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'''Tyler Sontag''' is a famous Chipster who has made various major contributions to the CC community. | '''Tyler Sontag''' is a famous Chipster who has made various major contributions to the CC community. Beginning in 2004, he began constructing a levelset known as [[TCCLP]]. Tyler's first known appearance or interaction with the Chip's Challenge community began in 2006 when he appeared on the [http://chips.kaseorg.com newsgroup], after creating a Chip's Challenge website. Later in 2006 he created http://www.geochip.webs.com, which housed various files relating to Chip's Challenge, but it is now defunct. | ||
Tyler was on the [[ | Tyler was on the [[CCLP1]] staff and [[CCLP4]] staff. | ||
== | == Levels in official packs == | ||
=== | === CCLP1 === | ||
* [[Key Pyramid]] | |||
* [[Block Party]] | |||
* [[When Insects Attack]] | |||
* [[Colors for Extreme]] | |||
* [[Tunnel Clearance]] | |||
* [[Badlands]] | |||
* [[The Sewers]] | |||
* [[Metal Harbor]] | |||
* [[Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me]] | |||
=== CCLP3 === | |||
* [[Entrance Examination]] | |||
* [[Jumble]] | |||
* [[All About Blocks]] | |||
* [[Coal Mine]] | |||
* [[Civilization of Creatures]] | |||
* [[Pushy]] | |||
* [[Everybody Get Dangerous]] | |||
=== CCLP4 === | |||
* [[Exclusive Or]] | |||
* [[Protect Your Fortress]] | |||
* [[Flippant]] | |||
* [[Technopathic]] | |||
* [[Spring]] | |||
* [[Forsythia]] | |||
* [[Cyprus]] | |||
* [[Empty Rooms]] | |||
* [[Repugnant Nonsense]] | |||
* [[Death and Destruction]] | |||
* [[Mindless Self-Indulgence]] | |||
* [[Bam Thwok]] | |||
* [[Monorail]] | |||
* [[Propaganda]] | |||
* [[Gimmick Isle]] | |||
=== | == CC1 level sets == | ||
Work on his first set, TCCLP, began in May of 2004, and was completed in mid-2007. It contains 350 levels, making it the second-largest set at the time, behind [[Jacques.dat]]. Albeit heavily flawed with many of the levels being unsolvable, this set is still available nearly ten years after its creation and is one of the most well-known custom sets. | |||
Tyler has released several more sets since TCCLP. He began TCCLP2 in early 2009, but ditched it in late 2009 due to constraints from being hosted on [[pieguy]]'s site. TCCLPRejects began around the same time. The early levels were levels that he felt were too poor to be placed in TCCLP or TCCLP2, but the set soon became a place for Tyler to experiment with various glitches and unorthodox concepts, similar to [[EvanD1]]. It is now the only CC1 set he provides updates to, and is quite sizable at 179 levels. TCCLPpgchip started in late 2008, which was a short set meant to be played with the [[ice block]] path. | |||
When submissions for [[CCLP3]] were being accepted, Tyler submitted TylerSubmissions, which consisted of his 35 favorite levels from TCCLP and TCCLP2, all made Lynx compatible. Seven of these levels appeared in CCLP3, [[Entrance Examination]], [[Jumble]], [[All About Blocks]], [[Coal Mine]], [[Civilization of Creatures]], [[Pushy]], and [[Everybody Get Dangerous]]. After CCLP3's release, he added eight more levels and removed three, rebranding the set as TS1. | |||
When [[CCLP1]] was announced, Tyler began work on [[TS0]]. The levels were intended to have difficulties appropriate for CCLP1, but he felt this was too restrictive and went on to design levels such as [[Lounge Act]]. It was completed in late 2012 and contains 40 levels, the same number as TS1. CCLP1 contains six of its levels [[Colors for Extreme]], [[Tunnel Clearance]], [[Badlands]], [[The Sewers]], [[Metal Harbor]], and [[Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me]]. For CCLP1, he additionally assembled DanielB-Lynx, which is a collection of level from DanielB1 and DanielB2 modified to be Lynx compatible. He received permission from [[Daniel Bouwmeester]] to submit the set for CCLP1 consideration. | |||
When [[ | |||
