Another new beta is now available: V0.4! It's the last demo before Version 1.0, the first fully-fledged release of the mod. V1.0 will include all 28 planned levels in the Single Player Campaign (later versions might have some bonus Match levels and the like), Emblems to find, an Unlockables system, and basically everything that comes with a true mod.
V1.0 is probably going to take longer to come out than any wait you've experienced in the demo process. But until then, you can enjoy all the new goodies that come with the final demo:
Changelog:
Beta 1: The first demo of this mod. Just included Sunshine Atoll Zone and all the boss battles.
Beta 2: Eruption Conduit Zone and Drowned Downtown Zone have been added, plus a lot of renovations to most of the levels already in the pack!
Beta 3: Snowcap Nimbus Zone and Gritty Columns Zone have been added, plus some more renovations to existing levels. Notably, a new path has been created in SAZ1!
Final Demo: Fume Shaft Zone and Liftoff Gantry Zone have been added. Several of the boss battles have been improved, some drastically overhauled. And a few levels have been tweaked a bit.
The Story:
After Sonic and company beat Dr. Eggman in Final Fight Zone, the evil scientist fled to another planet, taking the few functional robots he had left with him. Sonic and his friends felt they needed a good, long vacation, and went to Sunshine Atoll Zone for a few months of sun and surf.
But a few weeks into their vacation, EGGMAN ATTACKED AGAIN!
Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles managed to escape to the other side of the island unharmed, but they were seriously confused. How had Eggman managed to return so quickly?
After spying on some robots, Sonic discovered the answer: the planet Eggman had fled to was rich in natural resources--and was home to a peaceable but strong alien race which Eggman had enslaved to reconstruct his evil schemes.
Well, the three of them had to do something. This alien planet desperately needed their help--and what was more, now that Dr. Eggman was powerful again, he was also taking over Mobius! Will Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles EVER get to finish their vacation?
The Zones:
Sunshine Atoll Zone: What started out as a beautiful vacation spot is now overrun with Eggman's robots! Sonic and friends will have to explore the island top to bottom, freeing the enslaved creatures in the robots as usual, and keeping an eye out for Eggman. It won't be too difficult--the reason he came to Sunshine Atoll in the first place was to fight Sonic!
Eruption Conduit Zone: When Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles got back to the mainland, they discovered that a normally quiescent volcano is erupting. But it's not a natural process; Eggman is channelling the volcano's magma through pipes, using the thermal energy to power his factory! They'll have to get into the factory and shut it off before the entire land is scorched!
Drowned Downtown Zone: Our heroes have now advanced on the ruins of Dark City Zone, Eggman's old metropolis. In an attempt to lose Sonic before he can cause any more trouble, Eggman activated his weather machines, flooding the city with water! They'll have to wade through the streets and catch up to Eggman before he gets away!
Snowcap Nimbus Zone: Eggman has now flown off to the one place he thought Sonic and his friends could never reach--the sky. But our heroes did manage to follow him by hiking up a nearby mountain range. Watch out--it's really cold and slippery up here!
Gritty Columns Zone: After the ordeal at Snowcap Nimbus, Eggman decided that he would be safe in an ancient desert ruins. It's full of traps, set by both the old civilization that used to live here, and by Eggman himself. Better be careful in this place!
Fume Shaft Zone: Eggman is no longer concerned about Sonic, because ensuring that the rest of his plan goes smoothly is his most pressing concern now. But what is that plan? All Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles can tell about it is that this phase of the plan takes place deep within an abandoned mine, and that whatever it is, it's producing a lot of slime!
Liftoff Gantry Zone: Suddenly, Eggman's plan is clear--he's salvaged a bunch of his old machines, and he's shipping them off to his new empire on the distant alien planet! Our heroes will have to find and board Eggman's rocket before it takes off, or they'll never stop him!
