to get any stars on this level (had to use a Mighty Eagle to pass to the other levels). So I am grateful that I can finally put down a score. I’ll keep trying. :)
I’ve got the new high score with 152,580 so I am a happy guy. Used the second video strategy and got some dumb luck. Incidentally, you can 3 star this one with 4 birds if you wind up like I often did with two separated piggies after the second shot.
I have problems with many levels. I play on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and can’t seem to get any power when flinging. Most times aiming the birds is a joke because at the last second the aim jumps. There’s some kind of grid which controls where I can aim, and I can’t get good results.
I’ve tried every strategy on this level with no joy.
HELP!
FWIW, split BB about 1/4 to 1/2 inch from wall, it keeps them together as one pile, which pushes the lavasteroid further south.
Craziest thing… After trying many times, I thought, maybe if I turned my device upside down it would be easier to visualize. Followed the second video and got 148790. This is my first time posting anything, but I was amazed. Never do that well.
@eamo Hi Turbodad Congrats on the high score and the trophy, @sglouk is not an easy Flinger to get ahead of, i mean he is dedicated to these levels, really dedicated lol, And i don’t see a post from you, could you add any tips and possibly a screenshot of your score tally screen?
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thanks @kathy. No reply so score has been removed.
Thanks @Sweetp 🐣
Why was my score removed?
@kathy Hi Kathy. Its been several years and a few phones ago since that high score. I would have to revisit it and replay to remember. I am currently on the original Angry Birds for the past few months. Sometimes I get busy and distracted and not play Angry Birds for quite some time. It so happens that I logged on here to enter a few scores when I came across your message on my profile. Now I see that my score has been removed. I had several high scores in Space including a few other top scores, but did not have a record of it except on this site. How can I find my past scores if they have been removed? Also, how do I get those scores reposted. Some of those levels I spent weeks, even months at. I am asking you since you seem to know the process works after I read your comments thanking for the removal of my score.
Hi @eamo I just typed a whole long post and lost it! probably better that way really lol.
anyway Thank you for your reply, sorry about your score being removed, like i explained above Sglouk is not an easy Flinger to beat and when i saw no post from you saying how you acheived your score i notified @admins in this case @sweetp. please don’t be mad at me , i take my leaderboard guardian badge seriously 😮 so if i find a suspicious score with no post well it makes me question.
I am not sure but i think your score is still saved in the database¿ @Sweetp ?
I have no objection to reinstating this score now that we’ve had a reply from Turbodad..
cc: @admins @sweetp
crap and now I’ve broken the thread!!
@eamo
@sweetp
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Why didn’t any one ask me 4-5 years ago when I posted the high scores on Red Planet? Now three top scores have been removed that I know of. I am an honest person and spent a loooooooong time on those levels to get those scores. From preliminary trials to formation of a plan to frustration to reforming a new plan to implementing the plan many many many many times until the perfect shot or shots are achieved takes a looooooong time. I’m sure Sglouk would agree.
That being said, I also have a family and work and other obligations/ distractions that takes me away from angry bird games, so I don’t always play
I’ve already explained to @Sweetp that I work on a ship where we don’t have internet out to sea. I happen to be home now on vacation. If someone asked a question about my scores when I am out to sea and I am unaware of it and cannot respond, the protocol is to remove the score days later?! Not everyone logs onto this site daily or even monthly for that matter. Prior to a couple of months ago, I had been off this site for a few years I believe.
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again i just typed a whole paragraph and lost it!
@eamo I’ve said I’m sorry, I’ve explained why i questioned your score, if you had left a post when you acheived it, it probably never would have been questioned in the first place. If i had the power to reinstate your score i would, but i don’t. I’ve sent @sweetp a note , and if you’ve already discussed this with her then what?
you say you work at sea on a ship, if it’s Military related I’d like to sincerely thank you for you service.
And I’m sure @Sglouk would agree! He and our dearly departed Rat9 have had many Space battles , i just an/was surprised to see someone top Sglouk.
and my again, sincere apologies, lemme ask you this though
if someone you’ve never heard of comes along beats your score, leaves no explanation, tell me you wouldn’t question it, or a freind who knows what an excellent Flinger you are wouldn’t question it for you? that’s all i did was defend a friend’s trophy
Apology accepted.
I hope you can understand my own suspicions when someone congratulates me for my top score that I accomplished (and posted) four or five years ago and then campaigns to have it removed now in 2018. I am sorry that I don’t know you like the other “slingers” and thus am not in your leadership guardian favoritism circle.
People I’ve never heard of have “come along” and beat my score. I’ve never questioned it. High scores are bound to be beat. I love the competition!
If there was any question. I would have appreciated a heads up five years ago is all. I definitely could have provided better insight then.
I did not “discuss” this with @sweetp. As aforementioned, I “explained” my situation. She has yet to respond. I am not upset about this as I’m sure she has other things to do as well.
It would be nice if our Angry Bird Apps automatically uploaded high scores and recordings.
@eamo Thanks for accepting my apology
If i congratulated you when you got the score, then you did leave a post In a bit confused now? the thread has been removed, and I did recognize you name when i started this whole thing, i wouldn’t say I campaigned to have you score removed. i have good explanation, better Brought to a pm rather than continue this in the walkthrough, if you’ll accept my friendship request? to be fair to others looking for help with the level then to read our Beck and forth?
and ya it would be nice if the apps saved our scores, in Seasons if you sign in with FB it does,(supposedly) haven’t lost scores again since to test that..*knock on wood* and i have a pretty good backup instructions, to back up to pc s
@eamo I’ve sent a friend request,, would rather discuss this in pm. I’m out for the night it’s late
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