Greetings, you might recognize me as the one who also noticed the prison egg glitch in my friend's playthrough of this game on YouTube. I recently downloaded it to do a playthrough myself and it was working perfectly fine a few days ago, but now for some unknown reason, the controls don't work; I can only pause the game, but that's it. I can't even move the characters, scroll through the main menu or title screen. Is there any possible way you can fix that?
Hello, can you try to reset the controls? Access the Data/Profiles folder and delete the "last" file. The next time you start the game it will ask you to remap every command.
In my journey to beat the game with every single character, I found out that in Volcano Valley Act 2, close to a switch that allows to access a giant room of lava with a fire shield, you can go out of bounds by going upward and it leads you to a strangely white place with lava that doesn't damage the character.
- How did you even trigger the clip into the ceiling with shadow!?
- And the super gravity? wow, this one will be crazy to trigger!
- The homing forces some camera motion that should be disabled when it is locked. I guess I'm forced to disable that homing code whenever the camera is blocked to prevent that glitchy behaviour.
Once more, thank you for reporting, Mastakirby! The camera ones will be rather easy to fix, and I'll find a way to fix the other two as well.
Hello, the problem you have is related to analog stick controls that affects some pads. I think I managed to solve the issue and I'll release a fix with version 1.13.
At the moment you can set up your controls to use the cross of your pad, or set up the keyboard.
I feel like the complete lack of anything resembling the flicky-collecting mechanic sort of detracts from the game. Not necessarily saying rescuing the flickies should be mandatory, but perhaps there could be some type of advantage or incentive for focusing on them (extra points for clearing an act with them, maybe?) Also, I'm not really too huge on the presence of Sonic 2's special stages and the peel out from Sonic CD, as they feel a bit out of place here. This is an interesting idea though, and I like the concept. The minibosses caught me off guard at first, but they're a welcome/unique addition. The 2D levels generally resemble their isometric counterparts quite well.
i fell like the special stages are a tad too hard, and the enemy placement is not that good. i liked how you got the emeralds in the first 2 first acts, and i first believed that the SP stages would just be a way to get the emeralds early, and that made me OK with the very hard SP stages, but after beating spring stadium, i realized that was not the case. Could you make the player slower in the SP stages to fix this? or have more giant rings?
1: no matter how many times i try to input the MIS1 and OLDPAUSE, the game still go with the same speed, i'm already fine playing like that, maybe is some compatibility issues with windows 10 or i just have bad luck
2: is normal to enter another zone with a shield? i will explain more, i'm playing with knuckles and got a electric shield in rusty ruin act 2 and defeated eggman, then when i was teleported to spring stadium i'm still having the electric shield, google can't help to know if this is something normal in sonic 3 and knuckles or not so i can call it a bug or not
Hello, if you complete a stage with a shield, you'll carry it over (except into Final Fight). It's an intended feature added with version 1.06 when I upgraded the save system.
Compared to Sonic 3 & Knuckles this game has lower chances to get a shield, so this was added to reward good play and offset the lowered shield chance a little.
At the moment there is a bug between Rusty Ruin 1 and Rusty Ruin 2 and in that case the shield doesn't carry over. It will be fixed when 1.10 hits.
Hello,Sotaknuck. I'm letting you know that your game is fantastic and, even if I've never played 3D Blast before, I still had a blast with it. By the time I write this, I've played through the Sonic campaign+ the Chaos Emerald. Speaking of it, the Special Stages were kind of difficult for me at first ( I always had trouble with Sonic's 2 kind of stage), but once I got the gist of things, it felt like a breeze and I was actually having fun with them. The diffuculty is well balanced ( though i had trouble with Panic Puppet zone's boss battle act 1). From what i've seen, the sprites looked really polished (especially for Tails,Knuckles and Super Sonic) but I will say that the very final boss of the game once you have the Chaos Emerald looked odd, by that I mean he looked more 8 bit than 16.
