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I'm currently reworking the penalty for when Sonic doesn't eat for too long. On the one hand, it seemed to make sense that starving should make his rings deplete over time but in practise, the player gets stuck in a loop of never getting enough rings to buy food. More will be revealed in a future update (probably)

@@lexo632 Yeah, ngl - adding features and new mechanics this month has been one of the more fun things to do compared to some other game dev things but I have also been meaning implement these RPG mechanics for some time. That is, these RPG mechanics aim to support the Tertiary gameplay loop of playing and replaying objectives. Clearing objectives earns Sonic XP. Earn enough XP and the stat will level up, which in turn can make earning more XP from playing/replaying levels even easier. That being said, I think I'm still looking to tweak how maintaining stats works where you need to ensure you fulfil Sonic's needs outside of missions or else face consequences that make the game much more difficult.

@@andersonsansonowski5644 I'll need to get in touch with the guys currently making Rollin' Rascal about it. If they're cool with it then maybe but no promises

@@hi_monke Hi there, I've had reports of this in my discord. I'm looking to resolve these issues once I get back home Friday. If you can, could you record and post a video of the issue to the bug reports channel. Thank you 👍 discord.gg/GfTT6W47 In the meantime, I suggest turning the camera sensitivity all the way down to 0.

@@evilbritishguy3581 Hey thanks for the reply! I was actually able to fix the problem and had a blast! Until I saw Sonic without his shoes... M Y G O D

@@hi_monke Awesome 😎 I almost forgot all about how Sonic loses his shoes when he runs out of lives. I'll need to add a Tutorial that properly explains how that works. Just to confirm, did you resolve the issue by reducing the camera sensitivity or did something else get it working properly?

@@andersonsansonowski5644 Camera controls can be adjusted in the settings, including Sensitivity, render distance and whether the Dynamic Camera or DynamicFOV is enabled.

@@Spiritclaw256 It's possible but Silver is going to take some more time and energy to get working properly since the way I imagine he would play would be much more distinct than Sonic or Shadow. Currently, Shadow is still missing a number of animations and Chaos abilities so I'll be looking to get Shadow fixed before I make further progress with Silver.

@@evilbritishguy3581 OK thanks for letting me know, Sonic and the Hedgehogs is probably the best fangame I've ever played btw, so keep up the good work!

@@Spiritclaw256 Thank you - I'm currently working on beefing up to tool I use to implement grind rails so I can get Rail Canyon working properly. Most grind rails usually only require between 20-60 control points but almost every rail in this level needs 200 or so and there's probably more than 30 rails 💀 Here's hoping I can get it sussed in time for the next dev log

@@evilbritishguy3581 have fun with that, Also, thank you for finally fixing rail canyon, I've gotten stuck in a giant cylinder on all of my attempts so far and it is not fun

The option to let players customise or rebind controls is something that still needs implementing. However, this may prove tricky as I'm currently using the old Unity input system. Hopefully I can get this one sussed.

It would be very possible for me to implement a way for Sonic to purchase new abilities or upgrades by buying shoes as the story progresses but I will most likely tackle this once I begin work on a campaign. That being said, it might be interesting if losing shoes would also mean Sonic loses the ability to light dash, grind or use other abilities until he recovers those shoes. We'll see.

I don't have any plans to implement multiplayer. I may consider implementing a way to upload player ghosts to an online leaderboard but that's not a priority atm.

@@evilbritishguy3581 thanks for the info

@@twotwinuzisxx short answer: yes Long answer: not just yet - still working on other things atm. No promises

@@evilbritishguy3581 also does it normally run slow on a mid end pc?

@@twotwinuzisxx Without being able to test other machines, I'd say to best way to improve performance would be to reduce the render distance, reduce the Quality and ensure Portal Rendering is disabled. The worst level for performance so far has been Sonic Generations Speed Highway - still looking to optimise that level further but sometimes blender struggles to stay open when I work on it.

