Parking Lot (PQ2 Motel)

Snuggler's Inn
Parking Lot

Room ID#(s):	25, 225
Bugs & Glitches:	Yes
Odd Coding:	Yes

Notes

• In version 1.001.000, this section is entirely optional. In all future versions, a critical piece of evidence is required and can only be obtained at this location.

• If the player tries to 'ask' for a warrant, they get the message they should call dispatch.

• An alternative to showing the mugshot is to mention the name "Bill Cole" (Or just "Cole"), since the name is on the envelope corner you get off Woody. You will get the info, points and setup for the next step in the motel scenario.

• An alternative way of trying to enter the motel room is to 'kick the door' (like those old police shows), but since there is no way to evade the trap directly, this will always kill Sonny.

• Evading the trap door (while trying to open it) causes global variable 166 (Gun Sighted) to be set back to 0. There is a casual mention of Sonny slamming his hand along the wall as this event happens. If the player skips the motel section, there is no need to reset the gun sights prior to the airplane trip.

• If the player returns to the motel after the incident has concluded, they will find the motel door boarded up, area taped off and an officer on standby to prevent Sonny from going inside, again. The player will be unable to open the door even if they have the motel key (Funny enough, the player is told they do not have the correct key). Kicking the door down is also disabled.

• script.225 replaces script.25 as the go-to for the motel after the scenario has been completed (though different versions of the game arrive at this script differently). A number of important changes have been observed, including:

• 'look' gives a very crude and basic description of the location.

• 'show badge' adds the wallet icon to the dialogue box.

• 'mug shot' cannot be used, only 'mugshot' can.

• Room numbers cannot be read.

• Manager cannot be looked at. Trying to arrest him gives a different response.

• Manager does not like you, so all his commentary is nasty, though you still operate with some police procedure.

• 'exit room' talks about leaving a room you are not in.

Commands

• look watch

• ask warrant

• arrest dude

• ask chamber

• return key

• give cash

• dude cole, bains

• get browning (face your trunk, does not work with personal car).

• talk friend

• open police

• police

• go pane

• look door (After it's blown open)

• kick door (not just Room 108)

Bugs and Glitches

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Backup Coming Through! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes No No No Sonny is scripted to automatically move down (out of the way) when backup arrives. If something is blocking Sonny from doing this (Being on the motel 2nd floor without a clear path down the stairs, for instance), this will lock the game, aside from menu access. This happens because the game only checks for Sonny's y-position without taking the x-position into account, meaning Sonny will always move down when the player is too high, regardless of whether or not he is in the way of the backup cruiser. The player will clip through the stairs if Sonny should attempt to climb down to get out of the way. This likely has to do with ego's priority not being updated while moving down the screen. This was fixed along with the bug.

i	Chuck Fires Twice! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes When Chuck fires his gun, his hair turns black for at least 1 frame. It was (probably) intended for the other officer to fire his gun.

i	Chuck Wears A Brown Wig! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The animation demonstrates that Chuck fires two shots at the motel room, though only one round appears on screen to crash through the room window.

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Don't Run Into Me! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes No No No Sonny is able to walk around the screen as backup rolls in, assuming Sonny is low enough to not trigger any special re-directs. The player can even position Sonny in front of the vehicle as it drives in.

i	The Outer Limits Credit: Gage Holston 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes No Yes Yes When the room script is updated to 225, the out of bounds handling was not included. They were added back in for J1.000.052.

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Drive to the Motel, Again! Credit: Gage Holston 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes No No No No If Sonny goes to Marie's first, then goes to the inn (where it's already closed off due an issue with the game's design), the player can get back in the vehicle and drive to the inn again... and again... and again...

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I Have Long Legs, Today Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The range for sonny being able to enter the unmarked vehicle is unusually large (vertically); the event can be triggered as high up the screen as Sonny being right in front of the stairs leading to the 2nd floor of the motel. There are instances were, while it is rare, it is possible while facing and trying to enter the vehicle near the steps can result in the game locking up, except for access to the menu.

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I Like Your Spot! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes No No No Standing on the spot where warrant officer stops at will cause the AI to frantically circle around the player for a couple seconds, then suddenly stop and lock the game. Players can still access the menu, but will be unable to continue the current game. In Atari ST 1.001.006, the officer may not even attempt to move around the player and (simply) come to a stop while locking the game.

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I Missed WHAT?! Credit: Gage Holston 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes No No No No After Sonny learns of Marie's kidnapping, the personal car check for which motel script is run is set to 225 (Post-crime scene). If the player drives to the motel using the personal car, they will be unable to access the motel room plus the the game movement and function keys will lock up. It is probable the script is waiting for Keith to get out of the vehicle and do/say something (which cannot happen under the circumstances). This is fixed by 1.001.006: There is no longer any unique update for the personal car.

i	Keith, you had ONE job! Category: Oops Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 No No Yes Yes Yes Not having Keith with you and attempting to open the door (with the key) while backup is there will throw an "oops" and end the game.

i	Kissu no Yuurei (Keith's Ghost) Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 No No Yes Yes Yes While along the very bottom of the screen, Sonny can clip through Keith after opening the door to the motel room.

i	Moonwalking Category: Moonwalking Credit: Sierra Art 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes No No No No The player can walk into walls.