Overall, as you can already guess, I had a great time with Sonic 3D in 2D and I look forward to any project that you might do in the future
How do I get the cheat system for the game? The special stage is ridiculously hard! Anyone else having the same problem? Love the game otherwise! The attention to detail, dedication, and creativity are amazing! Thank you for putting this game together! I've been playing it almost every day!
Thank you for playing! Don't give up with the spcial stages, they are not as hard as they seem:
* Most of the ring patterns are immediately close to the previous line or on the opposite side. You'll be able to identify them and react accordingly. It's meant to be fast, it's meant to have you miss a lot of rings. The amount of ring is very high, every section has more than 3x the requested amount.
* Don't rely on standing on the ground to quickly move on the other side of the screen, jump instead.
* If you need to grab the spiral of rings, tap your controller instead of keeping the button pressed.
* If you light tap, Sonic stays in place for a few moments in its wall run
Do not worry too much about them in your first game, you'll be able to repeatedly play Green Grove Zone and try the special stages as many times as you need, just like S3K or Mania.
Thank you for the reply and tips! It is so greatly appreciated you taking the time to help me! I did get one emerald on my own, starting to get the hang of it!
hi, i watch a gameplay about this game and i want to play it, but my internet connection fails on every try, it's possible to add another way to download this game?
i didn't know it was there too, on the next actualization i will try from there (after many tries, it actually finished the download, but takes so much time)
For any Linux users out there I have made some Lutris installers for the last couple of versions of S3D2d. Lutris is a Linux game client that aims to make Windows and other games easy to install. The installers can be found at https://lutris.net/games/sonic-3d-in-2d/. The installers haven't been blessed by the Lutris devs yet, but seem to work well on my laptop with Intel graphics. Hope it is okay that I post this here. Thanks for the hard work Sotaknuck!
I really appreciate your effort, as it allows people on a different platform to enjoy my game! I'll put the link into the install instructions as well!
Could you add an option to chose a bigger resolution than 2x or at least with full screen keep the aspect ratio the same and not just forcing it to 16:9
Hello, do you think that you could make a video tutorial on how to add custom music? The instructions in the Loop Info file aren't clear enough for me to understand.
1 - Put the music you want in the Custom folder (Example "mymusic.ogg")
2 - Open LoopInfo. Let's say "mymusic.ogg" is the music you want for GreenGrove Act1. Look for the tag of the stage and put the file in the File= line without any quotes like the example below
If you want the music to loop at a specific moment, you write the loop times in milliseconds. If you leave 0 the music will repeat at their end instead.
3 - Save the file and start the game. Go to the Music Options, find green grove act 1 and press A to switch to your custom music.
4 - Press B to listen to your track, then go to Accept to save this setting.
Hello. I'm new to this and not sure how to make the exe file. Everytime I run the game regularly, I can't move in the special stages (I can jump but can't move directions). I'm using a logitech controller. I hope this is address in 1.10 because It's impossible for me to get bonuses.
Hello, not sure what causes the problem with logitech controllers. May I suggest you to set up the keyboard for the moment? Also, can you try to make a shortcut with the /OLDPAUSE command and see if your controller works in special stages with it?
With 1.09 the MIS1 command still fails to do anything and the game still runs like it's underwater. it's running at a abysmal 3 fps according to fraps and yet a game Like ETS2 which doesn't run the best on my machine runs at roughly 49-55 fps you cannot tell me this game is more taxing than that.
I've tried running it on my GPU and well it's the same like the exact same. Update: Actually got through the control setup and it seems to be fine outside that.
I see...if your heavy slowdown is into the controls screen might be related to the joypad plugins somehow. Glad to see outside of that the game is working fine. Good luck and unlock all characters!
Hola, me encanto el trabajo realizado sobre el juego, es simplemente excelente. Si diria que hay algunas cosas a corregir aun:
+En los bonus , los controles son imposibles, funciona mal y no es lo mismo que en sonic 2 , mi consejo seria ver otro tipo de bonus o intercambiarlos. La idea de que cada boss te entregue una esmeralda me encanta. es mas viable
+Hubiese estado bueno tener un modo de juego adicional parecido al de sonic 3D BLAST en el que tengas que buscar los Flickys y meterlos en un anillo escondido en el mapa.
