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Special Stage Development

Discussion in 'Sonic 2 HD (Archive)' started by Canned Karma, Mar 22, 2010.

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  1. RedStripedShoes

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    Okay, how's this?

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  2. Mastered Realm

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    Looks nice, very faiful to the original.

    Also, I'm done with my version of the BG.

    The AI file has many layers so it's appearence can be easily changed from:
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    Just by hiding two layers.

    I've fixed the alignment problems I found and made the middle diamonds blend better, now I'll wait to see the final version of Chimpo's BG =P.
     
  3. RedStripedShoes

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    I'll send you the photoshop file via PM if you want to work your magic on it.
     
  4. Mastered Realm

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    In fact RSS, my file is almost equal to yours, if I remove the transparencies from the diamonds and make the shadows more transparent:

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    It looks very similar!

    Anyway thanks for sharing the file, I'll sleep but tomorrow afternoon I'll check it out (I will be away all the morning).
     
  5. Chimpo

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    This actually makes sense now.

    I'll start making the adjustments.
     
  6. Chimpo

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    I need to rework the gradient in the middle and resize my diamonds, but I think I have a basic idea on these diamonds now.
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  7. Rika Chou

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    I love the Sonic shape in the stars like that.
     
  8. ICEknight

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    Awesome, you even nailed the colors. :)

    Chimpo's take looks very interesting too.
     
  9. Canned Karma

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    That constellation is subtle but a great touch. How about doing one for Tails on the right?
     
  10. Mastered Realm

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    I forgot to say, If someone wants my ai file, send me a PM. (5mb)
     
  11. test-object

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    Doesn't the background scroll horizontally in the original when you make a turn? Just saying.
     
  12. Mastered Realm

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    Yes it does xD.
     
  13. Chimpo

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  14. Gambit

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    Only issue I have with that is that the diamonds aren't all perfectly aligned and a lot of them don't actually touch each other (yes I'm that ocd).
     
  15. Chimpo

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    Had to redo the diamonds as the way I drew the original ones would not align properly.

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  16. steveswede

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    I love the star idea of being done like a dot to dot picture of Sonic and Tails. But to me, if they were up there permanently, it would get old quick and come across as tacky in the long run. What I think what would work best is that every time you go through a checkpoint, those stars light up of whoever has the most rings. This I think would look fantastic when playing 2 player vs mode. There could also be stars for knuckles as well. I also think that random locations of these stars for the characters would be best so this feature doesn't get repetitive.
     
  17. Chimpo

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    Made adjustments to the center diamonds as well as the background gradient.

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  18. Vincent

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    Besides the topmost diamond not sharing the same reflection kind of others, and gradient transitions being too rough, it's something I'd love to see on Special Stages. Sonic & Tails constellations definitely represent that "extra" we're looking for.

    EDIT:

    -Pay attention to some red stars popping out from squares transparencies! (especially on the bottom ones, perhaps due blending properties)
    -Redstripeshoes's grandients looks perfectly blending, I'd suggest using them.
     
  19. Eduardo Knuckles

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    What about that Sonic 2's tube shading? =P
     
  20. Chimpo

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    Removed the red stars.
    Adjusted the top diamond's reflection.
    Messed around with the gradients.

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    Adjusted the top diamond's reflection.
    Tried to replicate Red's gradients.

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