Achievement Guide + Roadmap

[Arsenic 17]

Cut the Rope

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Overview

-Estimated achievement difficulty: 2/10 (3/10 for desktop PC)
-Estimated time for 200: 2-4 hours
-Minimum playthroughs: 1 (level select)
-Offline: 19/19 (200)
-Online: 0/19 (0)
-Missable Achievements: 0 (level select)
-Unobtainable Achievements: 0
-Does difficulty affect achievements: No difficulty option
-Cheats disable achievements: No cheats
-Glitched achievements: 0
-Extra equipment needed: Windows 8 PC or Tablet

Introduction
Cut the Rope is a 2D physics-based puzzle game in which your goal is to guide a piece of candy, which is suspended by ropes, into the mouth of a green monster. You can play through 300 cleverly-designed levels, split across 11 visually and somewhat mechanically-unique worlds. The challenge lies in collecting all three stars that are scattered across the level, before feeding the candy to the monster. The games graphics are colorful and gorgeous and the controls are crisp and intuitive. Currently the game is listed at $4.99 in the Windows 8 Store.

Step 1: Collect a total of 300 stars
Play through the levels, collecting as many stars as you can. You only need to get a total of 300 to unlock the last achievement related to them. You don't need to try to get three stars on every level, but you do need enough to unlock the next world to progress. Do not worry about any of the miscellaneous achievements in this step as they can all be earned quickly afterwards on specific levels.

Step 2: Mop-up miscellaneous achievements
Complete whatever miscellaneous achievements you may have left. There will be a lot, but they can all be completed in a very short amount of time.

Conclusion
Luckily none of the achievements require too much thought as you only need to collect 300 stars out of the 900 in the game, which is a breeze. Video walkthroughs exist to make this task even easier. The achievements are also very straight forward and simple. They can all be completed in around 3 hours, without even having to play anywhere near half of the game's levels. The game is slightly more challenging if you are using a mouse, as opposed to a tablet with touch controls, but it is still easy and you shouldn't have too much trouble completing the game either way.

MACRO INFORMATION: If you have a non-RT version of Windows 8, you can download a macro recording program that will make the game slightly less time consuming to complete. Using a macro recorder, you can record you mouse movements and clicks. The recording can be looped indefinitely while you are away from you computer. This method is really only helpful for the repetitive grinding achievements. To find a decent program for free, just Google "Jbit Macro Recorder." I wont go into too much detail on how to use the programs. They are fairly self-explanatory. Just hit the record button, perform the task you want to do, hit stop, then hit play. The program will do all the tedious work for you while you are sleeping or go to school or work.

GUIDE

STAR-COLLECTION ACHIEVEMENTS (3 for 35 )

The following 3 achievements are obtained just by gathering stars on the levels.

Bronze Scissors - 5
Collect 50 stars

See "Golden Scissors."

Silver Scissors - 10
Collect 150 stars

See "Golden Scissors."

Golden Scissors - 20
Collect 300 stars

To unlock all the achievements related to stars, you need to collect a total of 300 of them. There are 3 on each level and it is not that hard to collect most of them. Just play far enough into the game until you get to 300. You can check your total in the World (Box) Selection screen. You need to finish a level (by getting the candy in the creature's mouth, regardless of collecting any stars) to unlock the next level of the world. You unlock new worlds (the first level of each) by gathering a certain number of stars.

See THIS link for 3-star video walkthroughs for each level of the game if you are having trouble. Thanks to cuttheropecheats.com for posting these videos. Note that the worlds are numbered differently in the iOS version (which is what the videos are for), but the levels are all identical once you choose the correct worlds.

MISCELLANEOUS ACHIEVEMENTS (16 for 165 )

The following 16 achievements are obtained by completing cumulative requirements or by completing miscellaneous tasks. Some of them can only be earned in certain worlds.

Rope Cutter - 5
Cut 100 ropes

See "Ultimate Rope Cutter."

Rope Cutter Maniac - 10
Cut 800 ropes

See "Ultimate Rope Cutter."

Ultimate Rope Cutter - 20
Cut 2000 ropes

To unlock these three achievements, you need to cut a total of 2000 ropes. This should be the last achievement you attempt to unlock, as your grind towards earning many of the other achievements will also count towards this one. The best level to grind these is 1-7, which has a total of six ropes right from the start. Cut all the ropes quickly (in a circular fashion) and instantly hit the button to restart the level. Repeat until you unlock the achievement. No need to go any further into the level as it saves your cuts instantly. This will take only a few minutes to grind.