+Otra cosa que me hubiera gustado ver (que tambien lo estan desarrollando para sonic mania) es poder jugar con " 3 JUGADORES SIMULTANEO" sonic, tails y knukcles en un modo de juego ej: Como en "Sonic classic Heroes" ya que la dificultad del juego lo hace interesante ese modo de juego. Me cumplis un sueño si agregas el modo ese.
Sin mas que agregar , espere me escuchen y ojala se puede realizar esos modos en este juego
MUCHAS GRACIAS POR ESTE JUEGAZO !
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Hello, I loved the work done on the game, it is simply excellent. If I said there are some things to correct still: + In bonuses, controls are impossible, it works poorly and is not the same as in sonic 2, my advice would be to see another type of bonus or exchange them. I love the idea of each boss giving you an emerald. it is more viable + It would have been nice to have an additional game mode similar to Sonic 3D BLAST where you have to search for the Flickys and put them in a hidden ring on the map. + Another thing that I would have liked to see (which they are also developing for sonic mania) is being able to play with "3 SIMULTANEOUS PLAYERS" sonic, tails and knukcles in a game mode eg: As in "Sonic classic Heroes" since the difficulty The game makes this game mode interesting. I have a dream come true if you add that mode. Without more to add, wait listen to me and hopefully you can make those modes in this game
Hi there! I was playing the last version, and I noticed something that I think could have been a minor oversight. Why is the yellow emerald the first one to be grabbed (and then released when it is defeated) by Silver Sonic at the first miniboss fight? Also, it is the first emerald from the left when the emeralds are scattered when Eggman drops the capsule on Sonic (or any other character). Both the spectral sequence of colors (red, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, plus gray) and the sequence of Special Stages by the amount of rings needed to finish the laps follow the same order. However, if the character picks the yellow emerald, then the first special stage will be the red one, whose amount of rings to complete the first round is 30. And the following one is going to be the green one. However, the amount of rings needed to finish the first lap jumps by 20 from 30 to 50, whereas in the following Special Stages it always increases by 10 rings. Should not the red emerald be the first in the scattering sequence and also the first one to be grabbed by Silver Sonic?
Hello! The yellow emerald is dropped by Silver Sonic as it is a reference to the emerald he dropped in Sonic 2 SMS. Yet, if you choose to not take the emerald from him, it will be the second emerald you get from special stages.
Hey Sotaknuck will 1.09 fix the slow down problem I've literally tried everything including the /MIS1 fix. But from everything I played. This game is really cool. I stopped at the 2nd level till slow down is fixed.
found a bug in Diamond Dust act 1 boss where when using Golden blast you can stay floating in a corner of the screen while damaging E-99 until its destruction.
This game looks really good and you've done a good job on it. The problem is that when I download it and play it, the background music doesn't play and there isn't a soundtrack file in the folder, either.
I checked the current download file and the zip file correctly contains the Data/Soundtrack folder with all the music tracks. Did you extract the zip file properly?
First up let me say this - you’ve done a bloody FANTASTIC job translating the environments, mechanics and overall experience from 3D to 2D. Absolutely amazing work! The work you’ve put into the game really shows and shines on through as a pure retro sonic experience (It honestly feels like I’m playing what I wanted Sonic 4 to be in my sega megadrive days!)
With that said, I do have a few points of feedback in terms of improvements and/or critique that, in my experience, lets the game down a little.
Boss difficulty curve seems a little erratic. It seems that I had quite a bit of trouble on Green Grove act 2 boss more than I did with the following act 2 bosses, simply because of a few things, notably the horizontal speed of the ball (this was eventually learned, after a game over, but it feels way too difficult for new players and more importantly the first main boss in the game) and robotnik’s i-frames catching the player out of Sonic’s natural “bounce” on bosses - I feel this shouldn’t punish the player in terms of loss of rings/death, but something less punishing like have Sonic bounce away similar to future bosses as the current method takes away something players do naturally.
