Christmas Feature For 2.2

[FoxBoy8]

You guys should put a Christmas feature in the 2.2 release for srb2.

 

[Mystic]

No.

Seems like we're going through all of the old topics right now for some reason. Here's the previous thread with details why: http://mb.srb2.org/showthread.php?t=36606

 

[glaber]

the closest you're going to get to having Christmas Mode restored will in fact be in mod form again.

 

[arkman]

Yeah, I can see why a full Christmas themed mod would be a complete pain to do and be a waste of everyone's time.
but could sonic have a santa hat on the opening screen

 

[76Nova]

Does anyone remember how adding "3DREND.DLL" would make everything Christmas themed back in 1.09.4? What was the purpose of that?

 

[glaber]

3drend.dll was the way to hide the resources for Christmas mode. the Main game when triggered would load up the replacement resources from that.

 

[clairebun]

yeah, this was a lot more feasible in 1.x because it was a smaller game

I liked the feature, but it's going to have to be something user generated; even if we wanted it, it requires too much time and resources to be worked into the vanilla game

 

[glaber]

I'm actually working on that right now as part of the update to SRB2 the Past. I'm hoping to be able to release them soon.

 

[sluggard]

Such useless feature should never be brought back, let us make Christmas themed levels instead, Restoring it would discourage us to do that .

 

[FoxBoy8]

No.

Seems like we're going through all of the old topics right now for some reason. Here's the previous thread with details why: http://mb.srb2.org/showthread.php?t=36606

I meant you can put the feature in the game as an unlockable.

 

[76Nova]

Or, maybe not an unlockable, but perhaps a cosmetic feature that takes effect when the game knows it's December?

 

[arkman]

The game USED to have an effect that covered the world in snow. it was a terrible novelty gimmick that got old after a few minutes. unless someone wants to go through the trouble of creating an entire set of winter themed textures that actually look good that isn't coming back.

if you want a seasonal gimmick to actually make it into the final game, think small and non-intrusive stuff. like giving sonic a santa hat

 

[76Nova]

That's what I meant. A few little things sprinkled around like that may be neat. But honestly, I don't think anyone really wants it badly enough to think about it when playing, let alone create it themselves.

 

[ThunderFlame]

Nah we don't need a Christmas extra. Someone, somewhere is probably working on a Christmas lua as we speak. Probably going to have snowfall and Christmas music. I can already visualize it.

 

[Mystic]

The game no longer even checks your system clock at all. If you want a holiday mode, you're going to need to make a WAD. We're not putting the date-based features back.

 

[76Nova]

I can understand why.

 

[FoxBoy8]

Or, maybe not an unlockable, but perhaps a cosmetic feature that takes effect when the game knows it's December?

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm talking about :)

 

[76Nova]

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm talking about :)

*cough*

The game no longer even checks your system clock at all. If you want a holiday mode, you're going to need to make a WAD. We're not putting the date-based features back.

But really, this doesn't need to be put into the game. I'll be just as happy with a wad of sorts.

 

[Monster Iestyn]

Wasn't the old Christmas mode a date-activated cosmetic feature itself though? (apart from what it did in Demo 4 through Demo 4.35, anyway) Honestly, it sounds like you guys are asking for the same thing again.

 

[76Nova]

Wasn't the old Christmas mode a date-activated cosmetic feature itself though? (apart from what it did in Demo 4 through Demo 4.35, anyway) Honestly, it sounds like you guys are asking for the same thing again.

Actually, may I ask what it did differently in Demo 4 through 4.35?