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Regina
An exe based off of vanilla
her name is Regina! She takes the form of vanilla because because she saw somebody refer to vanilla as a "queen". She wanted to be a queen so she took that form to lure in victims for her to rule over
i rendered her
Check this out guys
Thrash Metal
Some influence from Fleetway since heâs basically an evil Super Sonic in this form.
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[Existential Metal] Fan Project: Endless Possibilities Dev Log 0.4
It's been about three weeks from the last entry, ho boy has it been an eventful and frustrating time. Explaining it as I hit a complete wall would be a understatement. As I kept expanding the system and letting the world run for longer sessions, my pc started to struggle more and more. At first it was minor hitching, then longer load times, and eventually it just flat out crashes. Didn't seem anything specific was appearing in the logs. It was more like the system was just buckling under the weight of everything happening at once. Multiple characters active across the map, background behaviour ticking away etc. I tried cutting things back, optimising where I could, but it became pretty clear I was hitting the hardware limits of my old reliable PC. My current set up was not built for this and barely runs modern games let alone simulation of a entire virtual world. So after some consideration and the crying out of my wallet in the current climate, I caved and finally built a new rig. This time specifically for development. ....it was complete overkill compared to what I started this project with, but I wanted breathing room, more cores, more memory and faster storage. I wanted to make sure this was sustainable for the foreseeable future. Once everything was up and running, I spent a lot of time just figuring out how to allocate resources properly and deciding what systems needed priority and what I could afford to have update in the background less often. It all paid off and I can now run my game for hours without it falling over on me. Performance is finally consistent and most importantly I have the headroom to run this thing for multiple hours without it falling over on me. I want to see my system suck me in and see what narrative I can play through completely with the new campaign system.
[Existential Metal] Fan Project: Endless Possibilities Dev Log 0.3
I did not get much done this week, just focusing on tuning things rather than adding anything particularly new. Now that the world systems and core characters are neatly in place, I've noticed a small number of problems showing up that were easy to miss before. Nothing world ending, just the kind of stuff that comes apparent after leaving the system on for more than hour long play sessions at a time. Enemy difficulty was the first thing I had to address. With NPC's and enemies acting independently, some zones were way more dangerous than I originally intended while others just felt well. Flat out empty depending on how things happened to play out. I ended up adding some soft limitations and cooldowns so you don't just run into a mountain of migrating Buzz Bombers and Moto bugs although as funny and hilarious those moments are. My PC rig does not appreciate it. I found myself slowing down a lot more, I loved seeing how smaller unscripted situations created their own little stories. The characters and data that were in the core cast made them all feel alive. There was this moment where I arrived expecting a fight, only to find out most of the enemies were already gone and shadow was just skating towards another area. These little moments, finding the after math through context clues these moments stuck with me. It's not entirely perfect though, sometimes things still resolve in silly ways or break immersion entirely. Characters finding some strange routes, stopping for no clear reason or reacting a little too late. The biggest takeaway this week is that the game feels like a world, something that iv created that does not wait for me. I put the controller away and things still happen and although it's not always interesting it still does things nonetheless. After all of this, I don't think I am settling on just building a game anymore. I want a complete virtual world that feels like it's own sonic Tv show each time you play it. The system creating new narratives and stories, adventures that you could spend hours on. Infinite replicability. I just need time. I feel like I have something here, I want to let the system show me what it can do.
[Existential Metal] Fan Project: Endless Possibilities Dev Log 0.2
Reworking map
It has been about a week since the last entry. Most of it has been spent fixing the problems I introduced when I started letting NPCs move around the map.
The biggest issue ended up being, well, the map itself. It was never designed with anything other than Sonic in mind, and that showed pretty quickly once other characters started navigating it on their own. I had to go back and clean up a lot of terrain edges, adjust slopes, and add invisible boundaries in places where NPCs would start making too many bad decisions and end up falling straight into the endless void below. Fun stuff.
The upside to this is that the world flows better now, even for Sonic. Movement lines are cleaner and there are fewer spots where speed is hindered by my bad map design.
I am pretty proud of myself.
NPC behaviour is more stable too. I tightened up how often they reevaluate actions and added more separation to their decision weighting so they do not all pile into the same behaviour at once.
