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The '''Mouse Panel Glitch''' is a [[glitch]] in the [[MS ruleset]] of [[Chip's Challenge]]. It was first reported on November 29, 2002 by [[Anders Kaseorg]]. It has been used for speedrunning in three [[CCLP2]] levels to date, with the first being [[Captured]], where Kaseorg added 3 extra seconds. On the same day as that report, [[David Stolp]] also found it to be useful in [[Debug File]]. Since then, [[Madness II]] and [[Switch Hit]] have each had an extra second added to them, and it is possible to add .2 seconds to [[After the Rainstorm]] by using a slight variation. The Mouse Panel Glitch is not responsible for any additional seconds in CC1.
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The '''Mouse Panel Glitch''' is a [[glitch]] in the [[MS ruleset]] of [[Chip's Challenge]]. It was first reported on November 29, 2002 by [[Anders Kaseorg]], and has been used for [[Optimization|optimizing]] in numerous levels to date.
 
== Uses in official levels ==
Below is a list of levels in which the Mouse Panel Glitch can be used to save at least 1 second. There are none in [[Chip's Challenge 1|CC1]] or [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 1|CCLP1]], 3 in [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 2|CCLP2]], 6 in [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 3|CCLP3]], and 3 in [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 4|CCLP4]].
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! class="unsortable" | Set !! class="unsortable" | # !! Name
|-
| [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 2|CCLP2]] || 15 || [[Debug File]]
|-
| [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 2|CCLP2]] || 68 || [[Madness II]]
|-
| [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 2|CCLP2]] || 132 || [[Captured]]
|-
| [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 3|CCLP3]] || 10 || [[Annoying Wall]]
|-
| [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 3|CCLP3]] || 27 || [[Jumble]]
|-
| [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 3|CCLP3]] || 50 || [[Once Upon a Troubadour]]
|-
| [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 3|CCLP3]] || 116 || [[Mini Challenges]]
|-
| [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 3|CCLP3]] || 135 || [[Color Wheel]]
|-
| [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 3|CCLP3]] || 149 || [[Mr. McCallahan Presents]]
|-
| [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 4|CCLP4]] || 57 || [[Bisection]]
|-
| [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 4|CCLP4]] || 70 || [[Science Museum]]
|-
| [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 4|CCLP4]] || 125 || [[Beautiful Struggle]]
|}
 
The glitch can also be used in [[After the Rainstorm]] and [[Switch Hit]] to save [1] and [2], respectively.


== Explanation ==
== Explanation ==


The glitch applies when Chip is next to any block with any Chip-[[acting wall]] in the direction facing him: a [[thin wall]] must block Chip from moving onto the square, not the block from moving off. To use it, click the mouse on any square ''not'' on the same row or column which would result in Chip's next move being an attempt to enter the block's square. Assuming that the [[flick]] is a legal move, the flick will occur ''and'' Chip will move in the legal direction towards the clicked square, within one turn rather than two. If the flick is ''not'' a legal move, then a [[ram]] has been executed similarly.
The glitch applies when [[Chip]] is next to any block with any [[acting wall]] in the direction facing him: a [[thin wall]] must block Chip from moving onto the square, not the block from moving off. To use it, click the mouse on any square ''not'' on the same row or column which would result in Chip's next move being an attempt to enter the block's square. Assuming that the [[flick]] is a legal move, the flick will occur ''and'' Chip will move in the legal direction towards the clicked square, within one turn rather than two. If the flick is ''not'' a legal move, then a [[ram]] has been executed similarly.


== Variations ==
== Variations ==


If there are flickable or rammable blocks in ''both'' directions of the mouse click, then both blocks will get the treatment at the same time, using only one move rather than the two it would normally take. See [[User:Geochip1|Tyler Sontag]]'s level 316, ''So Totally Extremely Unfair'', for an example of how this variation works.
[[Ram]]s can also be executed using this glitch. Since this does not move the block, this variation is only useful when it is sliding on [[force floor]]s or [[ice]] and it cannot move because the space in front of it is an acting wall to the block. As just removing the obstacle will cause Chip to be flattened, Chip has to ram the block in order to remove the obstacle safely.