Foreground/background assets and hazards - sometimes it’s almost impossible to see a set of spikes for example. Diamond Dust act 1 had various places where the spikes would be completely camouflaged in front of the background tiles, making this purely unfair - not difficult.
The Special stages - Yes, this has been brought up a lot (and for good reason). I understand your vision that they’re supposed to be difficult and that the reward is something overpowered that practically “breaks” the game but the bonus stages are teetering more on being unfair than difficult - it’s easy when you know the patterns and have designed them but when you need extremely quick reaction times coupled with the ‘slippy’ controls in them stages, it makes for an infuriating experience. A couple suggestions that may lighten up the experience without removing the “difficulty” could be tightening up the momentum a little or slowing the rings down slightly (but adding more to the quota/having less rings appear).
Quick boss attacks - Things like the Diamond Dust act 1 boss. I notice this has been brought up a fair bit too, and as I understand the pattern and get that the idea is to avoid the lasers as they lock on to your position, the execution requires very fast reactions whilst also trying to figure out when it’s going to shoot - a recipe that is yet again, infuriating. A simple tell when the boss is about to shoot would work wonders (just a sprite flash followed by the shoot or something) and gives the player a fair warning when to dodge that incoming swift laser.
Again, I absolutely appreciate the effort you’ve put in this game, it’s probably one of the best fan games I’ve ever played. The passion and love you’ve obviously put into it is crystal clear and without a shadow of a doubt I’d recommend this to any sonic fan! If it weren’t for a few small bits that I mentioned above this would be a solid 10/10 for me!
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LONG TIME WITHOUT PLAY SONIC. Thanks <3
Greetings, you might recognize me as the one who also noticed the prison egg glitch in my friend's playthrough of this game on YouTube. I recently downloaded it to do a playthrough myself and it was working perfectly fine a few days ago, but now for some unknown reason, the controls don't work; I can only pause the game, but that's it. I can't even move the characters, scroll through the main menu or title screen. Is there any possible way you can fix that?
Hello, can you try to reset the controls? Access the Data/Profiles folder and delete the "last" file. The next time you start the game it will ask you to remap every command.
Alright. I'll try that
It worked. Now I can continue my playthrough. I appreciate the help.
In my journey to beat the game with every single character, I found out that in Volcano Valley Act 2, close to a switch that allows to access a giant room of lava with a fire shield, you can go out of bounds by going upward and it leads you to a strangely white place with lava that doesn't damage the character.
Hello! That's Act1 actually! There is a collision-less ceiling tile in that wall. I'll fix it right away! Thank you! This one was nasty!
EDIT: Fixed for 1.13! Thanks!
YEAH!!!!
i found too before that update (this image is before the recent update)
sorry with my bad english
Been a while since I've played this, found some...interesting things lol
https://clips.twitch.tv/NeighborlyGenerousWheelHeyGuys
https://clips.twitch.tv/ScrumptiousSweetDragonflyResidentSleeper
https://clips.twitch.tv/SmoggyEnchantingSwallowUnSane https://clips.twitch.tv/SecretiveRefinedCookieCclamChamp
woahahaha!
- How did you even trigger the clip into the ceiling with shadow!?
- And the super gravity? wow, this one will be crazy to trigger!
- The homing forces some camera motion that should be disabled when it is locked. I guess I'm forced to disable that homing code whenever the camera is blocked to prevent that glitchy behaviour.
Once more, thank you for reporting, Mastakirby! The camera ones will be rather easy to fix, and I'll find a way to fix the other two as well.
Did you tackle the achievements added with V1.10?
I saw the list and I can say these won't be easy, but I'll give it a shot!
