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So I got inspired by DarkspinesSonic, Werster, Trihex, and SuperAliceInWonderland doing a 24 hour Get Blues Spheres stream to make a "quick" ROM hack. Something someone posted in one of their stream chats inspired this.

I won't be posting screenshots because that ruins the fun of everything, but let's see who can work out what's been changed the quickest.

http://www.hapisan.c...BlueSpheres.bin

Enjoy. I spent bits and pieces of my work day doing this.

(psst, pls2b spoilering what happens if you post about it)

The time has come, once again. That's right, it's another Sonic Retro Halloween! Each year so far we've made things more and more interactive, from the jump scares of '12 to the ghostly goings on of last year, so we decided to go all out this time. (How the hell will we top this next year..)

As most of you have probably already discovered - as it starts immediately upon login for the first time - it's time to go Emerald Hunting. A unique set each hunt, you have to find 3 emeralds hidden in three posts somewhere in these forums.

No two emerald hunts will be the same (within reason, random number generators and the total posts on the forum and all), and you will always have them in posts you have access to. Those who have access to more forums obviously have more possibilities for locations, but the radar, helpful as always, will guide you to your treasure once you work out its quirks.

If it did not start straight away, or if you have finish and want to go hunting again for a whole new set of emeralds, just click on the changed forum logo in the top left. (No more Shreggman, I promise.)

If you browse away from the page and then come back you'll be on the regular forum all the same. Returning to the hunt by clicking on the forum logo will let you continue where you left off, but the timer will still have counted your time away as part of the hunt itself, so be careful. Once you have completed your hunt, you'll be returned to the normal forums again, sans hunting shenanigans.

Of course, to make things accurate, this would not be complete without getting both a Rank and an Emblem for all your hard work at the end of the day. Under each person's usual user info on posts is a new emblem count, along with the option to view all their emblem ranks as well. Ranks go from SA through to F, although F ranks won't get you an emblem at all. Ranks (and time bonuses, there's a score too!) are decided based on how quick you find your emeralds in total, so be quick about it for the best ranks!

If you are in the middle of your hunt and you want to give up, you can also click on the forum logo to exit out. Do note that accepting the confirmation popup will automatically mark that hunt as an F rank.

It's been fun working on this one, getting it working, watching it break and having a few chuckles along the way. Any bugs that you find, please report them in here, so that it can be fixed as soon as possible.

Sadly, it will not work for everyone. Those who are just guests and not logged in won't be able to experience the hunt, nor those who are in any of the Pending groups. Misfits are obvious.

Well, what are you sitting there and reading this for? Get hunting!

Right, time to turn this off as the automatic; as always, it's available as a cheat if you really want it. If you didn't realise already, it's an april fools joke. :P

For those that did not get it, type ITSNOUSE into the forum to toggle it on or off. (Type it multiple times for a bit of fun. :P)

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Hey all; sorry about all the mix-ups on Sunday with the domain being parked and whatnot, but we were moving things between servers to bring about a Better Retro Experience™ for you all.

One of these Initiatives was giving the forum a new set of updates, hence why things were a bit flaky for a while with the forums specifically. However all the changes are now complete, the scripts have been finalised and fixed, and we hope you all enjoy your new forum experience that will, hopefully, be an improvement for everyone.

Please, if you find any major issues, let us know immediately in this topic.

(For those of you who never like change, it's no use complaining.)

For he has risen.

More is coming..