Carpet Chase

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*Main articles:* Glitches, Carpet (Glitched), Pink Desert (Glitches)

**Carpet Chase** is a trick in which a player flies away from a Carpet creature to avoid being "captured" after triggering the Carpet's "helping mode" (in which it is programmed to lift the player to a predetermined location).

## How to do it

In the Pink Desert level, Frederick is programmed to come and pick you up after you release the first group of Carpets from the broken War Machine. Follow these steps to initiate a Carpet Chase:

* Activate the banner and just drop down or stand near it.
* Wait about 6 to 7 seconds (or a bit more if you are fast and can fly away quickly).
* Quickly fly away from the Carpet, to the south / start of the level direction seems logical, since the terrain is flatter there to escape easily (advanced flying techniques such as Dropshoot (DS) and Dive Boost (DB) will help to gain speed).
* Frederick will still try to pick you up, following you rather quickly.
* It will follow you until it touches you and picks you up (sometimes, maybe due to too much distance Frederick will stop following).
* It might not always work depending on your timing: sometimes Frederick will get you right away, sometimes you will start flying away too early and he will not chase you.

**Difficulty:** A short carpet chase is just a timing thing. To be able to flee for longer time, you will need above mentioned Fancy Flying techniques.

## Videos

* A long carpet chase:

* **"Lolololol"** by Stoicmom:

Part 1: https://clips.twitch.tv/LightObeseMarjoramPeteZarollTie

Part 2: https://clips.twitch.tv/KawaiiSpunkyHorseradishDoggo

## Further Tips and Tricks

* A good cue on when to start running away is to **wait for the camera to start moving by itself** after the carpets are freed, or **the exact moment the grids freeing the carpets are completely closed again**.
	+ This works only when solo, as when connected to a companion, if you are the host player (the one positioned on the left side when entering PD level) Frederick will pick you up a little later than your companion !
* It is possible to get chased by multiple carpets at a time if you trigger the ones near the ending tower by getting close to them (it might be harder to trigger them properly). See video example above. These carpets are much faster than Frederick and way harder to escape for a long time.
* Similarly to a carpet chase you can get chased by the mysterious creature in the tower level or by both of them after going near them in OOB.

## Trivia

* Its possible to be chased across the level and get picked up during the vision / History Lesson (see the speedrun video above)
* If the Carpet picked you up after the chase: depending on distance, the Companion might not see Frederick under your feet.
* If the Companion got picked up already, they won't be able to look back and see you getting picked up ; for them you will just hover / fly in the air while glowing.
* With an experienced player, fleeing for longer time as a Red Robe should be possible.

## See also

 Other general Glitches articles

Black Cloth • Black Sand • Breaking the Shrine/HL • Carpet (Glitched) • Dune settings and PC glitches • Ghost • Glitches • Hidden chirp symbol • Hidden symbol • Infinite Flight (IF) on PC • Infinite Flight (IF) on PS4 • Journey Glitches by Level (VERY EPIC) • Lost Chirp Bug • Low FPS glitch • Naked Wayfarer • Peeling Grounds and Sanded Wayfarer • Sky Painting • Steam Infinite Flight Tricks • The ID rule • Triggers • War Machine (Glitched) • Wayfarers (Glitched) • Whale in Tower (Glitched) • Zimcloak
 About Glitches and more links
Broadly speaking, a **glitch** is where something in the game does something it wasn't meant to. We do not distinguish between a "wanted Glitch" and actual bugs.

Browse Categories (bottom of articles) to find more related articles:

* Category:Glitches, Glitch per Level: Category:Sunken\_City\_(Glitches)
* Category:Tricks - something rather easy; Category:Challenges - thats real tough; Category:Glitched\_NPCs - Carpets, Wayfarers, Whales, WMs.

**Robins Guide for Newcomers** . 26 Minutes, full of tips, tricks, dos and don'ts.

Expert Mode
**Expert Mode** introduction article to everything beyond the most basic gameplay.
Expert Mode topics:

 Challenges  Fancy Flying  Glitches & OOB  OOB-Levels Surfing, Slides and Drops  Tricks

Expert Mode Glossary

Black Cloth • Black Sand • Blackness • Breaking the Shrine/HL • Carpet Warp • Crash Zones • Dirty robe trick • Disco War Machine / Disco WM • Disco Wayfarer • Disco Zones and other Disco Stuff • Dragonfly War Machine • Faceplant (FP) • Faceplant Jump (FPJ) • Fancy Flying • Ghost • Glossary • Happy War Machine • History Lesson Banner (HL Banner) • How to find Nick • Infinite Flight (IF) on PC • Infinite Flight (IF) on PS4 • Level Cube / Sky Box • Low FPS glitch • Off-sync • Peeling Grounds and Sanded Wayfarer • Sky Painting • Starfields • The ID rule • The Tumbler • Triggers • Unmotivated War Machine • War Machine Capture (WM capture) • Zen Jump • Zimcloak

 Other general Glitches articles

Black Cloth • Black Sand • Breaking the Shrine/HL • Carpet (Glitched) • Dune settings and PC glitches • Ghost • Glitches • Hidden chirp symbol • Hidden symbol • Infinite Flight (IF) on PC • Infinite Flight (IF) on PS4 • Journey Glitches by Level (VERY EPIC) • Lost Chirp Bug • Low FPS glitch • Naked Wayfarer • Peeling Grounds and Sanded Wayfarer • Sky Painting • Steam Infinite Flight Tricks • The ID rule • Triggers • War Machine (Glitched) • Wayfarers (Glitched) • Whale in Tower (Glitched) • Zimcloak
 About Glitches and more links
Broadly speaking, a **glitch** is where something in the game does something it wasn't meant to. We do not distinguish between a "wanted Glitch" and actual bugs.

Browse Categories (bottom of articles) to find more related articles:

* Category:Glitches, Glitch per Level: Category:Sunken\_City\_(Glitches)
* Category:Tricks - something rather easy; Category:Challenges - thats real tough; Category:Glitched\_NPCs - Carpets, Wayfarers, Whales, WMs.

**Robins Guide for Newcomers** . 26 Minutes, full of tips, tricks, dos and don'ts.

Expert Mode
**Expert Mode** introduction article to everything beyond the most basic gameplay.
Expert Mode topics:

 Challenges  Fancy Flying  Glitches & OOB  OOB-Levels Surfing, Slides and Drops  Tricks

Expert Mode Glossary

Black Cloth • Black Sand • Blackness • Breaking the Shrine/HL • Carpet Warp • Crash Zones • Dirty robe trick • Disco War Machine / Disco WM • Disco Wayfarer • Disco Zones and other Disco Stuff • Dragonfly War Machine • Faceplant (FP) • Faceplant Jump (FPJ) • Fancy Flying • Ghost • Glossary • Happy War Machine • History Lesson Banner (HL Banner) • How to find Nick • Infinite Flight (IF) on PC • Infinite Flight (IF) on PS4 • Level Cube / Sky Box • Low FPS glitch • Off-sync • Peeling Grounds and Sanded Wayfarer • Sky Painting • Starfields • The ID rule • The Tumbler • Triggers • Unmotivated War Machine • War Machine Capture (WM capture) • Zen Jump • Zimcloak