Pathstorm Hints & Tips
I managed to get Brad Edwards, one of the developers of the indie game Pathstorm, to fess up on some strategies, hints, and secrets about their game. Read on for winning strategies!

Brad also tells me that the newest version of the game is now available, which includes (for those who own the full version) a level editor and the ability to share levels with friends and the community with an email utility. Way to make the game even more of a value!

If you are stuck in Pathstorm, or could use some tips to nail the higher-difficulty levels (and there are TONS of levels), here are some hints:

• Tutorials are available at the village on the Journey map.
• Press the Right Mouse Button to mark individual tiles for your reference. What you use markers for is up to you.
• Try marking tiles (with the right mouse button) where no objects exist to help narrow the location of idden objects considerably.
• Create new profiles for other players in your house from the Main Menu.
• When you create a new profile, you can turn Magic Balls Mode on. Balls are always on, but there is still a lot of challenge!
• Rolling the ball from the exits is a very useful strategy. Don't forget to use it often.
• When the ball rolls over an X, the X briefly lights up.
• Sometimes a miss can help narrow down the location of a hidden object.
• If a path has 2 or more hidden objects on it, it is usually best to just move to another path.
• If you have trouble distinguishing quick, successive sounds, watch the object icons along the top to see what is being hit.
• When launching a ball, use the Click-Click technique to cause the ball to find its way to the exit instantly.
• Pressing the Space Bar launches the ball from the last clicked path entrance. Press the Space bar again, and the ball exits instantly.
• Use Switchers to your advantage. Before exposing the Switcher, roll the ball a number of times to discover other hidden object locations.
• Use Scramblers to your advantage. Flip them to discover hidden objects.
• You can roll the ball more than once for a path without penalty.
• The trick to all-Splitters levels is marking tiles and rolling from exits. Mark everywhere you know there isn't a Splitter.
• Clicking any cave automatically selects the appropriate path for that cave.
• The Magic Ball power-up button in the upper right corner gives a brief glimpse of the ball through uncovered tiles.
• The Magic Ball power-up becomes available 45 seconds from its last usage. Watch for it.
• The All Scramblers Mode button turns every Bouncer, Shifter, and Twirler into Scramblers. Flip them to determine other object locations.
• The All Scramblers Mode button is available 20 seconds from its last usage.
• When you turn All Scramblers Mode off, the level goes back to the same state as when you turned it on.
• Stuck? It costs 3,000 points, but the Hint button highlights the next hidden object on the path.

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