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07.24.12

[03:06] <Mystic> In the meantime, go mess with the contest entries ^_~
[03:06] <Mystic> I entered something from the TUDD into it =P
[03:06] <SSNTails> I don't even remember Azure Temple Zone :/
[03:06] <Mystic> It's one of the stages from that massive old list of secret levels Sonikku made =P
[03:07] <SSNTails> I was hoping STZ would get make first :D
[03:07] <SSNTails> *made
[03:07] <Mystic> That is also in progress, actually
[03:07] <SSNTails> heh, cool
[03:07] <Mystic> Textures are being made, and there's a basic layout already
[03:07] <SSNTails> Does Eggman make an appearance? ^_^
[03:07] <Mystic> it's pretty basic right now
[03:08] <Mystic> no things at all except for the player 1 start and exit sign
[03:09] <SSNTails> heh.. you know what would be funny..
[03:09] <SSNTails> to have a certain 'mini game' in STZ.... ;)
[03:10] <SSNTails> could be the boss fight XD
[03:10] <Mystic> lol
[03:10] <Mystic> Honestly, I'm more being a little conservative with the secret stages, AJ
[03:10] <SSNTails> I have a pitching animation for Sonic's A2A8 frames...
[03:10] <Mystic> The real resources and effort go into the game proper
[03:11] <SSNTails> yeah yeah, i know
[03:11] <Mystic> As fun as that would be, I'd rather see a completed game with simple secrets than an unfinished mess with awesome unrelated secrets =P
[03:12] <Mystic> but yeah, give Azure Temple a try. Do be careful, though, as it's brutally hard
[03:13] <SSNTails> It's also fun to talk about all these things in the public channel ;)
[03:13] <Mystic> oh, I know. I do this on a regular basis
[03:13] <Mystic> The smug satisfaction lasts for HOURS

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[03:34] <Tyler52> Damn, I can't believe I missed 2.1 info.
[03:34] <Tyler52> What was it?
[03:34] <Katmint> nothing special other than there is a zone named STZ in the TUDD
[03:35] <Katmint> the 2.1 pipe has been really leaky today
[03:35] <Katmint> :p
[03:35] <Tyler52> TUDD?
[03:35] <Badz> The Ultimate Design Document
[03:36] <Tyler52> What is the TUDD? for SP rotation stuff?
[03:37] <Blade> Tyler, it's basicly all the plans for the entire game
[03:37] <Tyler52> So where does STZ go in there?
[03:38] <SpiritCrusher> Under the huge list of secret levels
[03:38] <Tyler52> Ah.
[03:38] <Tyler52> Loves me some replay value.
[03:38] <SpiritCrusher> Which also include Aerial Garden Zone, Azure Temple Zone and a bunch of other stuff that is already in the game
[03:38] <Badz> Is it the third hyper level
[03:38] <Mystic> No.
[03:39] <SpiritCrusher> Is there a third hyper level? (you're so not gonna answer this)
[03:39] <Mystic> Yes, there is
[03:39] <SpiritCrusher> Is there a fourth hyper level?
[03:39] <Mystic> The TUDD contains exactly the same kind of secret stage structure as SRB1
[03:39] <SpiritCrusher> Cool, three super levels
[03:39] <Chiru> AGZ is first hyper, ATZ is second hyper?
[03:40] <SpiritCrusher> Also, find the hidden exit in the second one to go to the third one
[03:40] <Mystic> We aren't likely to do that, SpiritCrusher
[03:40] <SpiritCrusher> The hidden exit in ATZ is the nuke blast room
[03:40] <Mystic> It didn't work out well in SRB1
[03:40] <SpiritCrusher> I wasn't serious about that part
[03:40] <Mystic> but in all seriousness, expect the order of the secret stages to be flexible
[03:41] <Mystic> After all, the difficulty order in the TUDD has Azure Temple as easier than Aerial Garden
[03:41] <Mystic> That clearly didn't happen
[03:41] <SpiritCrusher> Good luck making a third stage that is actually harder
[03:42] <Mystic> Honestly, the design for that level is demonic, SpiritCrusher. I'm not worried
[03:42] <Mystic> STZ is super level 1 in the TUDD

10.06.14

12:04	MascaraSnake	Okay, I really need to clean up the "In development" page on the wiki
12:04	MascaraSnake	I have a feeling about half of the stuff on there is no longer true
12:04	MascaraSnake	"Additionally, act 1 [of RVZ] will be slightly expanded, on which JEV3 has done some work." [link to a post from four years ago]
12:05	MascaraSnake	"Three new weapon rings are being developed, although two are described as "experimental" and may not make the cut." [link to that news post from four years ago]
12:05	Nek0r	it's all true
12:05	Nek0r	it just didn't happen!
