Rail Clipping

Rail Clipping
Classification	Minor Glitch
Racing Category	[[{{{racing-category}}}]]

Rail Clipping is an exploit that allows the player to pass through rails and other similarly thin obstacles. These obstacles can sometimes have have strange collision properties that can let the player clip into them and this page is a collection of some useful examples.

Execution

Passing though Rails can be done by entering the half-tile rail in the exact center of its larger full-tile. Entering this space typically can be done in several different ways:

• Being boosted by a bomb
• Using Boots to bonk off a wall
• Grabbing onto an object with the Hookshot
• Releasing a spin while gaining speed on ice.
• Hovering into the center

Uses and Examples

Item	Uses	Examples
Hammerjump	A Bomb Jump is used to clip through the rail to avoid using a small key to access the Big Chest and Dark Maze
Digging Game Shortcut	Use the Hookshot to grab onto the dark rock and clip though the rail to exit the Digging Game area quickly from the back shortcut
Escape from Hammerpegs	Clear the bushes and move to the bottom left corner. Facing left, hold a sword out and move one frame to the right. Buffer down left and use the hookshot
Turtle Rock Big Chest	Use either a bonk or a bomb jump to get through the rail to access the rest of the dungeon without the Hookshot or Cane of Somaria. Useful in Entrance Randomizer.
Ice Palace Lonely Firebar Stairclip	Charge a spin and gain enough momentum to enter the stairs at an angle to clip though and transition downstairs.
Backwards Moldorm2	Use a bomb jump to get back up the ledge after jumping into the Moldorm 2 fight. Useful in No Logic or door randomizer.

External Guides and Tutorials

(need links to hammerjump tutorial and IPBJ tutorial)