How do you navigate the invisible maze in the desert?
One of the earliest reachable puzzles in Ramble Planet is a maze in the desert, where the walls are invisible.
I initially thought that the path through the maze changed depending on where you'd been or come from in the maze (so you'd have loops and stuff). However, it's not clear to me any more if this is the case. It's pretty confusing.
What path(s) do I need to take to grab all three of the objects?
Best Answer
Simply connected maze's can be solved using the Wall Follower technique where you simply stick to one side of the maze:
While it's more difficult since you can't see the walls, it will still work, you will just be walking into the wall a lot trying to determine if there is a wall there or not. Also an added requirement is to collect all the parts before exiting, if you reach the exit before collecting all parts simply continue on, all corridors will be traversed using this method.
However, it's not guaranteed that this solution will work as the maze may not be simply connected. Simply connected means that all the walls are connected together or to maze's outer boundary. Since the maze is invisible this condition is not known.
If the entrance and exit are both on the perimeter of the maze (as well as all the parts) then the wall follow method will still work.
Your image shows the player in the middle of the maze so I'll assume that that is where you start. The reason that it will not work in this case, is because the player could be on a section disjointed from the exit so you could constantly go around a ring.
In this situation you will need to use the Pledge Algorithm. This is similar to the wall follower method but is designed to pass obstacles.
To use the pledge algorithm, pick an arbitrary direction to go towards, when you encounter an obstacle follow the obstacle (similar to the wall follower) while counting the angles turned, (+1 for left, -1 for right, or vice versa). When you are facing the original direction again and the sum of the turns made is 0, leave the obstacle and continue in the original direction.
Here's a video to help understand the pledge algorithm
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The Sand Kingdom Power Moon 54 - The Invisible Maze is one of the Power Moons in the Sand Kingdom. You can find this Power Moon at Quadrant B2, in an alcove just North of the Moe-Eye Habitat island. Enter the Hat Door and use the Moe-Eyes to advance through the puzzle rooms.Where is the second moon in the invisible maze?
You can find this Power Moon in Quadrant B2, in an alcove North of the Moe-Eye Habitat. It is inside the Invisible Maze.Super Mario Odyssey - Sand Kingdom Moon #54: The Invisible Maze Moon
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