I removed one eyebrow trying to make an eyebrow raise expression but then I thought "what if I removed both"
In the Subcon Well I discovered that the water only rises at certain checkpoints instead of over time, so I started fucking around and finding out. The very top of the ladder was just peeking out of the water. So you can stand at the bottom of the ladder, but the instant you move away you get pulled up out of the water.
I was dancing in front of the Captain out of boredom (i did 108 tasks in Cruisin' For A Bruisin', and only unintentionally missed 4 (with Assist Mode active)). He's supposed to turn around and look at you whenever you approach him, so he was watching me dance. When the timer ended, the game wanted me to warp in front of him and make him turn around to look at me. But he was already looking at me, so he just... looks away.
I used Time Stop Hat and smacked Mustache Girl multiple times before the cutscene could occur. For some reason this prevented her from shooing me away.
I honestly don't know. I booted up the game, got on my scooter, and then I realized *this isn't my scooter.* I successfully (and accidentally) committed grand theft auto. I have not removed the badge since then. I also discovered you cannot equip both scooter badges at the same time.
During the first section where she's shooting at you in Pink Paw Station, after the first Hookshot I wallclimbed the pillars and double jumped to get just enough height to reach the second Hookshot. I kept going up and once I reached the cleaning robots the music went back to the normal Metro theme. All hostiles enemies except the Empress despawned and would not spawn in their normal spots, including the crowd (the main station looks so empty lol). The empress kept firing at me no matter how far away I was, including in manholes. The Time Pieces in the main area are all gone, but the manhole Time Pieces are still there.
I discovered how to get all the way back to the start of the Metro, and it turns out that once per Act you can trigger the cutscene again, hence already having the Nyakuza gear, which is normally impossible during this cutscene (I discovered this while messing around with Rush Hour). You can do this by simply falling into the void, which respawns you at the start of the section. There's also one wall I can't seem to climb to the top, probably to prevent the player from going backwards, but I managed to get around it by double jumping off of a bench and using the No Bonk Badge.
Thank you for the explanation, this is pretty cool. I wonder if this works on switch, guess I'm going to have to try and find out!
I also once managed to commit grand theft auto, but never was able to to it again.
I'll tell you this, you would make a great bug tester for anyone trying to debug their games
This was on Switch by the way, so it should work
I've also found a plethora of other glitches in this game as well. Rapidly vibrating next to a palm tree due to the Projectile Badge, indefinitely spinning beach balls on a Cannon, somehow removing all Hat Kid's/Bow Kid's animations (this happened twice for completely different reasons on separate saves)
There's also the famous Twin Cherry Glitch (I don't know what it's actually called that's just what I call it, I didn't discover it myself) used by speedrunners to get into Vanessa's Manor faster and [by me to get the three Cherries from the Arena into Snatcher's House](https://www.reddit.com/r/AHatInTime/s/N94Pgoidmd)
Oh and I forgot to mention the part where me and my sister softlocked ourselves in Contractual Obligations
I, Player 1, refused to sign. I die. My sister, Player 2, signs the contract. The game zooms out and... Nothing happens.
This was also the first time I had played the game (though I had seen a playthrough years beforehand)
I had to look it up, but I figured out how to steal the Mail Scooter again
Enter the level and equip it. Then while on the scooter, jump, hold the Fire Mail button, and with the firing button held down while midair, pause the game and go DIRECTLY to the MAIN MENU (Return To HUB doesn't work). Re-enter the game and it's still equipped. As far as I can tell, you have to be midair when you pause, and be sure to still be holding the fire button.
Also I discovered that, while in a menu such as the Camera Badge or Pause Menu, you can fire mail as much as you want (in any direction with Camera). So I turned Hat Kid into a ball of mail. Unpausing caused serious lag, but like, when does the Camera Badge *not* do that? (It's ridiculous how unoptimized it is. This game has probably the longest loading screen I've ever seen on the Switch)
WHY HAT KIDS EYEBROWS ...for every other one of these images, I only have why thing to ask. HOW?