Spacewalk Zone: Oh no! Eggman figured out that Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles stowed away on his rocket. Deciding that killing Sonic and his friends is more important than the shipment the rocket was carrying, Eggman aborted the mission and sped off in an escape pod--leaving our heroes stranded in space! But, according to Tails, it's impossible for Eggman to get all the way to the planet aboard that escape pod, and that he must therefore have a second spaceship somewhere out there. The three of them must now search for Eggman's vessel before he flies it away, or they'll be trapped in space forever! As if that weren't bad enough, they'll have to watch out for low, and sometimes reversing gravity.
Alien Armageddon Zone: Look at what Eggman has done to this beautiful planet! Everything is chaos and chemicals and robots. And Eggman himself is holed up in a vast, sinister castle full of booby traps. Sonic and his friends have a long, harsh trek ahead of them if they want to liberate this alien world.
Star Showdown Zone: It's the final battle with Eggman on a platform above a churning star! Defeat him, and his entire scheme is finished!
Completion:
Keep in mind that just because a level is labeled "complete" doesn't mean I've officially ended work on it; it just means that it's fully playable and has an exit. In later versions, I am planning to go back and do big overhauls of many of these levels, making them longer, less linear, and not so glitchy.
Sunshine Atoll Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Sunshine Atoll Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Sunshine Atoll Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Eruption Conduit Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Eruption Conduit Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Eruption Conduit Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Drowned Downtown Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Drowned Downtown Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Drowned Downtown Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Snowcap Nimbus Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Snowcap Nimbus Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Snowcap Nimbus Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Gritty Columns Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Gritty Columns Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Gritty Columns Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Fume Shaft Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Fume Shaft Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Fume Shaft Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Liftoff Gantry Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Liftoff Gantry Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Liftoff Gantry Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Spacewalk Zone, Act 1 (in progress)
Spacewalk Zone, Act 2 (in progress)
Spacewalk Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Alien Armageddon Zone, Act 1 (in progress)
Alien Armageddon Zone, Act 2 (in progress)
Alien Armageddon Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Star Showdown Zone (complete)
Screenshots:
Sunshine Atoll Zone, Act 1:
Just a basic level, full of Blue Crawlas and platforming.
Sunshine Atoll Zone, Act 2:
This may look bland, but looks can be deceiving. All I'll say about it is that the leafy canopy is intangible.
Sunshine Atoll Zone, Act 3:
Just your basic boss battle. Not any harder than GFZ3; possibly a little easier.
Eruption Conduit Zone, Act 1:
A ruined THZ1-style level, the only difference being that it's all fire, not slime!
Eruption Conduit Zone, Act 2:
Eggman's factory. Don't get burned!
Eruption Conduit Zone, Act 3:
Pretty much the same as SAZ3. The only difference is that the stage is larger, and has deadly lava surrounding it. Oh, and there are a bunch of lava pipes you'll have to watch out for.
Drowned Downtown Zone, Act 1:
The streets of this city are flooded, and there are some aquatic enemies to watch out for!
Drowned Downtown Zone, Act 2:
Very similar to DDZ1, but there's more time spent in the buildings in this act.
Drowned Downtown Zone, Act 3:
Egg Slimer Time! After a while, water floods the stage, so try to defeat Eggman as quickly as possible.
Snowcap Nimbus Zone, Act 1:
Lots of snow, ice, caverns, and clouds. Plus, watch out for oil slicks and ACZ technology, installed by Eggman, of course!
Snowcap Nimbus Zone, Act 2:
As you get closer to Eggman's hideout, the oil spills get worse. Some of them are sticky and sludgy, and some are deadly!
Snowcap Nimbus Zone, Act 3:
You're fighting the Egg Slimer again, but this time, the floor is icy, the walls are bouncy, and Eggman speeds up every time you hit him!
Gritty Columns Zone, Act 1:
A lot like ACZ, but it has some sandy columns and ruins in it. Explore the area and find the entrance to the main ruins!
Gritty Columns Zone, Act 2:
The interior of the main ruins. Filled with traps and patrolled by Eggman's robots. Take care!
Gritty Columns Zone, Act 3:
Third and final Egg Slimer in the mod. Watch out--that's no ordinary quicksand. It'll pull you in ultra-fast! You can still escape from it, but it takes a lot of hard work, and it won't help matters if you're in Eggman's path.
