so, fun fact, when i got done making this cave and played it for the first time, i somehow creeped myself out with all the falling fish. i accidentally made an almost scary cave and is my favorite creation :D
Really loving your content man! I was obsessed with Pikmin 2 so much as a kid and always thought about how cool it would be to make custom levels, so it's great to see there's a growing scene for ROM hacks of the game. Also sorry if this comes off as backseat-y but I had the Prima strategy guide for this game, and the "cheese strats" as you call it for the ranging bloister is actually not far off from the intended method, which is to have the captains split up into two groups on opposite ends of the boister and swap everytime it turns around. Probably would have come in handy in that very specific situation you were in!
This was so obnoxious to play. I didn't lose any Pikmin, it was way too easy for this rom hack and honestly not fun at all. It makes me sad because Shower Room is usually one of my favorite caves to go through, but this is just not it unfortunately.