Hay guys update..

I did actually have it as SCD style as well at one point, but it was only released like that to a few people I trust, and I refuse to discuss my hack in detail here, coz the last 2 times sparked off arguments including the "LOst vs the world" one. I've changed the time travel yet again since then to make it a bit more original and to allow me to have some significant level layout changes between timezones.

As you will have seen from SCD, the run and warp method really restricts design changes between timezones coz otherwise you end up warping through walls and get no end of problems. Now I've made it utilise the Giant Rings instead, in a similar way to which Sonic 3 handled the special stages. This allows for a bit more exploration and could add a bit more replay value, especially once I get the badnik creation machine thing in the Past.

I've got to program the new special stages as well, but I'm keeping details on that disclosed for now. Only a couple of people I trust know exactly what's happening there, but it'll be something different from S2 style special stages.

 

Well Cinossu, If you are looking for a hack tester, I would like to be one of them because I never got to play Sonic CD before, and it seems that you are trying to make it as "Sonic Cd'ish" as possible.

 

No problem, just trying to help out.

 

Well, here's my question. Is it Sonic 1 with SOnic 1 levels intact? That is wht I would be hoping for. Just like a Sonic Plus kinda game. same levels, but with a time travel feature. I usually aint much for level hacks. Whatever you wind up doing I have to say I am impressed so far.

 

Trust me, it'll be teh fackin' sex.

 

I'm not sure if you answered this question fully, so I'll ask it anyway...

Will each time zone have a different layout (or at least a few minor changes), and will you be restoring the zone in sonic 2 beta, because I'd like to see a future of Hidden Palace Zone (or at least a good pallet change).

 

Remember, if you need any help, you know who to call. I'm dying to do a bit of hacking, and helping people out is the only wayy I can think of >_>

 

Well if you are so "dying" to hack, why don't you start your own game?

 

Many reasons. Lack of inspiration; lack of ideas; too much work and not enough time to put forth towards said ideas, etc.

 

No level changes. Exellent. It sounds like esreals sonic 2 long version is gonna have a run for its money.

 

Just to set you straight, Sonic Hachelle Bee made Sonic 2 Long Version, not Esrael. Esrael is the first one to make us Dust Hill Zone, and his game was the basis for S2-L.V., but he wasn't the one who actually made that particular hack.

 

A Sonic 2 with time travel? Looks interesting... It's so interesting to see actually new hacks, when there's so many simple pallete/layout/sprite hacks floating around. I earnestly anticipate this.

When you said you'd add extra acts to some of the zones... Methinks it'd be cool to see a Metropolis Act 4 (if it's possible), but that's just my opinion. :-/

Oh, and on the title card, I think the "Zone x" text should be changed to "Act x". I know SCD calls acts zones, but I believe it makes more sense to stick to the traditional scheme.

 

When you are making the Death Egg stages, are you going to create your own tiles, or use the tiles that are left from Chemical Plant Zone? Is the time travel going to be exactly the same as Sonic Cd? (If you don't mind me asking.)

 

Please get dead right now.

Please get dead again.

Moving on from telling stupid people to get dead, there's one thing I'm -quite- interested in. And that would be music. Are there going to be music changes for the different timezones? That would be a major accomplishment, and also make the game very Sonic CD-like.

 

Hmm... I wonder how will the Death Egg Past look like. Or perhaps it's going to be a "special level" with no time travel? If it's set too many years in the past, Sonic might just find himself floating in the vast space. =P


Anyway, this is getting better and better, great job!