Crate-based Propulsion

[omegajasam]

I once had a cliff -> undergtround area gen in such a way the only way out was to stack ~100 crates, or use this glitch. (or have tripple jump + flatforms, which it was to early in the game to have)

It's a cool way of moving when you work it out, but honestly with platforms as good as they are, it doens't seem too bad to be able to crate jump.

[MaxAstro]

As the one who (I think) originally discovered this trick, I will just say PLEASE keep crate-jumping.  For so many reasons.  For one it brings back feel-good memories of bomb jumping in Super Metroid.  For two, certain areas in the game (one of the ice age areas, I think, generates a huge number of tall cliffs with no backwall) are just no fun to traverse without this mechanic.

For three, it makes for awesome skill contests - one of the more fun things I've done in AVWW is challenge myself to beat blue amoeba without touching the ground by constantly switching between crate jumping and attacking.

I think it works well as one of those undocumented "secret features", much like bomb jumping or energy restore from Super Metroid.

[Aklyon]

Secret features are fun to have. You find out about it, and then get to surprise other people with it!

[Brise Bonbons]

Perhaps crates/platforms should not collide with players for a couple seconds after being placed? Or something else to make it so that more timing is required rather than simply spawning the crate under your feet.

It seems like a wonderful quirk to keep in, but based on this discussion it does seem the skill/reward ratio could be tweaked. I haven't tried it myself, but I've experienced something similar with platforms: If you're falling or jumping you can just place one directly under your feet and remove the need to aim your jump.

I definitely think, at least on higher platforming difficulties, that there should be some level of timing and aim involved in hitting a platform or crate in mid air.