The odd one or two still get stuck occasionally, but it is rare enough that it feels more like a bug than a design flaw. Something I will probably be able to fix later.
With that mostly under control, I started working on what I am calling Core Dynamic NPCs. These characters are important NPCs made up of the Sonic cast that are not just background characters or dressed up quest markers.
They are definitely a step up in complexity. They use a new prototype system that I feed directly into each character. They have more complex behaviour, longer memory, and more influence over how events play out. The idea is that they should feel like persistent actors in the world rather than scripted encounters.
This works by feeding character data and setting up the core components of their personality, then allowing them to make decisions based on that information. After that, they are given tools to carry out things you would usually expect them to be doing.
For example, Knuckles rarely strays far from Angel Island unless he has to. Usually that is because he has spotted hostile badniks floating around the area, or because something bigger is happening somewhere else on the map.
This is still incredibly early, but it is already making things more interesting. Running into the same character in different parts of the map as they go about their own business, seeing them react differently, or sometimes even offering to follow along and help depending on what quest you are on feels like a step in the right direction.
Like Tails following me around and helping complete a simple fetch quest before splitting off and later meeting me again in a completely different zone.
I also implemented the first iteration of Metal Sonic this week.
Right now he is designed as a roaming boss rather than a fixed encounter. He moves through the world on his own and will engage Sonic if they cross paths.
He runs off a slightly tweaked version of the Core Dynamic NPC system, where he can take action and learn how to make encounters more impactful and interesting.
Tuning him has been tricky. Because he is not locked into a single fight, he needs to be challenging without being oppressive. At the moment he is probably a little too punishing if you run into him unprepared, but I would rather dial him back later than have him feel toothless.
After all, I am sick of him being treated as non threatening. He is meant to be Sonicâs rival, not some pushover.
So far it works. Running into him unexpectedly feels much better than being forced into a scripted event. I even got to see the Core Dynamic NPC system start to naturally create small story moments.
After fighting him a couple of times, I noticed he started trying to ambush me around areas with a lot of badniks to make things more challenging than before.
It made me work up a bit of a sweat and I had to lock in, but it was some of the most dumb fun I have had in a long time.
On a whim, I decided to implement a simple reward system for Metal tied to Eggman when he does something particularly smart against the player.
Overall performance is still acceptable. The additional logic for core characters does add some overhead, but nothing unmanageable yet. I will need to keep an eye on it as more systems stack up.
This feels like a step in the right direction. Everything holds together, and sure there is some jank, but I am having fun.
I think I have something here. I am going to play with it for a bit before I start layering more stuff on top of it.
[Existential Metal] Fan Project: Endless Possibilities Dev Log 0.1
World Systems and NPC behaviour. I spent most of today messing with and working on the world, make it feel less static. Up until now everything has basically existed for the player only. Enemies spawn when you enter a area, NPC's stand where they are placed, and nothing really happens unless sonic is nearby. it works, but the world feels dreadfully artificial once you start moving fast through it. I started by implementing simple background behaviour for NPCS and enemies. Nothing too special or complex. Just basic routines like moving between points and reacting to nearby events, occasionally interacting with each other. The idea is that the world should still be doing something even if the player is on the other side of the map. it's early and and very messy. I might need to to take a another look at the map design and terrain. The map was clearly not designed for anything other than sonic to be moving around it. Which led to some funny and well downright hilarious unintended bugs as NPC's decided to Skyrim horse up cliffs to get away from badniks. Right now characters evaluate a small set of conditions every few seconds and pick from weighted actions. Wander, idle, engage, flee, regroup. It is not intelligent in any meaningful sense, but already feels better than everything waiting for input. Like I said though there are a few issues, NPC's love to get stuck on terrain edges, and sometimes they will all decide to do the same thing at once. It looks absolutely ridiculous. I also had an issue where enemies would keep chasing sonic long after they should of disengaged. That one took way longer than I admit to fix. Still, when it works it works. I ran around the map for awhile just watching things that would happen without getting involved. Enemies patrolling around and NPC's moving between zones, stuff resolving itself without me being there. it makes the world feel less like a set of levels and more like a place. This is probably going to be important later if I want replicability to actually matter. If everything plays out the same every time what's the point of coming back? Performance took a small hit, but its nothing serious. I can optimise later once I get behaviour that settles into something like I want to be. It is not impressive yet, but it feels like progress. The world does not completely freeze and become static when I stop touching the controller anymore and that alone makes it feel closer to what I want this project to be. I will keep building on this and see how far I can push it before it breaks something. Anyhow I got a little tunnel focused today so I'll upload the next one once substantial progress has been made.
