2765: Escape Speed - Revision history

FaviFake: given the proposal made at the community portal, i'm merging Blondie and Miss Lenhart, just like Cutie and Megan

2026-05-09T15:37:39Z

given the proposal made at the community portal, i'm merging Blondie and Miss Lenhart, just like Cutie and Megan

Eyetorus: /* Explanation */

2026-05-04T06:40:22Z

‎Explanation

Eyetorus: /* Explanation */

2026-05-04T06:32:49Z

‎Explanation

Eyetorus: added spoiler warning

2026-05-04T06:32:14Z

added spoiler warning

74.114.84.109 at 22:14, 15 April 2026

2026-04-15T22:14:30Z

DollarStoreBa'al: cat

2026-03-31T16:57:47Z

cat

FaviFake at 16:40, 16 February 2026

2026-02-16T16:40:24Z

FaviFake: /* Spaceships */

2026-02-01T08:42:54Z

‎Spaceships

Qwertyuiopfromdefly: fixed number

2026-02-01T04:41:38Z

fixed number

Headphones the stickman at 18:29, 12 December 2025

2025-12-12T18:29:42Z

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 | To get here, launch from the [[Media:Shuttle Skeleton.png|back of the Shuttle Skeleton]].
-The planet is the Boston subway system that was ripped out from the Subway Planet by the MIT kids. The Hyperdrive, needed to explore the planets outside the Crystal Sphere, is at the center of the planet, which is only accessible after getting the green, red and orange subway tokens. The blue token is not strictly necessary to get the Hyperdrive, although it is the easiest to obtain. If the player goes to the location of the Boston Planet before turning off the MIT Cloaking Device, they will only find an invisible region out in space that has gravity, at the center of which a "strangely heavy subway token" can be found. The gravitational force around it remains even after the token is collected. As hinted by Blondie on Andal, the MIT Cloaking Device doesn't affect gravity, therefore the cloaked Boston planet is intangible and invisible, but its mass still affects the gravitational field around it.
+The planet is the Boston subway system that was ripped out from the Subway Planet by the MIT kids. The Hyperdrive, needed to explore the planets outside the Crystal Sphere, is at the center of the planet, which is only accessible after getting the green, red and orange subway tokens. The blue token is not strictly necessary to get the Hyperdrive, although it is the easiest to obtain. If the player goes to the location of the Boston Planet before turning off the MIT Cloaking Device, they will only find an invisible region out in space that has gravity, at the center of which a "strangely heavy subway token" can be found. The gravitational force around it remains even after the token is collected. As hinted by Miss Lenhart on Andal, the MIT Cloaking Device doesn't affect gravity, therefore the cloaked Boston planet is intangible and invisible, but its mass still affects the gravitational field around it.
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 * a strangely heavy subway token
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 [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]
 [[Category:Comics featuring Hairbun]]
-[[Category:Comics featuring Blondie]]
+[[Category:Comics featuring Miss Lenhart]]
 [[Category:Comics featuring Knit Cap]]
 [[Category:Characters with hats]]

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 {{notice|See [[#Spaceships]] to help complete this page.}}
 This interactive comic is similar to [[2712: Gravity]], which celebrated the release of ''[[What If? 2]]'', as you can visit different planets. Your fuel runs out and recharges slowly over time or instantly whenever you land. Likewise, there is no "universal" point of view: the bottom of the window, "down", is oriented towards the object exerting the most gravity upon the player.
 You begin on the Starting Planet, near Origin. To escape Origin's gravitational force, gain enough momentum by swinging a few times inside the large hidden tunnel that goes from the rollercoaster to the St. Louis Arch on the opposing side of the planet. However, note that it is possible to escape Origin’s gravitational pull by maneuvering the spacecraft counterclockwise around the Starting Planet, accelerating tangential to the surface above the figure yelling "WOW!". To help you find other planets there are also many small circles surrounding the spaceship indicating the locations of nearby or distant planets depending on how transparent these points are. Collecting circles with a star outline will improve the performance of the spaceship, such as by making the engine more efficient or increasing the rate at which the fuel recharges, and sometimes make you find a new item. Collecting small grey circles will instead just make you find an item, such as a rock with neat stripes, a cool bug, and a pretty leaf.
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 The title of the comic is likely a reference to the 1996 computer game {{w|Escape Velocity (video game)|Escape Velocity}}, which also featured a 2D map dotted with planets. The title text says, "Gotta go fast.", a reference to {{w|Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'s catchphrase, and the point of the game: getting able to go faster to escape larger and larger planets and leave the Crystal Sphere.
 ===The Hyperdrive===

