The Space Bass

Onwards, your sack person speeds toward Avalonia, that shining marvel of the Craftverse. Avalonia’s Creator Curator, Avalon Centrifuge, is nowhere to be found. In his place, a lackluster BRB sign. Perhaps all the Hoard looters scared him off?

Avalon’s good friend and fellow Creator Curator, Captain Sirius Oculus, isn’t sweating the situation. He arrives to Avalonia on a mission. Although curious as to the whereabouts of his pal, Oculus is more worried that he’s missing a funky party.

2.0 Bee Or Not 2.0 Bee

Oculus—the emcee of intergalactic funk—thinks your sack person ought to catch up to the extraterrestrial brothers his sensors detected. He lends you the Hyperhoverbeekart 2.0, Bee 2.0 for short. No doubt it’s the Hoard showing up on the radar already riding pilfered Bee 2.0’s of their own. Chase them down strapped in to this fast, fuzzy ride.

Drift Pointers

There are giant white arrows along several of the banking turns in this track. Take that as your cue to drift through these turns consistently in each lap for boosts you can bank on.

Level Info

Level Type: Race

Total Prize Bubbles: 17

Clear Rewards:

• RoboBun Test Chamber
• 2.0 Bee Or Not 2.0 Bee VS

Level Complete Gifts

1—Sweet Speed

String a honey-sweet chain of jet packs in this stretch of the track. Keep a compound eye peeled for a short drop in the track through a mid-air cluster of bubbles on the right. The jet pack sits along the right side wall ahead. Ease the Bee right as the jet pack flares to flit to the one ahead on the left. You can follow the string of bubbles for the ideal driving, erm, flying line. That is, at least, unless or until the Hoard pops them first.

Use the two jet packs’ juice to power a smooth drift boost to the right and lift off as the track drops out. But be sure to hug the left wall through the drift and release for a boost over the edge. This lines your sack person up for another jetpack along the left side ahead. Steer hard to the right to catch the third jet pack on that side of the track.

2—Warp 10, Mr. Sack

Drift through the turn ahead to the right and keep along the left wall. Watch for the pink triangular caution signposts flanking an imminent drop off. Boost through the left side jet pack and pull hard right to catch a jet pack on the right corner of this short platform. Keep steady as the Bee surges forward near a precarious rail-less edge and nudge it towards the jet pack on the right side to complete the triad of tremendous turbo.

RoboBun Test Chamber

Avalon’s plants, no doubt courtesy of Eve’s Asylum, need watering and Oculus has been tasked with the responsibility. It may not come with a cool title but it does give him the spare access card to Avalonia’s super-secret test facility.

Searching inside for the funky party he still suspects is lurking around the corner, he instead finds…bunnies! RoboBun bunnies, to be precise.

The RoboBun’s vertical leap is not to be underestimated. Press and hold to send it soaring through the air. Unfortunately, the fleet of RoboBuns have already been commandeered by the Hoard. Your sack person can’t let them get away with these valuable and uncertified prototypes!

Tasty Extra Hops

This high-tech training arena tests the limits of the RoboBun’s enhanced vert (vertical) capabilities. It’s a constantly shifting landscape of platforms and jumps, not to mention Prize Bubble and Weaponator positions. Adapt quickly to the various ramps and jumps that appear and disappear as the clock ticks forward.

Level Info

Level Type: Battle

Total Prize Bubbles: 9

Clear Rewards:

• Huge Spaceship
• RoboBun Test Chamber VS

Level Complete Gifts

1—Bump Before The Jump

In the third configuration of this level, a ring of weaponators sit atop an elevated central platform at the center. Scattered around it are several bumps topped mid-air by prize bubbles. A firm press of the drift button to hop onto the center is always an option, but why not snag a prize bubble while letting the bump do most of the work?

Drive up the bump towards the center of the arena and hop right before the RoboBun rolls onto the bump’s plateau. A huge leap carries your sack person to the arsenal ahead with the greatest of ease.

2—Ring of Firepower

The third, non-flat configuration in the test chamber suspends a ring above the center of the arena. Lining its inside edges are a plethora of weaponators but, more importantly, a prize bubble sits at its center. Drive down the middle of the battleground to ride the ramp up and push the RoboBun’s hopping to its limits at the peak. Soar through the ring for a welcome weaponator and a precious prize bubble in one fell swoop.