[Existential Metal] Fan Project: Endless Possibilities Dev Log 0.0
Project start, local notes. I have been thinking about this project for awhile, finally I have decided to commit to it. The goal? is to create a open world sonic game. Not something with a massive map for the sake of scale, but something cohesive. A world that feels like it was designed to be explored at speed, multiple routes, verticality and space to experiment with movement rather than being funnelled down to simple stages. Most sonic fangames I have played either go too small or end up feeling like tech demos, or too big and loose focus. I want something in between. A world that reacts to how you move through it, not just where you go. A story where the game builds itself with characters that create new outcomes by themselves through their actions and thoughts. Something you could realistically replay over and over. Right now the foundation is basic. Movement feels good enough to build on sort of similar to those old adventure games from my childhood. Terrain is basic but works for what I need for it for now. The camera still needs work, but is usable. Enemies are just placeholders using flat png sprites of various monsters from Undertale, mostly just to test the combat flow and pacing. Story is not a priority for now, if development goes the way I want I shouldn't have to write one. Just see and play through whatever the characters in the game produce once they have the ability to pseudo think. This is still very early. There is nothing impressive here yet, and that's fine. I mostly just want to document decisions as I go so I can look back later and understand why I made certain calls. For now I just want movement to be fluid, what's the point of playing a sonic game without the movement feeling buttery smooth right?
Anyways, I will add more to this after I've worked on it some more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi guys, it's Starstruck Aries here. Welcome to Existential Metal my new sonic horror series sort of thing, I had sort of a fever dream nightmare while I was ill and came up with this sort of exe/creep pasta idea revolving around my favourite sonic character metal sonic. I hope you all enjoy.
Quiet moments..
hi! iâm starting a collaborative undertale multiverse fangame project!!!
iâm looking for artists, writers, AU creators, coders, musicians, and anyone who want to build something cool with me!
the concept so far: a quiet, liminal space between timelines has cracked open, and a human wakes up inside it with no clue who they are or where they came from.
they travel to different aus and help the residents of said au! (more details under the cut)
I was once an aspiring Au creator and this looks cool, hopefully this can boost it a little
the sequel. shes gonna get that fuckign cooki.
Rival dialogue in this game is so good
what makes you think
youâre any more real than me?
( imagine Sonic unleashed battle encounter music )WEREHOG!! .. WEREBOT !!!!!!
Just metal sonic...
doodles of Amy and Neo Metal Sonic as Lady Nimue and Sir Pelleas from my and my gangs satbk au! Neo's design is also by @mmm-asbestos!
So I forgot about posting for a hot second.. WHOOPS!
BUT I'm back again :D
Today we have Tomura.. Tomora? Tomoura? Yeah I can never get his name spelt right. But! He belongs to @starstruckaries and I am actually working on stills for him to use when people send him asks so look out for that!
Tomura is nicknamed as Mr.Mayor by most due to his leadership in Prosperity, and now running for..president in the safe zone?
Ah whatever it might be, he's never truly changed. Other than losing his scarf once and his eyes changing colour :p
ok anyway thanks byeeeeeeeeee
MY GOOBER
So! You might not recognize this guy and I don't blame ya :p but this is Harlan! He isn't exactly new, but he's only seen from time to time. He's Tomura's friend? or at least.. his right-hand man. He's not inchling sized, but more blocked sized, easy for him to hide in his little shulker box. Oh yeah, wanna take a guess on what type of hybrid he is?
Yeah it's obvious now I said it, but a shulkling! (shulker hybrid) is it a real word? no, but I like it :3
Anyway, enough yapping from me today, hope to see you all soon!
Ps, I think I'ma make a BlueSky account soon? Get my reach higher :p So if you see my art on there eventually, that's why!
Ok bye!!
HARLAN WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