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 The title of the comic is likely a reference to the 1996 computer game {{w|Escape Velocity (video game)|Escape Velocity}}, which also featured a 2D map dotted with planets. The title text says, "Gotta go fast.", a reference to {{w|Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'s catchphrase, and the point of the game: getting able to go faster to escape larger and larger planets and leave the Crystal Sphere.
-{{spoiler|The best way to enjoy this comic is to {{xkcd|1608|play the game}}! If you didn't do that already, reading anything below will spoil you from truly enjoying the comic.}}
+{{spoiler|The best way to enjoy this comic is to {{xkcd|2765|play the game}}! If you didn't do that already, reading anything below will spoil you from truly enjoying the comic.}}
 ===The Hyperdrive===

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	The title of the comic is likely a reference to the 1996 computer game {{w\|Escape Velocity (video game)\|Escape Velocity}}, which also featured a 2D map dotted with planets. The title text says, "Gotta go fast.", a reference to {{w\|Sonic the Hedgehog (character)\|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'s catchphrase, and the point of the game: getting able to go faster to escape larger and larger planets and leave the Crystal Sphere.		The title of the comic is likely a reference to the 1996 computer game {{w\|Escape Velocity (video game)\|Escape Velocity}}, which also featured a 2D map dotted with planets. The title text says, "Gotta go fast.", a reference to {{w\|Sonic the Hedgehog (character)\|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'s catchphrase, and the point of the game: getting able to go faster to escape larger and larger planets and leave the Crystal Sphere.
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		+	{{spoiler\|The best way to enjoy this comic is to {{xkcd\|1608\|play the game}}! If you didn't do that already, reading anything below will spoil you from truly enjoying the comic.}}

	===The Hyperdrive===		===The Hyperdrive===

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 * <code>Comic.voyager.opts.thrustDuration = 1000</code> provides extra fuel (default is 3.5).
 * <code>Comic.voyager.opts.turnSpeed = 0.008</code> increases your turning speed (default is 0.002).
 * <code>[Comic.voyager.pos.x, Comic.voyager.pos.y] = [1177, 6755]</code> teleports the spaceship to Saturn ([https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xhw3oVb4fMktZB_KEIF9fGkYCkfbpRMHKBLI63laTgc Coordinates list].)
 * <code>Comic.map.items</code> is an array of the findable items, and <code>Comic.map.locations</code> is an array of places.

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 | To get here, launch from the [[Media:Origin Planet1.png|spider landmark on Origin]].
-The object is a giant spider floating in space with eight people standing on top of his legs.
+The object is a giant spider floating in space with eight people standing on top of his legs. It is a reference to the spider in the last image of ''[[what if? (blog)|what if?]]'' article ''{{what if|136|Spiders vs. the Sun}}'', of which it is an exact replica.
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 * a spider-silk scarf

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 ===Spaceships===
 {{incomplete|Need to:
-*Upload the files of the spaceships, in the best resolution available (Click on the '''<code>filename</code>''', download it, and then click the red link.)
+*Upload the files of the spaceships, in the best resolution available (Click on the '''<code>codename </code>'''column, download it, and then click the red link.)
 *Describe them better and explain how to obtain them.

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 {{series
 | series        = April
-| number        = 14
+| number        = 15
 | date          = April 19, 2023
 | days_late     = 18

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 [[2765: Escape Speed/Screen-shots#Open Space Outside the Crystal Sphere|Open Space Outside the Crystal Sphere]]
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-|To get here, go through the Crack in the Crystal Sphere or try to no-clip the sphere by .
+|To get here, go through the Crack in the Crystal Sphere or try to no-clip the sphere by going faster than the loading speed/very slowly sinking into the ground. (both require speed)
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