But without the zip
Can you also add sonic 3d in 2d for Android and iOS?
no because legal stuff
Ok thanks I already set up the controls and keyboard IL wait for the fix
can you fix the special stage control cause i cant move
Hello, the problem you have is related to analog stick controls that affects some pads. I think I managed to solve the issue and I'll release a fix with version 1.13.
At the moment you can set up your controls to use the cross of your pad, or set up the keyboard.
I would like this some more character cream the rabbit and blaze
I feel like the complete lack of anything resembling the flicky-collecting mechanic sort of detracts from the game. Not necessarily saying rescuing the flickies should be mandatory, but perhaps there could be some type of advantage or incentive for focusing on them (extra points for clearing an act with them, maybe?) Also, I'm not really too huge on the presence of Sonic 2's special stages and the peel out from Sonic CD, as they feel a bit out of place here. This is an interesting idea though, and I like the concept. The minibosses caught me off guard at first, but they're a welcome/unique addition. The 2D levels generally resemble their isometric counterparts quite well.
i fell like the special stages are a tad too hard, and the enemy placement is not that good. i liked how you got the emeralds in the first 2 first acts, and i first believed that the SP stages would just be a way to get the emeralds early, and that made me OK with the very hard SP stages, but after beating spring stadium, i realized that was not the case. Could you make the player slower in the SP stages to fix this? or have more giant rings?
I like how you reused elements from other Sonic games. Especially love Rusty Ruin, it's like my 3 favorite levels put together. :D
There's one thing I'd like to ask. Is it intended that Knuckles doesn't deflect projectiles while gliding like he used to in S3&K?
Yes, it is intended. Despite being a slight nerf to the character it seems more correct this way to me.
hi again, i have 2 things to say
1: no matter how many times i try to input the MIS1 and OLDPAUSE, the game still go with the same speed, i'm already fine playing like that, maybe is some compatibility issues with windows 10 or i just have bad luck
2: is normal to enter another zone with a shield? i will explain more, i'm playing with knuckles and got a electric shield in rusty ruin act 2 and defeated eggman, then when i was teleported to spring stadium i'm still having the electric shield, google can't help to know if this is something normal in sonic 3 and knuckles or not so i can call it a bug or not
Hello, if you complete a stage with a shield, you'll carry it over (except into Final Fight). It's an intended feature added with version 1.06 when I upgraded the save system.
Compared to Sonic 3 & Knuckles this game has lower chances to get a shield, so this was added to reward good play and offset the lowered shield chance a little.
At the moment there is a bug between Rusty Ruin 1 and Rusty Ruin 2 and in that case the shield doesn't carry over. It will be fixed when 1.10 hits.
Hello,Sotaknuck. I'm letting you know that your game is fantastic and, even if I've never played 3D Blast before, I still had a blast with it. By the time I write this, I've played through the Sonic campaign+ the Chaos Emerald. Speaking of it, the Special Stages were kind of difficult for me at first ( I always had trouble with Sonic's 2 kind of stage), but once I got the gist of things, it felt like a breeze and I was actually having fun with them. The diffuculty is well balanced ( though i had trouble with Panic Puppet zone's boss battle act 1). From what i've seen, the sprites looked really polished (especially for Tails,Knuckles and Super Sonic) but I will say that the very final boss of the game once you have the Chaos Emerald looked odd, by that I mean he looked more 8 bit than 16.
Overall, as you can already guess, I had a great time with Sonic 3D in 2D and I look forward to any project that you might do in the future
Sincerely, A fan of you work
How do I get the cheat system for the game? The special stage is ridiculously hard! Anyone else having the same problem? Love the game otherwise! The attention to detail, dedication, and creativity are amazing! Thank you for putting this game together! I've been playing it almost every day!
Thank you for playing!
Don't give up with the spcial stages, they are not as hard as they seem:
* Most of the ring patterns are immediately close to the previous line or on the opposite side. You'll be able to identify them and react accordingly. It's meant to be fast, it's meant to have you miss a lot of rings. The amount of ring is very high, every section has more than 3x the requested amount.
