A complete walkthrough for Part 28 of Shovel Knight, guiding you through the Flying Machine level, its enemies, secrets, and boss.
Walkthrough
- 1Start by jumping off the jellyfish to a ladder and heading up.
- 2Jump across falling blue platforms, riding the fourth one down to a ladder.
- 3Jump into the fan, break the upper-left wall to find a chest.
- 4Bounce off the jellyfish (when not sparking), land on a blue platform, and jump to a chest. If you miss, go down the ladder and try again.
- 5Kill the second jellyfish, destroy dirt, and climb the next ladder.
- 6Defeat the Wind Mage by shooting its green orb. Kill beetles to the left and jump through fake walls, collecting hidden gems. Break the lower-left wall to find a hidden room.
- 7In the hidden room, collect a Troupple Fish and use fans to kill jellyfish and reach a chest. Return to the previous screen.
- 8Head up, kill the mage if present, and proceed to the next screen with a constant wind stream to the right.
- 9Drop down, kill a beetle, break dirt for gems, and break the left wall for more gems.
- 10Jump off a jellyfish for a higher gem, land by a gem deposit, and kill the hovering propeller knight.
- 11Bounce off the next jellyfish to an upper-right ledge, grabbing red gems. Collect a pink gem behind a statue. Drop down and proceed to the first checkpoint.
- 12To the right, fight the Axe Knight, avoiding its long-range attacks and flips.
- 13In the next screen, follow giant cannonballs to the upper area for a gem deposit. Bounce on small cannonballs to a block of dirt.
- 14In the next screen, use giant cannonballs. Kill the propeller knight and pass spikes (use Phase Locket if needed). Use alternating upward cannons as platforms to continue down.
- 15In the room with helicopter rats, kill them and break the dirt block on the far left (behind fake walls) for a gem as you fall.
- 16Use alternating cannons firing from below to find upper platforms and reach a chest. Break dirt and use cannons to jump left and downward.
- 17In the dark, large area, an Airship mini-boss will appear. Jump when it slams down, hit its bombs back at it, and attack its side. Repeat until it's defeated.
- 18Use a cannonball to reach the checkpoint. Break upper and lower walls to the right for a chest and food.
- 19Use a cannonball to reach a ladder. Near the ledge, use a propeller knight's wind to cross a gap to another ladder.
- 20Climb the ladder and fall down while pressing RIGHT to reach a window leading to a secret area.
- 21Head up, collect gems, and watch out for wind streams by spikes.
Tips
- Use the falling blue platforms carefully; they only last a second.
- The Wind Mage's orb splits, so position yourself below it to avoid its shots.
- The propeller knight can blow you off ledges, so be cautious near edges.
- The Axe Knight has a long reach; fight it in the middle of an area.
- Use the Phase Locket to bypass spikes if necessary.
- The Airship mini-boss requires precise timing to hit its bombs back and attack.
- Look for fake walls to discover hidden areas and gems.
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