Picture it: Sunken City 7-3, and you've just been stunned by a sticky trap. The all important bow and arrow which act as your ticket into the Cosmic Ocean have slipped out of your grasp and fallen into the gaping void left by a regenerating block you whipped earlier, on your way up. "No!" you exclaim in horror as your mind processes the inevitable consequences of this terrible blunder. You frantically mash your keyboard, hoping, praying that you can escape the trap just in time to rescue your charge from a narrow brush with complete and total annihilation. But it is all in vain as, before your eyes, the bow and your chances of a successful 7-99 run are crushed beneath the cold hard hammer of fate.

Luckily for you, however, this guide will help you through the next steps to get you back on track and on the road to recovery.

Go and cry in a dark room for a while. The bow is gone, and so are your hopes and dreams, mercilessly destroyed by the treacherous hell we call Spelunky 2. This can be hard to accept, but it is all part of moving on in the cruel cycle of life. Keep looking forward, soldier.

If this guide has helped you, feel free to refer back to it on your next run, as the same tragedy will undoubtedly occur again. I'd wish you a good day, but you chose to play Spelunky 2, so only God can help you now, really. I hope you know what you're getting yourself into.