Bubble Popper - 5
Pop 50 bubbles

See "Bubble Master."

Bubble Master - 15
Pop 300 bubbles

To unlock these two achievements, you need to pop a total of 300 bubbles. To pop a bubble, you need to tap it when the candy is inside. They can also be popped without being tapped by the game's physics, but I am not sure if those count towards the achievement. The best level to grind these is 2-8. There is one bubble available to pop right as the level starts. Pop it and instantly reload the level. Repeat for just a minute or two until this achievement unlocks. I found using two index fingers (one for the bubble, one for the reload button) was quickest.

[Arsenic 17]

Spider Buster - 5
Outsmart 40 spiders

See "Spider Tamer."

Spider Tamer - 15
Outsmart 200 spiders

These two achievements unlock once you outsmart 200 spiders. Outsmarting a spider simply means cutting the rope before the spider reaches the candy at the end. The best level to grind this on is 2-15. Right at the start of the level, cut the rope between the spider and the candy. Instantly reload and repeat until this achievement unlocks. This will only take a few minutes to grind.

Spider Lover - 5
Let the spiders steal candy 100 times

You can let the spiders steal candy just by not cutting the rope they are on with the candy. Eventually they will get to it and you will fail the level. The best level to grind this on is 2-15. A spider goes after the candy right from the start of the level. Just load up the level and don't do anything for 15 minutes or so and the achievement will unlock (touch occasionally to prevent screen timeout). After the spider gets the candy, the level will auto-restart. Thanks to sirXjester on TA for the tip.

Weight Loser - 5
Lose candy 50 times

See "Calorie Minimizer."

Calorie Minimizer - 10
Lose candy 200 times

You need to lose a total of 200 candies. Losing them simply means having them go off screen (top or bottom, sides do not count). The best level to grind this on is 3-1. Simply cut the only rope holding the candy. Make sure you let to candy go off screen and auto-restart itself. This will take a total of 5 minutes max.

Quick Finger - 5
Cut 3 ropes at once

See "Master Finger."

Master Finger - 15
Cut 5 ropes at once

For this achievement you need to cut 5 different ropes all at once and quickly. There are very few spots in the game that you can actually do this. The easiest place to get this is in Level 1-7, which has six centrally-located ropes holding one candy. Rapidly make a circular motion to slice all six ropes. This may take a few tries to get it to register correctly. Both the "Quick Finger" achievement and this one will unlock simultaneously if you do it correctly.

Tummy Teaser - 10
Have Om Nom open his mouth ten times in a row.

Om Nom is the green monster that you must get the candy into to complete the level. When the candy gets close to his mouth, he will open it. You need to get the candy close to his mouth ten times in row in one play of a single level for this achievement to unlock. You cannot let the candy fall-in to complete the level. This can be unlocked on many levels, but the easiest is on Level 1-7. From the start, quickly cut all the ropes, except the one on the bottom right (with the star next to it). The candy will fall and swing back-and-forth above the Om Nom causing him to open his mouth over and over. Just wait for the achievement to unlock. Thanks to Phazer89 on TA for this method!

Candy Juggler - 20
Keep the candy in the air for 30 seconds without ropes or bubbles

You need to keep the candy floating in the air without touching any ropes or bubbles, and without going off screen. This is tricky, but luckily there exist a few spots to get it fairly easily. Try Level 2-23. From the start, cut the two ropes holding the candy VERY quickly so it falls straight down. Then keep using the bottom puffer to blow it back upwards. It is important to cut the two ropes with a very quick swipe or else the candy will fall ever-so-slightly crooked and you wont be able to keep it airborne for 30 seconds. Thanks to AP E JC on TA for finding this location!

Romantic Soul - 10
Reunite 100 candies

Candies can only be reunited on World 5: Valentine Box, where each level begins with two halves of the candy that you must first join together before feeding it to the monster. The best level to grind this achievement is on 5-1. Simply cut to the two upper ropes with a single swipe and let the candy halves reunite. As soon as they do, restart the level and repeat until the achievement unlocks. This will take only a couple minutes to grind.

Magician - 10
Drop candy into magic hats 200 times

Candies can only be dropped into magic hats in World 4: Magic Box. Each time a candy enters a any color of magic hat counts towards this achievement. The best level to grind this achievement is 4-16. From the start of the level, just cut the rope and let the candy do the rest. It will get stuck in the green magic hats indefinitely. Occasionally the candy may fall out. If it does, just keep repeating the method until the achievement unlocks. This will take a total of 5 minutes or less.

