Sand Loop Level 304 Solution Walkthrough

Sand Loop Level 304 Guide: The Sliced Apple Puzzle

We are looking at a classic fruit study here. Sand Loop Level 304 presents a pixel art "Sliced Red Apple." It’s not a speed level, but it is definitely an inventory management headache. You have a very tall, narrow stack on the left and a dense block of unknown variables on the right. This is a logic puzzle disguised as a painting task.

The artwork itself is split down the middle. The left half is the bright Red skin of the apple. The right half is the White interior flesh. To top it off, you have two Green leaves, a Yellow upper background, and a tricky Dark Red strip at the bottom (the table or shadow).

Your main enemy here isn't the timer; it's the Mystery Cups hiding in the bottom right corner. You cannot plan for them, which means you need to keep your conveyor belt flexible.

Sand Loop Level 304 Solution: Anatomy of the Apple

Look closely at the top canvas. This isn't just a big red blob. The segmentation is strict.

Primary Colors: You need a massive amount of Red for the left side and White for the right side.
The Background Trap: The background is Yellow, but notice the floor? That strip is Dark Red. This is crucial. Dark Red cups are rare in your supply tray. If you mistakenly pour Dark Red into the main apple body (thinking it's shadow or shading), you will fail the level because you won't have enough left for the floor.
The Leaf Detail: The Green leaves are distinct and sit right at the top. You often get access to Green cups early, but you can't paint the leaves until the background behind them is settled or if the game logic allows top-down painting. Usually, in Sand Loop, you paint bottom-up or layer-by-layer.
Danger Zones: The pixel boundary between the Red skin and White flesh is straight. A sloppy pour here can bleed Red into the White zone. You need to use single taps for the boundary line.

Tackling the Mystery Block in Sand Loop Level 304

The defining obstacle of Level 304 is the cluster of Mystery Cups (grey cups with white question marks) dominating the bottom right quadrant of your tray.

These cups are nasty. In normal levels, you look at the bottom of a stack and say, "Okay, I need to clear these three yellows to get to that red." Here, you can't do that. You don't know what color is inside the Mystery Cup until you clear the cup above it.

This forces a reactive playstyle. You cannot pre-plan your entire queue. If you have 4 slots filled on your conveyor belt (4/5 capacity) and you unlock a Mystery Cup that turns out to be a color you don't need right now (like Green for the leaves when you are still working on the red body), you are in trouble. You have to put it on the belt, filling your last slot (5/5), and creating a deadlock.

The strategy? Always keep two empty slots on your conveyor belt when digging into the Mystery Block. Never fill up to 4/5 if your next move involves a question mark.

Sand Loop Level 304 Step-by-Step Walkthrough

The tray is divided into two distinct sections: the tall twin towers on the left and the squat, blocked-up warehouse on the right. Here is the dependency chain to clear this mess.

1. The Dark Red Opener

Your very first moves should focus on the Dark Red cups sitting at the top of the stacks. You have one on the far top-left and two on the top-right.

The bottom of the canvas is a Dark Red strip. Get these cups onto the belt immediately to lay the foundation.
Do not use the standard Red cups yet. If you pour bright Red first, it might overlay the bottom strip area, wasting paint. Prioritize the darker shade for the "floor."

2. Splitting the Difference (Red vs. White)

Once the floor is done, the apple body begins. This is where the tray layout gets annoying.

The left stack has a good mix of Red and White, but they are alternating.
The right stack has Green and Dark Red blocking the way to the Yellow and White below.
You need to alternate your taps. Tap a Red from the right side, then a White from the left side. You are essentially building the apple's two halves simultaneously. Do not try to finish the "Red Skin" side completely before starting the "White Flesh" side. The cups are too intermingled for that. You have to build the apple row by row, rising up like a 3D printer.

3. Managing the Loop Cups

You will notice several cups have circular arrows on them (Green on the left, Yellow/Red on the right). These are Cycle Cups.

In this specific level configuration, these cups often act as blockers that refill or change state. Treat them as high-priority targets. If a Cycle Cup is available and matches a color you need (even partially), use it.
Leaving a Cycle Cup sitting on top of a stack prevents you from seeing or accessing the cups below it. If you have a Green Cycle cup blocking a column, and you need the White cup underneath it for the apple slice, you might have to dump the Green paint into a "dummy" spot or just hold it on the belt until the leaves are ready. This is risky but necessary.

4. Cracking the Mystery Cluster

By the time you reach the middle of the apple, you will have cleared the top layers of the right side, exposing the Mystery Cups.

Slow down. Stop tapping rhythmically. Tap one Mystery Cup. See what color it reveals.
If it is Yellow, great. That's for the background. You can likely pour it immediately if the apple body is high enough.
If it is Green, hold it. You need that for the leaves, which are the final step.
If it reveals a color you absolutely cannot use, check your conveyor belt capacity. If you have space, load it. If not, you might need to burn a different color on the canvas just to free up a slot.

5. The Leaf and Background Finale

The final phase is the Yellow background and Green leaves.

The left-hand columns usually hide a stash of Yellow cups near the bottom. You will likely finish the apple body and still be hunting for background paint.
Focus heavily on clearing the left columns completely to access that deep reserve of Yellow.
The Green leaves are the very last thing to paint. Ensure the Yellow background behind the leaves is filled before you place the final Green pixels, otherwise, the Yellow might overwrite your leaf work.

Keep your slots open, respect the Dark Red floor, and don't let the Mystery Cups panic you into clogging your belt. Good luck.

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