Fume Shaft Zone, Act 1:
It's a mine filled with toxic goop! The purple slime damages you, and the green slime kills you outright.
Fume Shaft Zone, Act 2:
Deeper inside the mine, you can see Eggman's underground factory. The ventilation shafts are down here, so be careful of the fans.
Fume Shaft Zone, Act 3:
Somewhat reminiscent of THZ3. You're fighting the Egg Mobile again, but he has spikes, just like the 1.09.4 CEZ3 boss fight did.
Liftoff Gantry Zone, Act 1:
Explore the perimeter of Eggman's rocket launching station. There are some pretty tough enemies here.
Liftoff Gantry Zone, Act 2:
Now it's time to explore the interior of the base, and search the rockets for Eggman's materials. What is he planning?
Liftoff Gantry Zone, Act 3:
You're fighting the Sea Egg...out of water? On an elevator? What tricks will Eggman have here?
Spacewalk Zone, Act 3:
Look out below! And above! This stage is just a plain old Egg Mobile battle...but the gravity periodically reverses! Defeat Dr. Eggman quick, if you don't want some nasty motion sickness!
Alien Armageddon Zone, Act 3:
This is an unusual battle. You're fighting the Sea Egg, and you should use similar strategies as in DSZ3. But even aside from the different layout of the room, there are a few big differences between this level and DSZ3. First, the liquid is not water but damaging slime. Second, there are no rings in the level...but there are four Elemental Shields. Not only will they allow you to get hit once per shield, they will also protect you when the slime floods the room. If you run out of Elemental Shields before the battle is over, you have no chance of winning, because you'll automatically die when Eggman is down to his last two hit points and the slime rises.
Star Showdown Zone, Act 3:
This is it. The final battle, with Brak Eggman!
Last, but not least, the
Keep an eye out for SRB2TP V1.0!
Now, it's your turn. Got any suggestions? Complaints or compliments? I'd love to hear them, because I want this mod to be as good as possible when it comes time to release the full version.
Discuss.
V1.0 is probably going to take longer to come out than any wait you've experienced in the demo process. But until then, you can enjoy all the new goodies that come with the final demo:
Changelog:
Beta 1: The first demo of this mod. Just included Sunshine Atoll Zone and all the boss battles.
Beta 2: Eruption Conduit Zone and Drowned Downtown Zone have been added, plus a lot of renovations to most of the levels already in the pack!
Beta 3: Snowcap Nimbus Zone and Gritty Columns Zone have been added, plus some more renovations to existing levels. Notably, a new path has been created in SAZ1!
Final Demo: Fume Shaft Zone and Liftoff Gantry Zone have been added. Several of the boss battles have been improved, some drastically overhauled. And a few levels have been tweaked a bit.
The Story:
After Sonic and company beat Dr. Eggman in Final Fight Zone, the evil scientist fled to another planet, taking the few functional robots he had left with him. Sonic and his friends felt they needed a good, long vacation, and went to Sunshine Atoll Zone for a few months of sun and surf.
But a few weeks into their vacation, EGGMAN ATTACKED AGAIN!
Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles managed to escape to the other side of the island unharmed, but they were seriously confused. How had Eggman managed to return so quickly?
After spying on some robots, Sonic discovered the answer: the planet Eggman had fled to was rich in natural resources--and was home to a peaceable but strong alien race which Eggman had enslaved to reconstruct his evil schemes.
Well, the three of them had to do something. This alien planet desperately needed their help--and what was more, now that Dr. Eggman was powerful again, he was also taking over Mobius! Will Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles EVER get to finish their vacation?
The Zones:
Sunshine Atoll Zone: What started out as a beautiful vacation spot is now overrun with Eggman's robots! Sonic and friends will have to explore the island top to bottom, freeing the enslaved creatures in the robots as usual, and keeping an eye out for Eggman. It won't be too difficult--the reason he came to Sunshine Atoll in the first place was to fight Sonic!
