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== Tricks common to all the three games ==
 
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(move tricks here if you know they're present in all the 3 games OR remove them if you notice one of them isn't)
 
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= Alone in the Dark 1 =
 
= Alone in the Dark 1 =
  
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== Timer-Based Tricks ==
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== GLOSSARY ==
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USEFUL FILES
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ABOUT THE GUIDE
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 +
CONTROLS
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 +
GENERAL
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GAME FILES
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MEMORY/CACHES/BUFFERS/SOUND SAMPLES
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DOSBOX/EMULATORS
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ROOM VIEWER
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LIFDISA/TRACKDISA/MEMORY VIEWER INSTRUCTIONS
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CACHE VIEWER
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FREE IN THE DARK HACK
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KNOWN VERSION DIFFERENCES
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GAME WORLD
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FLAGS
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READING LIFE SCRIPTS
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OBJECTS AND ACTORS
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OBJECTS
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ACTORS/ACTIONTYPES
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ACTOR SERIALIZATION INTO OBJECTS/OBJECT FIELDS/ACTOR FIELDS
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 +
PLAYER STATE
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IMPORTANT/SPECIAL LIFES
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IMPORTANT/SPECIAL VARS, CVARS, AND OTHER VARIABLES
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TRIGGERS
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CAMERA VIEWS
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CAMERA DEFOCUS TRICK
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WRONG PICKUP/TRIGGERS
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 +
ROOM/VIEW DESYNC
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ITEMS/INVENTORY/MENUS
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ENEMIES/FIGHTING
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 +
HITFORCE/DAMAGE MANIPULATION
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 +
PREGZT/BOSS FIGHT
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CTHONIAN (WORM)
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E2 ARROWS/AXES
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TRACKS
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STAIRS/TRANSITIONS
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GRAVITY
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VERTICAL DESYNCING
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 +
TIMERS/CHRONO
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MOVEMENT
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MODX/MODY/MODZ
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 +
CORNERING
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SPEED
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JUMPING/HOVERING
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ANIMATIONS/BODYS
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 +
EMILY AND EDWARD DIFFERENCES
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 +
INVENTORY/ITEMS
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BODY/IN_HAND
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INHAND-BODY DESYNC
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THROWING THINGS/FIRING ARROWS
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FIRING A GUN
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JUMPING/CLIMBING/FALLING
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ROTATION
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BOW
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[NOT] DYING
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 +
FLASKS
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SAVING/LOADING
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PAUSING
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SNAPBACK
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SOUNDS
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SPACE
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DOORS
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FRONT DOORS/JELLY
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  TIMER MANIPULATION
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DELAY TURN/DELAY SNAP
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PICKUP TURN/SNAP
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PICKUP TURN/PICKUP SNAP
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LAMP TURN/LAMP SNAP
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SAVE/LOAD TURN (SLT)
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SNAPBACK CLIP
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QUICK ROTATION
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  OOB/CLIPPING
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SIDEWAYS CLIPPING
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CONVEX CLIPPING
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LAGGING/FRAMERATE
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LAG MANIPULATION/LAG SNAP/LAG OOB
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TRIGGER BOUNCE OOB
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PUSHABLE OOB
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CHAIN CLIPPING
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PUSHABLE LAG OOB
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PUSHABLE WEDGE OOB
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PUSHABLE OOB OOB
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PUSHABLE NARROW OOB
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CLIMB OOB
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FALL OOB
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COLLISION OOB
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PUSHING
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PUSH CLIPPING/LIGHTWEIGHT CLIPPING (MEMORY SLOTS)
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THEORETICAL IN-BOUNDS/GLITCHLESS RUN
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INTERRUPTS
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MISCELLANEOUS
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MISCELLANEOUS/COMBINED TRICKS
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TECHNICAL
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PALETTE
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Experimental Speculation / Might Help in AitD 2 or 3
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IDEAS FOR AITD 2 OR 3
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(Probably) Pointless Trivia
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  TAS-ONLY/GLITCHING/CRASHING/SOFTLOCKING
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GENERAL
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3D-WRAP-AROUND GLITCH
  
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RENDERER/RENDER BUG/2D-WRAP-AROUND
  
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  RENDER BUG: POTENTIAL EXPLOITATIONS
  
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=== Time to go from A to B or to get item X ===
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  MEDKIT RENDER BUG TRIALS
  
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[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F5LkXM210chKPhNhOPaI_yHIElce_EeEq8QXZOK3h2g/edit#gid=0 Table]
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SOUND BUG
  