Before was CCLP1 released, he also designed a level set called TS_Tutorials, containing 18 candidates for CCLP1 [[lesson level]]s. Three of these got in the final set: [[Key Pyramid]], [[Block Party]], and [[When Insects Attack]]. | Before was CCLP1 released, he also designed a level set called TS_Tutorials, containing 18 candidates for CCLP1 [[lesson level]]s. Three of these got in the final set: [[Key Pyramid]], [[Block Party]], and [[When Insects Attack]]. | ||
He began | He began TS2 during CCLP1's development to prepare for the next community pack [[CCLP4]]. He ceased progress at the end of 2014 with only 22 levels finished and decided to focus on CC2 level designing when it was released the following year. | ||
== CC2 level sets == | == CC2 level sets == | ||
Tyler quickly released a small level set after [[ | Tyler quickly released a small level set after [[CC2]] was released in May 2015 named TSAlpha. He built it slowly over the next three years before finalizing it in mid-2018 with 40 levels. The set is notable for its use of unsupported tiles that he co-discovered with [[random 8]] such as the zero [[directional block]], blank [[no sign]]s, and [[voodoo tile]]s. To complement TSAlpha's release, Tyler released TSNull, a smaller set containing reject and experimental levels. | ||
== Design style == | == Design style == | ||
Tyler's design style in his TCCLP days were eclectic, but he eventually found a distinct style in the late stages of TS1 and TS0. All the levels in his | Tyler's design style in his TCCLP days were eclectic, but he eventually found a distinct style in the late stages of TS1 and TS0. All the levels in his TSx series are Lynx-compatible, and tries to conform to pedantic Lynx rules as often as possible. The TSx levels are usually medium to hard difficulty, and often contain a large number of [[recessed wall]]s and [[Partial posting|partial posts]]. He has become infamous for including adapted [[Sokoban level|Sokoban sections]] in his levels, usually involving three blocks. His TCCLPRejects levels exploit many glitches, such as [[data resetting]], the [[Multiple Tank Glitch|multiple tank glitch]], and various other oddities. In his CC2 sets, he frequently uses [[bowling ball]]s, [[logic gate]]s, and [[railroad track]], the last of which he considers the most verstaile addition to CC2. | ||
== Scores == | == Scores == | ||
In MS, Tyler is ranked 33rd in CC1 with a score of 5,975,260, 6th in CCLP1 with a score of 6,002,460, 21st in CCLP2 with a score of 6,038,110, 10th in CCLP3 with a score of 6,052,470, and 5th in CCLP4 with a score of 6,083,040. His first bold confirm was in CCLP3 on [[Marooned]], often considered the easiest bold to achieve in CCLP3. However, after the release of CCLP1, he became more serious about optimization and achieved a modest number of new records and confirms, placing him near the top of the CCLP1 scoreboard. He performed similarly with CCLP4. | |||
When CC2 was released, he picked up some new records and confirmed, mostly focusing on the time bolds, but has not optimized often since. | |||
== April Fools' Day pranks == | |||
Tyler has pulled a Chip's Challenge-related April Fools' Day prank every year from 2010 to 2014. | |||
* In [[April Fools' Day 2010|2010]], he created a fake AVI that showed a score of 716 on [[Cake Walk]], which, at the time, was four seconds better than the current bold and one second below the [[Melinda time]]. Normally, this route involves an incredible amount of luck. | |||
* In 2011, he created a fake video which showed that [[data resetting]] is possible with column 32. | |||
* In 2012, he, along with the rest of the CCLP1 staff, released a level set they claimed to be CCLP1, later retitled ''Not_CCLP1'', which was a joke set consisting of 149 levels created solely by the staff themselves, rather than levels from all submitted sets. | |||
* In 2013, he claimed to have ported [[JBLP1]] to a Lynx ROM format through elaborate hex editor usage (though, this actually is possible using [[c4]]). | |||
* In 2014, he wrote a message that CCLP1 staff speaker [[Dave Varberg]] posted stating that all CCLP1 score reports must now be hand-written and mailed with a check to the webmaster [[James Anderson]], rather than being reported online. | |||
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