Chip's Challenge Level Pack 1
Chip's Challenge Level Pack 1, often abbreviated as CCLP1, is the third community level pack released on March 28, 2014. Although the name CCLP1 suggests it is the first of a series of level packs, this level pack was released after both CCLP2 and CCLP3. The name is instead a reference to the fact that CCLP1 is designed specifically for beginners to learn and experience the basics of the game before moving on to the more difficult CCLP2 and CCLP3.
Part of the motivation of designing CCLP1 for beginners is due to the legal status of the original Chip's Challenge 1 level set. The game itself can no longer be legally obtained and the original copyrighted level pack cannot be freely distributed outside of the game. CCLP1 addresses this problem as a free, community-created level pack which players can use with free alternate game engines like Tile World.
CCLP1 was released a week up from the original release date after members of the community solved five puzzles related to CCLP1 on the community forum CC Zone . A trailer was released on March 23, 2014 showcasing some of the levels in CCLP1 as a reward for solving these puzzles.
List of CCLP1 levels
List of CCLP1 level designers
| Name | Number of Levels |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Birchall | 2 |
| Daniel Bouwmeester | 6 |
| Shane Climenhaga | 2 |
| Gavin Duncan | 1 |
| Grant Fikes | 1 |
| Rock Généreux | 6 |
| Trevor Hedges | 4 |
| Zane Kuecks | 1 |
| Mike Lask | 1 |
| Josh Lee | 12 |
| J.B. Lewis | 13 |
| Andrew Menzies | 31 |
| Michael Moorman | 2 |
| Ashley Newcomer | 2 |
| Markus O. | 5 |
| Tom Patten | 12 |
| Henry Potts | 14 |
| Wes Powers | 1 |
| Archie Pusaka | 10 |
| Ida Roberthson | 3 |
| "Rosabellis" | 4 |
| Eric Schmidt | 1 |
| Jacques Smith | 1 |
| Tyler Sontag | 9 |
| Miika Toukola | 3 |
| Dave Varberg | 2 |
Title Selection
There has been some debate as to whether this level pack should actually be titled "CCLP1" or something else, mainly to avoid confusion with CC1 - the original game and levelset. Alternative names such as "CCLP0" and "TWLP1" have been suggested. However, the name CCLP1 has stood the test of time and as of 2019 the majority of the community is in favor of retaining the tile CCLP1.
Staff
J.B. Lewis was appointed CCLP1 staff coordinator after a community vote at the end of August 2011. The community was also in favor of allowing the coordinator to appoint the remaining staff. Accordingly, a staff list was announced a couple of weeks later. The list of staff members at the time of the set's release were as follows:
- J.B. Lewis (Staff Coordinator)
- Dave Varberg (Speaker for the Staff)
- The Architect (Content Creator)
- James Anderson (Webmaster)
- Tom Patten (Voting Coordinator)
- Rock Généreux (MS Ruleset Playtester)
- Ben Hornlitz (MS Ruleset Playtester)
- Tyler Sontag (Lynx Ruleset Playtester)
- Paul Gilbert (Lynx Ruleset Playtester)
Level Pack Design and Assembly
As with all community-created level packs, the plan was for Chipsters to vote on levels from custom level sets and select the best 149. The special introductory nature of this set demanded levels that were similar in design to those from CC1, i.e. levels with aesthetically pleasing and consistent design, and levels without difficult puzzles. The first few levels are "lesson" levels that teach new players what each tile does.
Like CC1, the level set is compatible with both the Lynx and MS rulesets. Suggestions that levels also conform to some or all "pedantic" Lynx rules were considered, but voted against, as it was felt that this would be unnecessarily restrictive.[1]
The following levels were confirmed to be in the set prior to its release, revealed by the CCLP1 Leaks.
- Dynamite by Michael Moorman
- Time Suspension: Part II by Rock Généreux
- Whirlpool by J.B. Lewis
- Deserted Battlefield by "Rosabellis"
- Metal Harbor by Tyler Sontag
Other levels confirmed in the official CCLP1 trailer.
- Twister by Stefan Newcomer
- Gears by Shane Climenhaga
- ToggleTank by Archie Pusaka
- Runaway Train by Tom Patten
- Frozen Labyrinth by Josh Lee
- Who's the Boss? by Miika Toukola
- Tiny by Ida Roberthson
- The Last Starfighter by Dave Varberg
- Rhombus by Gavin Duncan
- Jeepers Creepers by Henry Potts
- Roundabout by Jonathan Birchall
- Launch by Zane Kuecks
- Frogger by Wes Powers
- Asterisk by Jacques Smith
- The Ancient Temple by Eric Schmidt
- Traveler by Mike Lask
- Steam Cleaner Simulator by Trevor Hedges
- Alternate Universe by Markus O.
- Square Dancing by Andrew Menzies
- Double Diversion by Grant Fikes
- The Chambers by Daniel Bouwmeester
Voting Process
To narrow down the levels that appeared on the ballot, the staff performed a pre-voting elimination. The "whitelist" was then finalized with inputs from the community: "limbo" levels that were fixed by their designers, and "blacklisted" levels that were nominated by at least 2 people (other than the designer), were re-considered for the whitelist.
