Progress: 70+ Stars Reached
Platform: Steam Deck
Settings: Vanilla Mario & Music
I went in with one goal: finish Jolly Roger Bay and Dire, Dire Docks. Two courses I’d already poked at, now ready to be properly cleared.
Jolly Roger Bay: Chests, Coins, and Precision Jumping
First up was the treasure chest star. Finding the first chest took less time than expected, which immediately made me suspicious.
Chests two and four were conveniently paired together. Chest three, naturally, required a cannon.
With the chests dealt with, only the Red Coin Star and the 100-Coin Star remained.
The 100-coin star was painless. No drama. No surprises.
The red coins were another matter.
One coin sat in a position that rejected every sensible solution I tried. Triple jumps failed. Cannon angles failed. Repeated attempts achieved nothing except frustration.
In the end, the answer was a backflip. One precise position. One clean jump.
It worked immediately.
Jolly Roger Bay: cleared.
Dire, Dire Docks: Clean Water, Better Decisions
Next stop was Dire, Dire Docks.
This time, I changed approach. I focused on collecting all the red coins first, or at least most of them, before worrying about the 100-coin star.
The level behaved itself. No forced exits. No sudden ejections back to the castle.
I didn’t get sucked out of the course this time, which confirms that last log was just bad luck rather than punishment.
With the red coins secured, the 100-coin star followed naturally.
Dire, Dire Docks: finished without incident.
Log 13 Status
- Total Stars: Past 70
- Courses Cleared This Log: Jolly Roger Bay, Dire Dire Docks
- Remaining Stars: 50
- Wing Cap: Still missing
Two more courses off the board. The castle is opening up fast now.
Fifty stars left.
YouTube – Log 13 Video
Steady progress. Fewer exits. Still no Wing Cap.
Survivor Incognito 
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