12:05	Mystic	Actually, both of those are still true
12:06	MascaraSnake	Well, the general sentiment is still true
12:06	Mystic	although JEV3's work is already in the stage as it exists now
12:07	Mystic	and there are still two serious plans for new weapons
12:09	MascaraSnake	Mostly what's weird is that the article makes stuff from years ago sound like it's still totally happening right now
12:09	MascaraSnake	I mean, there's still plans to add new weapon rings, but I don't think anyone is implementing them right now
12:10	Mystic	Actually...we even have most of the sprites for one of them
12:10	Mystic	so yeah, it's not as remote as you may think
12:10	Nek0r	the semi rail?
12:10	MascaraSnake	"Act 3 will be inspired by the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner shorts from Looney Tunes. Sonic will run along a NiGHTS track with a rear view. Eggman will either race against Sonic on an ACME rocket or lay traps on Sonic's path."
12:10	Mystic	yeah
12:10	Mystic	That is totally out of date and incorrect
12:10	RedEnchilada	acz3 is probably gonna be pretty standard as bosses go
12:11	MascaraSnake	"The missile that were used in the old Brak Eggman boss fight from 2.0 will be used in the first two acts as standalone objects." [talking about DCZ of course]
12:11	Mystic	yeah, I'd like to keep our boss gimmicks to more sane things that our engine can actually handle well
12:11	Mystic	Also probably not at this point, MascaraSnake
12:12	MascaraSnake	"The original plan for DCZ (which might or might not apply today) was that act 1 would be a short chase by Brak Eggman and act 2 would be a full-fledged level containing subway and sewer elements."
12:12	MascaraSnake	I really doubt this still applies
12:12	MascaraSnake	Like, I really doubt it even still applied when it was first said
12:12	Nek0r	MascaraSnake, it could apply
12:12	Nek0r	There's no "real" concept for DCZ yet
12:12	MascaraSnake	Except for subway and sewer elements maybe
12:13	Mystic	yeah, also out of date
12:14	Mystic	There was a lot of rather impractical planning about massive OVA references for DCZ in the old design documentation
12:15	MascaraSnake	"Arid Canyon Zone: Several started attempts for act 2 exist, which are probably going to be compiled with new parts added.[1] It will feature Sonic riding along minecart tracks, and while it has both above ground and underground areas, there are more of the latter than in act 1."
12:15	Mystic	All still accurate, MascaraSnake
12:15	RedEnchilada	all true
12:15	RedEnchilada	the first bit of that statement is especially true
12:15	RedEnchilada	god the current alpha looks like a shitty mishmash of stuff
12:16	Nek0r	have you added the skybox yet
12:16	RedEnchilada	not yet
12:16	Mystic	visual passes can come later, RedEnchilada =P
12:16	Mystic	although yeah, adding the skybox would help immensely
12:16	RedEnchilada	I uh haven't touched it in three weeks or so
12:16	Nek0r	You should build the stage around the skybox
12:16	Nek0r	it helps you get a better environment
12:16	MascaraSnake	RVZ2 being volcano-themed probably doesn't need fact-checking
12:16	Mystic	still accurate, although it hasn't been touched in years
12:18	MascaraSnake	DCZ and GEZ being low priority is also obviously still true
12:18	Mystic	yep
12:18	Nek0r	new stages? fuck them, let's remake shit
12:18	MascaraSnake	Although the full sentence goes even further:
12:18	MascaraSnake	"Dark City Zone is currently low-priority, and will be made after ACZ and RVZ are complete[6], if at all[3], due to a lack of gameplay ideas.[7]"
12:18	RedEnchilada	lmao fuck DCZ, when's the castle eggman 1 remake Nek0r?
