*SPOILER* A 8th SP stage? *SPOILER*

[CoatRack]

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Was the Master Emerald gonna be in ME at one point?
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[Eblo]

Erm, that's the 7th special stage.

 

[CoatRack]

No it ain't, use devmode and go to map57.

 

[Akuma TH]

Nice find.
Those sneaky SRB2 developers!

 

[Eblo]

Huh, turns out it is a separate map. Isn't it amazing how the developers LOVE to screw with us?

 

[Jellybones]

It just lookes like they retextured it.

WHAT ELSE ARE YOU HIDING, STJR

 

[Violo]

It's slightly changed, maybe it was for the black emerald.

 

[Super_Sonic119]

Apparently it's the original SS7, which is/was harder than the SS7 we all know and love. :P

 

[clairebun]

Hey look, it's a recolor of the seventh special stage!

Two things we all hate the most! :(

 

[Violo]

Hey look, it's a recolor of the seventh special stage!

Two things we all hate the most! :(

Really? I can only see one.

 

[Ezer'Arch]

Last time I asked a Dev about this level, he said me to keep out there. >_>

 

[MetalGear]

sounds MYSTERIOUS dont you THINK so?

 

[K.S.]

Apparently it's the original SS7, which is/was harder than the SS7 we all know and love. :P

Says it all.

Sadly, it doesn't work without modifying the game in some way.

There was never any intent to bring the master emerald back into ME.

 

[Violo]

I went through the the srb2.srb file and I found,
[spoiler:41ebdc7056]the Black Emerald as a sprite. I think some people may be lying.[/spoiler:41ebdc7056]

 

[K.S.]

There is no 8th emerald. The fact that its sprite is still around means nothing -- there is no code remaining for it in the game whatsoever.

And if you don't believe me, a programmer for this very game you're discussing, then who would you believe?

 

[Mystic]

Considering AJ's also a programmer for SRB2 and you can't believe a word he says about secrets, that doesn't mean much, Matt =P

 

[Penopat]

What I personally don't get is that you people seriously "left" a version of the old SS7 in that was "ignored" to the point where it doesn't even work as a special stage anymore while magicially replacing the textures with an 8th set of SS textures.

Why does it have an 8th set of textures? As far as I can recall, this was always referred to as the seventh special stage, even back when dev whined about hard it was.

 

[Mystic]

Well, Penopat, there are two very obvious possibilities here:

1. There actually IS an eighth emerald, hidden somewhere in the game, and that's the special stage to unlock it.
2. It's a hoax because we were bored and easily amused.

I'd say both of those are equally likely. Figure out which one it is on your own.

 

[Arf]

This was the original SS7 before being "nerfed".
I don't know why Mystic "nerfed" it. It's just as easy/hard as the new one.

 

[Ezer'Arch]

(SS8 = Inner Sanctum = In-game joke D:)

I don't know why SS8 is there, every time I try to jump over a pit, the level ends.