User:Akamichi/BlogArchive/Written Walkthrough Islands - Twisted Thicket

When you drop out of the Poptropica blimp, you’ll land in a cute little Scandanavian Town on Main Street. You’ll notice that Bjorn’s Smorgasbord from the Twisted Thicket Sneak Peeks is the common room for this island. There are a few Poptropicans here that you can talk to, but you don’t have to in order to complete the island.

Construction Site Continue running to your right and enter the construction area until you come across the foreman for the construction project. He’s the leader of the project and will be holding blueprints and have a hard hat on. Don’t worry, the game won’t let you miss him! He’ll explain to you that his construction project is being held up by creatures from the forest and he asks for your help to get things moving again. Accept the mission to journey into the woods and stop the threat and continue to your right.

You’ll run into the side of a building that’s under construction and notice what looks like a plastic hamster tunnel just above you. Jump up into the tunnel and stay toward the right and you will be able to make your way to the top and into the unfinished building. Head through the building to the right, drop down and head to the left, and drop down and run to your right, out of the building and enter the forest.

Dryad Hollow / Flies (Lesovyk Rune) You’ll enter the forest into the Dryad Hollow and see a ghost-like acorn in the center of the first tree that you see. Click the acorn and you’ll realize that it is something for you to collect, the Lesovyk Rune. Once you get the rune, you will let out a group of dryads that will try to keep you from getting through this part of the forest.

The dryads or, as some call them, “flies” or pixies, are one of the more frustrating puzzles on Twisted Thicket Island. What you’ll need to do is let a few of them latch on to you, somewhere in the range of 4-6, which should be just enough to get you up to the first platform. From there, keep moving and jumping to make sure not too many of them latch on. As more latch on, you’ll go slower and eventually they will overwhelm you and take you away.

There’s no perfect system for getting past the flies/dryads, but we do know that while you are in the air, the dryads cannot latch on to you. They can only latch on when you’re on the ground. So, in the beginning, constantly jump up and down until you get the right number on you and then make your way quickly to the right! Don’t worry, it took us many, many times to get through it!

We’ve just learned a new strategy for the dryads, thanks to a commenter on Youtube! This tip will make it MUCH easier for all of you to beat the dryads in Twisted Thicket. Let the dryads latch on to you so that they float you up to the first platform. Keep your mouse close to your Poptropican as you float up. As soon as you are high enough to get on the platform, put your mouse over your body where the dryads are — your head, arms, legs, everywhere, just move it around on your body — you’ll scare the dryads off and drop down!! Then, run to the right and jump to the next platform. If any dryads latch on to you, just put your mouse over yourself and scare them off again and jump to the next platform. Keep repeating until you get to the end! With the “crossed out” strategy above, it takes about 30-40 times before you get lucky, but with this new cheat, you can make it work almost every single time!

Head to the right and jump up through the small area, eventually exiting on the top-left.

Elven Vines (Kobold Rune) Now that you’ve made it past the Dryads, you’ll encounter another forest creature trying to keep you from getting through the forest. This creature lives on the vines and, if they’re above you, will cut the vine so you fall. If they’re below you, they’ll climb the vine and knock you off.

Make your way to the left and jump up to the fourth vine on the left. Make your way up the vine quickly and jump over to the next one on the left. Climb quickly and jump to your left onto the tree branches. Walk to your left and climb up the third rope on your left. Climb all the way to the top and carefully jump up to the short vine just to the left of it.

You have two choices and you’ll need to make your decision quickly, as the creature will be cutting your rope. You can climb up your current vine and, if you’re fast enough, get up high enough to jump off the vine to the upper tree branch. Your second option is to climb up a bit and then jump to the next vine to the left. You’ll need to jump left twice more, with the first jump having a creature on it, so be quick. Climb up to the top and jump to your right to land on the same tree branch as you would have if you were quick enough for the first option.

Climb up the vine hanging above you and jump to your right. Drop down and click on the Kobold Rune that is embedded in the stone, it looks like a ghost of a small twig or plant. Jump on top of the stone and use the vines above you to make your way up and to the right to the exit. The first vine has a creature, vines 2 & 3 have no creature, vine 4 has a creature, and vine 5 has no creature. Just make sure to climb all the way to the top of each one before jumping to the next one and you should be fine!

Vine Climb This area was one of the easiest to get through in Twisted Thicket Island. There are 4 very long vines and you just need to make it to the top. You can start on any vine you want and you just need to keep jumping back and forth from vine to vine as the creatures try to bump you off or cut the rope above you. It’s okay to make a few mistakes because you will usually catch another vine and be able to continue moving up.

Forest Canopy Yep, there’s more Dryads / flies in the next area that will try and stop you from getting through, but it is much easier this time around. This level will give you 3 strikes or lives to make it through to the end. Run to your right and make it through each swarm of Dryads. They follow a pattern and there are 8 swarms to get through. In fact, it’s really just two groups of 4 with a repeating pattern.

