Infinite Flight (IF) on PC

Not to be confused with Infinite Boost.Infinite Flight (often abbreviated as IF by experienced players) is a rare glitch, the look of it is depending on platform:


 * Steam (maybe epic too): produces a "twin Companion" that is attached to you . Specifics about this are still under investigation.
 * PlayStation: causes the Wayfarer to g low constantly as if touching a Companion. This Glitch is known for years and experiences / theories are covered here.

The Glitch allows the player to fly forever. Details of this glitch remain unclear.

(not - yet - reported on Epic Games)

Overview
The PS4 version of IF has no twin. There are two versions for IF on PlayStation versions. One is connected to the (only PS4 glitch) Black Cloth.
 * Comparison with PC IF

There might be indicators, when then PC IF will appear too. See investigations and quotes below.

While on PS4 you infinite fly in CS, you will lose the twin when going to CS. It seems that both versions work in some levels and turn off or crash the game/get stuck in others.

The twin will push you, when standing, this does not seem to happen when having PS4 IF.

For investigations we should compare the PC and PlayStation glitch:

This quote about the PS4 IF is confirmed by the appearance of the PC version of IF, where a Wayfarer is attached to you. It seems that on the PS4 version you just get merged with that Wayfarer or its invisible.

General Information, "behavior" of the Glitch

 * It will create a "double" or twin that is stuck to you.
 * Thus charging you all the time and making you able to constantly fly.
 * The twin has the same robe patterns and scarf length, but the name-Symbol is a different one.
 * When sitting or standing, the twin will push you slowly.
 * It was never reported, that one got a Companion, when having the twin.
 * If you manage to get to the Companions Met Along the Way-list, you will see your own name as Companion.

↵How to get and how to keep it, is under investigation.

Warning and hope:
Sometimes the player figure gets stuck in a step-animation upon entering the light circle at the end of a level.

Though its not clear, which Shrines make you stuck and under which circumstances. See quotes below.

You will loose the twin, when using the menu option "Chapter Select". Though its recommended to try out to enter levels via the buildings. The twin might be "waiting" for you in another level.

How to report the glitch?
Use the talk page is recommended. If you are confident, add the info in the list below, as well as a summary of what happend in a quote.

Infos to check:


 * Platform?
 * Did you have a disconnecting Companion in Paradise (or other levels)? The PS4 version of IF is connected to disconnecting Companions. This seems to be a trigger for IF, though PS4 players get IF only when either using CS or just finishing and starting a new Journey. They will have Infinite Fly in the first level then.
 * Had a Companion before? Did the Companion behaved weird in some way, like lagging around etc.
 * If it was possible to reach the Companions Met Along the Way-list: if you have other names then yours, try to contact the person and ask what happened on their side.
 * In which level did the twin appear? At which light circles you got stuck? Which levels made the twin appear again?
 * When going back to Chapter Select: Check if you can find Nick. He is missing, when having the PS4 IF glitch.
 * Did you use a save-file backup or a modding/hacking tool? It could have an influence on the glitch, though IF on PC was reported by people that did not use one of them.
 * People reported a Companion sliding to BB while sitting, then dusting and re-appearing, still sliding. Maybe going to CS and using portals or just going to PD after getting this Companion, is connected to getting IF? No concerning reports yet 2021-02-04.

Where to report:

Either on one of the Discords (see front page), the Talk Page or directly below.

Its advantageous if its possible to contact you and ask about specifics etc. If you edit when logged in, this is possible, as well when speaking up on Discord.

Make sure to include (a) nickname, date.


 * Infos about getting stuck in light circles -- > here, HL Behavoir
 * Specifics, that you want to point out. Make sure its not one of those, that are already mentioned/known at the Overview. --> here, glitch reports
 * Quick report: Just one line, with name and date, to say "i got it", to check on frequency. --> here Every new mention of the glitch, should be put in this list.

How to get it?
At the start of April 2021 huge progress was made. Several people on the Journey Discord started investigation this Glitch, after another report.

Information will be added. It was concluded that we will keep the reports and names of people who helped with their information to find out how this glitch works.

Here a quote, showing the progress of investigations:

'''However here is basically how it was found out to reproduce this glitch at will: launch the game with Steam white being in online mode, cut your internet connection and launch the game (it should try to find cloud save files unsuccessfully and then launch). Once the game is launched just put your internet connection back on at any moment to get a chance to connect with Nick. It is still possible to connect with a real player from time to time but as soon as you re-enter another level alone you should be able to connect with Nick again, unless you close the game.'''

