Whee, Freaky Factory has been submitted.
hai Mystic~
Aaaanyways, I'm also trying to enter my volcano SP map into this contest. Lesse what we have here...
One of the first sections. The lava geysers holding platforms up move up and down and may crush you against the ceiling, so be careful!
Close to the end of the upper path, this area overlooks an eariler section in the lower path.
The lava slide area on the lower path. This is close to the beginning of the path in question.
A special puzzle on the lower path, if you solve this, you can find a 1-up, and you may improve your time if you're fast enough!
This is the second screenshot in reverse, showcasing the upper path from the lower path at about an equivalent area.
After the two paths merge and come together, you come across three paths, each blocking off one character. This creates a different experience for each character, as each path plays differently with each of the two characters, resulting in six different ways to tackle this section.
About halfway through the Tails and Knuckles path, this rocky bridge crumbles as you come up to it.
The last major room of the Sonic and Knuckles path, the smog floating around the top is poisonous to the player. Fortunately, it doesn't interfere with your progress... Yet.
At the end of each two-character path, the two characters are split into their own paths. (However, there is only one path per character, as for example, the S&T and S&K paths both end around the same area, so Sonic's path has two entrances.) Sonic's path revolves around an old, fairly intact portion of Eggman's factory that has lost power. If you spindash on the blue pad, it will turn red, and start a generator. This provides power to the facility for about 15 seconds, which holds steam-powered doors up, activates the floating mechanism in certain platforms, etc. After the generator runs out, it needs about five seconds to rest. This system creates pressure as you race to the door to the next room before the generator runs out.
Tl;dr generators provide power, use them to get through the factory.