Changes: Jetpack (HD)

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The Jetpack is a rare accessory that is immensely helpful in traversing the caves.

It can be found inside certain shops (including Mystery Boxes), as a very rare drop from crates, or by bombing the wall behind the Alien Lord in the UFO Crash Site level of the Ice Caves. As with all items, it may also be found buried in random walls, visible only with the Spectacles or Udjat Eye. It cannot be equipped at the same time as a Cape or Vlad's Cape; picking one up will automatically drop the other if you have it.

The jetpack has a base value of $18,000, which then increases by an increment of $2,000 per level, meaning that with a minimum shop value of $20,000 it is the game's most expensive item besides the Ankh.

Functionality

The jetpack allows you to fly in any direction by pressing the jump button in mid-air. Not only is this very useful for exploring areas of the game's levels that would be difficult to reach otherwise, but it is also invaluable when attempting to lure the Ghost into the path of gems (commonly known as Ghostrunning) due to the degree of control that it offers when the Spelunker is airborne.

The duration of each "boost" is limited to a few seconds of thrust. If this runs out during flight, the Spelunker will fall out of the air. The boost recharges immediately when your feet touch the ground, but not when you grab onto a ledge or a wall with the climbing gloves, or land on the Worm Tongue. The jetpack does not run out of "fuel", so can be used infinitely as long as the boost is allowed to recharge.

Flying with a single continuous boost produces the quickest acceleration, but boosting in short pulses will allow you to fly further before running out of fuel.

The maximum height reachable with a single jetpack boost is high enough to cause fall damage if you land on or below the level you took off from, so be careful when flying upwards if there is no ledge in sight on which to land. This is especially dangerous in The Ice Caves because you may fall into the the abyss, or while flying over spikes or lava.

The jetpack will instantly explode like a bomb if crushed, for example by pushing one against a wall with a block or the Shield, or by being stomped on by Olmec while wearing it.

The extraordinary mobility granted by the jetpack means that, for most intents and purposes, it replaces the Rope, Spring Shoes, Climbing Gloves and Cape. However, there are exceptions:

Ropes can be used to kill enemies falling on top of you. This can be especially useful during an Olmec fight, or to free yourself from monkeys robbing you.
The Cape, as well as ropes, let you safely descend on spikes without getting impaled. The jetpack does not allow this.
The Climbing Gloves allow you to remain fixed in one position without running out of fuel. This can be useful for aligning the ghost during ghostrunning.

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 • Obtained from the [[Level Feeling#UFO Crash Site|UFO Crash Site]]
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-| notes      = Cannot be worn simultaneously with the [[cape]].}}
+| notes      = Cannot be worn simultaneously with the [[Cape]] or [[Vlad's Cape]]}}
 The '''Jetpack''' is a rare [[accessory]] that is immensely helpful in traversing the caves.
-It can be found inside certain [[shop]]s, as a very rare drop from a [[crate]]s or by bombing the wall behind the [[Alien Lord]] in the [[Level Feeling#UFO Crash Site|UFO Crash Site level]] of [[the Ice Caves]]. As with all items, it may also be found buried in random walls, visible only with the [[Spectacles]] or [[Udjat Eye/HD|Udjat Eye]]. It cannot be equipped at the same time as a [[cape]]; picking one up will automatically drop the other if you have it.
+It can be found inside certain [[shop|shops]] (including [[Mystery Box|Mystery Boxes]]), as a very rare drop from [[crate|crates]], or by bombing the wall behind the [[Alien Lord]] in the [[Level Feeling#UFO Crash Site|UFO Crash Site level]] of [[the Ice Caves]]. As with all items, it may also be found buried in random walls, visible only with the [[Spectacles]] or [[Udjat Eye/HD|Udjat Eye]]. It cannot be equipped at the same time as a [[Cape]] or [[Vlad's Cape]]; picking one up will automatically drop the other if you have it.
 The jetpack has a base value of $18,000, which then increases by an increment of $2,000 per level, meaning that with a minimum shop value of $20,000 it is the game's most expensive item besides the [[Ankh]].
 ==Functionality==
-For all intents and purposes, the jetpack replaces the [[rope|Rope]], [[Spring Shoes]], [[Climbing Gloves]] and [[cape|Cape]].
-It allows you to fly in any direction by pressing the jump button in mid-air. Not only is this very useful for exploring areas of the game's levels that would be difficult to reach otherwise, but it is also invaluable when attempting to lure the [[Ghost]] into the path of gems (commonly known as [[Ghostrunning]]) due to the degree of control that it offers when the Spelunker is airborne.
+The jetpack allows you to fly in any direction by pressing the jump button in mid-air. Not only is this very useful for exploring areas of the game's levels that would be difficult to reach otherwise, but it is also invaluable when attempting to lure the [[Ghost]] into the path of gems (commonly known as [[Ghostrunning]]) due to the degree of control that it offers when the Spelunker is airborne.
-The duration of each 'boost' is limited to a few seconds of thrust. If this runs out during flight, the Spelunker will fall out of the air. The boost recharges immediately when your feet touch the ground, but ''not'' when you grab onto a ledge or a wall with the climbing gloves. The jetpack does not run out of 'fuel', so can be used infinitely as long as the boost is allowed to recharge.
+The duration of each "boost" is limited to a few seconds of thrust. If this runs out during flight, the Spelunker will fall out of the air. The boost recharges immediately when your feet touch the ground, but ''not'' when you grab onto a ledge or a wall with the climbing gloves, or land on the [[Worm Tongue]]. The jetpack does not run out of "fuel", so can be used infinitely as long as the boost is allowed to recharge.
+Flying with a single continuous boost produces the quickest acceleration, but boosting in short pulses will allow you to fly further before running out of fuel.
-Note that the maximum height reachable with a single jetpack boost is high enough to cause [[Fall damage|fall damage]] if you land on or below the level you took off from, so be careful when flying upwards if there is no ledge in sight on which to land.
+The maximum height reachable with a single jetpack boost is high enough to cause [[Fall damage|fall damage]] if you land on or below the level you took off from, so be careful when flying upwards if there is no ledge in sight on which to land. This is especially dangerous in [[The Ice Caves]] because you may fall into the [[the abyss]], or while flying over [[spikes]] or [[lava]].
 The jetpack will instantly explode like a [[bomb]] if crushed, for example by pushing one against a wall with a block or the [[Shield]], or by being stomped on by [[Olmec]] while wearing it.
+The extraordinary mobility granted by the jetpack means that, for most intents and purposes, it replaces the [[rope|Rope]], [[Spring Shoes]], [[Climbing Gloves]] and [[cape|Cape]]. However, there are exceptions:
+* Ropes can be used to kill enemies falling on top of you. This can be especially useful during an [[Olmec]] fight, or to free yourself from [[monkey|monkeys]] robbing you.
+* The Cape, as well as ropes, let you safely descend on [[spikes]] without getting impaled. The jetpack does not allow this.
+* The Climbing Gloves allow you to remain fixed in one position without running out of fuel. This can be useful for aligning the ghost during ghostrunning.