Solution for the Desert of the Knaaren

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Here's a solution for probably the most irritating world in the game, The Desert of the Knaaren. The point totals I list might not be completely accurate (I also don't count being hit by enemies), so please cut me some slack.

FIRST LEVEL

1. Get the three gold gems beside each other, then quickly get the lone gold gem to the right. Get the one ahead of it, then the red gem to the right, then the second gold gem and the last gold gem. Quickly beat the three Slapdashes and the other Slapdash. Get the final red gem. (840 points)

2. Use the Throttle Copters to get up to the Lockjaw. Break open the Pigpot, get the gems and fall and helicopter to the three lone gems under the Lockjaw. (1500 points)

3. With the Lockjaw, swing and land in the small bridge where there is a Hoodblaster. Break the three Pigpots here (starting with the middle one) and charge up a fist when you're en route to the last red gem. Beat the Hoodblaster with the 60 point bonus. (3300 points)

4. Use the Shock Rocket to free the Teensie and get his Heavy Metal Fist. Break the gate beside the second Hoodblaster, beat him (with the 60 point bonus, no doubt) and quickly make your way back to the red can. Recharge and get the six gold gems in the cave. (4100)

5. Fall down into the Knaarens' lair and get the gems here, making sure the red one gets picked up at least sixth for a 160 combo. (4370)

6. Get the four lone gems surrounding the Shock Rocket. (4560)

7. Free the Teensie, get the Lockjaw and sneak past the Knaaren. Drop into the area with the Zombie Chickens. You're now going to have to use a very glitchy technique to get past the Knaaren and earn the green gem with the Lockjaw. Drop down to where he is and attract him (he'll start running after you). Run and stop in front of the acid pool. Make Rayman face the wall to the left of the acid at the rightmost edge of the dark purple rocks. Once the Knaaren hits you, you should pass right through him. Force Rayman to run towards the gong and you'll break free! Get the six reds and the greenie. (14310)

8. Get back to the area with the Zombie Chickens and open the door with the rock. Get the gems near the Shock Rocket (you'll probably have to touch one gold gem as normal Rayman) and finish the level. (14460)

SECOND LEVEL

1. Make the platforms move, jump on the first one (you'll probably pick up one gold gem in front of it), ignore the five gold gems here and jump onto the platform that leads to the Teensie who holds the Vortex. (14470)

2. Get to the area with the mushroom. Get the Matavu then drop the mushroom in the same combo. (15010)

3. Get the Lockjaw on the trail of moving platforms and pick up the five gold gems you keep having to ignore. Also get the Matavu near the level's starting point. (15690)

4. Recharge the Lockjaw and get back to the mushroom area. Jump on top of the ledge and get the stray gold gem on the right, then the one on the left. Quickly pick up the four gold gems on the left in a nice little line near the green gem. Get the three reds, then the four yellows and finally the greem gem for a 9500 combo! (28570)

5. Pick up the lone gold gem on the rim of the ramp leading to the moving platforms and the two gold gems near the first moving platform. (28650)

6. Get back to the blue can. Use the hooks to get to the 5 gold gems packed together above the blue can. (28830)

7. This part's a bit tricky. Make your way to the three red gems near that weird "C" symbol, but don't collect them. Stand on the edge of the giant statue near the red gems and you should hear a Matavu chirping. Look down (you need to be at the extreme edge) and the red circle should appear if you're standing in the right spot. Once you get the 500 points for it, collect the 3 red gems, free the Teensie and end the level. (29690)

THIRD LEVEL

1. Climb up the wall and get the two gold and the one red gem on the right. (29780)

2. Get the first three gems on the first set of dried vines (the second gold gem is actually 2 gems packed together), then get the two on the opposite side. It's a wise idea to simply climb sideways in between the first and second gold gem on the second bunch of dried vines so you can jump to the gold gem hanging from a wall in the nick of time. Get the gold gem on the bridge, the red gem and do a rolling fall (fall off by rolling, this gets you extra distance) to the three gold gems past the acid pool. (30120)

3. Get the Lockjaw by distracting the Knaaren and get the lone gem near the orange can. (30140)

4. Get the 5 gold gems on the vines. (30320)

5. Get the lone red gem on your way to the grapple hook. (30380)

6. Drop down to the lower level of the Knaaren statue and collect the Matavu without touching the red gem. Get the five gold gems around the statue, then the red gem, then QUICKLY get the four gold gems under the dried vines (it's harder than it sounds) in the same combo. (31640)