Both the Spindash and the Boost give Sonic a sudden increase in speed but work in different ways. The Spindash is always available for Sonic to use. It can be used while running around at the speed of sound or even in mid-air to help Sonic clear large gaps. Charging a Spindash also serves multiple purposes - on the ground it makes Sonic drift more tightly around corners, it launches Badniks up into the air, and when Sonic is falling it makes him backspin so fast that the Magnus Effect makes Sonic accelerate forwards and achieve gliding. Boosting however is considered a Special Action which requires the Style Gauge to be filled at least once. That's when you see the star turn a different colour. The more times the Style Gauge is filled, the more powerful each Special Action becomes and in the case of the Boost, Sonic will Boost much faster with more Style Gauge. Also, Sonic can only Boost while touching the ground. TL;DR: Both the Spindash and the Boost are included because they work in different but interesting ways.

I put the Westopolis and Lethal Highway map together in a way that makes the transition mostly seemless.

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BhPI_Hx2NK3UMVQyTIpjLrPA1IhNGlWI Go to this link to download the zip folder. Extract the files then run the application.

I should probably clarify - if you choose to continue, you can resume play immediately without losing the shoes but doing so will make Sonic lose a life. Only if the player chooses not to continue or is unable to because they have no lives left will Sonic wake up without his shoes. While I agree this mechanic does feel punishing, I like to think it also lets me raise the stakes by establishing a slightly more severe consequence for failure than simply letting the player respawn. As for Sonic flashing red, I may add an option to enable/disable it. The idea there is that it's looking to invoke the same effect that was applied to Sonic in Sonic Rush at Max Gauge.

@@evilbritishguy3581 I see. In other news, I just tried out the game JESUS CHRIST YOU HAVE CREATED A GAME THAT IS HOSTILE TO ANYONE EXCEPT YOU MY GUY

Hostile? Is there something in particular you're having trouble with?

@@evilbritishguy3581 Let me list off the issues I experienced. I had to manually set the camera's sensitivity to even move it, changing the FoV actually just split the camera in two, the manner in which the spindash is activated makes it hard to chain it into a wallrun, the tutorial doesn't do a particularly good job of teaching the player anything, the title screen music and sound effects are unaffected by the relevant settings (which, mind you, are sliders with their valid points set to incredibly strange values), and I somehow managed to simultaneously accidentally activate some sort of developer freecam mode while also teleporting Sonic to an unknown location where I couldn't move around at all. And that was all within about 5 minutes.

"I had to manually set the camera's sensitivity to even move it" - my best guess is that when the game in installed on a fresh machine, the player prefs default the camera sensitivity to 0. Looking to fix this in a future Update. "Changing the FOV actually splits the camera in two" - the 'Depth' slider is responsible for enabling a split screen steroscopic camera but this underneath the FOV slider. I suspect this may have been activated by mistake. "spindash is difficult to chain into a wall run" - The Best way to achieve a wall run is to ensure the run button is held while colliding with a wall in mid-air. So, immediately after releasing the run button to make Sonic Spindash, Hold the Run button again and this should ensure you can better chain the spindash into a wall run. Takes practice but is definitely doable. "the tutorial doesn't do a particular good job of teaching the player anything" - the tutorial level contains a series of onscreen button prompts and subtitled voiceover that tell you what to press in order to progress through the tutorial. Optional Question Marks can be activated to also explain additional optional mechanics. This comment may require some elaboration in order to be properly addressed. "the title screen music and sound effects are unaffected by the relevant settings (which, mind you, are sliders with their valid points set to incredibly strange values)" - I'll need to investigate further and see if this can be fixed in a future update. "I somehow managed to simultaneously accidentally activate some sort of developer freecam mode while also teleporting Sonic to an unknown location where I couldn't move around at all." - I suspect what happened was the replay system had been activated accidentally where you can pause, record, rewind or fast forward a recording of Sonic. I'll add an option to menu so only when the replay system is enabled by the player will they be able to use it deliberately. Thank you for the feedback :)

Yeah, no - I won't be modelling Sonic's bare feet in any future update.