* Don't rely on standing on the ground to quickly move on the other side of the screen, jump instead.
* If you need to grab the spiral of rings, tap your controller instead of keeping the button pressed.
* If you light tap, Sonic stays in place for a few moments in its wall run
Do not worry too much about them in your first game, you'll be able to repeatedly play Green Grove Zone and try the special stages as many times as you need, just like S3K or Mania.
Thank you for the reply and tips! It is so greatly appreciated you taking the time to help me! I did get one emerald on my own, starting to get the hang of it!
I was finally able to get all the chaos emeralds and beat the game. Amy brings a whole new challenge to the game! Wow!
Yes, Amy is a great character if you're looking for an harder challenge.
Keep playing! There's four more characters to unlock!
New Version of my Sonic 3D in 2D Music Mod is out now! , must have version 1.09 or above for working!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--kL5hlRqfI&feature=youtu.be
hi, i watch a gameplay about this game and i want to play it, but my internet connection fails on every try, it's possible to add another way to download this game?
This game is also available on Gamejolt, did you try from that website as well?
i didn't know it was there too, on the next actualization i will try from there (after many tries, it actually finished the download, but takes so much time)
For any Linux users out there I have made some Lutris installers for the last couple of versions of S3D2d. Lutris is a Linux game client that aims to make Windows and other games easy to install. The installers can be found at https://lutris.net/games/sonic-3d-in-2d/. The installers haven't been blessed by the Lutris devs yet, but seem to work well on my laptop with Intel graphics. Hope it is okay that I post this here. Thanks for the hard work Sotaknuck!
It certainly is!
I really appreciate your effort, as it allows people on a different platform to enjoy my game! I'll put the link into the install instructions as well!
esto solo es una sugerencia cuando estara android
Could you add an option to chose a bigger resolution than 2x or at least with full screen keep the aspect ratio the same and not just forcing it to 16:9
How do I even make the windows shortcut have MIS?
Nvm found out
I went to turn Super and I got froze and this is the end result
Ouch! Thank you for reporting! It will be fixed for 1.10!
Hello, do you think that you could make a video tutorial on how to add custom music? The instructions in the Loop Info file aren't clear enough for me to understand.
1 - Put the music you want in the Custom folder (Example "mymusic.ogg")
2 - Open LoopInfo. Let's say "mymusic.ogg" is the music you want for GreenGrove Act1. Look for the tag of the stage and put the file in the File= line without any quotes like the example below
If you want the music to loop at a specific moment, you write the loop times in milliseconds. If you leave 0 the music will repeat at their end instead.
3 - Save the file and start the game. Go to the Music Options, find green grove act 1 and press A to switch to your custom music.
4 - Press B to listen to your track, then go to Accept to save this setting.
That's it.
thanks!
Hello. I'm new to this and not sure how to make the exe file. Everytime I run the game regularly, I can't move in the special stages (I can jump but can't move directions). I'm using a logitech controller. I hope this is address in 1.10 because It's impossible for me to get bonuses.
Hello, not sure what causes the problem with logitech controllers. May I suggest you to set up the keyboard for the moment? Also, can you try to make a shortcut with the /OLDPAUSE command and see if your controller works in special stages with it?
not sure how to do that. I have windows 10 laptop
Right click the game and create a shortcut.
Right click the shortcut and select properties.
In the properties window into the destination tab after the quotes add /OLDPAUSE.
Hit OK and play the game through that link.
Warning: in OLDPAUSE mode you get out of pause by pressing ENTER on your keyboard, no matter what your controller configuration is.
Is Super Amy not a thing in this game?
Amy corresponds to the hard mode in the game, as such she has no super mode to take advantage of.
Something changed after version 1.10... get all of the Achievements and...
Oho
With 1.09 the MIS1 command still fails to do anything and the game still runs like it's underwater. it's running at a abysmal 3 fps according to fraps and yet a game Like ETS2 which doesn't run the best on my machine runs at roughly 49-55 fps you cannot tell me this game is more taxing than that.
