Sonic Studio

Yeah, that object recovery was genius...and so glaringly obvious that I'm surprised it hasn't been done before. Fantastic work.

 

You're making good progress with Sonic Studio (aka Sonic Maker) and once it's in its release version, I can try it to see how everything is structured and contains some annoying bugs. :D

 

I don't know if you already answered it(sorry if you did), but will you be able to share your levels online, like in Mega Maker (and Mario Maker)?

 

Yes!!

This is awesome, can't wait!

 

I think this is an amazing project. What I would like to see is a simple graphics editor. I don't know anything about how this sort of thing works, but if it was even possible to simply take the game sprites, and then customize the frames, or at least the level tiles and backgrounds, that would be a dream come true. Fans and artists could start trading completely unique levels and concepts. One of the things I loved about Mario Maker was using all the set pieces in novel ways to create new level concepts, whereas a lot of what I saw others making seemed very slapstick and amature. It would also be nice if the foreground tiles could be mixed and matched instead of just one texture.

I just see so much potential with what your building, like a whole community could be built around it. Stunning!

 

I fully agree with this decision. The project would be cumbersome with thosa additions as well. I'd maybe just add a level art editor if time allowed. JUST that. Modifying the existing objects skins. I wouldn't go further than this. Obviously the background for this would either be static, or being able to choose between the seven already existing paralaxing setups. I wouldn't go further than this.

Adding too many extras in a game just becomes hard to manage. I'm getting to that point with my own game...just don't do it.

 

I agree. Custom assets would be nice, but then you would be running into the 'engine" deal. Like you said, at the point you might as well use something like the dozens of GM engines or Sonic Worlds engine.

 

I think having custom assets could be possible, I mean it doesn't really have to have a full on graphics editor in-game or support for importing outside graphics into the main game. I think having the option to mix and match top and ground tiles (and the ability to recolour these tiles) would be the best option for a "custom" zone. Since it would be pretty easy and very accessible for a person with no art skills to make a "custom" zone, than having to read lots of sprite-making guides to make a decent looking custom zone. Hell, you could just recolour Green Hill tiles and call it a new zone "Dead Hills" Zone, or maybe just mix and match Green Hill and Chemical Plant tiles and call it "Green Plant". And besides that, I think it would kinda give off a simple "romhack" vibe that most Sonic romhacks have (Though, I'm not sure if that's what you want).

But I don't know if you really want to do that way, but I think this is probably the way to do it without having to pull that much of work compared to making a full on graphics editor inside of a level editor. And also I'm sorry if someone mentioned this similar thing earlier, because I wasn't entirely sure if there was implied mention of a "mix/match" function suggestion.

Oh, just another question. I'm not sure if I have missed this. Are you planning on featuring online sharing as like Mario Maker's online sharing? Or some degree of sharing? Because I believe having a mix and match sorta thing would actually work the best with it, since you don't really have to download actual custom graphics but just pure data values for the game to easily take from. And not to mention that, the download times would be much quicker compared to downloading the custom graphics.

But anyways, I think this new editor looks really amazing! I actually really love the concept of using vector shapes to create the levels in the most simplest and most accessible way. It really works with Sonic in general, since most of the levels are mostly made out of simple geometric shapes that can be simplified into vector shapes. And I love the way you made the graphics, they're quite similar to Mania's graphic style but except that it's much more detailed in a subtle way. Gotta like how you did the trio, they look pretty great!

 

Not just that, but that new grounder also went to the gym and got in better shape overall. Old one looked more like a blind mole, though, I mean, more like a robotic animal than just a machine. Not complaining: first one looks funnier, second one's a more pleasant thing to look at.

 

Oh gosh he looks great. pleaseeeee put a green variant in there too lmao

 

Awesome dude! Your attention to detail is amazing and you have such a good eye for design/sprite improvements that makes your work look official and like the real thing. Excellent work.