Platform glitch (Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness)
Oct 15, 2011 5:50:28 GMT -5
Post by vaeporsage on Oct 15, 2011 5:50:28 GMT -5
I posted a thread like this one a few months back, but I've started my XD again, and I'm now at the spot where the glitch occurs.
The glitch is a very odd one. It has been documented three times on YouTube, as well as being confirmed by several other YouTube members, so it is certain to be an observable phenomenon. However, close to nothing is known about how and why the glitch occurs.
The glitch takes place in a room in Citadark Isle where floating robotic platforms carry the player along. Upon defeating a trainer, Cipher Peon Gromlet, the platforms in the room, which normally move vertically so to transport the player to higher and lower levels of the room, glitch up, flashing violently. A platform also appears below the player's feet, moving with him as he walks. Exiting the room cancels the glitch.
In addition, when the player walks around the room, he is transported automatically to various platforms around the room. When this happens, he can walk over air, and at certain places in the room, he can open the start button (allowing him to save) while he is in mid-air.
I know that it is very difficult to visualise my description, so here are some videos of the glitch in action:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah69BFf7pSE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyRLs6BHv4Q
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Hlrdyk2iw
Luckily, the third video in particular is an extract from a "Let's play" of Pokemon XD. What this means is that we are able to analyse what the player did before triggering the glitch. Here is that video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hdosaT6NCI
I would also like some help. What I need to know is whether anyone here knows anything extra about this glitch, or about the platforms in general (i.e. how they work, what might interfere with their normal function etc.). I would love to be able to document this glitch further, and understand how to trigger it and make use of it.
The glitch is a very odd one. It has been documented three times on YouTube, as well as being confirmed by several other YouTube members, so it is certain to be an observable phenomenon. However, close to nothing is known about how and why the glitch occurs.
The glitch takes place in a room in Citadark Isle where floating robotic platforms carry the player along. Upon defeating a trainer, Cipher Peon Gromlet, the platforms in the room, which normally move vertically so to transport the player to higher and lower levels of the room, glitch up, flashing violently. A platform also appears below the player's feet, moving with him as he walks. Exiting the room cancels the glitch.
In addition, when the player walks around the room, he is transported automatically to various platforms around the room. When this happens, he can walk over air, and at certain places in the room, he can open the start button (allowing him to save) while he is in mid-air.
I know that it is very difficult to visualise my description, so here are some videos of the glitch in action:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah69BFf7pSE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyRLs6BHv4Q
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Hlrdyk2iw
Luckily, the third video in particular is an extract from a "Let's play" of Pokemon XD. What this means is that we are able to analyse what the player did before triggering the glitch. Here is that video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hdosaT6NCI
I would also like some help. What I need to know is whether anyone here knows anything extra about this glitch, or about the platforms in general (i.e. how they work, what might interfere with their normal function etc.). I would love to be able to document this glitch further, and understand how to trigger it and make use of it.