Eruption Conduit Zone: When Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles got back to the mainland, they discovered that a normally quiescent volcano is erupting. But it's not a natural process; Eggman is channelling the volcano's magma through pipes, using the thermal energy to power his factory! They'll have to get into the factory and shut it off before the entire land is scorched!
Drowned Downtown Zone: Our heroes have now advanced on the ruins of Dark City Zone, Eggman's old metropolis. In an attempt to lose Sonic before he can cause any more trouble, Eggman activated his weather machines, flooding the city with water! They'll have to wade through the streets and catch up to Eggman before he gets away!
Snowcap Nimbus Zone: Eggman has now flown off to the one place he thought Sonic and his friends could never reach--the sky. But our heroes did manage to follow him by hiking up a nearby mountain range. Watch out--it's really cold and slippery up here!
Gritty Columns Zone: After the ordeal at Snowcap Nimbus, Eggman decided that he would be safe in an ancient desert ruins. It's full of traps, set by both the old civilization that used to live here, and by Eggman himself. Better be careful in this place!
Fume Shaft Zone: Eggman is no longer concerned about Sonic, because ensuring that the rest of his plan goes smoothly is his most pressing concern now. But what is that plan? All Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles can tell about it is that this phase of the plan takes place deep within an abandoned mine, and that whatever it is, it's producing a lot of slime!
Liftoff Gantry Zone: Suddenly, Eggman's plan is clear--he's salvaged a bunch of his old machines, and he's shipping them off to his new empire on the distant alien planet! Our heroes will have to find and board Eggman's rocket before it takes off, or they'll never stop him!
Spacewalk Zone: Oh no! Eggman figured out that Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles stowed away on his rocket. Deciding that killing Sonic and his friends is more important than the shipment the rocket was carrying, Eggman aborted the mission and sped off in an escape pod--leaving our heroes stranded in space! But, according to Tails, it's impossible for Eggman to get all the way to the planet aboard that escape pod, and that he must therefore have a second spaceship somewhere out there. The three of them must now search for Eggman's vessel before he flies it away, or they'll be trapped in space forever! As if that weren't bad enough, they'll have to watch out for low, and sometimes reversing gravity.
Alien Armageddon Zone: Look at what Eggman has done to this beautiful planet! Everything is chaos and chemicals and robots. And Eggman himself is holed up in a vast, sinister castle full of booby traps. Sonic and his friends have a long, harsh trek ahead of them if they want to liberate this alien world.
Star Showdown Zone: It's the final battle with Eggman on a platform above a churning star! Defeat him, and his entire scheme is finished!
Completion:
Keep in mind that just because a level is labeled "complete" doesn't mean I've officially ended work on it; it just means that it's fully playable and has an exit. In later versions, I am planning to go back and do big overhauls of many of these levels, making them longer, less linear, and not so glitchy.
Sunshine Atoll Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Sunshine Atoll Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Sunshine Atoll Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Eruption Conduit Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Eruption Conduit Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Eruption Conduit Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Drowned Downtown Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Drowned Downtown Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Drowned Downtown Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Snowcap Nimbus Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Snowcap Nimbus Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Snowcap Nimbus Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Gritty Columns Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Gritty Columns Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Gritty Columns Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Fume Shaft Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Fume Shaft Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Fume Shaft Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Liftoff Gantry Zone, Act 1 (complete)
Liftoff Gantry Zone, Act 2 (complete)
Liftoff Gantry Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Spacewalk Zone, Act 1 (in progress)
Spacewalk Zone, Act 2 (in progress)
Spacewalk Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Alien Armageddon Zone, Act 1 (in progress)
Alien Armageddon Zone, Act 2 (in progress)
Alien Armageddon Zone, Act 3 (complete)
Star Showdown Zone (complete)
Screenshots:
Sunshine Atoll Zone, Act 1:
Just a basic level, full of Blue Crawlas and platforming.
Sunshine Atoll Zone, Act 2:
This may look bland, but looks can be deceiving. All I'll say about it is that the leafy canopy is intangible.
