2.0:XSRB2/Levels/Daybreak Dash Zone Act 1

XSRB2 levels
MAPX0: Daybreak Dash Zone Act 1
DDZ MAPX0 MAPX2	SSZ MAPX3	FFZ MAPX9 MAPXB
Sonic Golf MAPZ0–MAPZ8

MAPX0, Daybreak Dash Zone Act 1, abbreviated as DDZ1, is the first act of Daybreak Dash Zone, the first zone in XSRB2. It is a short introduction level set on a beach. Crawlas are the main enemies featured in this level, though SDURFs also appear in some areas.

Walkthrough

You start the level in a small beach area with Crawlas and SDURFs. Ahead of you is a row of yellow springs leading up a cliff to the left, and a diagonal yellow spring located on a small island in the shallow water to your right. You can take either of these to reach the top of the cliff, which is the start of a narrow path with some Crawlas and a row of spikes that leads to a second, larger beach area. When you reach this beach, stay on the sand and go to your right to find a small grass-covered area with a diagonal yellow spring. This spring will propel you to a higher ledge with another spring, which in turn will propel you to an even higher ledge with the first (and only) Star Post.

After the Star Post you will reach a third, even larger room where another beach makes a U-turn around a lake. Jump down to the beach below and follow the U-turn until you pass by a grassy platform with a diagonal yellow spring. Take the spring, which will propel you up to the grass-covered path to your right above the beach. Follow this path until you reach a row of red springs leading up a cliff to your right. At the top of the cliff, turn right and then left to reach the Level End Sign.

Points of interest

Special Stage Tokens

• When you reach the third beach area, jump into the lake in the center and look for a small passage in the long cliff that reaches halfway into the lake. Inside the passage you will find a token.

Extra lives

• As Tails or Knuckles, after reaching the second beach area, turn around and fly/climb up the tall cliff with the large waterfall to your left. Follow the river until you reach a red brick house. In the corner you will find two extra lives and an Armageddon Shield. You can also reach the cliff as Sonic if you start from the tall cliff with the Level End Sign and Crawla bounce back to the beginning of the stage.
• After reaching the second beach area, look across the water in front of you to see a waterfall. At the base of the waterfall is the entrance to a small cave that contains an extra life. To reach it, go to the grassy area to the right and charge a spindash towards the waterfall. Release the spindash to skip across the water and enter the cave.
• After using the row of red springs to reach the tall cliff at the end of the level, turn around and spindash-jump or thok to the long cliff that reaches halfway into the large lake. To the left of this cliff are two pillars rising from the water. The lower one contains five Super Ring Monitors, while the higher one contains an extra life.
• From the same cliff that leads to the previous extra life, go forward past the fenced area and the brick house to reach a small river junction. Jump across the river and turn around to see a high ledge bordered by tall grass on the other side of the wall you just passed by. The ledge contrains to ring monitors and an extra life. You can reach it with running jump or a spindash-jump.

Other power-ups

• When you reach the Star Post, pass below the overhanging platform and then look in the left corner to find a small ledge with an Attraction Shield.
• At the second beach area, stay on the sand and turn left until you reach a small platform bordered by tall grass with four sunflowers in the middle. Hidden between the tall grass is an Invincibility Monitor.
• After reaching the second beach area, turn around to see a row of yellow springs hidden in the small waterfall at the end of the path you went through. These springs will propel you high enough to reach the high cliff to your right. There you will find a Super Sneakers Monitor to your right, located on a small ledge sticking out of the side of the cliff.
• After reaching the top of the aforementioned cliff, walk around or jump over the small river and lake and jump down to the lower cliff just ahead of you. Jump over the ditch to find a Combi-ring surrounded by a circle of rings.

Beta version

A beta version of Daybreak Dash Zone Act 1 is included in XSRB2 as MAPY0. This version is largely unchanged from the original level, with the exception of a new alternative path you can access from the second beach area.