3—Tasty Extra Hops

Additional prize bubbles lurk along the outside edges where ridges have risen up out of the ground. Ride the outer edge ridges flanking the training zone and hop hard at each one’s peak to pop the prize bubbles overhead.

Huge Spaceship

Wherever Avalon’s gone, he left his signature, sweet ride here in Avalonia: Huge Spaceship. It’s currently docked and getting refueled and restocked for a trip back to a party over at Captain Sirius Oculus’ space station, The Space Bass. It’s an open invitation to both your sack person and the Hoard. Who knows? It might turn out to be a good idea to get the Hoard out of here. And maybe they’ll chill out a bit and give up their unfriendly ways. Maybe…

Level Info

Level Type: Race

Total Prize Bubbles: 17

Clear Rewards:

• Lost in Bass
• Assault on Batteries
• Huge Spaceship VS

Level Complete Gifts

1—Swing vs. Shoot

A split in the road early in this track presents the choice between grappling and weaponators. It’s a completely personal preference but the left route does feature both a shortcut and a prize bubble. Not too shabby and worth a peek at least once.

2—Launch of Faith

The trio mid-air prize bubbles encountered during the extended flight following this launch pad requires your sack person to take a different aerial route each time. The center and right ones are easy enough to fly through and pop, as long as you’re careful to avoid the electrified debris also suspended in the air.

However, it’s the third prize bubble that proves especially deceptive. Not so much by itself as much as where it leads. A perceptive driver is sure to note the string of it sits in what seems to lead to a dead end wall. But nothing could be further from the truth.

It takes a leap of faith to stay on the far left after popping that prize bubble, but it’s swiftly rewarded. The seemingly impenetrable wall lowers itself to reveal a secret passage and the only way to pop an out-of-the-way prize bubble here.

3—720 into Double Jet Packs

Launching into a pair of grapples, be sure to squeeze in a 360 before and after the first of them. It gives a valuable boost upon landing that can be parlayed into a tight drift through the right turn.

Pull the drift close to the right edge and release to surge into the jet pack on that side of the track. Be careful not to stray into the high voltage discharging nearby. As the jet pack launches the kart forwards, the road begins to narrow. Steer gently to the left without going over the rail-less edge to drop down onto a lower stretch of track with a jet pack along the left edge.

4—Long Way to Fall

After hitting the final launch pads before the finish line, guide your sack person’s kart to the left or right with the left stick to pop the prize bubbles to either side on the way down. It takes two tries to snag them both, and each time, be sure to use the right stick to perform a full 720 spin to get a welcome boost upon landing.

Lost In Bass

Huge Spaceship completes its journey to the renowned Space Bass. Captain Sirius Oculus welcomes your sack person (and the less savory Hoard passengers) on board his nightclub space station. It’s a swinging, funky place to hang that also completely runs on clean energy: pure party atmosphere. He’d like your sack person to join his other “guests.”

Apparently, Oculus isn’t too particular about who he lets onto the Space Bass as long as they party. Perhaps the good Captain isn’t quite clear on the Hoard’s selfish idea of “partying.” He gladly welcomes them as they disembark from the Huge Spaceship with open arms. Oh, (funky) brother…

Level Info

Level Type: Race

Total Prize Bubbles: 20

Clear Rewards:

• Drum Smash
• Ride Scroller
• Lost in Bass VS

Level Complete Gifts

1—Catch the Drift

After a brief swing to the left coming off the starting line, your sack person ought to drift to the right hard—and never let up until the straightaway. With proper steering you can maneuver the kart at top speed through the curves and even pick up a weaponator along the way without missing a beat. After pulling past the competition, the drift boost you receive at the straightaway is just the icing on the cake.

2—Dangerously Close

This giant wheel is home to four precious prize bubbles. Unfortunately, they’re nestled between high-charged tracts of exposed electrical wiring. There’s no time to wait for an electrician to fix it, so your sack person will simply have to deal. Rather than recklessly attempting to weave past, elect to skirt the edge of the wheel. Driving close enough allows your sack person to pop the prize bubbles without driving onto the wheel itself, and more importantly, actually touching the high voltage bits.

3—Quad Jet Pack Goodness

Two single, centered jet packs followed by two pairs of jet packs make this stretch a speedster’s paradise. With speed, too much is not enough. Be sure to hit all four for maximum velocity going into the airborne leap. Dodge left or right around the column of electricity to pop the prize bubbles on either side but, pull the kart back into the center to reach another prize bubble on the way down.

