Item Bestowal: Difference between revisions

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

Item Bestowal is a glitch in Chip's Challenge 2. This glitch makes it possible, under certain circumstances, for monsters and blocks to obtain items they should not be able to obtain.

Basic glitchEdit

For most items, most actors are not supposed to be able to enter tiles containing them. As such, these actors were never specifically programmed to handle cases in which their destination tile does have such an item. When this happens, the item will be added to the actor's inventory, and the actor will be able to use it (with some exceptions, described later). This can allow actors to swim, move at twice their normal speed, and be nonlethal to players, among other things. This glitch is about various methods of causing these situations and the resulting properties and behavior of the actors.

Force floor methodEdit

In this method, also known as item pinning or item nailing, the item must be placed on top of a force floor, and the actor must be on top of the item. Additionally, the actor must be unable to move when the level begins: the force floor must face an acting wall. This causes the game to think the actor is "re-entering" the tile, allowing the actor to pick up the item. Each actor can obtain only one item this way.

If the item is suction boots, the actor can walk off the force floor on the third frame (first movement frame) in any open direction. Otherwise, either the obstruction in front of the force floor must be removed (e.g. a monster walking away (even immediately) or a toggle wall opening), or the force floor must change direction (e.g. an inverter gate to flip the force floor on the second frame, or a random force floor with an appropriate initial setting).

Animation methodEdit

In this method, the actor must slide into a tile containing the item while an animation (splash or explosion) occupies that tile. The actor will erase the animation, then "forget" to check the item and enter the tile. If the actor is not sliding, it will erase the animation without entering the tile. Actors can obtain any number of items this way, but like the player, can hold only four tools before dropping the oldest one.

For yellow tanks in particular, a variation of the animation method can also be used in which, instead of erasing an animation, the yellow tank pushes a block.

Effects and exceptionsEdit

For the most part, items have the same effects on other actors as they do on the player. This section will focus on the exceptions to this rule.

An item can not be bestowed to an actor if, in normal situations, the actor treats it like floor and does not pick it up. Consequently, red keys can be bestowed only to players and player mirrors, no items can be bestowed to directional blocks, and ice blocks can not be bestowed items directly, though they can be transformed to and from dirt blocks, which can.

The force floor method works even when the actor can pick up the item normally (i.e. this method lets them pick up the item without leaving and re-entering the tile), except for ghosts, as ghosts treat force floors like floor.

Yellow teleports can not be bestowed via the force floor method since they are terrain, but they can be picked up normally by all actors anyway (except ice blocks and directional blocks). Bonus flags can be bestowed, but are counted only when picked up by players; they otherwise have no effect. Computer chips, green chips, and time bonuses and penalties can be bestowed only to players. Attempting to bestow a stopwatch to a player or player mirror using the force floor method will pause the timer on every other frame, causing the timer to tick down half as fast as normal. Attempting to bestow a green bomb will cause the actor to explode.

Any terrain other than railroad tracks that is an acting wall to an actor that can not step on the corresponding item normally will still be an acting wall when the actor has the item. In particular, items will not help such actors enter fire, gravel, dirt, or locks. Note that ice blocks are not part of this group, and can open locks with the appropriate keys. Furthermore, this does not prevent actors with foil from converting walls to steel walls.