[Arsenic 17]

GUIDE UPDATES:

11/9/12 - Guide created and nearly complete. I may add some videos for some of the miscellaneous achievements soon.
12/27/12 - Added information about using macros to help complete the game.
1/9/12 - Added note to beginning of the guide about the achievements not being live yet.
1/22/13 - Game updated. Servers are now live. Happy achievement hunting! Also updated price of game. It is $4.99.
1/31/13 - Added the colored tiles.

[Ellie10]

I only see the free version, which isn't unlocking achievements (or appear to have any). Is there something you have to buy/do to get this to work?

[Arsenic 17]

Originally Posted by Ellie10

I only see the free version, which isn't unlocking achievements (or appear to have any). Is there something you have to buy/do to get this to work?

Sorry the achievements are not LIVE-yet. And they may never actually become so. This guide is mostly a port over from the Windows Phone version which does have achievements. I will update the guide for now. Thanks for the reminder.

[Ellie10]

Originally Posted by Arsenic 17

Sorry the achievements are not LIVE-yet. And they may never actually become so. This guide is mostly a port over from the Windows Phone version which does have achievements. I will update the guide for now. Thanks for the reminder.

OK, thanks for the quick reply

[Easy Down]

Game was updated and it is Live enabled now, but can't sign in yet.

[Arsenic 17]

Originally Posted by Easy Down

Game was updated and it is Live enabled now, but can't sign in yet.

I am not seeing the update yet. Hopefully that means this is getting closer to release for W8.

[Easy Down]

Originally Posted by Arsenic 17

I am not seeing the update yet. Hopefully that means this is getting closer to release for W8.

Try to reinstall, it will download an updated version.
I can't sign in yet, dunno if it's my connection or in the game itself.

[Arsenic 17]

oh its not that I didn't believe you. I may try and reinstall. Is it still free? I doubt servers will come online quickly. Will update guide when they do. Please post back If you get it working. Thanks.

[Pteppic]

Originally Posted by Easy Down

Try to reinstall, it will download an updated version.
I can't sign in yet, dunno if it's my connection or in the game itself.

I have the same problem so it's not your connection

[ToKeN2k6]

Yup, I can't sign in either. Have 729 stars (that my son got) so I am really not wanting to uninstall / re-install. I know in the other thread I'd say I have no fear, but when I told my kid about the possibility he'd lose all his progress, the look on his face was soooo sad! I hope they fix it soon or something. I'm expecting a bevy of achievements to pop!

[drkltus2]

Every win8 game has this issue now. Just wait and it will be fixed

[Ellie10]

Its working now, with the new update

[Arsenic 17]

Originally Posted by Ellie10

Its working now, with the new update

Thanks. updated the guide. Cheers.

[yamayamayaamaa]

Can you make a note on which achievements can be done in the demo version pleeeeeease?

Great job on the guide Arsenic.

[SHiiFT]

keeps telling me to buy more levels ?! do i need to wtf i thought it was free

[Arsenic 17]

Originally Posted by SHiiFT

keeps telling me to buy more levels ?! do i need to wtf i thought it was free

a few levels are free. $4.99 for the whole game....

[x Jameooooooooo]

Originally Posted by Arsenic 17

a few levels are free. $4.99 for the whole game....

false advertising really it dose say free

[ToKeN2k6]

All my progress got wiped after the most recent update. So nothing instantly popped for me, which is a bummer. Oh well! Wonder if this happened to anybody else..

[drkltus2]

nice guide helped me complete the game

[Arsenic 17]

Did anyone try and earn achievements in the trial? I forgot to test this. But if they are enabled from my count you can earn 75 gamerscore for free.

Rope Cutter 5G
Rope Cutter Maniac 10G
Ultimate Rope Cutter 20 G
Bubble Popper 5G
Bubble Master 15G
Weight Loser 5G
Calorie Minimizer 10G
Quick Finger 5G

Tummy Teaser may also be possible. Cant find a location for it though.

[Gun-Nut]

Originally Posted by Arsenic 17

Did anyone try and earn achievements in the trial? I forgot to test this. But if they are enabled from my count you can earn 75 gamerscore for free.

Thought I would give it a shot since 75G is not bad for free and I managed to unlock Quick Finger so I would assume you can get all the achievements you listed.

Edit:

Hour later and 85G up for free! You can get Tummy Teaser on 1-4 just don't cut the rope on the right.

[littlejay]

Got my 200g pretty quick. Already played it on my phone.

[XPL1C1T GAM3R]

how do you use the macro?

[Kairi]

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