#Sonic mania blue spheres mod

When the level is loaded and you have confirmed that Debug Mode is enabled (press Q to toggle it), use the developer menu to load back into the level proper (Stage Select -> Mania Mode -> a level of your choice).Īs I mentioned, I haven't had the change to fully test it out yet. Use developer menu to access the Level Select (Stage Select -> Presentation -> Level Select) and load another level. I haven't tried it fully, yet, but it could possibly be worked around by doing something like this:Ģ.

Nice throwback to the original debug mode in sonic 1, though, debug mode is kinda pointless, it deactivates any progress, achievements, and you can only use it on nosave mode. This guide will show you a easy way to access the Blue Spheres Stage, so its easier to get the No way No way Achievement. So far, not being able to get past stage 2 is frustrating since I cannot enjoy the game's contents beyond that part. Is there a way, like downloading a save file from someone else, with everything unlocked, that can get debug mode and cheats unlocked? Looking for online guides to unlock cheats didn't help either, since it seems that there is no way to my knowledge, to unlock the debug mode without farming for the 16 blue sphere medals - a very daunting task, since the difficulty of the special stages get increased every time you unlock an additional one. After frustrating myself with dying 10 times in a row by getting squashed by the stairs, I got fed up with the game. Makes Knuckles your partner, even if you're already playing as Knuckles. There is a classic variant and a Mania variant of the Blue Sphere stages, and they are kinda like the ones when 'Sonic & Knuckles' are locked-on with a game that isnt 'Sonic 3' or 'Sonic 2', where there are possibly millions of Blue Sphere stages. Jump and press the jump button again to make a shield briefly appear around Sonic. Mania would be a better game if this mechanic didnt exist or was handled better. The Blue Spheres stages on the menu, from what I read, are different than the ones in-game. Im too lazy to fill the rest of this so yaaaaaay. So, I got a program for making custom Blue Spheres levels called 'ManiaBSEdit' and made a level to test it.

#Sonic mania blue spheres mod

I suggested I could blog a bit about the process of adding green spheres to the special stage, and here we are.Originally posted by Mr Squeak:I am currently stuck with playing Knuckles, and for some reason, cannot get past stage 2: level 1 - where he gets to the part with the 'moving stairs' (the cubes thingy). supermegakosta: All of the Blue Spheres sprites are on the characters respective sprite sheets, what youre seeing at the bottom of the sprite sheet are placeholders of the original S3&K sprites left in the games files (hence the ''Classic' Sprites (UNUSED)' section name). My point is the blue sphere stages serve absolutely no purpose once youve beaten them and yet they still continue to exist ingame. Custom Blue Spheres Level - A Mod for Sonic Mania. Blue spheres are most often arranged in squares or rectangles. So, if you see any mistake in stage, write in which, and ill correct the mistake. Data Select Menu Bonus Stage Special Stage Super Sonic Competition Mode. Still it have some unfinished stages, which i forgot. It's still not at a point where I'm ready to share all my plans for it, but you'll get the basic idea from the videos alone.Īnyway, a while ago, Sonic Retro user Travelsonic posted a thread asking for documentation on special stage object behavior. Having problems making blue spheres in Sonic Mania Try this mod Most of stages making you just wait for it. supermegakosta: All of the Blue Spheres sprites are on the characters' respective sprite sheets, what you're seeing at the bottom of the sprite sheet are placeholders of the original S3&K sprites left in the game's files (hence the ''Classic' Sprites (UNUSED)' section name). Replacing characters, spheres, HUD, and more with Sonic. I soon got back to working on my hack as had I longed to, and have been semi-regularly posting a dev log to YouTube. Get Blue Spheres Perfect Stylizes special stages and Blue Sphere game, under the style of Sonic Mania.

I then used them to produce a set of full-sized level maps for both Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, which you can find at the Sonic Retro wiki. Back in October, I finally finished the SonLVL object definitions you can now find them both in the S&K disasm repo and alongside the main SonLVL download. Man, I am just crazy good at updating this blog, aren't I?įirst, some housekeeping. Finally, your reward for getting all the medals is blue sphere mode, which lets you play the bonus stages in the style of Mania or the original.