Drum Smash

The party hasn’t quite started yet. Oculus is still soundchecking all the equipment to make sure everything is in tip-top shape to bump out some grooving tunes. After all, no epic party is complete without a perfect soundtrack. Avalon Centrifuge may craft the sweetest rides, but Captain Sirius Oculus has the Funkhole: 500,000 kilowatts of funk power. That must be some electric bill! But can you really put a price on partying?

Level Info

Level Type: Race

Total Prize Bubbles: 19

Clear Rewards:

• The Funkhole (and Beyond?)
• Drum Smash VS

Level Complete Gifts

1—Zig Zag Zoom!

A few shortcuts in quick succession can shave crucial seconds off of your sack person’s lap time, assuming you can keep the kart on the track. There are no rails this way so avoid swerving wildly or these shortcuts can wind up costing more time than they save.

Keep to the right after the electrified weight to hit the yellow ramp on the right side of the track and fly through a prize bubble on the landing.

As the track curves right, stay straight and forgo the weaponators there. Instead, take another yellow ramp up to bypass the curve while avoiding the two electrified weights ahead.

The last quick shortcut isn’t as generous with the ramps and requires some precise timing. After zipping by the second electrified weight, stay straight and press the drift button to hop over the gap and onto the circular platform to the right of the track for the prize bubble there.

2—Dig Those Swinging Keys

There are two grapple sponges out of reach the first time your sack person drives over the keyboard-covered section of track. Relax during your first lap and enjoy the impromptu jazziness of the notes played from your kart driving over them. That’s because for the next two laps, your sack person needs to swing above them to reach two high-floating prize bubbles.

After the first lap, a grapple sponge descends into position over the keys. Be sure to swing from it and stay centered to pop the first prize bubble.

The next and final lap, a second grapple sponge drops into place ahead of the first. Swing from them both while remaining centered to pop the second prize bubble here.

3—King of Swing

If your timing is right, there’s a fantastic shortcut worth its weight in prize bubbles ahead. As your sack person comes around the corner, look for the electrified blue weight on the right. If it’s raised, your sack person can duck under it to take the yellow ramp.

Doing so takes the kart through a prize bubble and over a big green button. Pressing the button lowers two grapple sponges into position ahead of the ramp where your sack person can gleefully swing over the rat race below. More importantly, it’s the only way to reach two prize bubbles located high above the normal route. Be sure to whip the kart hard to the left after the second swing to reach that last out of the way prize bubble.

The Funkhole (and Beyond?)

Some unseen force has taken over Captain Sirius Oculus’ precious Funkhole. The supercharged portal is beginning to exert an irresistible, funky force on everything around it and is tearing the level to pieces. The Creator Curator is helpless before it, mesmerized by the shining lights. Can your sack person save Oculus and Avalon before the Funkhole rages out of control?

Level Info

Level Type: Checkpoint Race

Total Prize Bubbles: 20

Clear Rewards:

• The Garage at the End of the Craftverse
• Full Tilt
• The Funkhole (and Beyond?) VS

Level Complete Gifts

1—A Shock and a Hard Place (to Fall)

Hug the left edge of the track following the seventh checkpoint. It’s a precarious path between the gaping void on the left side and an electrified, craggy chunk of the right. Delicately threading this passage nets your sack person a valuable prize bubble.

2—Swing for the Star

In a level as frantic as this one, the temptation to take it easy while sailing through the air is understandable. But while taking the launch pad past the eighth checkpoint, don’t miss the chance to latch onto a grapple sponge and ride it as high as possible. This swing propels your sack person through the spinning star frame in the sky for the prize bubble there.

3—A Real Wreck-ening

Time is always of the essence in checkpoint races and this one is no exception. Shortcuts are few and far between and not to be missed. Immediately following the thirteenth checkpoint, stay on the right side of the road and take the yellow shortcut ramp there. It shaves a crucial second or two off the time but more importantly, helps your sack person nab a floating prize bubble. Be careful not to fly into the electrified, swinging wrecking ball past the gap.

4—Luck of the Draw

This race takes your sack person into a disorienting tunnel with independently rotating segments. While most of the protruding masses are electrified death traps, one of these in the center segment is actually a ramp with a prize bubble at its end. Unfortunately, it’s up to a blind luck of the draw to determine if it’s positioned in your sack person’s path when driving through. Keep an eye out and fingers crossed!