It may not be a GPU problem but CPU related...unfortunately fusion + sonic worlds delta isn't too light...
I've tried running it on my GPU and well it's the same like the exact same. Update: Actually got through the control setup and it seems to be fine outside that.
I see...if your heavy slowdown is into the controls screen might be related to the joypad plugins somehow. Glad to see outside of that the game is working fine. Good luck and unlock all characters!
¿Que contiene la nueva DLC ? ¿cambia la musica del juego?
yes, it's the alternate Saturn Soundtrack.
Hola, me encanto el trabajo realizado sobre el juego, es simplemente excelente. Si diria que hay algunas cosas a corregir aun:
+En los bonus , los controles son imposibles, funciona mal y no es lo mismo que en sonic 2 , mi consejo seria ver otro tipo de bonus o intercambiarlos. La idea de que cada boss te entregue una esmeralda me encanta. es mas viable
+Hubiese estado bueno tener un modo de juego adicional parecido al de sonic 3D BLAST en el que tengas que buscar los Flickys y meterlos en un anillo escondido en el mapa.
+Otra cosa que me hubiera gustado ver (que tambien lo estan desarrollando para sonic mania) es poder jugar con " 3 JUGADORES SIMULTANEO" sonic, tails y knukcles en un modo de juego ej: Como en "Sonic classic Heroes" ya que la dificultad del juego lo hace interesante ese modo de juego. Me cumplis un sueño si agregas el modo ese.
Sin mas que agregar , espere me escuchen y ojala se puede realizar esos modos en este juego
MUCHAS GRACIAS POR ESTE JUEGAZO !
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Hello, I loved the work done on the game, it is simply excellent. If I said there are some things to correct still:
+ In bonuses, controls are impossible, it works poorly and is not the same as in sonic 2, my advice would be to see another type of bonus or exchange them. I love the idea of each boss giving you an emerald. it is more viable
+ It would have been nice to have an additional game mode similar to Sonic 3D BLAST where you have to search for the Flickys and put them in a hidden ring on the map.
+ Another thing that I would have liked to see (which they are also developing for sonic mania) is being able to play with "3 SIMULTANEOUS PLAYERS" sonic, tails and knukcles in a game mode eg: As in "Sonic classic Heroes" since the difficulty The game makes this game mode interesting. I have a dream come true if you add that mode.
Without more to add, wait listen to me and hopefully you can make those modes in this game
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS GAME!
los jefes que te dan esmeraldas son solo silver sonic SMS (Green Grove) y fang the sniper
Hi there! I was playing the last version, and I noticed something that I think could have been a minor oversight. Why is the yellow emerald the first one to be grabbed (and then released when it is defeated) by Silver Sonic at the first miniboss fight? Also, it is the first emerald from the left when the emeralds are scattered when Eggman drops the capsule on Sonic (or any other character). Both the spectral sequence of colors (red, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, plus gray) and the sequence of Special Stages by the amount of rings needed to finish the laps follow the same order. However, if the character picks the yellow emerald, then the first special stage will be the red one, whose amount of rings to complete the first round is 30. And the following one is going to be the green one. However, the amount of rings needed to finish the first lap jumps by 20 from 30 to 50, whereas in the following Special Stages it always increases by 10 rings. Should not the red emerald be the first in the scattering sequence and also the first one to be grabbed by Silver Sonic?
I forgot to ask about that earlier, my bad!
Hello! The yellow emerald is dropped by Silver Sonic as it is a reference to the emerald he dropped in Sonic 2 SMS. Yet, if you choose to not take the emerald from him, it will be the second emerald you get from special stages.
nothing bad with Panic Puppet act 1 bosses,just the fact that you can't recover any rings when hit,not sonic nor tails and feels like bruh.
running on a 120Hz monitor results in realy slow gameplay, need to decouple screen updates from refresh rate.
Did you use the machine independant speed option (/MIS1)?
