Gnawer chief question

[SideQuestShane]

I Have a question about the time pool. I redid a level (before finishing all hustle mode levels) and it shows 23.3 in total banked. to figure out the 500 time do you have to add all the levels together, or does it have to be on the side of the last level? I can't wait to get through these. the gravity ones are such a pain.

[altahi]

Do what I did... restart all over again. The time pool counts from the first level bounce up to the last one. If the total time is not 500 seconds or more... you have to start all over and try at least get a total time that is before the "standard time". I've had troubles with some of the puzzle levels though.

[Jaxical]

I don't understand this either. I've been playing through, doing alright I thought, but I do not understand how the time pool works. Do we add the time pool for all the levels up to get our total?

[Joe111eleven111]

Originally Posted by Jaxical

I don't understand this either. I've been playing through, doing alright I thought, but I do not understand how the time pool works. Do we add the time pool for all the levels up to get our total?

No, it's total time over the standard time. Just beat every level with as much time to spare and you'll get it eventually. If you don't add time to your time bank every level then restart/replay the level.

[BlakeyBlake999]

i got this without trying, on my second playthrough i had over 800 so its not hard

[Jaxical]

So if say on one level I have a time pool of 47 seconds, the next level I have a time pool of 17 seconds and the next level I have a time pool of 36 seconds. Does that make my time pool 36 seconds or 100 seconds?

[paulcoe]

It makes it 36 seconds. its a running total as you progress through the levels. if it was 47 seconds and dropped to 17 seconds you have taken 30 seconds longer than the standard time. When you start a level it adds your time pool time to the standard level time and thats how much time you have to complete the level. The time left when you complete the level becomes your new time pool time.

So if level 1 gives you 2 min to complete and you finish in 1:30 your time pool is now 30 secs. If Level 2 has standard time of 1 min you have 1 min and 30 to complete it (1min standard time and 30 secs of time pool). If you finish with 45 seconds left that is now your new time pool value. If Level gives you 2:30 to complete you will have 3min 15 secs (2:30 standard and 45 seconds of time pool).... etc etc

[Jaxical]

Originally Posted by paulcoe

It makes it 36 seconds. its a running total as you progress through the levels. if it was 47 seconds and dropped to 17 seconds you have taken 30 seconds longer than the standard time. When you start a level it adds your time pool time to the standard level time and thats how much time you have to complete the level. The time left when you complete the level becomes your new time pool time.

So if level 1 gives you 2 min to complete and you finish in 1:30 your time pool is now 30 secs. If Level 2 has standard time of 1 min you have 1 min and 30 to complete it (1min standard time and 30 secs of time pool). If you finish with 45 seconds left that is now your new time pool value. If Level gives you 2:30 to complete you will have 3min 15 secs (2:30 standard and 45 seconds of time pool).... etc etc

Awesome Cheers for clearing that up for me. I only have a couple of levels left, so I may as well finish this playthrough since I've only used the one hamster, but then I'll restart. A little depressing, I thought I was doing so well lol XD

[paulcoe]

Yeah that's what I did. Didn't really understand time pool until i got to the end of my first play through. Second play through was much quicker and I had no trouble with 500 seconds... was well over 700 by the end.

On the second play though make sure get the speed and jump trophies at the spot highlighted in the trophy guide if you don't already have them