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Just an Fyi for now, but... I haven't actually "earned" any money over the course of the last week or so. It used to tell me that I earned money every time I logged in and now it never tells me.

Ok, so how about this?

I just tested a very complex level with a chihuahua about twenty times to make sure that I could do it... Worked flwlessly every time. Then, I replaced the chihuahua with the pit bull and tested and the pit bull got me!

Arg... Shouldn't that have worked?

Thanks...

Ah! Ok, I didn't know about steel walls and electricity. That explains a lot. Thank you!

(Sorry about the dumb question.)

I'm not sure if I agree... If you make a house that's overly complex, that's one thing. If you make a house in which you just can't get to the safe because of a dumb mistake, it's another. Just because I accidentally place the wrong switch before testing doesn't mean that I should die for it... I should be able to go back and replace the switch and test again.

This is what I'm really annoyed at. When I create an impossible puzzle (by accident) and test it, I can't go back to fix it... I have to commit suicide. It's very frustrating -- makes me not want to play. Of course, I'll keep playing -- I want to get better at constructing puzzles -- but dying without being able to alter mistakes is quite ridiculous.

I'm starting to form an opinion that house-testing should not permakill the player. It's annoying and unbalanced. Imho, the testing process is the only way to create inventive solutions and if you die while testing, you lose a lot of the thought process.

Ah! So very helpful! Thank you!