diff --git a/content/writeups/holiday-hack-challenge/2024/prologue/elf-minder.md b/content/writeups/holiday-hack-challenge/2024/prologue/elf-minder.md index bbfa7de..70c3fc7 100644 --- a/content/writeups/holiday-hack-challenge/2024/prologue/elf-minder.md +++ b/content/writeups/holiday-hack-challenge/2024/prologue/elf-minder.md @@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ Say, how about you give it a try. It's really simple. All you need to do is help The faster you get there, the better your score! I've run into some weirdness with the springs though. If I had created this game it would've been a lot more stable, but I won't comment on that any further. - - ``` ## Recon @@ -112,9 +110,9 @@ We should now have received gold! ### Method 2 - Springs -From reading in the official Discord server, I learned there was another way using springs, so let's explore that option as well! +From the hint given in the conversation with the elf Poinsettia, we got the following line: "I've run into some weirdness with the springs though." This hints at the possibility to use springs to get to the end as well. -A good starting point would be to first figure out how the springs work. +A good starting point here would be to first figure out how the springs work. {{< code language="js" title="guide.js (getSpringTarget)" isCollapsed="true" >}} @@ -218,7 +216,7 @@ _Note: The comment here if from the original file._ What this line does, is that, if an entity has been found in the path of the spring, it directs the elf to the very first path we put down. -So, if we draw the very first path on the finish line, and make sure we end our path with two springs or a spring and a tunnel in a row, we can travel there. +So, if we draw the very **first path** on the finish line, and make sure we end our path with two springs or a spring and a tunnel in a row, we can travel there. To test this hypothesis, we can draw a route that follows these rules.