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An '''ice block''' is a special type of [[block]] introduced in [[Chip's Challenge 2]] which can be pushed by [[Chip]], [[Melinda]], [[rover]]s and [[yellow tank]]s.  
An '''ice block''' is a special type of [[block]] introduced in [[Chip's Challenge 2]]. In addition to those that can push [[block|dirt blocks]], [[object]]s that can push ice blocks also include other ice blocks.


It can also be inserted into Chip's Challenge 1 using the patch [http://davidstolp.com/old/chips/patches/pgchip.html pgchip] by [[David Stolp|pie guy]]. The properties of ice blocks from this patch are slightly different than those of [[Chip's Challenge 2]].
It can also be inserted into [[Chip's Challenge 1]] using the patch [http://davidstolp.com/old/chips/patches/pgchip.html pgchip] by [[David Stolp|pieguy]]. The properties of ice blocks from this patch are slightly different from those of Chip's Challenge 2.


== Properties ==
== Properties ==
* Multiple ice blocks in a row can be pushed simultaneously.
* Multiple ice blocks in a row can be pushed simultaneously.
* Ice blocks will turn [[fire]] into [[water]], and water into [[ice]]. (In CC2, the former will not happen if it was [[Item Bestowal|bestowed]] [[fire boots]] as a [[dirt block]] and went through a [[transmogrifier]], and the latter will not happen if it was bestowed [[flippers]].)
* Ice blocks will turn [[fire]] into [[water]], water into [[ice]], and [[dirt]] into [[floor]].
* Ice blocks will remove [[dirt]], though not [[acting dirt]].


=== CC1 only ===
=== CC1 only ===
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=== CC2 only ===
=== CC2 only ===
* Ice blocks can be pushed over many tiles that are [[acting wall]]s to normal blocks, like [[hint]]s and [[computer chip]]s.
* Ice blocks can be pushed over many tiles that are [[acting wall]]s to normal blocks, like [[thief|thieves]] and [[computer chip]]s.
* If a [[block|dirt block]] is [[Item Bestowal|bestowed]] [[fire boots]] and then [[transmogrifier|transformed]], the resulting ice block will not melt in [[flame jet]]s or convert fire to water. If it is bestowed [[flippers]], it will not convert water to ice.
* Ice blocks can remove some [[acting dirt]] in addition to dirt itself, like fake [[blue wall]]s and [[socket]]s (only if the chip count is zero for the latter). More precisely, they will only remove [[terrain]] acting dirt and will not pick up [[static object]]s, even blue [[key]]s.


== Use in CC1 ==  
== Use in CC1 ==  
After applying the pgchip patch, one of the [[unused]] tiles is then replaced with the ice block in the tile index. The patch was written before Chip's Challenge 2 was released, so David Stolp worked with descriptions from [[Chuck Sommerville]] to create the tile.
After applying the pgchip patch, one of the [[unused]] tiles is then replaced with the ice block in the tile index. The patch was written before Chip's Challenge 2 was released, so David Stolp worked with descriptions from [[Chuck Sommerville]] to create the tile.


Special level sets, or just special levels in the set, have been made to demonstrate the effect of the ice block; Chip can play the levels that do not have the tile in them normally, but must use pgchip to play the ones with.
Special level sets, or just special levels in a set, have been made to demonstrate the effects of the ice block; Chip can play the levels that do not have the tile in them normally, but must use pgchip to play the ones with.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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