Hai guys. I Sonic Generationed.

But thats the part I don't understand. The player is running most of the time, and rolling isn't exactly the most useful forum of transportation. Rolling is supposed to be a reward for speed, and the only thing I can see it breaking is a scripted section, which likely shouldn't be scripted anyway.

 

Aha so you didn't change any friction values and just the speed.
However the speed seems to be capped at a limit.

The level designs takes somewhat into cosideration the ability of rolling and spindash for classic sonic so I don't think it would break anything, we haven't seen the rest of the levels though...

 

We need Chimpo to make another professional analysis video now.

 

Amazing! It took so little effort too!

...Someone send this to them in an email, and explain how this was achieved. They NEED to understand what we mean, so it doesn't sound like bitching.

Also Homing Attack on C. Sonic... I lol'd.

 

That's a completely logical idea. I agree with this totally. I can't imagine them further escalating a problem to the point of changing level design based on velocity movement.

 

Why was rolling speed even capped in the first place? =/

 

I'm guessing the Havok engine makes it way to easy for velocity to increase very quickly, too quickly probably.

 

I think the intended question is more in the lines of "Why didn't they adjust it like this in the first place".

I hope it's possible to eventually remove the scripted ramps, so it will be possible to check how these physics really work.

 

With regards to rolling possibly not being changed because of level design etc, remember it's still perfectly possible as the game still has months of development time left. I think with this game, SEGA are willing to put in the effort. Even the demo states that it doesn't represent the final build, and that it could be likely to change. =P

 

Given SEGA's past actions, chances are they won't change the physics, just minor level details. Object placement and probably correct some bugs.

UNLESS, the people who tried later builds than the dmeo noticed some physics changes, thenthere could still be a chance.

 

The only people who've played different builds are internal. This build is the same one that was at TGS, E3, and every other event. It just has a tweaked file telling it which menu to load.

 

The Homing attack on C. Sonic looks more like the Fire shield's jump dash (aside from the ability to do it more than once per jump if it hits something), since it doesn't appear to actually home in on anything.

 

Yeah... It looks like something that could actually work for Classic Sonic instead of the usual homing attack, even though I wouldn't want it to replace the insta-shield.

It doesn't seem to be spammable for getting high speeds, either.

 

Not for THIS game, sure, I can go with that.

Strikes me as odd level design, though. You go off a quarter-pipe and are launched... at a 45° angle. Makes... sense?

 

Blah, all I know is even if SEGA doesn't do it right, Jim or someone else will probably release a patched PC version which is good enough for me. I don't know about everyone else but I finally got around to trying the 360 demo on Saturday, and I felt like Sonic was made of lead or was wearing the slow shoes from Sonic Labyrinth or something, it didn't seem right at all. I noticed Jim mentioned a few pages back that C Sonic is just M Sonic with tweaked physics and frankly that shows, in a bad way.

 

They still can't do proper level design. Lovely.

 

Jim, what do you use to pack the CPK and PKG files? I'm pretty much looking to play the modern level and all that BS, but I cannot figure out how to repack those 2 things.