@@evilbritishguy3581 Thankfully. But canonically the Sonic characters have no toes whatsoever(Example:Big The Cat)

Thank you, currently working on a few QOL fixes atm. While I am able to add rails, converting existing rail meshes from imported levels into properly working rails that Sonic can grind on has proven tricky. Hopefully, I can figure something out but no promises.

I've never played Sonic Boom but if I find some levels online, I'll see what I can do

@@evilbritishguy3581 GL man, that game is a scourge against humanity

I decided against implementing the stomp given that the Bounce kinda makes it redundant. That is, holding both LT + A will make Sonic quickly accelerate towards the ground. Only if the player keeps holding both of these will they make Sonic bounce upon impacting the ground. The player can release these before impacting the ground to achieve the same outcome as a stomp where they don't bounce at all. The issue with the stomp is that in many games, the action cannot be cancelled which means if the player misuses it accidentally while platforming, they cannot then correct this mistake and instead immediately plummet into a bottomless pit in the worse case scenario. Those are my reasons against implementing the stomp but I'm happy to hear any thoughts for why it should be implemented. As for the Discord Server: discord.com/invite/2dDdmxtkGs

As of the latest build, the music trigger in the tutorial will play one of three songs from Sonic Rush randomly. - What you Need - Back to Back - Right There (Ride On) When Sonic Overtime played my Tutorial in his video however, I hadn't yet implemented music. I'm pretty sure the music he used while showcasing the advanced tutorial is called The Ark Here's a link to it: th-cam.com/video/sIczn3UjX5U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=sevC4IDpz5zbmINb

Hi there, sorry to hear the camera sensitivity was set to 0 by default. I'm not quite sure how that might have happened since the settings should be set to whatever is in Player Prefs. I'll see if I can resolve this by the next update. As for wall running, I've found that the collision generated from the mesh of imported levels is oftentimes what can cause Sonic to detach from the wall, especially in places where the geometry is complex. Creating a separate simpler collision for the imported levels might mitigate this but I'm currently focused on developing my own content for the game atm. Regarding the toggle for running, it's something I have thought about but I've found myself so used to the controls I've implemented that I hadn't thought too much about them. If I can get it implemented in a way that doesn't complicate how the game feels to play, then I'll see if I can make this an option for a future update.

Currently, the way Grind Rails work in my Project at the moment is that when they are created, a Bezier curve is defined first, which then determines how the collision and the mesh of the rail is generated. The issue with this approach however is that it has proven tricky to get rail grinding working for existing rails in levels. That being said, I'm sure there is a way to get this working properly and once I get it sussed, I'll be sure to get it implemented for at least a few levels in a future update.

I have since updated the game. The Unleashed levels now have (mostly) working grind rails

I'm afraid I don't have a PS5 or a PS5 controller so I couldn't say for sure. By all means, try it and let me know if it works. If there's any issues, I'll see what I can do.

can confirm it does not work well, camera controls don't work right trigger pauses the game and X button for jump is the same as the O button which would be the B button for xbox@@evilbritishguy3581

The latest version is available to download from this link: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BhPI_Hx2NK3UMVQyTIpjLrPA1IhNGlWI

Thank u very much

nvm i fixxed it, but happens sometimes.

Hmmm...I only have an Xbox One controller that I use to test with. I'll see if there's a way to simulate the inputs of the Series X controller so I can investigate this further. The issue is most likely due to how I'm still using the old input system. I'll let you know if/when I've resolved this and updated the latest version.

The latest version now has keyboard and mouse controls implemented: th-cam.com/video/aYKi0cHhwHk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6zhIFqla3Pn9YBVA

but what if i dont want to use the mouse. can I change the keybinds so that i can press a key instead of using the mouse?@@evilbritishguy3581

I've recently implemented a way to adjust Quality settings. Once I've updated the build, I'll upload a new video showcasing the fixes and changes I've made. For the time being, reducing the Far Clip Distance Slider in the options menu should reduce the render distance, thereby improving performance somewhat.