CCLP1 voting was being conducted on the community forums at CC Zone. Tom Patten was appointed Voting Coordinator.
There were a couple of key changes in the voting mechanism compared to that used for CCLP2 and CCLP3, namely:
- Voters needed to provide only a single rating ranking each level (no separate "difficulty" rating)
- The submitted levels were grouped randomly into different level packs for voters to play and vote on.
The level packs were available for download from CC Zone as well as the Yahoo group.
Voting Packs
| Pack | Release Date | Number of Levels |
|---|---|---|
| Cardboard | 31st May 2013 | 50 |
| Flouncy | 31st May 2013 | 50 |
| Giraffe | 31st May 2013 | 50 |
| Shampoo | 31st May 2013 | 50 |
| Lipstick | 3rd June 2013 | 50 |
| Tungsten | 6th June 2013 | 50 |
| Eggplant | 7th June 2013 | 50 |
| Vermillion | 9th June 2013 | 50 |
| Popcorn | 15th June 2013 | 50 |
| Dragon | 16th June 2013 | 50 |
| Zephyr | 21st June 2013 | 50 |
| Helmet | 24th June 2013 | 50 |
| Baguette | 28th June 2013 | 50 |
| Roadcone | 29th June 2013 | 50 |
| Magma | 29th June 2013 | 50 |
| Omicron | 4th July 2013 | 50 |
| Asteroid | 12th July 2013 | 50 |
| Kimono | 15th July 2013 | 50 |
| Igloo | 16th July 2013 | 50 |
| Quartz | 17th July 2013 | 50 |
| Umbrella | 17th July 2013 | 50 |
| Yoga | 29th July 2013 | 50 |
| Necktie | 30th July 2013 | 50 |
| Wrench | 2nd August 2013 | 50 |
| Jacuzzi | 4th August 2013 | 50 |
| Xylem | 11th August 2013 | 50 |
| Generic | 12th August 2013 | 50 |
| Bookshelf | 13th August 2013 | 50 |
| Parrot | 13th August 2013 | 50 |
| Violin | 17th August 2013 | 50 |
| Mushroom | 28th August 2013 | 50 |
| Shoehorn | 28th August 2013 | 50 |
| Entertainment | 28th August 2013 | 47 |
| Total: | 1,647 |
Timeline of Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2011-04-22 | CCLP1 - "an official freely available levelset with 149 easy Lynx-compatible levels - for those new to the game" - proposed in a post at the newsgroup |
| 2011-08-10 | Announcement at the Yahoo! group calling for staff nominations and level submissions |
| 2011-09-01 | Staff coordinator elected (J.B. Lewis) |
| 2011-09-14 | Staff list announced |
| 2011-10-13 | Level submissions opened |
| 2011-10-30 | CCLP1 site launched |
| 2012-02-07 | Submission deadline set to March 31, 2012 |
| 2012-03-01 | Submission deadline extended to June 30, 2012 |
| 2012-06-30 | Level submissions closed |
| 2013-03-19 | Voting administrators and site chosen |
| 2013-04-26 | Initial voting lists published |
| 2013-06-01 | CCLP1 voting began on CC Zone; first set of voting packs released |
| 2013-08-28 | All 33 voting packs released |
| 2013-09-30 | End date for voting set to December 31, 2013 |
| 2014-01-01 | Voting ended at 00:00 GMT |
| 2014-02-11 | CCLP1 release date set to 4th April 2014 |
| 2014-03-19 | All CCLP1 "Within" puzzles solved. As a reward, CCLP1's release date was pushed forward to 28th March 2014 |
| 2014-03-23 | Official CCLP1 trailer video released to the public as the final leak |
| 2014-03-28 | CCLP1 released |
Top 10 CCLP1 players
Current as of February 17, 2019
MS
- Melinda score - 6,006,050
- All bolds - 6,006,010
| # | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Bardon | 6,006,010 |
| 2 | J.B. Lewis | 6,006,000 |
| 2 | James Anderson | 6,006,000 |
| 4 | Kacper Leszczyński | 6,005,290 |
| 5 | Miika Toukola | 6,004,120 |
| 6 | Tyler Sontag | 6,003,500 |
| 7 | Ruben Spaans | 6,001,010 |
| 8 | Josh Lee | 6,000,050 |
| 9 | Shane Climenhaga | 5,996,820 |
| 10 | Steven Jones | 5,995,040 |
Lynx
- Melinda score - 6,000,350
- All bolds - 6,000,350
- 1. J.B. Lewis - 6,000,340
- 2. Eddy Limb - 6,000,200
- 3. Ruben Spaans - 6,000,090
- 4. Miika Toukola - 5,998,690
- 5. Steven Jones - 5,988,960
- 6. Jeffrey Bardon - 5,986,720
- 7. Tyler Sontag - 5,967,810
- 8. "random 8" - 5,960,230
- 9. Josh Lee - 5,945,920
- 10. Finn Jespen - 5,940,420
External Links
References
- ↑ Table of votes on level restrictions, compiled by Tyler Sontag