Newly revealed Commander Keen 6 glitch?
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 20:47
Hi all,
It's possible that a new Commander Keen glitch has just been found out. It's a bit complicated to reproduce, uses the impossible bullet trick in the way.
UPDATE: I've figured out a bit later that a bit different variant of it can reproduced on an original Keen 6 level, and not just a customized level. See a later post for details, also with pics.
In order to reproduce it, you should be in some (customized) level with:
- A pole, ending with a gem holder right below it (not far, as shown in a screen shot soon).
- Some space above the pole so you're able to impossible-bullet and later go down the pole while riding.
Here are the steps with pics:
1. Make sure you have the relevant gem for the gem holder ready.
2. Trigger the impossible bullet trick right above the pole (you can do it higher if you can), and hold the "down" key.
3. Keep holding the "down" key so it'd appear like you're riding down on the pole in the rate of falling.
4. Now if things work as expected, you should land a bit above the gem holder and Keen would put the gem into it.
5. Finally, walk a bit to the left or the right. You'd fall and go through blocking tiles!
Well, first of all, about step 4, it's possible that it'd fail, and instead you'd just get stuck, not being able to move to anywhere. This case appears to not be found out for the first time, and may be reproduced without the pole. It's possible that it tries to make Keen insert the gem and, due to a clipping issue, gets stuck.
Now, if step 4 is reproduced is expected, then what does trigger the ability to go through blocking tiles? Well, on the technical side, in general, while Keen is riding a pole, "no clip" is turned on (yes just like that cheat). And when Keen lands on the holder in the middle of riding the pole, it looks like the program "forgets" to turn off "no clip", thus triggering the glitch.
It's possible that a new Commander Keen glitch has just been found out. It's a bit complicated to reproduce, uses the impossible bullet trick in the way.
UPDATE: I've figured out a bit later that a bit different variant of it can reproduced on an original Keen 6 level, and not just a customized level. See a later post for details, also with pics.
In order to reproduce it, you should be in some (customized) level with:
- A pole, ending with a gem holder right below it (not far, as shown in a screen shot soon).
- Some space above the pole so you're able to impossible-bullet and later go down the pole while riding.
Here are the steps with pics:
1. Make sure you have the relevant gem for the gem holder ready.
2. Trigger the impossible bullet trick right above the pole (you can do it higher if you can), and hold the "down" key.
3. Keep holding the "down" key so it'd appear like you're riding down on the pole in the rate of falling.
4. Now if things work as expected, you should land a bit above the gem holder and Keen would put the gem into it.
5. Finally, walk a bit to the left or the right. You'd fall and go through blocking tiles!
Well, first of all, about step 4, it's possible that it'd fail, and instead you'd just get stuck, not being able to move to anywhere. This case appears to not be found out for the first time, and may be reproduced without the pole. It's possible that it tries to make Keen insert the gem and, due to a clipping issue, gets stuck.
Now, if step 4 is reproduced is expected, then what does trigger the ability to go through blocking tiles? Well, on the technical side, in general, while Keen is riding a pole, "no clip" is turned on (yes just like that cheat). And when Keen lands on the holder in the middle of riding the pole, it looks like the program "forgets" to turn off "no clip", thus triggering the glitch.