The second variation is referenced above, which allows the player to execute a ram using the glitch. Since this does not move the block, this variation is only useful when it is sliding on [[force floor]]s or [[ice]] and it cannot move because the space in front of it is a block-acting wall. As just removing the obstacle will cause Chip to be flattened, Chip has to ram the block in order to remove the obstacle safely.
Additionally, if there are flickable or rammable blocks in ''both'' directions of the mouse click, then both blocks will get the treatment at the same time, using only one move rather than the two it would normally take.


For solution use, this technique is not recommended because it makes it impossible for the click to be detected in a [[TWS]] recording. No "oof" sound occurs when this glitch is used unless it is of the first variation, since Chip actually attempts to move in the second direction. An [[AVI]] solution has no sound, but a mouse click can be seen; still, its exact effect may be unclear to some watchers.
For solution use, this technique is not recommended because it makes it impossible for the click to be detected in a [[TWS]] recording. No "oof" sound occurs when this glitch is used unless it is of the first variation, since Chip actually attempts to move in the second direction. An [[AVI]] solution has no sound, but a mouse click can be seen; still, its exact effect may be unclear to some watchers.
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[[File:Debug File - Mouse Panel Glitch.png]]
[[File:Debug File - Mouse Panel Glitch.png]]


The [[computer chip]] section of Debug File is shown above. The thin walls face R, L, R, L, R and L in forwards [[reading order]]. To get the blocks onto the [[water]] with the computer chips underneath, Chip must flick each block. If Chip clicks *D-L from [4, 2], although he has [[flippers]], this would cause the chip to be erased. Chip must click specifically *U-L, such that this is the result on the following turn:
The [[computer chip]] section of Debug File is shown above. The thin walls face R, L, R, L, R and L in forwards [[reading order]]. To get the blocks onto the [[water]] with the computer chips underneath, Chip must flick each block. If the player clicks [[Directional notation|*D-L]] from (4, 2), although he has [[flippers]], this would cause the chip to be erased. The player must click specifically *U-L, such that this is the result on the following turn:


[[File:Debug File - Mouse Panel Glitch, part 2.png]]
[[File:Debug File - Mouse Panel Glitch, part 2.png]]
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== Tools for easier use ==
== Tools for easier use ==


When using the mouse in any form, it will continue to carry Chip to the square clicked on until Chip runs into a wall. To avoid this, hit the keys ''firmly'' such that Chip's Challenge cannot read the mouse click beyond the time of its use. <!---Does this happen in Tile World? I never had trouble with this when I played Captured in Tile World, but it was very, very annoying in MS.--->
When using the mouse in any form, it will continue to carry Chip to the square clicked on until Chip runs into a wall. To avoid this, hit the keys ''firmly'' such that Chip's Challenge cannot read the mouse click beyond the time of its use.


An easy way to use the Mouse Panel Glitch in either MS or [[Tile World]] is to pull up a second game window in advance, pause the game when the glitch is ready to be used, and find a square Chip can click on by using the other window as a guide. Chip always stays in the center of the 9x9 visible [[grid]] unless that visible grid runs into the edge of the level, and a square 2R D from Chip in one window will remain 2R D from Chip as long as Chip stays at least four squares away from the border. After marking this square with his finger, the player can switch windows, move the cursor under the held finger, and the cursor will stand on the correct space.
An easy way to use the Mouse Panel Glitch in either MS or [[Tile World]] is to pull up a second game window in advance, pause the game when the glitch is ready to be used, and find a square you can click on by using the other window as a guide. Chip always stays in the center of the 9x9 viewport unless that viewport runs into the edge of the level, and a square 2R D from Chip in one window will remain 2R D from Chip as long as he stays at least four squares away from the border. After marking this square with their finger, the player can switch windows, move the cursor under the held finger, and the cursor will stand on the correct space.


This method was developed by [[Andrew Bennett]] to counteract the introduction of the MS pause screen into Tile World, which had not been seen in any previous Tile World versions and was added along with the programming that recreated the Mouse Panel Glitch.
This method was developed by [[Andrew Bennett]] to counteract the introduction of the MS pause screen into Tile World, which had not been seen in any previous Tile World versions and was added along with the programming that recreated the Mouse Panel Glitch.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* In all cases where this glitch is usable, the [[Button Smash Glitch]] can apply, depending on several circumstances, if the square the block drops onto is a [[button]].