7. Get the two gold gems past the small bridge near where the Matavu was. (31700)

8. Go back and get a new Lockjaw and grapple past the Knaaren (a real one, not the statue ) and get to the area where a Teensie cage is. Free him and get his gold gems. (32340)

9. Get the two gold gems on the upper set of dried vines and the single gem in between two pillars. (32440)

10. Get the Throttle Copter and free the Teensie with the green gem. It's impossible to get more than 1500 points for the gem though. (33940)

11. Go back to the Lockjaw can and recharge (it's tedious, I know). Get the the gold gem in the narrow passage, run back and get the 4 gold gems on the vines by falling into them (helicopter before you land so you don't go splat). (34120)

12. Collect the Matavu and get the three gold gems leading to the spiral tower before the Lockjaw runs out. (34740).

13. Get the gems from the first Teensie cage with the Shock Rocket powerup in hand. (35380)

14. Get the gems from the second Teensie cage with the Shock Rocket powerup in hand. (36020)

15. Get the gems from the third Teensie cage witht the Shock Rocket powerup in hand (you'll have to do some stunt flying to reach the cage though, and take the inside track through the spiral to reach it before the powerup fades. You must distract the Knaarens before using the rocket that breaks the cage) and end the level. (36660)

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(I have to split this into two different posts since for some reason, the server couldn't handle all this text in one post)

FOURTH LEVEL

1. Drop down the loose rock into an area with gold gems, a Matavu and some Zombie Chickens. Get the Matavu, then get the 8 gold gems in a combo. (37110)

2. Get into the next room and drop down into the Zombie Chicken pit. Get the Matavu down here and all the gold gems in a combo. (37890)

3. Open the door and drop down to the three gold gems to the left. (37940)

4. Go to the pistons in the acid and get the first four gold gems on them in the same combo. (38010)

5. Go to the secret area (a bunch of dried vines behind the fourth piston) and get the three gold gems on top. Drop and helicopter onto a gold gem on a hand sticking out of the wall and get two gold and two red gems on the floor. Collect the gold gem on the second hand and mop up the rest of the golds and reds here before collecting the greenie. Quickly run into the three gold gems in the passageway and get the gold gem on the right at the next small room. DO NOT COLLECT THE GOLD GEM ON THE LEFT! Get the two gold gems on top of the ledge, then run and jump towards the dried vines (you should pass over the gold gem on the left, picking it up just before you jump) and reach the red gem. Get the two golds and finally the last green gem. It was really fun to add this one up! (56370)

6. Get back to the piston room and get two gold gems in a combo. (56400)

7. Get the lone gem on the second to last piston. (56410)

8. Break the cage and get the last gem above the piston followed by the golds the Teensie drops for a combo of 230. (56770)

9. Get the gold gems at the point where you fall into Reflux's lair, ending the level. (57920)

FIFTH LEVEL

1. Just beat Reflux with the Heavy Metal Fist! (60920)

SIXTH LEVEL

1. Get one gold gem and beat the Hoodblaster with the 30 point bonus. Transform the black Lum with your newfound power (no points for the first black Lum though). (61160)

2. Get one gold gem and beat the Hoodblaster with the 30 point bonus. Get the Vortex powerup, transform the black Lum and knock the mushroom down. Get the rest of the gems in the room with the same combo. (63970)

SEVENTH LEVEL

NOTE: The strategies posted here do NOT involve the glitch combo at all.

1. Get to the area with the Hoodmonger Officer protected by a Hoodoo. Weaken the Hoodoo with three punches, then cross the burning sand behind the Hoodmonger Officer. Get the three gold gems on that whitish rib, then the single gold gem on another rib, helicopter to a floating gold gem, make the Hoodoo appear and get the fifth gold gem before killing the Hoodoo. Pick off the Hoodmonger Officer and transform both black Lums. (65650)

2. Get to the Lavomatrixes without getting any gold gems on the way (this might mean taking a hit from the burning sand). Weaken one of the Lavomatrixes until it can be taken down with one hit. Go towards the five gold gems on the rib, then punch out the first Lavomatrix. Before it explodes, get the five gold gems here so you can get a 500 combo out of it. (66210)

3. Weaken the second Lavomatrix, then punch it out and get the three gold gems on the inside of the rib before it explodes. (66510)

4. Free the Teensie and get his Heavy Metal Fist. Use it and get the lone red gem on the rib. (66570)

5. Bash the gate. (66590)

6. Now things get interesting. When you’re at the part with the four Stumblebooms, do NOT open the cage, I repeat, do NOT open the cage. In order to collapse their stilts without the Vortex, stand under one and flee when some grenades are under it. When they explode, the stilts will collapse. Do this with the two left Stumblebooms and beat the Hoodbooms who come down. Transform both black Lums as well. (66930)

