Falling Platform (HD)

Damage:	Instant Kill (Crushing, while falling)
Notes:	Touching the platform will cause it to fall.

Loose Platforms are a hazard found in The Ice Caves and Hell.

Mechanics

Loose Platforms are unstable ledges that will fall straight down shortly after the Spelunker touches them, the platform breaks upon touching the ground if it falls more than one block. There is no ostensible warning that the platform is about to fall, unlike how Loose Platforms shake before falling in Spelunky 2.

Remaining on Loose Platforms is a risky endeavor, as they will often drop the unfortunate player into hazards like Spikes, a Mine, or The Abyss.

Loose Platforms also instantly kill anything they hit on the way down, making them dangerous hazards when below one. If a Loose Platform lands on a Mine, it will explode instantly, as if it were crushed.

They can be broken by some weapons such as the Whip and Shotgun. Upon landing on a ledge, the loose platform will disintegrate.

Uses

As there is a short delay before the platform falls, they can be used to cross a large gap if the player moves quickly enough.

It is also possible to ride loose platforms to negate Fall Damage by standing on top of it or holding onto to the side, but is a dangerous move without knowledge of what lies below or a lack of a plan.

It's also possible to land safely on Spikes when hanging from the side of a Loose Platform, although the player will still die if falling into spikes while on top of the platform, becoming impaled as the platform breaks.

Platforms suspended above enemies can be used to kill them by knocking it down while they are directly below it.

Bugs

• If the platform breaks and the player was doing a ledge hang from the platform, they might remain hanging from where the platform was even if it's not there anymore.
• Sometimes when hanging from a platform with the Climbing Gloves slightly below the normal ledge height, the platform will remain in place and won't fall.
• Like other moveable blocks, if a Hired Hand is thrown at a platform with the Pitcher's Mitt, the Hired Hand will bounce off while remaining unaffected by gravity until it hits another wall.
• Like other moveable blocks, Loose Platforms can't be destroyed by a Ball and Chain.
• Teleporting into a loose platform will not always move the teleported player above it, which might get you killed by crushing right after teleporting.