(January 7th, 2025)

Spent Too Much Time

Sponge/Cork objects stink so much. Been trying to use Pathswappers and Corks together to create something cool, but I loathe these two together. I also am trying to account for player actions and stalling. Camera loading from CD Extended Camera and without have proven hard to work with. This single thing aside from many other factors has made me go and revise the level countless times in the W.I.P stage,  which I am still trying to do as of typing this. Overall I am not liking this overall thing so far and it just keeps on getting more and more tedious to manage.

Below is what the issue is and my desired goal of what I want done. I'd even offer a prize or some other offer I can do for anyone committed enough to fix this whole thing for me.

Other than that, v13. Good stuff.

That aside, I have also been continuing progress with the level. Still unnamed for now, but I am focused on getting something linear going opposed to the whole bounce around with objects to keep things smooth for now. I really want to focus act 1 just being a casual level with some of these quirks embedded here and there but not at all focused upon nor forced. That will be act 2 with the new version 13 items and whatever else that drops alongside it that'll take advantage of it and the new resources in its own creative way! I am also trying to see if I can include a Knuckles path into this, but we will see that fails like my other attempts or if it'll prevail after all of the attempts of it.

While working on the level, I found out that this is a thing. Knuckles being able to not require the need to hold down the jump action is shocking to me. Guess that makes two things I learned today. Upon further analysis, this is not a thing in Sonic & Knuckles nor Sonic 3 & Knuckles.  This function is exclusive to CSS and inaccurate. This is an intresting find nonetheless, plus even if this does get amended it would still work as intended, assuming, as it really would just cost having to hold down jump than just only let go of it to get the same results. I do want to advocate for accuracy though, so once version 13 does get worked up here and there and I begin bug reporting, I will be sure to bring up accuracy to question with this silly finding.