The pattern is: Jump over the first group Duck under the second group Enter and exit through hole in the third group large circle Enter and exit through hole in the fourth group small circle Just follow that pattern twice (and be careful with the circle swarms, they move left and right a little bit as they circle around) and you’re on to the next area! Troll Hill (Jotunn Rune) In the next area, you’ll immediately be shown that there’s a very large troll (rock man) to the right and he’s aiming a boulder right at you! Quickly run to the right and jump up on the small platform to avoid the boulder. As soon as it passes you, run to your right and get up to the edge of the screen on the right. Duck down while he throws his next boulder.

Immediately after he throws the boulder, jump onto his back, where it is covered with grass and then jump up again to make it to the level above you. There’s another troll on this level, and he’s got boulders with your name on them too!

Repeat the same strategy as the earlier troll for the second one, but be careful not to fall through the hole. You’ll get to a third Rock Man as you now make your way right on the next level, so repeat the process one more time.

Now you’ll be up to the final one and you’ll notice that the next level up is too high if you try to use the same strategy as the previous 3! You’ll have to do something different to get past this troll, but what? You’ll notice that, instead of one platform to avoid the boulder, there are two! Be careful, because these don’t really protect you from the boulder unless you jump.

Jump up to the first platform and then jump left to the higher second platform. Quickly make your way to the left edge of the second platform before the troll throws his boulder and something will happen — he’ll drop the boulder on his own head! Now jump on top of the boulder and up to the next level and run to the right. You’ll notice a tall green stone with pink flowers growing on it as you head right. Click the ghosted tree icon near the bottom of it to get the Jotunn Rune. Continue to the right for your next challenge.

Bioluminescent Bog / The Nokken (Nackrosor Rune) The Nokken is another one of the frustratingly-difficult areas to get past in Twisted Thicket Island. Many of you will ask “How do I get past the Nokken?” and the answer is “Keep trying!”

There is a little bit you can do to make sure that you get past the Nokken in a number of spots, and it ended up being pure luck for us when we made it through! Watch the red footprints, they give you an idea of where the Nokken just went and where he’s probably hiding.

Make your way to the right and avoid the Nokken with the following steps. Jump over the open tree stump just to the right of the “Beware the Nokken” sign. You’ll come to a wall, jump up quickly through the trees, making sure to stay all the way left for the first jump! Head to the right and go under the water. As soon as you get out, jump from the first platform to your right very quickly to avoid the next Nokken attack. Head to your right, but do not use the vine to go down, just drop down to the left without touching the vine! Swim down and to your right and when you come out, jump on the bank to your left and click on the Nackrosor Rune just above you. Jump up and to the right and head out of the room.

Goblin Pursuit (Dokkalfar Rune) In the next level, you’ll instantly be chased by a bunch of angry goblins wielding spears! Don’t worry, the spears can’t hurt you, and all you have to do is stay ahead of the pack. As you run, you’ll encounter obstacles that will slow you down, so you need to run at top speed, but also need to know what obstacle is coming next. Fortunately, there’s a repeating pattern that will make it easy for you!

Short mushroom (jump) Tall mushroom (big jump) Overhead spikes (keep running) House with spears (big jump) Mushroom with spears (jump quickly after previous house) Mud (big jump) This pattern will repeat 3 times, and on the 4th time, when you jump over the house with spears (#4), you will get the Dokkalfar Rune. That’s the final rune! You’ll automatically get on a platform and use a zipline to get down to the next level. The Sacred Tree Head to your right and you’ll see a tree with some platforms on it. You’ll notice that there are holes in the tree that are in the shape of your runes. Put them into the tree in order from left to right, also in the same order you collected them: Acorn (Lesovyk Rune), Sapling (Kobold Rune), Tree (Jotunn Rune), Fruit Tree (Nakrosor Rune), Tree Stump (Dokkalfar Rune).

When you put them in, you’ll open a secret passageway below you to the center of the forest!

The Queen’s Realm Now you are in the heart of the forest, jump up to the middle of the screen and speak with the Queen of the Forest. She will tell you that the construction is trying to destroy the forest and all its creatures and that the magic of the forest is dying. On queue, the foreman and his construction works will arrive on vines and thank you for helping them get to the center of the forest so they can destroy it! Oh no, we don’t want that, do we? They leave to get the construction equipment and the Queen tells you that you are the only chance for their survival! She gives you an amulet and sends you off to stop the bulldozers!

Stopping the Bulldozers / Construction Convoy You automatically be transported to where the bulldozer, dumptruck, and crane are making their way to the forest. We have to save the creatures and there’s no time to lose! Put on the amulet immediately and make your way to the crane. If its gotten ahead of you, click the green icon in the lower left to run fast and catch up with it.