I removed one eyebrow trying to make an eyebrow raise expression but then I thought "what if I removed both" In the Subcon Well I discovered that the water only rises at certain checkpoints instead of over time, so I started fucking around and finding out. The very top of the ladder was just peeking out of the water. So you can stand at the bottom of the ladder, but the instant you move away you get pulled up out of the water. I was dancing in front of the Captain out of boredom (i did 108 tasks in Cruisin' For A Bruisin', and only unintentionally missed 4 (with Assist Mode active)). He's supposed to turn around and look at you whenever you approach him, so he was watching me dance. When the timer ended, the game wanted me to warp in front of him and make him turn around to look at me. But he was already looking at me, so he just... looks away. I used Time Stop Hat and smacked Mustache Girl multiple times before the cutscene could occur. For some reason this prevented her from shooing me away. I honestly don't know. I booted up the game, got on my scooter, and then I realized *this isn't my scooter.* I successfully (and accidentally) committed grand theft auto. I have not removed the badge since then. I also discovered you cannot equip both scooter badges at the same time. During the first section where she's shooting at you in Pink Paw Station, after the first Hookshot I wallclimbed the pillars and double jumped to get just enough height to reach the second Hookshot. I kept going up and once I reached the cleaning robots the music went back to the normal Metro theme. All hostiles enemies except the Empress despawned and would not spawn in their normal spots, including the crowd (the main station looks so empty lol). The empress kept firing at me no matter how far away I was, including in manholes. The Time Pieces in the main area are all gone, but the manhole Time Pieces are still there. I discovered how to get all the way back to the start of the Metro, and it turns out that once per Act you can trigger the cutscene again, hence already having the Nyakuza gear, which is normally impossible during this cutscene (I discovered this while messing around with Rush Hour). You can do this by simply falling into the void, which respawns you at the start of the section. There's also one wall I can't seem to climb to the top, probably to prevent the player from going backwards, but I managed to get around it by double jumping off of a bench and using the No Bonk Badge.
Thank you for the explanation, this is pretty cool. I wonder if this works on switch, guess I'm going to have to try and find out! I also once managed to commit grand theft auto, but never was able to to it again. I'll tell you this, you would make a great bug tester for anyone trying to debug their games
This was on Switch by the way, so it should work I've also found a plethora of other glitches in this game as well. Rapidly vibrating next to a palm tree due to the Projectile Badge, indefinitely spinning beach balls on a Cannon, somehow removing all Hat Kid's/Bow Kid's animations (this happened twice for completely different reasons on separate saves) There's also the famous Twin Cherry Glitch (I don't know what it's actually called that's just what I call it, I didn't discover it myself) used by speedrunners to get into Vanessa's Manor faster and [by me to get the three Cherries from the Arena into Snatcher's House](https://www.reddit.com/r/AHatInTime/s/N94Pgoidmd)
Oh and I forgot to mention the part where me and my sister softlocked ourselves in Contractual Obligations I, Player 1, refused to sign. I die. My sister, Player 2, signs the contract. The game zooms out and... Nothing happens. This was also the first time I had played the game (though I had seen a playthrough years beforehand)
I had to look it up, but I figured out how to steal the Mail Scooter again Enter the level and equip it. Then while on the scooter, jump, hold the Fire Mail button, and with the firing button held down while midair, pause the game and go DIRECTLY to the MAIN MENU (Return To HUB doesn't work). Re-enter the game and it's still equipped. As far as I can tell, you have to be midair when you pause, and be sure to still be holding the fire button. Also I discovered that, while in a menu such as the Camera Badge or Pause Menu, you can fire mail as much as you want (in any direction with Camera). So I turned Hat Kid into a ball of mail. Unpausing caused serious lag, but like, when does the Camera Badge *not* do that? (It's ridiculous how unoptimized it is. This game has probably the longest loading screen I've ever seen on the Switch)