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  1. doc eggfan

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    Made the colours a bit richer. Better or worse?

    Any other changes, is Tails too orange?
     
  2. McAleeCh

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    TBH, I'd stick with the old version. Without doing a pixel-for-pixel comparison, the only majorly noticable difference I can see is the shading on Sonic, which honestly looks less detailed on the new version. Also, I wouldn't say Tails looks too orange - if anything, he looks much closer to his MD colours than on the original S2SMS title cards or your EHZ title card. I'd only change it if you plan on trying to keep Sonic and Tails' colours consistent across all the title cards - and to be honest, if you're doing that I'd suggest going back and making the EHZ card consistent with this one, since IMO the colours for the characters here are much more accurate to the characters' appearence in the MD version of the game.

    Good job on fixing it for the correct aspect ratio, BTW. Was this actually done with the EHZ title card, though? If not, might be an idea to see if anyone can do a fixed version for consistency, assuming you plan on this being done to all future title card pictures.
     
  3. emrabt

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    I liked the colours on the first one better.

    now the question is, crossing paths, are they possible with the engine?
     
  4. doc eggfan

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    Not really, but I have an idea on how to produce an approximation, but I haven't tested it yet.
     
  5. Blue Emerald

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    I think this one's better, since the objects in the picture don't blend into each other as much as they do in the first one.
     
  6. doc eggfan

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    Upon Entering Limbo Zone:

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    YOU SHALL NOT PASS:

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    If you do as your told:

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    Of course, this may look impressive, but it is easily crackable/hackable/bypassable.
     
  7. Jaseman

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    Patched save state? The strait-up saved ones we had won't work?
     
  8. doc eggfan

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    Nope, need to restart the level count.
     
  9. MoDule

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    Here's the tiles and palettes for CPZ.
     
  10. Spanner

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    Eggfan, I am unsure if this has been asked or not, but will you be using the split disassembly for Episode 02?
     
  11. doc eggfan

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    I wasn't planning to. why?

    Thanks. This is awesome.

    Not sure how much I'll be able port over, but we'll give it a shot. I mean it's not impossible, but adding an underwater palette and three cycling palettes maybe a little beyond my expertise.
     
  12. synchronizer

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    What if I want to play Episode 2 standalone?
     
  13. doc eggfan

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    I don't know, what's the consensus on this? Should the episodes be playable standalone, or should I enforce continuity.

    As I said, it's really not hard to bypass anyway.
     
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    :)
     
  15. Banoon

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    Does the pathswapping etc. work?
     
  16. doc eggfan

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    50% of the time :specialed:

    If you're travelling from top to bottom, no problems.

    If you're travelling from bottom to top, you scoot across the bottom in a wave pattern.

    The top half isn't solid from underneath, so you can jump up onto it.

    I tried to use the ramp jump feature to force a bottom to top transition, but it created more problems than solutions.
     
  17. JaxTH

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    I think stand alone would be better. Plus you could always put them together as one once you are finished...?
     
  18. Chilly Willy

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    Stand alone would certainly be easier for testing. Keep a stand alone for each level as the project progresses, then merge them all when it's done... or close enough to start wanting a merged rom out there.
     
  19. Jimmy Hedgehog

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    Pretty sure the reason it's episodic is because of things stopping it all from being on one rom...IIRC that is. Either way, loved EHZ and the surprise at the end of it XD Can't wait for CPZ!
     
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    am I the only one who sometimes reads it as "child pornography zone?"
     
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