SonicGDK 1.20.109 (along with playable levels inside)

[luksamuk]

Thank God it worked. After I formatted the PC, put Windows 7 Home Premium and reinstalled DirectX.

Xaklse, that's awesome. I wonder how it'll improve more in the future. Keep this; I'm only learning 3D programming and modelling to use your GDK.

[LarkSS]

I really need to remind myself to download this at college and make a little time to test it this weekend.

[Rawr]

Man I really need to test this sometime. Maybe once I'm on my 1 week break in between watching some zbrush tutorials and working on some 3D stuff I'll be able to take some time and give this a whirl. Looks great man!

[Xaklse]

Development is going well and I'm on the last parts of the framework.

I need someone to lend me a hand with these icon graphics; they were done years ago as placeholders but now I need better ones which aren't so abstract or don't suck at all. Credits will be given as usual.

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[BlazeHedgehog]

How about

Though to be honest, I kind of like the cartoon sparkles as-is. Or maybe:

[BlazefireLP]

How the hell did you make those sparkles so shiney?

[Xaklse]

Thank you very much; both icons are in the framework now.

[BlazeHedgehog]

How the hell did you make those sparkles so shiney?

Any image editing program that supports layers can do it pretty easily! Here's what it looked like, step by step:

[Streak Thunderstorm]

Xaklse, are you in need of an animator for this? I have lots of free time now that Mecha Madness is on hold for the time being. I could model/animate a Sonic for you and whatever else you may need. Mainly because I want to use GDK to make something...

[Kirs]

If my memory doesnt fail, Xaklse quited from this project, dont remember why.

Readed that in tssz some time ago.

[BlazefireLP]

Any image editing program that supports layers can do it pretty easily! Here's what it looked like, step by step:

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Ah, thank-you Blaze. Funnily enough, I do effects the same way in Photoshop. I guess that is what you use? I'd love to know how you make a sparkles and flames and stuff that you do.. Like the ones in Shadow Of Chaos, Sonic062D and such.

@Kirs: If he quit, why would he be wanting Icons for his game?

[Xaklse]

Xaklse, are you in need of an animator for this? I have lots of free time now that Mecha Madness is on hold for the time being. I could model/animate a Sonic for you and whatever else you may need. Mainly because I want to use GDK to make something...

Any contribution to any area is welcome Streak, tell me through a PM what do you have in mind exactly.

If my memory doesnt fail, Xaklse quited from this project, dont remember why.

Readed that in tssz some time ago.

Your memory is wrong; I don't code anymore for Ashura Dark Reign.

[Kirs]

Oh Yeah, that's what I meant. I confused the Sonic GDK with ADR

[Xaklse]

A little teaser for upcoming Preview Release 5:

[Streak Thunderstorm]

When is the engine going to be released so that others can build with it?

[Asuma]

Same here. I want to try to mess with it.=P

http://www.youtube.com/user/thenewboston

This guy already has 65 tutorials on UDK, so if anyone is willing to learn, well, here you go.

[Xaklse]

When is the engine going to be released so that others can build with it?

Soon, after the Preview 5 is released and I fix the bugs you all find.

Same here. I want to try to mess with it.=P

http://www.youtube.com/user/thenewboston

This guy already has 65 tutorials on UDK, so if anyone is willing to learn, well, here you go.

Pretty good tutorials; its website is a mine of gold too.

[P3DR0]

Sonic's model looks kinda weird on the second photo. His arms seems too big and he looks kinda hunchback...

Also, can't wait for the preview 5. :3

[CrypticSailor]

This is really impressive. Could very well end up being better than any Sonic oriented thing Sega's come up with since Sonic 3&K if its given good level designs. Keep up the good work : )

[Xaklse]

Preview Release 5 is up; check first post for more details.

- Download links:

DepositFiles / FileServe / FileSonic / HotFile / MegaUpload / RapidShare / Uploading / ZShare

- What's new:

* Super form.

* Sonic's boost & better homing attack.

* Dumb badniks.

* Hanging system.

* Reset system (checkpoints).

* Music system.

* More monitors.

* Many code improvements and minor changes.

This is the last compiled build that most of you will play; after I fix the bugs that you find, I'll release the code and assets so that you all can create your own levels and games.

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[luksamuk]

My God...

Downloading.

[LarkSS]

Just tried this out and it's pretty awesome. The movement feels right and the engine is solid. The camera works well too though tilting it vertically in notches seems a bit awkward.

About 2 minutes in I got it to crash when I tried spindashing into that tiny tunnle by the spinning platform with hangbars attached. I could not reproduce that crash though. Also when I was messing around in the water the game randomly faded to black and reset me to a checkpoint as if I died, but there was no drowning music nor did ragdoll mode kick in before the fadeout.

For opinions, I'd prefer the camera to smoothly tilt vertically, as well as for it to be less lazy and turn with Sonic more than it does, so I can be lazier. ;>

That's it really. The 2D mode was excellent and I couldn't break it this time around, so only positives in that regard (and toward the rest of the engine of course).

[Xaklse]

Special thanks to BlazeHedgehog.

About 2 minutes in I got it to crash when I tried spindashing into that tiny tunnle by the spinning platform with hangbars attached. I could not reproduce that crash though.

The crash is related to the native physics engine, which seems it's fixed now with the last UDK.

Also when I was messing around in the water the game randomly faded to black and reset me to a checkpoint as if I died, but there was no drowning music nor did ragdoll mode kick in before the fadeout.

That's really really weird, I wish you could reproduce it.

Thanks for the feedback.

[LarkSS]

That's really really weird, I wish you could reproduce it.

I'll try to see if I can and edit this post some time later if I manage to.

[Xaklse]

Open Source 1.00 is up; check first post for more details.

- Download links: (requires UDK June 2011)

DepositFiles / FileServe / FileSonic / HotFile / MegaUpload / RapidShare / Uploading / ZShare