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Hi there, welcome back to Island Sol Sestancia.
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Update 1.6:
Cutscenes levels, new bonus level: Uptown. Some minor fixes.
Update 1.5:
Emblem radar. Also a bonus file: Download SonTV.pk3 for a AOSTH based circuit race
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I gave you a brief tour a while ago:
https://mb.srb2.org/showthread.php?t=47442

Now it's time for the main event. Well, chapter 1. More's coming in the future.

-Who're you?
Hi, I'm Youtube's Rogerregorroger, maker of cartoons and discussion video's. I noticed I got increasingly cynical and bitter when thinking of Sonic's future, so figured making my own level mod within my favorite Sonic fangame would be a nice therapy.

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-What's this?
It's kind of an homage to the 3d platformer and RPG hybrids you got in the late 90's and early 2000's like Megaman Legends, Mystical Ninja starring Goemon and Sonic Adventure.
Also these games that relied more on texture work rather then complex 3d modeling for their graphics, creating this effect you were walking inside of a cartoon. Like in Fur Fighters, Red The Hunter, Wild Riders.
So, very story/ context driven, so much it feels more like you're bouncing around one giant island rather then merely going trough disconnected levels.

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-So what do we get?
There's 17 levels. 3 RPG ish explore area's, 7 "normal" platform levels, 2 hidden levels. 4 Cutscene levels And one level where you just run like mad.

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-50 mb?
Jup. It contains over 1600 new textures.

-What's the story?
The island of Sol Sestancia is nearing it's 100th anniversary and is organizing many events to celebrate. The Catering is organized by..Eggman enterprises. That can't be good. Time to figure out what's really going on.

There's technically supposed to be cutscenes between every level to push the story forward but I gave up on getting that to work.
I'l include the cutscenes in a let's play I'll do of this level pack later on.

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- Content can be re-used and repurposed?
Yeah, sure, knock yourself out. It's messy, tough.

So uhh, yeah. Hope it's fun to play.
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  1. minor updates

    Fang boss renamed to stop conflict, library teleport fixed. And since I was updating anyway...
  2. Sol Sestancia 1.6, now with Cutscene levels.

    (Now 1.7, fixed up a few problems in the new levels and packed the old AOSH racetrack in as...

Latest reviews

Gameplay is good enough to not think about it too much, and I don't have enough game design experience to give good critique, unfortunately. A couple emblems are really hard to find (well, for my dumb self), but I'm personally weak at that anyway. Mod characters play incredibly well, and there's a lot of fun wackiness to be pulled off.

Really, what I want to say most of all is that the vibes and aesthetic of this pack are incredible. It feels like it came out of late 2000s/early 2010s Newgrounds, and when I say that, I mean it as an absolute compliment. Things like this just bring me so much joy. I haven't played Sol Sestancia 2 yet, but I expect it'll be just as good.
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The map makes SRB2 crash, the map was starting to get really good halfway at "jungle crash site", when suddenly SRB2 just crashes at the 2d trees surrounded hallway, idk why it does that but it made me stop playing SRB2 all together a year ago, and the crash still hasn't been solved.

Otherwise, the map itself is great! It's a silly little mod with a fun YouTube sonic animated shorts adapted as an SRB2 mod.
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Uhhhhhh can you add level select with all levels unlocked because I finished the mod yesterday and went back to play the best level in the mod (run) but I don't have my Sol Sestancia save data so I have to restart all over again. I would give 5 stars but I can't go back to replay levels so 4 stars.
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I did not enjoy this level pack.

I can respect the amount of time and effort that went into the whole piece, and the many people behind it (barring the ai voice acting, as made through 15.ai and pointed out in the credits. That's something that has aged only worse with time, and I feel helped make for some of the more confusing mixed audio in parts of the pack), but I do not feel it made for a perfectly cognizant or fun playing experience. The level design is awkward and jumbled, rings will be splayed out awkwardly and not even in straight lines when they should be in areas, some hazards poorly done out, but any of my quibbles fail to compare to how unenjoyable I found the final level, RUN.

It feels like it's trying to draw influence from the Adventure games, but I do not seriously feel this game engine is perfectly adapted for a high speed character can not stay still platforming sequence, especially when accompanied with an omnipresent swarm of hitscanning turrets along every single inch of the levels length. Add in janky hitboxes for the abruptly sudden custom enemies, speed boosts for a ball sequence that quickly lose all momentum when you try and dodge and weave around the cars it throws at you, and most severely of all for my system (a Lenovo Gaming Laptop), intense screen tearing and lag during one sequence, and what I would have found to be a enjoyable experience came to a crawl of just awkward sections where I kept dying and dying again due to wonky checkpoint placement, and an inability to regain coins without instantly losing them and then dying.

I recognize this is coming on 3 years later, so I do not seriously expect nor demand severe overhauls to the level design or elements of it (aside from wishing the ai voice acting was removed, because Come On), but neither will I give it a load off with the fact that it is an earlier venture. Angel Island Tour was a map pack I really enjoyed - this made me feel ill with the screen splaying off into infinity during a section of its final level, consistently.
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I can't wait for the sequel
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This is absolutely outstanding. Best map in this game. I love the story, music, level design, MY GOD THE LEVEL DESIGN. There are so many shortcuts, so many ways to skip tedious parts. And many fan-characters play like the level is made for them. Thank you for making this. I'm waiting for update 2.
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Really Good For PT.1! Cant Wait for PT.2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Modern classic!
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This has been a blast to play. Lots of cheeky references tucked away, fun action levels, and a great music selection!
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Literally the best level pack on this Massage Board
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