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  PRACTICAL TIPS
  
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PRACTICAL TIPS/OPTIMIZATIONS
  
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=== Misc info ===
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TIMING CERTAIN ACTIONS
  
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[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1URww44OfsD10FJ6JWZCRjST-ovX1fiq0Qg9_6kV0gI4/edit Object properties incl. associated life, body, and weight.]
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UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
  
 
== Alone in the Dark 2 ==
 
== Alone in the Dark 2 ==

Revision as of 10:30, 22 May 2019

Alone in the Dark 1

GLOSSARY

USEFUL FILES

ABOUT THE GUIDE

CONTROLS

GENERAL

GAME FILES

MEMORY/CACHES/BUFFERS/SOUND SAMPLES

DOSBOX/EMULATORS

ROOM VIEWER

LIFDISA/TRACKDISA/MEMORY VIEWER INSTRUCTIONS

CACHE VIEWER

FREE IN THE DARK HACK

KNOWN VERSION DIFFERENCES

GAME WORLD

FLAGS

READING LIFE SCRIPTS

OBJECTS AND ACTORS

OBJECTS

ACTORS/ACTIONTYPES

ACTOR SERIALIZATION INTO OBJECTS/OBJECT FIELDS/ACTOR FIELDS

PLAYER STATE

IMPORTANT/SPECIAL LIFES

IMPORTANT/SPECIAL VARS, CVARS, AND OTHER VARIABLES

TRIGGERS

CAMERA VIEWS

CAMERA DEFOCUS TRICK

WRONG PICKUP/TRIGGERS

ROOM/VIEW DESYNC

ITEMS/INVENTORY/MENUS

ENEMIES/FIGHTING

HITFORCE/DAMAGE MANIPULATION

PREGZT/BOSS FIGHT

CTHONIAN (WORM)

E2 ARROWS/AXES

TRACKS

STAIRS/TRANSITIONS

GRAVITY

VERTICAL DESYNCING

TIMERS/CHRONO

MOVEMENT

MODX/MODY/MODZ

CORNERING

SPEED

JUMPING/HOVERING

ANIMATIONS/BODYS

EMILY AND EDWARD DIFFERENCES

INVENTORY/ITEMS

BODY/IN_HAND

INHAND-BODY DESYNC

THROWING THINGS/FIRING ARROWS

FIRING A GUN

JUMPING/CLIMBING/FALLING

ROTATION

BOW

[NOT] DYING

FLASKS

SAVING/LOADING

PAUSING

SNAPBACK

SOUNDS

SPACE

DOORS

FRONT DOORS/JELLY 

 TIMER MANIPULATION

DELAY TURN/DELAY SNAP

PICKUP TURN/SNAP

PICKUP TURN/PICKUP SNAP

LAMP TURN/LAMP SNAP

SAVE/LOAD TURN (SLT)

SNAPBACK CLIP

QUICK ROTATION 


 OOB/CLIPPING

SIDEWAYS CLIPPING

CONVEX CLIPPING

LAGGING/FRAMERATE

LAG MANIPULATION/LAG SNAP/LAG OOB

TRIGGER BOUNCE OOB

PUSHABLE OOB

CHAIN CLIPPING

PUSHABLE LAG OOB

PUSHABLE WEDGE OOB

PUSHABLE OOB OOB

PUSHABLE NARROW OOB

CLIMB OOB

FALL OOB

COLLISION OOB

PUSHING

PUSH CLIPPING/LIGHTWEIGHT CLIPPING (MEMORY SLOTS)


THEORETICAL IN-BOUNDS/GLITCHLESS RUN

INTERRUPTS

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS/COMBINED TRICKS

TECHNICAL

PALETTE

Experimental Speculation / Might Help in AitD 2 or 3

IDEAS FOR AITD 2 OR 3

(Probably) Pointless Trivia 

 TAS-ONLY/GLITCHING/CRASHING/SOFTLOCKING

GENERAL

3D-WRAP-AROUND GLITCH

RENDERER/RENDER BUG/2D-WRAP-AROUND 

  RENDER BUG: POTENTIAL EXPLOITATIONS

  MEDKIT RENDER BUG TRIALS

SOUND BUG 

 PRACTICAL TIPS

PRACTICAL TIPS/OPTIMIZATIONS

TIMING CERTAIN ACTIONS

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

Alone in the Dark 2

Alone in the Dark 3

Jack in the Dark

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