Hivory Towers, a sprawling huge factory situated in Shipwreck Creek, is a central location within the first Yooka-Laylee game. Owned by the cunning and manipulative antagonist Capital B, the factory’s name is a clever play-on-words that combines the phrases Ivory Towers and hive. While Ivory Towers refers to a state of seclusion for the pursuit of knowledge, the phrase hive alludes to the fact that bees live in a hive-like structure. Also, the majority of the game’s action takes place within the vast expanse of Hivory Towers, which comprises five different themed worlds that can be accessed through Grand Tomes. These huge magical books, which require a certain amount of Pagies to unlock, transport players to unique and exciting worlds. Furthermore, the player can expand each Grand Tome by standing on its podium and using additional Pagies to unlock new sections withing the word. As players navigate through the various sectors of Hivory Towers, they will come face-to-face with the game’s second antagonist, Dr. Quack. Host of the popular game show, Dr. Quack’s Quack-Fire Quiz, the vice-president Dr. Quack challenges players to answer a series of questions. Each correct answer grants the player points and advances them further on the board. However, an incorrect answer or failure to answer within the allotted time will result in a loss of life and potential defeat. Once players have collected any one hundred Pagies they can access Capital B’s office, where the last battle against Capital B takes place. Interestingly, Hivory Towers mimics some of the gameplay features found in Banjo-Kazooie, such as Dr. Quack’s Quiz which is similar to Grunty’s Furnace Fun or Capital B’s dialogue that appears after some time.
» Hivory Towers in Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
In Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, the factory Hivory Towers returns, serving as the spawn point for players as they embark on their adventure through Royal Stingdom. Situated opposite of Shipwreck Creek, Hivory Towers acts as the gathering spot for Queen Phoebee and her Royal Beettalion Guards, who have been rescued by Yooka and Laylee from other Grand Tomes. While Hivory Towers retains its iconic presence in the game, the entrance leading to the main area with the big golden Capital B statue is no longer functional, making it impossible for the protagonists to enter. However, players can explore a new part of Hivory Towers, aptly named the Impossible Lair, through a Grand Tome found in front of the entrance door. The Impossible Lair serves as the final world in Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair and can be accessed at any point, although it’s not recommended without having enough saved bees of the Royal Beettalion Guards, as the lair is notoriously difficult to conquer. Furthermore, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair offers a special challenge for players in the form of the Golden Try Tonic. This Tonic is granted to players who successfully complete Capital B’s Impossible Lair on their first attempt. However, if a player fails to overcome the challenge on their initial try, they must create a new save file to unlock it.
» List of Collectibles
PAGIES
Pagie #01: The first Pagie of Hivory Towers is located at the top the golden Capital B statue in the center of the first room. Simply, jump from platform to platform to reach the top of Capital B’s head, where you can pick up the Pagie and enter the first world Tribalstack Tropics.
Pagie #02: Near the Grand Tome of Tribalstack Tropics, there is a Pagie locked in a cage next to some torches in the Forest Area. In order to free him perform Yooka’s Slurp Shot technique and slurp up one of the Fire Berries to light up the torches and spell out the word Pagie.
Pagie #03: This Pagie can be found inside the red heat pipe that is located above the Grand Tome of Tribalstack Tropics. Climb up to the pipe and look for a glass wall that you can break by using the Reptile Rush technique, allowing you to enter it and snatch the Pagie inside.
Pagie #04: In the section where you have got the Pagie at the top of the big golden Capital B statue, there’s a Pagie inside a burning pipe. To get it break open the wooden box behind the Capital B statue and use Yooka’s Slurp Shot on the Water Berries to put out the flames.
Pagie #05: In the Archives near the Grand Tome of Glitterglaze Glacier, a Pagie can be found behind the glass. Make your way through the maze by going through the correct doors in the order left door, right door above, right door and right door on the opposite to get this Pagie.
Pagie #06: This Pagie can be found above the Grand Tome of Glitterglaze Glacier and can be reached by jumping up a series of snow-covered pipes. Otherwise you can also use Laylee’s Flappy Flight technique and fly all the way up to the centered pipe to snatch the Pagie.
Pagie #07: Another Pagie can be found in the area of Glitterglaze Glacier’s Grand Tome and is being blown between two red pipes. Either enter the left or right pipe and wait for the Pagie to fly in your direction, whereupon you must perform the Glide technique in time to grab it.
Pagie #08: On the right side of Glitterglaze Glacier’s Grand Tome there is a slippery slope that has a Pagie on the top. Walk past the Security Cameras and look for a beehive that you can use with Yooka’s Slurp State to become sticky, allowing you to roll up the slope to the Pagie.
Pagie #09: In the Waterworks, where you can the Grand Tome of Moodymaze Marsh, there is a caged Pagie underwater. Perform the Buddy Bubble to press the switch on the ground and complete the Hoop Challenge before the time runs out to open the cage and get the Pagie.
Pagie #10: In the Waterworks, next to the Grand Tome of Moodymaze Marsh there is a caged Pagie that you can free by using the Buddy Slam on the nearby switch. Once done, the Pagie flees, whereupon you must dive underwater and try to catch him by appearing below him.
Pagie #11: Near the Grand Tome of Moodymaze Marsh, there is a small prison with a security camera above that locks its door once you come too close. Simply use Yooka’s Camo Cloak technique learnt in Capital Cashino to pass the prison’s security camera and get the Pagie.
Pagie #12: This Pagie can be found in the Novel Hovel building that is located near the Grand Tome of Galleon Galaxy. Inside the building, there are six books that you have to push on the right buttons by using Yooka’s Slurp technique in order to open the cage that holds a Pagie.
Pagie #13: To get this Pagie, walk past the Grand Tome of Capital Cashino and look for a pile of books located on the left side. Now jump up the pile and perform the Reptile Rush against the first book to start a domino effect that presses a switch and opens the door of a Pagie.
Pagie #14: In Rextro’s Arcade Room that is near the Archive, there is a huge Arcade Machine that holds a Pagie behind the damaged glass. Simply climb up the Arcade Machine and use Laylee’s Sonar Splosion to break the screen, allowing you to enter it and pick up the Pagie.
Pagie #15: In front of Galleon Galaxy’s Grand Tome, use the Flappy Flight technique to enter the pipe located on the left side. In this section, there is a short track filled with laser grids and blockades, where you have to reach the end in time to be rewarded with another Pagie.
Pagie #16: This Pagie can be found by heading through a toxic gas-filled pipe located before a security camera door that leads to Capital Cashino. To make it through the pipe, you must use the Sonar Shield technique learnt in Galleon Galaxy and reach the end to find a Pagie.
Pagie #17: Follow the path, where you have learnt the Flappy Flight technique and look for a tunnel that is located high above the right wall. In the next room, try to pop all balloons in the air and pick up the golden letters to spell out the word Pagie and open the cage of a Pagie.
Pagie #18: On the opposite of the Galleon Galaxy’s Grand Tome, there is a huge honeycomb shaped door with a long passage next to Vendi. On the other side of the pipe there is a giant fan with a Pagie tied up that you can reach by using the Reptile Rush technique repeatedly.
EXTRAS
Power Extender: The Power Extender of Hivory Towers can be found in the first room with the golden Capital B statue. Use the platforms to make all your way up to the statue’s head and perform the Buddy Slam technique on the nose to break it and reveal the Power Extender.
