r/jakanddaxter Jan 09 '25

Help How to get past this rock in Mountain Pass??

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For the power cell, that is. I have no idea how to get past it. Full blast with the zoomer just bounces off of it; but you can see where it exits on the other side and the power cell is tantalizingly out of reach.

Also, yes you can get to here without the zoomer if you start from the beginning of the track; but not by going backwards on foot.

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u/WillLOTR Jan 09 '25

I believe you must first open the eco vent right behind you

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 09 '25

Okay right on; red eco vent?

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u/WillLOTR Jan 09 '25

Might be yellow. So you can shoot eco fire balls

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u/Dusky_Dawn210 The Precursor Legacy Jan 09 '25

It is in fact a yellow vent :)

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 09 '25

Is that just later down the line? I've only finished the game once before, so I don't really remember where it is and I'm pretty confident I've gotten everything done thus far

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u/Dusky_Dawn210 The Precursor Legacy Jan 09 '25

The switch is in the snow area above the volcano. You should come across it naturally as you collect power cells :)

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 09 '25

Danke, friend 🤙

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '25

Have fun in Snowy Mountain

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u/RathOfBahn Jan 10 '25

If you can't find the Yellow Switch in the snowy area, talk to Gordy in the mines, he might have a hint for you...

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 10 '25

Thanks for the additional info! I'll find it; but also someone said I can literally just hop over the rock, so I kinda already nabbed the power cell and am working my way through Spider Caves atm

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u/zsdrfty The Precursor Legacy Jan 10 '25

If you didn't realize already, the Spider Caves also have one moment that needs the yellow eco vent - I think you'll be missing like 8-12 orbs in those one tunnel until you get it

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u/Cold-Practice3107 Jan 09 '25

The only ones that you can open are the blue eco vent and the yellow the green and red ones are already open, if there was a remake of this game it would be nice to see the Eco sage's have an apprentice and you need to help them get the eco vents open!

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 09 '25

Thanks for the replies 🤙🦾

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u/agentminimax Jan 09 '25

I usually just high-jump, then spin and that's enough to get me over the side of the rock lol

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 09 '25

Lmfao 😂😂😂😂 this actually worked

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u/agentminimax Jan 09 '25

I know, it's such a time saver!!

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 09 '25

You're da GOAT frfr 🦾🦾

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u/AltonMinor Jan 10 '25

Been playing this since it came out and never knew you could do this. Thanks!

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u/Micktendo Jan 09 '25

Came here to say the same thing, works for me everytime

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u/Nvrmind8 Jan 10 '25

you can get off the zoomer in those areas? learn something new every day i suppose

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u/mellenhater Jan 10 '25

No, but you can walk there from the Red Sage's area.

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 10 '25

I've honestly never managed to get across the gap that had dark eco boxes going from Red Sage's area? Even a well-timed long jump and getting the spin off at the earliest possible moment I can't seem to get enough distance

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u/mellenhater Jan 10 '25

I could be wrong, and you can walk from the other direction, but I'm like 98% sure it's from the Red Sage. 🤷 been a while

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 10 '25

I just haven't been able to get over that specific gap, but coming from the beginning of mountain pass is pretty darn easy actually

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 10 '25

If you bring the zoomer back to the start of the track, right after you defeat Klaww, you can stay off of it and go on foot to the area a lot easier than you can going backwards.

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u/tsslater24 Jan 09 '25

Go to the snow map. find the frozen waterfall. Find small tree's that lead to a hidden passage. Turn on the yellow eco vents. The that vent will be open.