Jump up on to the crane and get on the roof. Click the orange button on the lower left to become big and strong and then push the boom of the crane so it is tilted down. Click the blue button on the lower left to fly and fly up to the top of the crane and land on the crank. Click the crank to make the wrecking ball drop onto the top of the bulldozer.. Now what?

Drop straight down to the bulldozer and, once you are standing on it, click the orange button in the lower right to make yourself strong again. Click the wrecking ball and you will throw it into the back of the dump truck, which will knock one of the men off of the truck! You’ve almost done it, just one more step to go!

Click the green button on your lower left to make yourself run fast and run up to the dump truck and jump up on the small box between the two tires. Click the orange button on your lower left one more time and then click the fuse box. This will cause the dump truck to stop and all the other construction vehicles will crash into the back of it! You’ve done it, you stopped them from destroying the forest and beaten Twisted Thicket Island. Congratulations on earning the medal!

Bonus Quest Written Walkthrough

Bonus Quest Map Once you’ve earned your medal and completed the island, the Queen lets you know that not all of the power has been restored and that the Forest Orb must be rebuilt. You’re the only one who can retrieve the final shards and restore the forest’s magic! You’ll get the Forest Amulet again and she’ll encourage you to use the tunnels on the right. Put on the Forest Amulet and take her advice.

As it is difficult to describe in words exactly where you need to go for each part of the bonus quest, we’ve included a full-sized map on the right. Just click the map to bring up a full-screen version in a new browser window. The map shows you 5 different areas you must complete to collect the 5 shards.

Return to the Bioluminescent Bog (1) Head all the way to the right and you’ll encounter a spiderweb (dotted blue line on the map) that you can’t pass. Click the green amulet button to make yourself faster, get a running start and break through the spiderweb. Then, enter through the door marked “1″ on the map.

You’ll recognize this as the place where you encountered the Nokken. Climb up the vine, head to your left and drop down. You’ll notice some double doors that now will let you open them and go inside. Once you enter the door, head left and you’ll find that there is a ladder in your way… In fact, there are 4 of them! Click the green amulet button, get a running start and break through all of them all at once! Jump on top of the mushrooms at the end and you’ll see the first shard just above you. Head out, back down the vine and back into the tunnel system where you came from.

Return to the Goblin Pursuit (2) Click the blue Amulet button to put on the wings and head left a bit until you see the opening above you. Fly straight up and you’ll see a ledge and a door, marker with a “2″ on our map.

Go through the door and run all the way to your left until you see the battering ram. Jump over the battering ram and get on the left side of it. Then press the orange Amulet button to make yourself big and strong and push the battering ram all the way to the right and out of the level through the door. As you push it, you’ll notice a wooden battle horse will be smashed. Click the blue Amulet button and fly up into the treetops above the broken battle horse and you’ll find a hidden shard… 3 more to go! Head back into the tunnels.

Return to Troll Hill (3) Fly slightly down and then run to your left through the tunnels. Fly up another level and to your right until you come to the boulder circle in our map as “3″. This boulder is actually blocking the door you need to enter! Click the Orange Amulet button and make yourself big, then push the boulder out of the way to reveal the door.

Once you go through the door, click the Blue Amulet button to make yourself fly. Fly all the way up to the top of the level until you see the brown thorn-covered vines. Fly over to your left and you’ll notice an opening that you can fly up through. Fly in and take your time to fly through the brambles to the upper-left, where you’ll find another boulder. Land just next to the boulder and press the Orange Amulet button. Push the boulder to the left and you’ll reveal a hidden shard. Head back into the tunnels.

Door number 4 Run to your right until you see another spiderweb. Click the green Amulet button and run at top speed to break through the spiderweb and enter through the door marked #4 on our map. Once you are in the room, click the Blue Amulet button and fly up to the top of your screen. As you fly, you’ll notice a piece of stone will fall as you pass it. Turn back, fly up through the hole, and head to your left to find the 4th shard. That was easy.. one more to go! Head back to the tunnels

Return to the Vines (5) Head to your left and fly up through the opening above you. Continue to fly up and to your right and enter through the door with the vines in front of it, marked #5 on our map.

Make sure that you have the blue Amulet button pressed so that you are flying and then fly as far to the left and top of your screen as you can. Just keep going up and to the left and you will see the final shard! Get it and some bugs will start to follow you, but it’s nothing to worry about, they won’t attack you like the Dryads! Fly back to the right and re-enter the tunnels. You’re almost done!

Return to the Queen’s Realm All you have to do now is make your way back out of the tunnels, follow our map if you’ve forgotten how to get back out. Once you get out of the tunnels, jump back up to the Queen and click on her. You will fix the orb and will have saved the Forest Creatures’ home twice now! Congratulations!