No I did not but the recent 1.09 version appears to have corrected the problem. Thanks.
Hey Sotaknuck will 1.09 fix the slow down problem I've literally tried everything including the /MIS1 fix. But from everything I played. This game is really cool. I stopped at the 2nd level till slow down is fixed.
One of the joypad extensions wasn't compatible with windows 10 and caused the slowdowns. Did you get a new version and remapped you joypad?
is this game safe
of course it is
how do you get past the intro (flickies are mysterious...)
There is a controller bug in v1.08 that may block your controls in that screen. Press F2 to restart the game and continue the saved game.
1.09 is coming really soon with a fix for that issue, sorry for the inconvenience!
found a bug in Diamond Dust act 1 boss where when using Golden blast you can stay floating in a corner of the screen while damaging E-99 until its destruction.
not a complaint but its a bug what can i say
I'll look into it, thank you for reporting!
This game looks really good and you've done a good job on it. The problem is that when I download it and play it, the background music doesn't play and there isn't a soundtrack file in the folder, either.
I checked the current download file and the zip file correctly contains the Data/Soundtrack folder with all the music tracks. Did you extract the zip file properly?
First up let me say this - you’ve done a bloody FANTASTIC job translating the environments, mechanics and overall experience from 3D to 2D. Absolutely amazing work! The work you’ve put into the game really shows and shines on through as a pure retro sonic experience (It honestly feels like I’m playing what I wanted Sonic 4 to be in my sega megadrive days!)
With that said, I do have a few points of feedback in terms of improvements and/or critique that, in my experience, lets the game down a little.
Boss difficulty curve seems a little erratic. It seems that I had quite a bit of trouble on Green Grove act 2 boss more than I did with the following act 2 bosses, simply because of a few things, notably the horizontal speed of the ball (this was eventually learned, after a game over, but it feels way too difficult for new players and more importantly the first main boss in the game) and robotnik’s i-frames catching the player out of Sonic’s natural “bounce” on bosses - I feel this shouldn’t punish the player in terms of loss of rings/death, but something less punishing like have Sonic bounce away similar to future bosses as the current method takes away something players do naturally.
Foreground/background assets and hazards - sometimes it’s almost impossible to see a set of spikes for example. Diamond Dust act 1 had various places where the spikes would be completely camouflaged in front of the background tiles, making this purely unfair - not difficult.
The Special stages - Yes, this has been brought up a lot (and for good reason). I understand your vision that they’re supposed to be difficult and that the reward is something overpowered that practically “breaks” the game but the bonus stages are teetering more on being unfair than difficult - it’s easy when you know the patterns and have designed them but when you need extremely quick reaction times coupled with the ‘slippy’ controls in them stages, it makes for an infuriating experience. A couple suggestions that may lighten up the experience without removing the “difficulty” could be tightening up the momentum a little or slowing the rings down slightly (but adding more to the quota/having less rings appear).
Quick boss attacks - Things like the Diamond Dust act 1 boss. I notice this has been brought up a fair bit too, and as I understand the pattern and get that the idea is to avoid the lasers as they lock on to your position, the execution requires very fast reactions whilst also trying to figure out when it’s going to shoot - a recipe that is yet again, infuriating. A simple tell when the boss is about to shoot would work wonders (just a sprite flash followed by the shoot or something) and gives the player a fair warning when to dodge that incoming swift laser.
Again, I absolutely appreciate the effort you’ve put in this game, it’s probably one of the best fan games I’ve ever played. The passion and love you’ve obviously put into it is crystal clear and without a shadow of a doubt I’d recommend this to any sonic fan! If it weren’t for a few small bits that I mentioned above this would be a solid 10/10 for me!
Awesome work.
I feel like the rings and bombs in the special stages go by way to fast for me to react to it.
I think you've missed a trick here not calling this "Sonic 2D Blast"
I've wanted someone to do this concept for a while, and I'm very happy to stumble upon this. Gonna give it a try now.
There's already a ROM hack called Sonic 2D Blast.