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Being from the first three worlds, the differences in the Magic Crafters world are relatively minimal at this point in development. Perhaps one of the most unexpected changes in this prototype, however, came in the form of the Blowhard boss fight at the end of this world.

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==Differences==
===Magic Crafters Home===
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[[File:Spyro-Jun15-MagicCraftersRoom.png|200px|right]]
* Like the other worlds, a balloonist can be found behind where you enter the level. In this case, the presence of the balloonist explains why the ledge juts out slightly, even in the final game.
* The first two rooms are lit with bllue lighting instead of a warmer yellow lighting.
* Much of the level's lighting was slightly brighter and warmer in the final game.
* The section housing Alpine Cliffs and High Caves contains an empty room decorated in the same sun and moon patterns seen in Wizard's Peak - this area does not exist at all in the retail build, the entrance to it being closed off and merged with the rest of the platform.
* Crystal Flight's portal frame has a soft pink tint as opposed to the light blue colour seen in the retail build - the surrounding lighting in the area where the portal is located is changed to correspond to this.
* The staff wielding druid enemies make slightly different sounds upon being defeated.

===Alpine Cliffs===
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Alpine Ridge has the name ''Alpine Cliffs'' in this version.
* Due to a rendering error, one of the large enemies in the caves at the end of the level can actually be seen from behind by turning around at the start of the level.
* The platform by the exit vortex was extended in final, making the glide to the egg thief section easier.
* The platforms holding firework chests are slightly further apart in this build.

===High Caves===
[[File:Spyro-Jun15-SmallBeetle.png|200px|right]]
* Due to a rendering error, landing on the first moving pedestal will cause the entire level model to disappear. Landing on the second pedestal will force the level to re-render, though.
* There are several flags placed around the level which never appeared in the final.
* All fiaries in the level use an earlier, goofier appearance. This applies to both the fairy that provides the power-up and the fairies that stop you from falling.
[[File:Spyro-Jun15-Flags.png|200px|right]]
* Instead of providing Spyro with an upgraded flaming ability, the fairy at the end of the cave waves her wand and temporarily causes all beetles in the cave to shrink to a size small enough for Spyro to defeat with his charge.
** A particle effect emanates from the fairy's wand and around the beetles, similar in appearance to the particle effect that surrounds Sparx when he's blue.
* The area with one of the egg thieves and several pools of water had some slight texture changes to the ground.
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===Wizard Peak===
* In the final game, there's an egg thief on a very slim ledge atop one of the platforms. Normally, this theif does not move from their precarious position, as that'd make them harder to catch. In this build, the thief has a reckless regard for safety and still tries to run away from the player despite being so close to the edge - this can make it tricker to catch.

===Blowhard===
* At the start of the level a dialogue prompt (using dialogue ID 40) pops up:

 THIS BOSS SEEMS TO KEEP
 HIS MAGIC UNDER HIS HAT.
 THAT MAY BE THE SECRET.
 SO WATCH CLOSELY.

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* The format of the fight is quite a bit different - Blowhard is attacked in the same way as he normally is, but additionally he impedes the player by placing hats on all of the enemies in the level. These hats make the enemy invincible until the hat itself is flamed off their heads.
[[File:Spyro-Jun15-WizardHats.png|200px|right]]
** When the hat is removed, the enemy remains frozen and cannot attack. It is unknown if this is intentional or the result of unfinished programming.
* All of the small green magicians have been replaced by large blue ones.
* There are extra doors inside the cave which are supposed to lower when the druids are defeated. For some reason they don't always lower, however, preventing the player from continuing.
* There is no extra room in the middle of the cave containing Altair. Instead, a dragon is placed outside on the wooden walkway and is visible from the area where you first attack Blowhard.
** Furthermore, according to the inventory, this level has two dragons present in it as opposed to only one. Based on the unused dragon names present in the code, this second dragon likely corresponds to the unused name "FINLAY".

===Crystal Flight===
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* The player is given 20 seconds instead of 25.
* The fairies take on an entirely different appearance, matching the ones seen in High Caves and Night Flight in this version.
* The water is filled with quite a few more crystals in this build.