Pestulon (SQ3)

Pestulon

"What a peaceful planet for a software company" you think to yourself. What a shame it had to be ScumSoft. You are surrounded by what can only be described as tree-like growths towering high above you. The turf has a mossy texture. The trees are strangely twisted.
Room ID#(s):	80, 81, 85, 86, 90 - 96, 121
Bugs & Glitches:	Yes
Odd Coding:	Yes
Leftover Bits:	Yes
For Fun:	Yes

If you're not going to finish this off, please be on your way! This section is still a work in progress. Please be patient and someone will get around to filling this out.

• This can only be used while in room 90 (Scumsoft corridor) while on Pestulon.

Unique Pages

• Main Article: Room 81

Bugs and Glitches

i	I'm Trying to use the Copier! Credit: Gage Holston 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? If the player attempts to make a copy of the picture while the Scumsoft employee is on the way, when he calls for Security, Roger will appear in front of the message.

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Nerds Get Stuck Credit: Gage Holston 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? If the player moves Roger into the zone where the Scumsoft office employee arrives (with the picture), returns to wall, replaces the picture, then gets in the way, the office employee will get stuck in front of Roger and be unable to move until Roger gets out of the way. If the player tries to do this with the picture in inventory, he will immediately call for security.

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The Copier Makes a Great Springboard! Credit: PickledDog Additional Research: Gage Holston, Kuro-chan 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? Normally, the player would face forward while making a copy. However, if the player is facing right / diagonal-right, the player will clip through the copier twice, resulting in the player going through the wall, removing the need to return the picture. Attempting the return / remove the picture again will result in Roger being relocated to the far side of the room when this happens (And the picture fails to show up on the wall, but it will return if you leave and come back). Even if Roger takes the picture again, the nerd will not be sent to check on Roger. The script where the fink catches Roger with the picture when walking right will no longer work either. Trying to use the copier in this state will also lock up the game. This occurs due to the way the initialization of these elements are handled. The data for the photo, nerd, and copy beam animation are only set up IF the photo is owned by the room, i.e hanging on the wall. Since it is not, the behavior for these functions become glitched.

i	Mixed Up Priorities Credit: Kuro-chan 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? There is a white dot in the upper right corner of the priority layer. A tiny dot on Roger will not draw due to this, making it look like a piece of the plant/tree is on his head.

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NO! I am NOT Getting Off! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? If the player interrupts the automated process of climbing down the ramp and stays on it, 2 bugs will happen: The player will be unable to walk back into the ship, due to not crossing the ramp threshold. A small portion of Roger's head can be seen through the ship. This is due to a couple bad priority pixels and can only be seen while Roger refuses to disembark.

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Scumsoft Wall Clips Credit: Gage Holston 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? There's a few different spots in Scumsoft where the player can use the vaporizer to have Roger clip through walls when in precise positions. This works due Roger's hitbox expanding when using the vaporizer against the wall while facing right or left, causing the game to push him out. Potentially could be used to cut short trips throughout Scumsoft, especially towards Elmo's office.

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Droid Lock Credit: Gage Holston 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 ? Yes No ? ? ? ? Trigger the security droid in the room with Elmo's photo. Quickly make your way over to the bottom-right, while hugging the wall. Once on the next screen, don't move and just wait for the droid to hit you. Roger's hitbox gets bigger when in the zapped animation and it ends up pushing him just over the left screen edge. He'll be sent back to the copier room, but his view will be locked downwards and typing will be disabled. For some reason, moving back and forth between screens in this state can cause the security droid to move slower than it's supposed to. The player can easily outrun the droid and even make it all the way to the balcony behind Elmo's office. There is no way to escape the droid still. The player cannot exit to the hall while wearing the coveralls and it cannot be despawned by going to the balcony.

i	Walk Like a Vaporizer Credit: Gage Holston 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 ? Yes No ? ? ? ? While right up against a screen edge, enter 'vaporize' just before Roger hits said edge. If done correctly, it will interrupt the vaporizing script and leave Roger in his view when using the gun.

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You Did Not Want to Finish This, Right?! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? An interruption during the escape scene (including saving the game) will result in the scene failing to load the next screen (ship's interior). Restoring a game from this point also has the same effect. If the ship's sound does not play, that is a good indicator the player is stuck.

Odd Coding

i	Just in Time Credit: Gage Holston 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? Roger can time it so that he puts the picture back on the wall, even though the Scumsoft office employee can see as plain as day he was handling the picture.

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Scumsoft Balcony Credit: Kuro-chan 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? Roger can be seen overlooking the balcony in his original outfit, even though he requires the janitor disguise to enter the office area that leads to the balcony. This is due to there being no unique Scumsoft janitor sprites.

Leftover Bits

Ambush! Credit: Gage Holston 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? A whole set of code was included so the guard could / would find Roger at the landing site if Roger attempted to enter the Scumsoft build, then retreat. However, the timer and variables needed to activate this were never setup.

For Fun

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Free Pass Credit: Kuro-chan 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? Access the in-game debug mode and set global 567 - 587 to 1. This mods all 21 garbage cans so they are all empty, making this area an easy walk-through. Elmo's trash can cannot be modified this way, as its state is not kept track of.

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Incoming Pirates! Credit: Gage Holston 1.0P 1.0U/V 1.018 1.052 Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? Using 'pump shark' before entering the Scumsoft building and teleporting to room 80 will trigger an unused line suggesting that Scumsoft guards are incoming (while misspelling 'hear'). The entire code set was included with the game, but the global variables and states needed to run this were never connected, leaving the whole section unused.

OK. I have mucho paperwork to finish. There is content that has been found since the page was last updated and needs to be included.

• Before Roger obtains the disguise, he can clip through the office nerds that move to check on Roger who call on the security alert. -- Kuro-chan

• Pressing the "N" button while in Dukem Nukem robots displays a leftover debug feature. -- Gage Holston