Sunshine Atoll Zone, Act 3:
Just your basic boss battle. Not any harder than GFZ3; possibly a little easier.
Eruption Conduit Zone, Act 1:
A ruined THZ1-style level, the only difference being that it's all fire, not slime!
Eruption Conduit Zone, Act 2:
Eggman's factory. Don't get burned!
Eruption Conduit Zone, Act 3:
Pretty much the same as SAZ3. The only difference is that the stage is larger, and has deadly lava surrounding it. Oh, and there are a bunch of lava pipes you'll have to watch out for.
Drowned Downtown Zone, Act 1:
The streets of this city are flooded, and there are some aquatic enemies to watch out for!
Drowned Downtown Zone, Act 2:
Very similar to DDZ1, but there's more time spent in the buildings in this act.
Drowned Downtown Zone, Act 3:
Egg Slimer Time! After a while, water floods the stage, so try to defeat Eggman as quickly as possible.
Snowcap Nimbus Zone, Act 1:
Lots of snow, ice, caverns, and clouds. Plus, watch out for oil slicks and ACZ technology, installed by Eggman, of course!
Snowcap Nimbus Zone, Act 2:
As you get closer to Eggman's hideout, the oil spills get worse. Some of them are sticky and sludgy, and some are deadly!
Snowcap Nimbus Zone, Act 3:
You're fighting the Egg Slimer again, but this time, the floor is icy, the walls are bouncy, and Eggman speeds up every time you hit him!
Gritty Columns Zone, Act 1:
A lot like ACZ, but it has some sandy columns and ruins in it. Explore the area and find the entrance to the main ruins!
Gritty Columns Zone, Act 2:
The interior of the main ruins. Filled with traps and patrolled by Eggman's robots. Take care!
Gritty Columns Zone, Act 3:
Third and final Egg Slimer in the mod. Watch out--that's no ordinary quicksand. It'll pull you in ultra-fast! You can still escape from it, but it takes a lot of hard work, and it won't help matters if you're in Eggman's path.
Fume Shaft Zone, Act 1:
It's a mine filled with toxic goop! The purple slime damages you, and the green slime kills you outright.
Fume Shaft Zone, Act 2:
Deeper inside the mine, you can see Eggman's underground factory. The ventilation shafts are down here, so be careful of the fans.
Fume Shaft Zone, Act 3:
Somewhat reminiscent of THZ3. You're fighting the Egg Mobile again, but he has spikes, just like the 1.09.4 CEZ3 boss fight did.
Liftoff Gantry Zone, Act 1:
Explore the perimeter of Eggman's rocket launching station. There are some pretty tough enemies here.
Liftoff Gantry Zone, Act 2:
Now it's time to explore the interior of the base, and search the rockets for Eggman's materials. What is he planning?
Liftoff Gantry Zone, Act 3:
You're fighting the Sea Egg...out of water? On an elevator? What tricks will Eggman have here?
Spacewalk Zone, Act 3:
Look out below! And above! This stage is just a plain old Egg Mobile battle...but the gravity periodically reverses! Defeat Dr. Eggman quick, if you don't want some nasty motion sickness!
Alien Armageddon Zone, Act 3:
This is an unusual battle. You're fighting the Sea Egg, and you should use similar strategies as in DSZ3. But even aside from the different layout of the room, there are a few big differences between this level and DSZ3. First, the liquid is not water but damaging slime. Second, there are no rings in the level...but there are four Elemental Shields. Not only will they allow you to get hit once per shield, they will also protect you when the slime floods the room. If you run out of Elemental Shields before the battle is over, you have no chance of winning, because you'll automatically die when Eggman is down to his last two hit points and the slime rises.
Star Showdown Zone, Act 3:
This is it. The final battle, with Brak Eggman!
Last, but not least, the
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Keep an eye out for SRB2TP V1.0!
Now, it's your turn. Got any suggestions? Complaints or compliments? I'd love to hear them, because I want this mod to be as good as possible when it comes time to release the full version.
Discuss.
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