Time bomb: Difference between revisions

The '''time bomb''', also known as '''dynamite''', is an [[item]] introduced in [[Chip's Challenge 2]]. When [[Chip]] or [[Melinda]] leaves a tile with a time bomb and no [[no sign]] on it, the time bomb will count down for about 4.3 seconds before exploding; it does not matter whether the player dropped the item (e.g. if the player [[teleport]]ed).

The explosion is a 5x5 square centered at the time bomb, excluding the corners. The explosion will destroy all tiles which are on the top layer inside its radius except for [[steel wall]]s, [[socket]]s, [[logic gate]]s, and [[wire]]. Assuming there is only floor underneath, [[block|dirt blocks]], [[directional block]]s, [[monster]]s, and active time bombs will leave [[fire]] when destroyed, [[ice block]]s will leave water when destroyed. Objects on top of [[clone machine]]s will be destroyed, but the clone machine itself will be unharmed. [[Canopy|Canopies]] will be destroyed, but whatever lies underneath will be unharmed. Monsters will only "protect" the [[terrain]] under them; items, [[no sign]]s, and [[thin wall]]s will always be removed, except under a canopy.

If a [[trap]], a [[clone machine]], or a [[flame jet]] is destroyed by a time bomb, any buttons linking to it will stop working entirely; they will not be "redirected" to the next trap, clone machine or flame jet.

If a monster, a bowling ball or a [[player mimic]] drops a time bomb, it will not be activated. Instead, it can be picked up again by Chip or Melinda and dropped elsewhere.

An active time bomb will kill Chip or Melinda if they touch it, and can be destroyed by a [[bowling ball]]. It can also hold down [[button]]s.

== Inventory ==

After being dropped by Chip or Melinda, it inherits a copy of the player's inventory, both keys and locks. It cannot use [[keys]] (i.e. [[lock]]s are [[acting wall]]s to it, like for [[dirt block]]s) but it can use the items (allowing it to [[Lightning bolt|turn on wires]], [[hook|pull blocks]], or [[flippers|survive]] in water, for example). Under ordinary circumstances, this will have no visible impact; the time bomb essentially behaves like a [[dirt block]] with an inventory for its brief existence. However, there are some special cases, detailed below.

If a time bomb is dropped while on [[force floor]]s, and the player doesn't have [[suction boots]], the time bomb will slide, following the force floor path. It will also slide on any ice tiles and teleports it encounters along the way. The countdown will only begin when the time bomb has stopped sliding; as a side effect, if the slide leads to an [[acting wall]], the countdown will never begin unless the wall is somehow removed. Time bombs will not slide if dropped directly on ice, however, nor if the player has [[suction boots]] when dropping it.

A time bomb will be destroyed in [[water]] (unless it has [[flippers]]), [[fire]] and open [[flame jet]]s (unless it has [[fire boots]]), [[slime]], [[bomb]]s and [[green bomb]]s. It can slide onto [[gravel]] but [[dirt]] is an [[acting wall]] to it, regardless of whether it has [[hiking boots]] or not. It can also enter fake [[green wall]]s, and can be affected by [[no sign]]s. [[Transmogrifier]]s have no impact on it, and it cannot enter [[clone machine]]s or pick up other items.