PrinceWatercress plays Drill Dozer - Part 3 of 28

Now that we've been exposed to things we'll see later in the game, let's head back to the main game and try to get the Red Diamond back.

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Area 1-2: Skullker Factory

Marked Map (by TerraEsperZ)

Unmarked Map (by Spanettone)

At the beginning of every level, you will always be at one gear, and you'll have to find your second and third 

Watch for cracks in the ceilings when you enter the factory; you'll find chips that way.

The yellow rubber blocks make their debut here. As mentioned before, drill into them with one shoulder button, then press the other while still drilling to launch yourself backwards. The higher the gear you're in, the more you'll be launched back, and you can also change direction mid-flight to latch onto something else, if need be.

You'll need to get second gear and launch off the left end of a rubber block to get your first treasure chest, which contains the Round Stone. There are 31 treasures that you can collect for the treasure room, and all of them are needed for 100% completion.

For the mini-boss, take out the enemies, then drill up into the mini-boss to damage it when it extends itself downwards. Don't forget to shift up to second gear to do more damage.

To power up the socket lift after the mini-boss, you'll have to enter the door to the left.

Hold B and move around with the D-Pad to look around. Doing it at the crack in the wall reveals the room below. Go down there, go up to the lever, press B when the game tells you, and you'll pull the lever and get the socket lift moving.

The flying enemies with the drills will drop down on you when you are near them. When they drop, be ready to back away and then hit them with the drill.

There is a set of socket lifts in the outside area, but until we can break the metal block, we can't go any further with it.

Back inside, you'll be drilling through a lot of desks and office equipment. Before the second mini-boss, there is a desk you can drill through for energy. You'll then fight two of the missile tanks from Area 1-1. Wait for one to shoot a missile, then drill into it. When the other one shoots a missile, you'll need to launch off yourself the first missile tank like you did with the rubber locks, then switch direction and drill into the other one. You'll have to keep switching between the two tanks as they shoot missiles to take them out as quickly as possible without taking damage and make quick work of them. 

The spring enemies after the mini-boss produce electricity, and if you attack them as they do this, you'll take damage.

Hold Down and press A to slide across narrow passages. If you don't get through the passage, just slide again.

As always, pay attention to walls to find out where you can destroy them. For the wrench box you're forced to slide to, there is a part of the wall with a bandage on it, signaling that you can destroy it to open that part up.

You'll eventually face Croog, the mastermind of the Skullkers, with the Red Diamond. After he refuses to give the Red Diamond back and flies away, you'll have to face him. The spark plug you'll find on the way to Croog gives more health than the green stone.

To beat the Scorpion Drill, wait for the drill to hit the ground, then drill into it and get to third gear as you do. When Croog sends bombs at you, watch the bombs' movement and jump over them when they get close.

After you destroy the drill, Croog's tank will grow spider legs. When the mouth opens, drill into the mouth and get to third gear to do a bunch of damage. If it takes a while, Gearmo will give you a hint telling you to drill the mouth. You'll still have to watch for the bombs, so be careful. Also, don't hold Right while drilling into the mouth, or else you'll drop into the tank when you get knocked back.

After you beat Croog, Croog will fly away...for now. You'll find out that Croog is taking the Red Diamond to the Art Museum, and you'll find out that some strange guy is now running a shop at the trailer where you can buy things such as energy tanks that act as reserve tanks and give you more health with the chips that you've been picking up throughout the game.