Flying Elephant
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Template:Ratings There are two methods to this glitch, the second being the more painstaking.
Method One
To complete this glitch you need to go to Forge on Sandtrap. Once you spawn, go into forge mode and spawn a Scorpion tank, take it to one of the Elephants and line the front of Scorpion with the back of the Elephant. Go forward and if done correctly, the Scorpion will be inside the Elephant. Go up and there you go, a flying elephant. You can take it all across the map. For more fun, flip it upside down and get at least 3 people on it. Once everyone is on, flip it. It might kill you and them but it will count as a splatter! Try it out some time.
Method Two
To do this glitch alternatively, first remove all fusion coils from the Sandtrap map via Edit mode on Forge. Then, inside of an Elephant, spawn every single Fusion Coil and Plasma Battery possible, preferably in the back area but first make there runtime minimum 16 by pressing X when the cursour is green (8 for the plasma battery). Take care in this part, for every explosive must have its options set to immediate respawn, or the glitch will not work. Then spawn a Hornet, jump in, and let loose with every weapon in your arsenal! First, the Elephant will buck from the missiles, but with the fusion coils instantly respawning, the force of the explosion will start to carry it skyward. Once the Elephant clears enough ground to begin orbit, it will NOT come down (may come down if messed with i.e. rocket launcher hit ). Despite being very high in the air, the Elephant will only travel around the outer ring of the map as their are invisible barriers that prevent it from going anywhere else.
The Elephant flies around the entire map, and the debris rains down to all parts of the map. Here is a video to show how you can do it: 300px
Random Glitch Method
Sometimes in matchmaking or large custom games, the elephant will begin to sink into the ground for some reason. When objects begin to sink in the ground, they will be forced back out. The reason why they sink is most likely caused by lag. In the case of the elephant, when it sinks too much, it will be shot out of the ground and the elephant will be sent flying. Usually it isn't send to high. But in cases of extreme lag, it can be shot all the way across the map.
Results
- This glitch is extremely fun, but can cause extreme lag if coupled with other explosions, such as multiple trip mines.
- It is also possible to put a closed drop pod inside the control room and use it to carry the Elephant across the map, although you cannot carry it into the minefield.
- Place a deployable shield behind you when you are in the cockpit during method 2 and boost your shields to 4x overshields and 2x recovery you will survive the explosions. But after a few explosions you will fall out.
- With method 2 it is nearly imposible to stay inside the elephant.
- If you come up to close and get killed by the explosions, it will sometimes say "killed by the guardians".
- You can put crates too and then the crate rain will splatter the victims.