7. This part is the hardest thing to do in all of DOTK, so expect some restarting to be in order. Collapse the two stilts of the right Stumblebooms and weaken them so they’ll go down easily. Place yourself in between the cage and the Hoodbooms. Kill the Hoodbooms and as soon as you hear the second laugh, bust the cage. The Teensie will release a green gem now that the Hoodbooms are gone. The Hoodstormers will now appear. Chances are that the bottom three Hoodstormers will get weakened by one hit before he comes in due to a glitch. If this doesn’t happen, oh poor you, restart. Charge up a fist on the way and release it at the Hoodstormer. Before sending the last fist at him, transform the two Hoodboom black Lums to extend Combo Mode a bit, then kill the Hoodstormer. Semi-charge (so that it deals two hits) and send it flying at the second Hoodstormer and transform the black Lum from the first one. When it goes down, semi-charge a fist and throw it at the third one while transforming the black Lum from the second. When the third goes down, hit the final one with all you’ve got (he’ll take five hits to kill, so ignore the black Lum from the third). Once he’s dead, stand in the spot where the Lockjaw appears. When the $ symbol lands on you, run like the wind towards the green gem and collect it to end this excruciating combo. (80450)

8. Get over the crate stack with the Lockjaw. Kill the Hoodoo and transform his black Lum. (80990)

9. Shock the Spinneroo into the fire in the back and transform his black Lum. Jump past the fire into the secret area and get the five gold gems here. Jump up and get the three reds, and finally the greenie. Remember, this must all be taken with the Lockjaw! (94010)

10. Beat the Hoodstormer and transform his black Lum in the nick of time before the Lockjaw power runs out. End the level by going through the passageway. Congratulations! You’ve completed probably the second most irritating level in the game (runner up to the snowboarding course in the Summit)! (94250)

EIGHTH LEVEL

1. Using the pistons, squash the one Hoodblaster who never goes close to the edge of his platform. After a bit of observation, you’ll know which one I mean (he hangs out on the left). Smush him with a piston and transform his black Lum as it flies towards you. (94260)

2. Use the pistons to lure the three remaining Hoodblasters towards the edge, then jump down into the pit. Use the slightly elevated platform to knock out the three Hoodblasters in a combo. When the platform rises, drop down into the secret area (helicopter so you don’t squish) and get the seven gold gems in the middle (ignore the two in between the reds). Jump over the two remaining golds and get four red gems on the right. Quickly run back and get the two gold gems, then the six reds, then the greenie, and finally the two remaining reds. Congratulatons! You’ve finished the Desert of the Knaaren with a score of over 105000! (105690)

[Hunchman801]

I'll translate this solution ! It'll be long

PS : did you made it yourself ?

[PhoenixG]

hee, you just copy it from your version in RZ.

[Hunchman801]

hee, you just copy it from your version in RZ.

Isn't he right ? Everybody can read it, this become is becoming as good as RZ

[Xenesus]

hee, you just copy it from your version in RZ.

Isn't he right ? Everybody can read it, this become is becoming as good as RZ

I think this is becoming better than RZ!

[Hunchman801]

It's the RZ ith no spam ! There are now 6 members who have got more than 20 posts I hope in this evening they will be ten

[Xenesus]

It's the RZ ith no spam ! There are now 6 members who have got more than 20 posts I hope in this evening they will be ten

RZ with no spam? It's more like 'Better-than-RZ-board with no spams' !

[Tiger_5]

maybe in the doctor office can we take a combo of 9000 so we can have over 105690 I think
I have some ideas and perhaps with these I can get over than 107000, I need to play to do this

[Hunchman801]

Best Rayman3 player in the world, you should be able to get 10 000 points more

[Xenesus]

Best Rayman3 player in the world, you should be able to get 10 000 points more

Exactly!

[Hunchman801]

I'll start translating it now

PS : in 2 posts goldfist you get the following rank

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Hey, Tiger_5! I'm only about 8000 points behind you in the Hall of Fame now!

[Xenesus]

I'll start translating it now

PS : in 2 posts goldfist you get the following rank

Good luck on translating!

[Xaor]

The 2 best Rayman players in the world on this topic, this a famous place to be!

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Nevermind... I'm now only 2000 behind you!

[the hoodman]

Will you change me hunchman?

[Xenesus]

Will you change me hunchman?

Oh my, I bet you are tired of that!

[the hoodman]

I change to fast!

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I'll have to post a revised version of this solution, there are just too many errors... jona NL helped me confirm this.