A Hat in Time

A Hat in Time

The End is Nigh... and some spiders will tell you why!
32 Comments
Johnnyb 5 Dec, 2024 @ 7:10am 
I am genuinely lost as too if I'm softlocked or hardlocked!

I opened the right door at the beginning and got the key to the torch but there appears to be no more keys to collect in the right door, so how do I progress if I can't, am I hard locked, I think so?

I could use a little direction please I'm confused if I'm missing something or not.
Johnnyb 5 Dec, 2024 @ 6:34am 
Where the heck is the key for the second door at the beginning?
Trevie 28 Mar, 2024 @ 7:00pm 
A little hard to figure out what to do next, but beautiful and fun! The spiders are spooky and the text ominous.
Pecktor56 16 Dec, 2023 @ 5:59am 
What's name of the music in this level?
jb.e. 15 Dec, 2023 @ 12:13pm 
Thanks I hate it
meque 13 Dec, 2023 @ 7:27am 
cooll...
Captain Sisay 12 Dec, 2023 @ 12:14pm 
Complete trash, Fix your map before you release utter trash! impossible to finish and even worse in multiplayer, also fun fact, it doesn't even reset once you die. complete trash.
22neptun 11 Dec, 2023 @ 8:14am 
This level has...potential...but it is faaaar from perfect.

The left room is full of tediousness, spiders that are impervious to jump attacks and respawn every few seconds, a very loong small walkway making you carry apples back and forth all while dropping them to kill the respawning spiders and then picking them back up (prey you're not dropping them off the ledge or you have to do it all over again!). Oh yeah and the second apple spawns in a completely different place while the first one despawns after one use, adding to the frustration.

The right room is cryptic as hell, to the point where many people thought it softlocked them. One key is hidden somewhere in the fog, you have to jump to it while barely seeing anything, the other is connected to a button that seemingly does nothing. Had to use a walkthrough for this one.

Very annoying, cryptic and tedious execution, but I see the potential and I hope the criticism can help you when designing future levels =)
That Bird DK 10 Dec, 2023 @ 2:21pm 
Is there any way to reset your progress so you can get out of a softlock?
Ignastyn 9 Dec, 2023 @ 2:29pm 
i like this one, pretty short
LeFeesh 9 Dec, 2023 @ 4:26am 
got the first key + died and now i cant complete the level because the key doesnt respawn even after exiting + reentering the level. unfortunate :(
Trick 8 Dec, 2023 @ 12:39am 
I didn't know you could put garbage on the workshop. Good to know.
Dawn 6 Dec, 2023 @ 1:13pm 
It is EXTREMELY easy to accidentally make the level unwinnable. I simply took the key from one of the areas, used it to unlock the other door in the main area, and now it's impossible to get the third torch. It's a shame, because the fact that it references the deeplore is really a plus in my book, but seeing as how it can become LITERALLY impossible to finish (because there's no way to reset the level to fresh) I cannot give my recommendation.
LessAwkwardUsername 5 Dec, 2023 @ 9:58pm 
Also, the second time I play it, the chest is already open and the key missing.
LessAwkwardUsername 5 Dec, 2023 @ 9:57pm 
Tried it again. Homing attacks on spiders still missing. Is this because I remapped my controller or is it just broken?
Kev_65 5 Dec, 2023 @ 1:44pm 
the first bits were so confusing and frustating to deal with. Have to use a walkthrough in order to progress. If the game fails to tell the player what to do you're doing something wrong
Traveler 5 Dec, 2023 @ 12:42pm 
I need a walkthrough for this.
Rozuwāru Eru Meizāsu 5 Dec, 2023 @ 6:14am 
Impassable level, why make such a crypto level that the player suffers and creates an impassable situation for himself because the developer had to introduce saving progress because its level is too boring and crooked
Conclusion => shit
LessAwkwardUsername 4 Dec, 2023 @ 10:46pm 
My homing attack on your spiders is completely missing.
I don't understand it, I can't attack the spiders.
NanoOnTheWeb 2 Dec, 2023 @ 11:34pm 
Far too easy to get lost and believe you are softlocked, had to cheat at the end just to finish the level since the final key was hidden somewhere far outside of where any normal person would search. Some sense of direction or not hiding the key in some obtuse zone would help the average gamer to complete the level legit. :luv:
SolNestra 2 Dec, 2023 @ 5:20am 
The level is alright, it's easy to get confused on where to go.
The Lamplighter 1 Dec, 2023 @ 1:54am 
Hello there, your level is really nice and I love the visuals and atmosphere :)
But the barrel that I needed to blow up suddenly disappeared after I unlocked the button, and now I can't get the key to finish it.
sapatonismo 24 Nov, 2023 @ 10:30am 
Hey! I was playing this mod for the challenge road(and I must say, I loved the level design), but something happened. I had already lit up two of the three torches, and I blew up that barrel that had the key I needed. But the thing is, i couldnt grab the key in any way. I tried dying, getting out of the level and entering again, but nothing worked. Is there any way to like, reset the mod or smth? :KidHat:
Treerich 12 Feb, 2023 @ 2:44pm 
Finding this last key is a toughy:,)
404_coffee.exe 14 Nov, 2022 @ 11:15am 
nice level
Ultra Boo  [author] 4 Nov, 2022 @ 9:10am 
@abelix That, should not be happening as I've tested for that specific case before. I'll investigate and get a fix for it
Abelix 4 Nov, 2022 @ 1:36am 
Currently playing the level. I like the overall design and details, but... yep, I'm softlocked.

I guess you tried using level bits or something similar to track the player's progress so they wouldn't have to open locks and get torches again in case they died and had to restart the level.
Well, that is exactly the downfall here. As it turns out, if you pick up a hand-held torch but then die before you can take it back to the central room and light the big torch there... yeah, it won't respawn. You're stuck. Not even quitting the level fixes the problem because of the mentioned reasons.

I guess the fix would be as easy as making the pick-up torches only stop spawning after their job has been finished in the central room. Not sure if you wanna fix it, just thought I mention it.

Until then, I just won't be able to finish your level. At least not on this save file.

(Sorry, I don't like hearing bad news either, but this is a serious enough issue that it needed mentioning.)
AlexPastGrey 29 Oct, 2022 @ 6:56pm 
I'm confused, where do I get the last key?
Ultra Boo  [author] 29 Oct, 2022 @ 7:40am 
@queso3d I added a safeguard in case keys fall into the void, that softlock should now be fixed
UnDrew 29 Oct, 2022 @ 1:56am 
So, after a lot of cheats, I did find where the last missing chest was. It the one behind a dweller block. I can't believe I missed something so obvious, apparently I never bothered to look right...
UnDrew 29 Oct, 2022 @ 1:36am 
I destroyed that barrel and it did drop a key, but I think it bounced pretty far away from where the crate was. I'm stuck too though. Got all torches in position, but I'm not sure where I'm supposed to get the last key
queso3d 28 Oct, 2022 @ 10:56pm 
I think the level softlocks you since if you take the path to the right, there is a missing chest with a key, the blasting barrel has nothing inside, where you would expect a key.