Level Design Test

Yeah, this is about what I figured. I'm glad that was a good example.

 

Sonic had no problem running along the ceiling, but as soon as he went around the bend he just flew straight off (as predicted in your blue line)

 

Ah, people remember my hack. :v:

Actually, I had to use a special object that Stealth made for me for that to work. Otherwise Sonic will fall off most of the time. Only downside is that you cant use too many or you will get slowdown.

 

For the second diagram, there is a similar section towards the end of Lava Reef Zone act 2, except there isn't a spring on the ceiling. You have to jump off yourself onto the platform.

 

Okay, time to do this properly! I've just done quite an extensive (and fun) test in Sonic 2 using a specially made level that looks like this:



You can get the ROM here to try it out for yourself. Going too fast or too slow will make Sonic fall off, but with a bit of skill and practice you can manage to stick to quite a few of those insane loops and paths. There's no limit to how long he can run on a ceiling if he's moving at the right speed. It also shows that springs on the ceiling don't work properly in Sonic 2 - I think this may have been fixed in Sonic 3 if I remember correctly.

 

This is the single most fun/entertaining thing I've done this year.

And I must say, it's also very intriguing when it comes down to the physics as well. But of course, that's what the test was designed for.

Maybe some kind of ridiculous slope challenge hack is in order......~_~

 

Are you by any chance using that stick to convex surface object? In most cases it looks like sonic wont leave the surface of the ground unless super high speed (like rolling on sonic 1 disc without the speed cap)

 

No, there aren't any physics tweaks or hidden objects - just four concave chunks, four convex chunks, one solid square chunk and some red springs.

 

I'm starting with the man in the mirror.
I'm asking him to change his ways.
And no message could have been any clearer.
If you want to make the world a better place,
Take a look at yourself, and make a... change.

(Nanana, nanana).

Er... yeah... anyway, mirror.

 

I'm getting sick of SkyDrive - it did this for S3K: The Challenges as well. Time to move on, I think.

I thought that too, but the springs always send you the wrong way regardless of where the walls are. When Sonic is upside down and running to the left, he's actually "facing" right (you can tell because you have to hold right to keep his speed up). This is what the springs check for when choosing a direction. You're right though, it should be an easy fix.

I'm very tempted to try and make a proper game out of this! It's exactly the kind of simple and fun hack I like. Once I finish my current project I'll play around with this and see what I can come up with.

 

Playing the s2 physics test rom makes me wonder how the same level would play out on a sonic 1 rom or a sonic 3 rom. Given the engine differences and tweaks made though the sequels. If I ever get soned working on this cpu I know what I"m doing.