If you miss your chance, there’s little time to get sore about it. After exiting the tunnel and bouncing off of the launch pad ahead, there’s a sudden drop off in the track requiring your sack person to jump to pop the prize bubble suspended overhead.

5—Finish Strong

Be careful when driving over the rotating column on the way to the finish. Its multiple segments rotate in differing directions and inattentive drivers can wind up veering way off course and falling into the inky blackness of space.

Upon successfully crossing and hitting the launch pad at the end, be sure to aim the kart between the prize bubble and the jet pack ahead. Maintain control through the surge of speed and hit the three jet packs in quick succession on the right, left, and center again on your way to victory!

Challenge Levels: The Space Bass

Assault on Batteries

Controlling the Power

Avalon Centrifuge’s Missile Command Test Center is one of his crowning achievements in the field of aeronautics. But progress comes at a price. Specifically, it uses an awful lot of power! So much, in fact, that it’s suddenly gone out. To restore the power, Avalon’s decided to make things interesting by having two teams race to see who can restore the power first.

Competitors in this event are split into two teams that must race against each other for control of three back-up batteries. Press to grab it and drive it back to your base and fill up the power meter. The more batteries your team possesses, the faster its meter fills. Be the first to fill the power meter to win!

Level Info

How to Unlock: Place in Top Three in Huge Spaceship

Hardly Hands Full

Even when carrying the battery, your sack person can still fire weaponators. Just because the competition is chasing your kart doesn’t make your sack person a victim. Be sure to gather weaponators and fire back while zooming back to base.

One Way Out

There are several one-way ramps leading in and out of each team’s base. When driving in, your sack person must take one of two outside routes that drop into the same place. However, when exiting, there is only a single ramp heading up and out back to the center of the arena. Take the opportunity to scatter mines across the latter to foil anyone intending to swipe your team’s batteries.

Ride Scroller

No Brakes!

Captain Sirius Oculus has decided to get down, old-school style. He’s made up a two dimensional course that depends far less on speed than timing and reflexes. It’s back to basics in this side-scrolling karting challenge!

To up the difficulty, Oculus has disabled the brakes on your poor sack person’s kart. That means that there’s no slowing down or stopping here. The only choice is charge onwards, ready for whatever hazard lies ahead. Jump, shoot, and grapple to make it out in one piece!

Level Info

How to Unlock:

Place in Top Three in Lost in Bass

Easy Does It

Assorted electrical speed bumps await your sack person. While the first ones aren’t too bad, later obstacles involve electrified floors AND ceilings. Show some restraint by only tapping the drift button for a slight hop to avoid the hair-raising experience of popping your sack person against the ceiling.

Ramping Up

The last stretch of the level requires your sack person to zoom up some pretty steep ramps. Because of your kart’s fixed speed, it’s actually impossible to go up the ramp fast enough to clear the obstacle ahead. The key to surviving is pressing the drift button hard for a powerful jump at the very end of the ramp. This extra oomph is what your sack person needs to safely make it across.

Full Tilt

Magic must be in the air because your sack person has a chance to be a real pinball wizard. To relax after fighting the Hoard all day, Captain Oculus has crafted this giant pinball table. There are no enemies to worry about, only fun and relaxation to be had. Collect the hundreds of score bubbles and see how high a multiplier you can achieve!

Level Info

How to Unlock:

Place in Top Three in The Funkhole (and Beyond?)

Drifting Paradise

The key to maximizing your score before time runs out is drifting through the bubble-laden curves of this level. Aim to keep your sack person positioned between the rows of score bubbles to maximize your multiplier while preserving the other rows for the next pass through. Swerving all over just leaves stray bubbles here and there to hunt down later that wind up so spread out as to make racking up multipliers a pain.

The Space Bass Prize List

Prize Bubble Prize Packs—2.0 Bee Or Not 2.0 Bee

Prize Bubble Prize Packs—RoboBun Test Chamber

Prize Bubble Prize Packs—Huge Spaceship

Prize Bubble Prize Packs—Lost In Bass

Prize Bubble Prize Packs—Drum Smash

Prize Bubble Prize Packs—The Funkhole...

Prize Bubble Prize Packs—Ride Scroller

Prize Bubble Level Rewards—Full Tilt