* The earliest occurrences of this glitch were when the tile blocking Chip was a thin wall on Chip's side of the block; although it can apply to anything that acts as a wall to Chip, the thin wall (or ''panel'') is the best-known example and gives the glitch its name.
* In all cases where this glitch is usable, the [[Button Smash Glitch]] can apply, depending on several circumstances, if the square the block drops onto is a [[button]].
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Latest revision as of 05:34, 6 May 2021

Chip S.png This page describes a mechanic specific to the 1992 Microsoft port of Chip's Challenge (and anything that emulates it). It may not exist in any other Chip's Challenge game.

The Mouse Panel Glitch is a glitch in the MS ruleset of Chip's Challenge. It was first reported on November 29, 2002 by Anders Kaseorg, and has been used for optimizing in numerous levels to date.

Uses in official levelsEdit

Below is a list of levels in which the Mouse Panel Glitch can be used to save at least 1 second. There are none in CC1 or CCLP1, 3 in CCLP2, 6 in CCLP3, and 3 in CCLP4.

Set # Name
CCLP2 15 Debug File
CCLP2 68 Madness II
CCLP2 132 Captured
CCLP3 10 Annoying Wall
CCLP3 27 Jumble
CCLP3 50 Once Upon a Troubadour
CCLP3 116 Mini Challenges
CCLP3 135 Color Wheel
CCLP3 149 Mr. McCallahan Presents
CCLP4 57 Bisection
CCLP4 70 Science Museum
CCLP4 125 Beautiful Struggle

The glitch can also be used in After the Rainstorm and Switch Hit to save [1] and [2], respectively.

ExplanationEdit

The glitch applies when Chip is next to any block with any acting wall in the direction facing him: a thin wall must block Chip from moving onto the square, not the block from moving off. To use it, click the mouse on any square not on the same row or column which would result in Chip's next move being an attempt to enter the block's square. Assuming that the flick is a legal move, the flick will occur and Chip will move in the legal direction towards the clicked square, within one turn rather than two. If the flick is not a legal move, then a ram has been executed similarly.

VariationsEdit

Rams can also be executed using this glitch. Since this does not move the block, this variation is only useful when it is sliding on force floors or ice and it cannot move because the space in front of it is an acting wall to the block. As just removing the obstacle will cause Chip to be flattened, Chip has to ram the block in order to remove the obstacle safely.

Additionally, if there are flickable or rammable blocks in both directions of the mouse click, then both blocks will get the treatment at the same time, using only one move rather than the two it would normally take.

For solution use, this technique is not recommended because it makes it impossible for the click to be detected in a TWS recording. No "oof" sound occurs when this glitch is used unless it is of the first variation, since Chip actually attempts to move in the second direction. An AVI solution has no sound, but a mouse click can be seen; still, its exact effect may be unclear to some watchers.

DemonstrationEdit

 

The computer chip section of Debug File is shown above. The thin walls face R, L, R, L, R and L in forwards reading order. To get the blocks onto the water with the computer chips underneath, Chip must flick each block. If the player clicks *D-L from (4, 2), although he has flippers, this would cause the chip to be erased. The player must click specifically *U-L, such that this is the result on the following turn:

 

Tools for easier useEdit

When using the mouse in any form, it will continue to carry Chip to the square clicked on until Chip runs into a wall. To avoid this, hit the keys firmly such that Chip's Challenge cannot read the mouse click beyond the time of its use.

An easy way to use the Mouse Panel Glitch in either MS or Tile World is to pull up a second game window in advance, pause the game when the glitch is ready to be used, and find a square you can click on by using the other window as a guide. Chip always stays in the center of the 9x9 viewport unless that viewport runs into the edge of the level, and a square 2R D from Chip in one window will remain 2R D from Chip as long as he stays at least four squares away from the border. After marking this square with their finger, the player can switch windows, move the cursor under the held finger, and the cursor will stand on the correct space.

This method was developed by Andrew Bennett to counteract the introduction of the MS pause screen into Tile World, which had not been seen in any previous Tile World versions and was added along with the programming that recreated the Mouse Panel Glitch.

TriviaEdit

  • In all cases where this glitch is usable, the Button Smash Glitch can apply, depending on several circumstances, if the square the block drops onto is a button.