Uploaded December 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Venetica doesn't seem to have a lot of failsafes for activating an ability or drawing your sword shortly before triggering a conversation and other interactive objects. Here, activating the Passage to temporarily go into the Twilight Realm results in a pretty funny and messed-up cutscene.
Use the Passage right before starting a conversation, pressing them both quickly in succession to make sure you manage to get inside the dialogue tree without disabling the ability. Hurrying through all the talking in this instance leads to a cutscene where Scarlett stands like George Washington on the bow of the ship, but the unforeseen addition of the Twilight Realm pushes her off the boat. She floats along like a really creepy ghost.
I think what happens here is that in-game time slows down considerably while Scarlett is in the Passage, which accounts for the overly long stay inside the Twilight Realm that only ends just as the cutscene is finishing up. When in the Realm, Scarlett moves "faster" than every other character because the game slows down, and here she cycles through her script more rapidly than the other cutscene elements, meaning she glides off the boat.
This may have a practical use in a future cutscene that I'll have to test. I presume the game might not be programmed to protect against the use of the Passage across maps loaded via cutscene, so if I managed to find a cutscene that's short enough, I could theoretically have infinite time in the Passage until I had to left click on something.
It's worth noting that you can do a similar thing by drawing Scarlett's sword and then initiating the conversation, but the only effect is that she'll be holding it during the cutscene and once she gets out of it.
Venetica doesn't seem to have a lot of failsafes for activating an ability or drawing your sword shortly before triggering a conversation and other interactive objects. Here, activating the Passage to temporarily go into the Twilight Realm results in a pretty funny and messed-up cutscene.
Use the Passage right before starting a conversation, pressing them both quickly in succession to make sure you manage to get inside the dialogue tree without disabling the ability. Hurrying through all the talking in this instance leads to a cutscene where Scarlett stands like George Washington on the bow of the ship, but the unforeseen addition of the Twilight Realm pushes her off the boat. She floats along like a really creepy ghost.
I think what happens here is that in-game time slows down considerably while Scarlett is in the Passage, which accounts for the overly long stay inside the Twilight Realm that only ends just as the cutscene is finishing up. When in the Realm, Scarlett moves "faster" than every other character because the game slows down, and here she cycles through her script more rapidly than the other cutscene elements, meaning she glides off the boat.
This may have a practical use in a future cutscene that I'll have to test. I presume the game might not be programmed to protect against the use of the Passage across maps loaded via cutscene, so if I managed to find a cutscene that's short enough, I could theoretically have infinite time in the Passage until I had to left click on something.
It's worth noting that you can do a similar thing by drawing Scarlett's sword and then initiating the conversation, but the only effect is that she'll be holding it during the cutscene and once she gets out of it.
![Floor Assassin [glitch] - Dark Storm VR Missions](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SUTlA6qJOuA/mqdefault.jpg "Floor Assassin [glitch] - Dark Storm VR Missions
Tactical Underground Stealth Action. This crazy-looking glitch lets you drop yourself down into the floor and sneak up on unsuspecting land-based mammals.
On any flat surface, cycle rapidly between crouching and prone. (Sometimes you may need to move a bit as well.) If done correctly, youll sink into the floor and end up in a crouching position with just your head cresting above the tiles. When you stop moving, youll drop back down into the depths from which you inserted yourself. You can also easily perform Physics Crushes while in the ground, since its incredibly confusing for the game.
Physics Crush: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d3BqWrZqf0 ]
This likely happens because of confused hitboxes, with the crouch position not placing Amber quite right when switching to prone. Repeated switching exacerbates the problem and pushes her into the ground. I believe she doesnt fall straight through because the tiles are actually cube-shaped assets that appear invisible from the inside, feeding into the illusion that Ambers walking on nothing sometimes.
The glitch isnt supremely useful because the ground doesnt act to impair the vision of guards, meaning you get caught out even when they shouldnt be able to see you. Additionally, cover doesnt help you either, because it typically doesnt extend through the floor. The soldiers will see you at the bottom of their cone of vision, underneath any wall or pillar. Still, its a funny glitch thats simple to pull off even if its far too slow for any speedruns or time trials.
Otherwise, its important to point out that you cant do this on stairs and sloped surfaces, at least as I can gather from my testing.
These clips were recorded in Prototype 0.6.7.
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/ ]")
