Chip's Challenge Level Pack 2 (Lynx)

Chip's Challenge Level Pack 2 for Lynx, usually abbreviated as CCLXP2, is the Lynx-compatible version of Chip's Challenge Level Pack 2.

Background

CCLP2 was first released in 2002, prior to any stable release of Tile World. At the time, Microsoft's version of Chip's Challenge was the only way to play Chip's Challenge, and the Lynx ruleset was nearly unheard of. As a consequence, CCLP2 contains 48 levels that are unplayable in Lynx, generally due to invalid tiles. 21 additional levels are playable (but unsolvable) in Lynx.

As the years went by, the Lynx ruleset gradually grew in popularity, and it was decided that CCLP3 and CCLP1 would be Lynx-compatible. However, 69 of CCLP2's remained unplayable in Lynx. There were several unofficial attempts at making CCLP2 entirely Lynx-compatible, but it took until late 2011 for a project to be formally organized.

Project goals

The goal was to edit levels in such a way that they would remain in the spirit of the originals. Whenever possible, the levels were edited in such a way that the MS bold route could also be executed in the edited versions. Such levels had an asterisk * added to their titles.

However, there were some cases when it was impossible to preserve the MS bold route. These levels had LX added to their titles. In addition to this, all monsters were removed from the monster list so that they remain motionless in MS, and all blocks were turned into clone blocks so they could not be pushed in MS. This rendered all LX levels unsolvable in MS.

The CCLXP2 staff attempted to contact as many designers as possible for permission to edit their levels. Out of the 17 designers who contributed to CCLP2, only 6 were successfully contacted, all of whom gave permission to have their levels edited.

Release

A beta release of CCLXP2 occurred on 9 August 2014. Following community feedback, a few levels received additional modifications, and the final version of CCLXP2 was released on 6 June 2015.

Levels with minor changes

#	Level Title	Password	Time Limit	Level Designer
14	The Parallel Port *	QVVG	280	Drake Wilson
15	Debug File *	YONE	250	Dave Borgman
17	Double Trouble *	OPCD	300	Dave Borgman
19	A Sample of Things to Come *	ZDNH	400	Dave Borgman
20	Ranger Denmark *	AIQF	300	Anne Olsen
21	Block Away! *	MGCF	300	Dave Borgman
22	How Goes? *	FHSV	90	Anne Olsen
23	Traps I *	EJLC	350	Dave Borgman
24	Sudden Death *	HKHA	350	Dave Borgman
26	Work Fast *	GGMF	150	Anne Olsen
27	Frozen Floors *	IHSJ	300	Dave Borgman
30	Chase Race *	KYQX	350	Kyle Wightman
39	Yike-O-Matic *	KIPE	300	Eric Schmidt
44	Fun House Rink *	RIOA	250	Eric Schmidt
45	Breaking the Rules *	EPYR	150	Eric Schmidt
47	Tele-Rooms *	AKBI	350	Dave Borgman
48	And Then There Were... Four? *	EMSN	159	Eric Schmidt
53	Security Breach *	XYZK	75	John Matthews
54	Killer Rooms *	BFMW	350	Dave Borgman
55	Dangers of Fire and Beasts *	DLBU	150	Rolf Redford
57	Quad-Boot *	YUAV	300	Dave Borgman
59	Lot of Danger *	WMNM	400	Rolf Redford
61	Icy Moat *	RHYK	500	Tyrethali Ansrath
62	Chips on the Blocks *	HMOH	400	Christian Ståhl
64	Loop Holes *	POKM	400	Dale Bryan
70	Killer Spiral *	RXQR	300	Tyrethali Ansrath
71	Mads' Rush II *	DLSN	60	Anne Olsen
72	Checkerboard I *	IXWO	999	Dale Bryan
73	Bumble Boy *	UWHY	279	Eric Schmidt
74	Chip Search *	DJTP	300	Dave Borgman
76	Fire Bugs *	UMXP	300	Dave Borgman
77	Madd Maze *	FHQW	300	Paul Hobden
78	The Search for the Exit *	MGGX	350	Dave Borgman
80	Frost Swirl *	MEWB	400	Tyrethali Ansrath
81	Just Enough *	OSFN	500	Dale Bryan
85	Follow the Glacier Brick Road *	TNMK	350	Tyrethali Ansrath
86	Creative One-Ways *	IMOL	350	Eric Schmidt
92	Abandoned Mines *	NNDI	500	Tyrethali Ansrath
93	Exit Chip *	WJNL	500	Eric Schmidt
98	Loop *	GKUP	120	Anne Olsen
99	One-Block Sokoban *	MYTU	372	Eric Schmidt
101	Hard as Rock *	DAYI	999	Christian Ståhl
103	Island Hopping *	SWKX	500	Paul Hobden
104	Pyramid *	EDCX	400	Tyrethali Ansrath
108	Tricks *	ZYIT	400	Dave Borgman
111	Monster Factory *	LXZP	450	Eric Schmidt
119	Teeth *	NLMM	350	Eric Schmidt
124	Paramecia *	NOEW	340	Eric Schmidt
125	Blocks 'n Bombs *	YOAP	300	Paul Hobden
127	Escape from Chipkatraz *	VFTY	200	John Matthews
133	Block Maze *	KBIA	999	Tyrethali Ansrath
134	Microcosm *	HWTD	400	Tyrethali Ansrath
137	Iron Mysticus *	VFYY	500	Tyrethali Ansrath
140	Keep Trying *	PIIR	600	Eric Schmidt
142	Chomper Romp *	WAYT	600	Dale Bryan
144	Wormwood *	FXIX	600	Eric Schmidt
145	Gauntlet *	MAER	500	Dale Bryan
147	Cloner's Maze *	IAQO	999	Eric Schmidt

