Uploaded December 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This glitch seems to only work on an emulated version of the game. I haven't been able to do it on my physical copy yet, so it may be an error in emulating the game's collision fields.
If you have a stairwell or slope angling downward, you can walljump forward off of a nearby wall to push through it and land on top. By itself, this doesn't have much use, but I used it to break out of the map in level nine and access the rooftop of the Oniyama fight before the game had properly transitioned to it.
You normally need to move towards the door so that the game can set the Oniyama to its fight mode instead of its strafing mode that it uses while you control the turrets and such. If you perform this trick, it lets you access the grenade launcher, kill the guard early, and also break out of the map, but it doesn't really save any time.
It would be really cool if this worked on the console, though.
This glitch seems to only work on an emulated version of the game. I haven't been able to do it on my physical copy yet, so it may be an error in emulating the game's collision fields.
If you have a stairwell or slope angling downward, you can walljump forward off of a nearby wall to push through it and land on top. By itself, this doesn't have much use, but I used it to break out of the map in level nine and access the rooftop of the Oniyama fight before the game had properly transitioned to it.
You normally need to move towards the door so that the game can set the Oniyama to its fight mode instead of its strafing mode that it uses while you control the turrets and such. If you perform this trick, it lets you access the grenade launcher, kill the guard early, and also break out of the map, but it doesn't really save any time.
It would be really cool if this worked on the console, though.
![Slip CQC [glitch] - Dark Storm VR Missions](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pABdvWFSf2M/mqdefault.jpg "Slip CQC [glitch] - Dark Storm VR Missions
You can do a whole bunch of different things in the middle of a CQC takedown, including repositioning, firing, and reloading. This is also a good way to trigger the Floor Assassin glitch:
Floor Assassin: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUTlA6qJOuA ]
After activating the takedown animation, you can perform a combat roll to slip past the guard and finish up the kill from a distance. This lets you move behind an obstacle or push Amber further forward. Additionally, if youre holding a semi-automatic weapon like the assault rifle or the SMG, its possible to fire before the takedown and continue holding it through the rest of attack, letting you shoot other guards at the same time. And lastly, you can reload just before CQC to trigger a funny looking death.
Obviously, the problem is that the player states werent locked off and disabled between actions. Rolling is a pretty clear case of accidentally leaving it in the players moveset during specific moves. While firing your gun is normally impossible during CQC, theres nothing telling the game to stop firing if the player was already doing it. Similarly, reloading is queued before the melee attack but not interrupted.
I imagine this could have some use in some very scripted situations, though reloading and rolling are the only quiet actions. Firing your assault rifle isnt going to be useful unless you have a very clear path and predictable circumstance. Given that the guards spawn at the entrance and/or exit of every map, that might be tough to determine.
Also note that diving and then performing the takedown allows you to very easily slip into the Floor Assassin state, meaning that you have a faster way of getting there than crouching and going prone repeatedly.
Despite the video, I actually enjoy this game a lot even in this pretty glitchy state, and Id love to see it finished. If it looks interesting to you, be sure to check out the Kickstarter or download the demo on Steam and try it yourself.
Kickstarter: [ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1201252455/dark-storm-ascension ]
Steam: [ http://store.steampowered.com/app/395150/ ]")