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Motel is Already Falling Apart... Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Once script 225 is the motel script, a number of objects have their vertical alignment shifted by one pixel: The hotel manager, staircase, motel sign, and Room 206's door. The door to Room 108's is placed in the exact position, but the identifier was shifted down a pixel.

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Out of Bounds Category: Out of Bounds Credit: Gage Holston, Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes #1 Using down-left along the edge of the vehicle can get the player caught along the bottom of the vehicle. If the player speed has been set to a high enough value (slowest possible), there should be enough room to keep alternating between Down and PgDown to move right along the vehicle and escape. Otherwise, this may require a system reset. #2 Alternating between Right and PgDown along the bottom corner of the screen, the player can wrap around the map boundary and move around behind the lower half of the screen. It cuts off at 132, meaning the player cannot loop around the entire screen and come back out on other side unless they are willing to move and see the popup text in excess of 21,000+ times. On an amusing note: If the player has moved far enough away from the screen, Keith will start following the player through the clipped wall. If the player manages to return to the vehicle and Keith is stuck and unable to return, this will lock up the game, though the menu will be accessible.

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Painfully Slow Cleanup! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes No No No No If Sonny drives away in his personal vehicle to somewhere and comes back, the crime scene is left intact. This happens because the personal vehicle check for which motel script is run is not updated by the motel or crime scene related stuff. This no longer applies after Sonny learns of Marie's kidnapping, since the motel script is updated to 225 for the personal vehicle 'after' the kidnapping has been determined. As of 1.001.006. The crime scene will be cleaned up after Sonny drives somewhere.

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Quick Cleanup! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes No No No No If Sonny enters the unmarked vehicle any time after Global Variable 100 is set to 12 (After the door to room 108 is blown open by Bains' trap) and exit, the crime scene will be cleaned up and Sonny will be unable to enter the motel room. This does not happen if Sonny is using his personal car for the scenario. If the player returns to the scene before visiting Marie using the personal car, they can still access the motel room. As of 1.001.006. Exiting and re-entering will clear up the tear gas (if it is active) and the crime scene remains intact.

i i	That Door Looks Hurt! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The door animation is misaligned when Sonny 'kicks it down' instead of opening it with the motel key (You know, the normal way).

i	The Gun Frees Me! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes No No No No Drawing the gun while the warrant officer approaches will allow the player to move around. This is prevented if the officer freezes up (Because Sonny is on his arrival spot).

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Keith's Outta Here! Credit: Gage Holston 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes ? ? ? Yes Upon exiting from the motel interior, the player can precisely move with Keith to screw up his pathing to his usual destination point. Sometimes depending on how the player moves, he can even start moonwalking off-screen. After a 10-13 minutes, he'll suddenly teleport to his usual spot. However, if the player is standing in his spot when this happens, Keith will remain gone and the game will lock up except for menu access. It's also possible to glitch Keith's movement and make him go up the stairs during this. By 1.002.111, Keith no longer seems able to go out of bounds and will eventually figure out how to get to his location. (Further testing required)

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I'm the Manager Now! Category: Out of Bounds Credit: Gage Holston 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes ? Yes ? Yes It's possible to clip onto a seam of walkable terrain where the motel manager resides. It's not exactly clear how the movement to get in works, so you may have to fiddle with it before you clip inside.

i	Swung to the Other Side Credit: Gage Holston 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes ? Yes ? Yes There's a thin area at the Room 108 door where Sonny can open the door from upper half without being killed. When the shotgun blast goes off, Sonny will warp to the bottom half of the door.

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Trunk Trouble Credit: Gage Holston 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes ? No ? No In the 225 version of the room, the trunk on the unmarked car doesn't function properly. The programmers forgot to include 'global135 = 1' in the open trunk code, meaning the game never actually registers it as opened.

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Upper Decker Category: Out of Bounds Credit: Gage Holston 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes ? ? ? No There's a bit of walkable area on the upper floor of the motel that can't be reached normally. By positioning Sonny VERY precisely, you can draw the gun and shove Sonny into that walkable area. Walking into a certain spot in this area will trigger Keith's follow script, as long as the player has just opened the Room 108 door. Keith can actually climb the stairs to try and reach Sonny, which normally is not possible. (The priority layers are also broken for Keith)

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Imprisoned Keith Category: Out of Bounds Credit: Gage Holston 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes ? ? ? No It's possible to get Keith stuck out of bounds. Perform Upper Decker and get Keith upstairs as normal. Walk in and out of the follow script trigger, until Keith is roughly in the spot shown in the gif. Walk back into the trigger and Keith will disappear. With any luck, Keith will have clipped into the OOB with you. If Keith ends up in the right spot, you can draw your gun and clip Sonny back in bounds. While it may be distressing to see Keith trapped here, it is the only way for Sonny to escape from this out of bounds. If you try entering the car, the game will softlock since it will be impossible for Keith to make his way to his door.

Odd Coding

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I am NOT Bains! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Drawing the gun while the warrant officer approaches will allow the player to move around. The police officer that arrives on scene can be called by any name when using the 'talk' command, except for Keith (He is special, after all).

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We Have a Shotgun?! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Attempting to get the Browning shotgun out of the trunk before Keith grabs it will tell the player Sonny should not remove it from the trunk, even though it is not there. If Keith has been in the motel and the Field Kit is not in the trunk, the game will tell Sonny the trunk is empty, even though the same dialogue for trying to remove the Browning will appear.