Levels with significant changes

#	Level Title	Password	Time Limit	Level Designer & Adapter
28	Madness I LX	DJLU	300	Dave Borgman
34	Cypher II LX	AKZE	500	Dale Bryan Sarah Canale
68	Madness II LX	HNIH	350	Dave Borgman
82	The Block Stops Here LX	AXIL	300	Dave Borgman
87	The Walker Machine LX	DYBC	50	Hank Lin Miika Toukola
94	Checkerboard II LX	GTQH	999	Dale Bryan Miika Toukola
105	Yet Another Puzzle LX	UMDS	500	Eric Schmidt
106	Bounce LX	RIOR	350	Tyrethali Ansrath Miika Toukola
109	Blocked Trap LX	ZCSO	600	Dave Borgman
112	After the Rainstorm LX	JHOQ	300	Eric Schmidt
116	Turn Turn Turn LX	KUSB	500	Dale Bryan
120	Frost Rings LX	UKKI	350	Tyrethali Ansrath
130	Frozen Birdbath LX	ARTF	400	Drew Thomas Miika Toukola
131	Time Bomb LX	OAAW	300	Eric Schmidt
132	Captured LX	SHIE	300	Eric Schmidt
139	Frostbite LX	SEKF	400	Tyrethali Ansrath

Special cases

• Zartacla's bust was left in. The objective of the project did not encompass fixing busts like this.
• Glider and Fire was left unchanged even though it is much harder in Lynx than in MS. A variant called "Fireball and Water" was considered but ultimately rejected as the original was solvable despite being difficult. To mitigate the difficulty, an extra hint was added in the CCX file and displayed before playing the level. A similar hint was added for Run-a-Muck which has a difficult section with a Teeth right at the end of the level.
• Cloner's Maze, while originally solvable in Lynx, was modified so that the MS solution could become possible in Lynx. Other such levels were Ranger Denmark, Traps I, and Yike-O-Matic. All these had overly difficult solutions in Lynx that were made a bit more reasonable without actually compromising on the best possible times that can be scored on either version. This seemed like a reasonable compromise.

Top 10 CCLXP2 players

Current as of February 18, 2019

• Melinda's score - 6,043,400

1. J.B. Lewis - 6,043,190
2. Ruben Spaans - 6,042,110
3. Miika Toukola - 6,021,390
4. Jeffrey Bardon - 6,015,940
5. Josh Lee - 6,000,390
6. Eddy Limb - 5,290,450
7. Isaac D - 743,900
8. Shane Climenhaga - 540,670
9. Michael Warner - 187,120
10. Sharpeye468 - 89,940

See also: Chip's Challenge Level Pack 2

External Links

• Download Lynx-compatible CCLP2