12:19	Mystic	still all true, MascaraSnake
12:19	RedEnchilada	(seriously)
12:19	Nek0r	always
12:19	RedEnchilada	(that stage needs remade)
12:19	Nek0r	I began making the geometry for the castle
12:19	MascaraSnake	"ERZ1 is currently unfinished and is supposed to be expanded in the future, although this is currently not a priority."
12:19	Nek0r	and thinking of how to adapt it to the current facade
12:20	Mystic	ERZ1 still could use a bit of expansion, MascaraSnake, but the reworking of the paths worked better than expected
12:23	MascaraSnake	Mystic: Wasn't there an idea floating around to maybe cut out a bit of ERZ2 and paste it into ERZ1?
12:24	Mystic	there was, but at this point I think it's more practical to do a bigger split and try to create three non-boss acts out of the content
12:24	Mystic	because ERZ2 is too long and the boss gauntlet is bad enough if you don't get thrown back to ERZ1 if you lose at Metal Sonic
12:25	MascaraSnake	Boss gauntlet?
12:25	Nek0r	yeah boss gauntlet
12:25	Nek0r	race / metal sonic / brak
12:26	Mystic	but yeah, I figure the proper solution is to excise some of ERZ2 into ERZ3 and fill in the rest with a bit of new content
12:26	MascaraSnake	"If Dark City Zone is made, a new boss level will be created to replace the current one." [ERZ]
12:27	Mystic	True but irrelevant =P
12:27	Nek0r	ERZ2 needs to be cut where the teleports are
12:27	Nek0r	and compensate the short path with 1 extra room
2:28	Nek0r	ERZ1 needs to be less overkill IMO
12:28	Nek0r	less hardcore I mean
12:28	MascaraSnake	ERZ1 needs less shitty upside-down staircase :V
12:28	Nek0r	yeah, things like that
12:28	Mystic	ERZ1 just needs a bit of cleanup, IMO
12:28	Mystic	I think the core experience is pretty good
12:28	Mystic	Just fuck that upside-down staircase, I agree
12:32	MascaraSnake	"Additionally, it has been revealed that Sweet Tooth Zone, the first super level, is already in progress and has a basic layout and new textures made for it."
12:33	Mystic	True, but nothing really has come of it, MascaraSnake
12:38	MascaraSnake	Okay, that's all the stuff in that article
12:38	MascaraSnake	I wonder if there's anything else to add to it
12:38	MascaraSnake	Oh right, DSZ is being redone (or at least revamped), right?
12:38	Mystic	Plans exist and some betas exist
12:38	Mystic	but nothing major yet
12:41	MascaraSnake	Oh right, there was talk about adding a gimmick to GFZ or something
12:42	MascaraSnake	That's more of a "sometime in the future" thing though, right?
12:42	Mystic	Also on the books, but nothing beyond design
12:42	Mystic	The concept is fully thought out, but not at implementation
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13:35 	MascaraSnake	Wait, so that ACZ-styled level you posted screenshots of in your thread
13:35	MascaraSnake	...that was the actual ACZ?
13:37	RedEnchilada	...I thought everyone saw past that awful lie
13:37	RedEnchilada	(those screenshots are stupidly early in development)
13:39	MascaraSnake	Anyway, I think it's funny how that section is pretty much the same idea as that one room in CEZ2
13:40	MascaraSnake	Except better
13:42	RedEnchilada	that room's one of like
13:42	RedEnchilada	three or four rooms in the current acz2 that I actually made
13:43	RedEnchilada	I think a good 60-70% of the current map is rehashed from old nev3r/shadowhog betas
13:43	RedEnchilada	(the stuff I showed screenshots of was mine)
13:44	MascaraSnake	That actually sounds like ACZ2 is farther along than I thought
13:44	MascaraSnake	Unless most of that stuff is garbage that somebody strung together in a hopeless attempt to get something playable going
13:45	RedEnchilada	well uh
13:45	RedEnchilada	I did try to only pick the good stuff from the old betas
13:45	RedEnchilada	but I make no claims of quality on stuff I made
13:46	RedEnchilada	but yeah, what I'd call the "main part" of the map is something like 60% laid out geometrically
13:46	RedEnchilada	object placement is uhh
13:46	RedEnchilada	and visuals are uhhhhhhhhhhhh
13:46	RedEnchilada	...visuals are my standard, let's put it that way
13:46	RedEnchilada	except the part I stole from nev3r
13:47	RedEnchilada	that actually looks pretty good (no surprise)