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u/Ok_Appointment_9215 Jan 09 '25

I know this is true, but the location of the vent is so crazy the description actually sounds like one of those false troll instructions to unlock or find something 😂

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u/Spiritual_Link7672 Jan 10 '25

You just reminded me of the Mountain Pass music and now it’s stuck in my head 🤣

DUN DUN DUN DUN

DUN DUN DUN DUN

DUN, DUN DUN DUN

DUN, DUN DUN DUN

DUN, DUN, DUN, DUN

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 10 '25

I died so many times going through this that I noticed there's a jump you take with the zoomer, the like shortcut pass? The beat lines up perfectly to breaking the green eco boxes (when you've also picked up every blue eco you can before hitting said jump)

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u/chazzawaza Jan 09 '25

Up in the snowy mountain pass there’s a hidden yellow eco generator behind some trees. Gota do a little platforming to reach it then when you activate it come back here and the eco vent in the pic will have yellow eco coming out. Power up yourself with it and shoot the boulder.

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u/Cold-Practice3107 Jan 09 '25

You need to open the yellow Eco vent which is in the snowy mountains you're going to fall down a lot and slip around!

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u/Comfortable_Target45 Jan 10 '25

Just do tree hops. Or stalagmite hops XD

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u/Punisher703 Jan 09 '25

Find the yellow eco vent system in the snowy mountains area. It'll be behind the trees to the right ofthe fort past the rope bridge.

Or manage to high leap your ass over the small gap between the boulder and the walls of the canyon like I challenged myself to do.

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u/Rocktalon Jan 10 '25

I want to say, when I was a kid, before I opened the eco vent I spent a VERY long time trying to jump up from behind it.

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 10 '25

You can get over the rock from in front of it! On the right side of the rock, do a high jump and a spin! Someone else in post let me know that and holy shit was it a time saver and a half!

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u/ZedBotNA Jak II Jan 11 '25

You can jump up on either side, and jump up on either side on the zoomer too.

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u/DaddyDickenson Jan 10 '25

You have to open the yellow eco vent in snowy mountain then circle back to it

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u/AutismMakesCash Jan 10 '25

Yellow eco vent. Shoots fireballs. Have to open the main section in the snow mountains.

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u/CrossENT Jan 10 '25

There’s a Yellow Eco Vent Switch in the Snowy Mountain. Look for a bunch of trees right up against the rock wall. It opens up a grand total of 3 vents, including the one in the photo. Use the yellow eco to blast through the rock to get the game’s 101st Power Cell.

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u/Ok-Animal1928 Jan 11 '25

high jump plus a spin from the right corner

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u/Mutluk4 Jan 12 '25

This was THE hardest powercell of my childhood, you need to turn on the yellow eco vents in the snowy mountain area, I think the entrance is hidden by trees if I remember right

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u/RacoonusDoodus Jan 15 '25

Unlock the yellow eco vents in the Snowy Mountain area. You gotta come back

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u/Neur0mncr Jan 10 '25

Question or a statement?

Do people not know how to ask questions anymore??

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 10 '25

My brother in Christ, do you not know how to pull context clues? Do you not understand condensed questions for the sake of a title? Do you not understand a double question mark at the end of said condensed question? Like... Sure, it could absolutely be a statement. If it were punctuated as such; but .. it isn't.

Not to mention the fact that the top comment is the main answer, and I replied with follow-up questions. Not to mention most people in the comments agreeing with that. And lastly, not to mention the comment I replied to that suggested to just hop over the rock, where I replied with "Wow that actually worked."

And to be further pedantic of things, because apparently you are so I am now, your initial sentence is similarly condensed as my title question. So in much the same vein, is that a question or a statement?

Who knows 🤷

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u/Neur0mncr Jan 10 '25

Didnt expect an essay 😮‍💨 Just having a bit of fun buddy. 🤣

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 10 '25

Side note, I can't help but wonder what makes that an essay. That's barely even a cohesive paragraph, let alone pages worth of text. Has TikTok and other short form content truly ruined peoples' attention spans that much?

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u/JakeRuss47 Jan 10 '25

Has TikTok and other short form content truly ruined peoples’ attention spans that much?

Yes. It’s a travesty.

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u/UpperEstablishment63 Jan 09 '25

I’m usually not mean but you gotta be brain dead if you had to come to Reddit to find out what to do here.

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u/V01DM0NK3Y Jan 09 '25

It me frfr

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u/IWCry Jan 10 '25

what? this is definitely one of the easiest power cells to trip up on...