Does the Udjat Eye blink when you enter the level with the Black Market in Spelunky 2?
The Udjat Eye can be used to help track down the entrance to The Black Market in all of the Spelunky games, including Spelunky 2. When you draw near the entrance of the black market, the eye will start blinking. That's pretty swell, but I've also come across articles and reddit posts indicating the the Udjat Eye also blinks once at the start of the level containing the black market.
For example, this Polygon article says:
If the Udjat Eye icon opens and chirps once at the start of the level, as you can see in the image below, you know that level contains the Black Market.
I've yet to experience this start of level blinking, at least not that I've noticed. I've kept a close eye on it during my last few runs, and unless the blinking is really faint, I haven't seen it blinking when I enter a level containing the black market.
On my last few runs, however, The Black Market entrance spawned at the very bottom of the map. This leads me to suspect that the Udjat Eye doesn't automatically blink at the start of the Black Market level, and instead folks are just misinterpreting the regular proximity based blinking for a "Start of level" blinking when the black market entrance just happens to be within range of the level entrance. Another possibility, though, is that this functionality was either intentionally changed or unintentionally broken during a patch.
The wiki doesn't make any mention of this start of level blinking either, which heightens my suspension that other players are mistake about this behaviour.
Does the Udjat Eye give any indication (blinking or otherwise) when you enter the level with the Black Market in Spelunky 2?
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What does the udjat eye do in Spelunky?
The Udjat Eye has two functions, firstly, it reveals hidden items inside blocks, as well as jewels that were previously invisible, increasing the productivity of mining with bombs or a mattock, similar to the Spectacles.What does the udjat eye do in spelunky 2?
Functionality. When in the Spelunker's inventory, the Udjat Eye passively reveals gems and items that are hidden in the ground the same way Spectacles can. The true purpose of the Udjat Eye, however, is to reveal the path to a secret location in either Jungle or Volcana.Where is the Black Market without the udjat eye?
Even without the Udjat Eye, it is occasionally possible to see the leaves surrounding the entrance sticking out from behind a wall. The entrance can also be found by chance from randomly destroying tiles in the Jungle, though due to the nature of the world generation this is highly unlikely.What level does the Black Market spawn Spelunky?
The Black Market can show up in either level 2-2, 2-3, or 2-4. If the Udjat Eye icon opens and chirps once at the start of the level, as you can see in the image below, you know that level contains the Black Market.Spelunky 2 - How to Get to The Blackmarket Without Udjat Eye
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