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-'''Item bestowal''', also known as '''item pinning''' or '''item nailing''', is a glitch in [[Chip's Challenge 2]]. The glitch makes it possible, under certain circumstances, for monsters to obtain items when they otherwise shouldn't be able to.
+{{Steamonly}}
+'''Item Bestowal''' is a [[glitch]] in [[Chip's Challenge 2]]. This glitch makes it possible, under certain circumstances, for [[monster]]s and [[block]]s to obtain [[item]]s they should not be able to obtain.
 == Basic glitch ==
-In order to bestow an item to a monster, the item must be placed on top of a [[force floor]], and the monster must be on top of the item. Additionally, the monster must be unable to move when the level begins: the force floor must face an [[acting wall]]. This will add the item to the monster's inventory, and the monster will be able to use them. This can allow monsters to [[flippers|swim]], [[skates|treat ice like floor]], [[speed boots|move at twice their normal speed]] and [[helmet|become unable to kill players]].
+For most items, most [[movable object|actors]] are not supposed to be able to enter tiles containing them. As such, these actors were never specifically programmed to handle cases in which their destination tile does have such an item. When this happens, the item will be added to the actor's inventory, and the actor will be able to use it (with some exceptions, described later). This can allow actors to [[flippers|swim]], [[speed boots|move at twice their normal speed]], and [[helmet|be nonlethal]] to [[player character|players]], among other things. This glitch is about various methods of causing these situations and the resulting properties and behavior of the actors.
-Each monster can only obtain one item this way. This item cannot be dropped, effectively rendering bestowed [[time bomb]]s and [[bowling ball]]s useless. Bestowed [[hiking boots]], [[bribe]]s, and [[eye]]s have no effect on the monster, apart from preventing it from crossing the appropriate [[no sign]]s. Additionally, [[yellow teleport]]s cannot be bestowed.
-[[Fire boots]] will not override the behavior of any enemies for which fire is an [[acting wall]], but it will allow them to cross [[flame jet]]s safely.
-=== Releasing the monsters ===
+== Force floor method ==
-If the monster obtains [[suction boots]], they should be able to move off the force floor on the second tick; otherwise, they will remain motionless for the entire level, unless released. A simple way to release the monster is with an [[inverter]] gate to flip the force floor on the second tick, after the item has been bestowed.
+In this method, also known as '''item pinning''' or '''item nailing''', the item must be placed on top of a [[force floor]], and the actor must be on top of the item. Additionally, the actor must be unable to move when the level begins: the force floor must face an [[acting wall]]. This causes the game to think the actor is "re-entering" the tile, allowing the actor to pick up the item. Each actor can obtain only one item this way.
-Another method is to use a [[random force floor]]. If the force floor sends the monster into an acting wall first, then in an open direction, the item will be bestowed. If the monster is sent in an open direction first, however, the item will remain on the force floor.
+If the item is [[suction boots]], the actor can walk off the force floor on the third [[frame]] (first movement frame) in any open direction. Otherwise, either the obstruction in front of the force floor must be removed (e.g. a monster walking away (even immediately) or a [[toggle wall]] opening), or the force floor must change direction (e.g. an [[inverter]] gate to flip the force floor on the second frame, or a [[random force floor]] with an appropriate initial setting).
-== Yellow tanks ==
+== Animation method ==
-Items can be bestowed upon [[yellow tank]]s using the method described above. However, there is another method that allows much more flexibility, including the ability to bestow an unlimited amount of items, and at any time during the level.
+In this method, the actor must slide into a tile containing the item while an [[animation delay|animation]] (splash or explosion) occupies that tile. The actor will erase the animation, then "forget" to check the item and enter the tile. If the actor is not sliding, it will erase the animation without entering the tile. Actors can obtain any number of items this way, but like the player, can hold only four [[tool]]s before dropping the oldest one.
-The item must be placed under a block ([[directional block|all]] [[ice block|types]] of [[dirt block|block]]s work). Under ordinary circumstances, if a yellow tank were to try pushing such a block, they would simply [[flick]] the block off, and the item would remain. However, if the tank slides onto the block (using either [[ice]], [[ice corner]]s, [[force floor]]s or a combination of these), it will pick up the item. All items, including [[yellow teleport]]s, can be picked up this way.
+For [[yellow tank]]s in particular, a variation of the animation method can also be used in which, instead of erasing an animation, the yellow tank pushes a block.
-The item does not need to be under a block at the beginning of the level; a block can be pushed onto it later during the level, and bestowal will still work.
+== Effects and exceptions ==
+For the most part, items have the same effects on other actors as they do on the player. This section will focus on the exceptions to this rule.
-If the yellow tank picks up a fifth item over the course of the level, it will drop the oldest item in the inventory. If this item is a yellow teleport, the tank will then teleport through it. [[Bowling ball]]s will start rolling, usually smashing into the block that was just pushed. [[Time bomb]]s will not begin counting down, and can be picked up again by the player.
+An item can not be bestowed to an actor if, in normal situations, the actor [[acting floor|treats it like floor]] and does not pick it up. Consequently, red [[key]]s can be bestowed only to players and [[player mirror]]s, no items can be bestowed to [[directional block]]s, and [[ice block]]s can not be bestowed items directly, though they can be [[transmogrifier|transformed]] to and from [[block|dirt blocks]], which can.
-As with the first method, bestowed [[hiking boots]], [[bribe]]s and [[eye]]s have no effect on yellow tanks, apart from preventing them from crossing the appropriate [[no sign]]s.
+The force floor method works even when the actor can pick up the item normally (i.e. this method lets them pick up the item without leaving and re-entering the tile), except for [[ghost]]s, as ghosts treat force floors like floor.
-== Bestowing keys ==
+Yellow [[teleport]]s can not be bestowed via the force floor method since they are [[terrain]], but they can be picked up normally by all actors anyway (except ice blocks and directional blocks). [[Bonus flag]]s can be bestowed, but are counted only when picked up by players; they otherwise have no effect. [[Computer chip]]s, [[toggle chip and bomb|green chips]], and [[time modifier|time bonuses and penalties]] can be bestowed only to players. Attempting to bestow a [[time modifier|stopwatch]] to a player or player mirror using the force floor method will pause the timer on every other frame, causing the timer to tick down half as fast as normal. Attempting to bestow a [[toggle chip and bomb|green bomb]] will cause the actor to explode.
-Yellow, green and blue [[Keys_and_locks#Keys|keys]] can be bestowed upon monsters using both methods described above (red keys can never be bestowed). However, monsters remain unable to open locks, so the keys will have no effect, apart from preventing the monsters from crossing the appropriate [[no sign]]s.
-== See also ==
+Any terrain other than [[railroad track]]s that is an acting wall to an actor that can not step on the corresponding item normally will still be an acting wall when the actor has the item. In particular, items will not help such actors enter [[fire]], [[gravel]], [[dirt]], or [[lock]]s. Note that ice blocks are not part of this group, and can open locks with the appropriate keys. Furthermore, this does not prevent actors with [[foil]] from converting [[wall]]s to [[steel wall]]s.
-* [[Waterbirth glitch]]
 [[Category:Glitches]]