Its a rare glitch and probably random, maybe also connected to a disconnecting Companion, like on PS4.

Based on information from people that had the glitch:


 * Most of the times the appearance of this Glitch is "out of nowhere", it just appears.
 * Had a Companion and when they went together into the light circle, the player-figure chose to sit on the place where the Companion sat down. It pushed the Companion (almost) out of the circle.  After the vision, going to the next level happened normally.
 * One person reported that the Companion started to teleport around and streched out wildly in the next level. Then the Companion dusted and some seconds later the twin appeared. "The weird HL behavoir might be an indicator for the later happening twin, although its hard to believe that the game somehow knows that the Companion will dust later on..."
 * Another person did not had the streching Companion, but still got the twin after the Companion dusted.


 * Another person reported gaining the twin whilst totally disconnected from the internet.
 * Levels where people got the twin: BB, PD, SC, UG, Tower.

HL / vision behavoir:
Most people that had the glitch, got stuck sooner or later at entering the light circle to watch the vision.

The only way out was to Chapter Select and losing the twin, but maybe the Glitch is not lost at this point:

"In CS i had lost my twin but i went to PD again and they were back."

No infos yet on how using quit to title affects the Glitch.

TenkaraSumo reported:

The twin appeared in the UG level. They were able to finish the game, no OOB-HL skip was used.

ZackMichaels5 got the glitch in SC, got stuck in SC light circle.


 * It seems that you can not get a Companion, when having this glitch. It would be interesting to try and connect to someone while having this glitch.
 * Its reported that walking into the light circle in PD and the Tower will make you unable to move (other levels?). Though another person got the twin in UG and was able to finish (no HL skips).
 * Does it happen when a Companion disconnects?
 * Does it happen on the Epic Games version too?

Glitch reports
New reports are added at the bottom!

Reported by Cardiacshotgun and Ravingmadness:

The twin appeared in the Broken Bridge level. For ravingmadness the game got stuck, upon entering the PD HL.

Moka

though had the twin in Tower, but the game also got them stuck in the HL (tower).

TenkaraSumo

reported a dusting Companion in UG in September 2020. After the dust the the twin appeared and he was even able to finish the game.

CardiacShotgun

ZackMiacheals5

Cortoony

Tartopum

The whole story can be found on the Talk:Infinite Flight (IF) page and on the Steam Communityhub. Summary:

Happened 2021-01-22:

(Probably) had a disconnecting Companion in Paradise.

Had to use CS, because stuck in Paradise OOB.

Did some offline tests, reconnected to internet.

Went directly to Pink Desert: "I started walking/flying around and saw what looked like an other wayfarer far away but didn't try to follow them. When i reached the first cloth place (the one in front of the entrance) i sudenly discovered that i was not alone any more."

Got stuck at light circle in PD.

Used CS, twin was gone. Went to PD again and the twin was back.

Tartopum then tried to enter the light circles more carfully, to not get pushed out of it and stuck in animation.

Travelled until Tower light circle where they got stuck again.

Used CS and tested PD and Snow, but the twin never appeared again.

Says: "i think that i should have gone to Tower again, where i lost them".

Happened 2021-01-23:

"That time it happened in Broken Bridge and i went up to the end of paradise with my twin.

Sadly i was unable to go through the very end because my wayfarer didn't want to go further just before the moment everything fades to white but i verified the save file and the last person i traveled with was ... myself !"

Knock-knock-joke 2021-03-22

Glitch was reported by
Drawoon, 2020-06 "it appeared on my first Journey, in the Bridge level. After flying around a bit, i used "quit to title", but it did not go away. So i quit the game."

Ravingmadness (Lirewu), 2020-06-30, 2020-09-21

Moka (discord user), around 2020-07-02

CardiacShotgun (discord user), 2020-07-28

TenkaraSumo (Ten), 2020-09-06

ZackMichaels5, 2020-12-05

Cortoony (discord user), 2021-01-19

Tartopum, Steam Communithub-thread and talk page, 2021-01-22, 2021-01-24

Knock-knock-joke (discord user), 2021-03-22

Gallery
Video that shows PC-IF in Snow. The twin is dying/falling first, as a Companion would do.