Sonic Maker
From Sonic Retro
Sonic Maker is a work in progress PC game creation program being made by Sonica. It's main purpose is to simplify the process of creating a Sonic level. It is designed to be a user-friendly 'point and click' level editor offering common objects, including platforms, rings, boxes, and loops. It’s easy-to-use interface allows users to simply choose and place items in a level grid, and then to see them in action while testing in the runner that accompanies the editor.
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Editor
For the upcoming version 3, Sonic Maker's editor is developed using Game Maker, originally in Visual Basic 2010 for version 2, and Visual Basic 2009 for the first version.
Runner Engine
The 'Runner' for Sonic Maker version 3, is also being developed in Game Maker by a collaborative partner; This is a much more advanced engine, and can support dynamic changing of the terrain, as it uses shapes. The shape system is also the new collision placement system in the editor. The runner for versions 1 & 2 are based off of the newer Sonic Dash engine.
Current Features
Sonic Maker currently allows the user to create levels by point and click, save levels, export levels and play levels. The load feature doesn't work, but has been implemented for the next build.
Future versions
Future versions of Sonic Maker will include more features for creating Sonic levels. The next version will include an entirely new interface. A screenshot of the new interface was posted in Sonic Maker's topic, and now update videos are being uploaded on SonicaMaker's YouTube account. There are now 2 pictures of version 3 editing levels on this page.
Cock-ups
The second release of Sonic Maker was described by Sonica as v2, v2.5 and v1.5. To verify, the real version for this release IS v2.
Videos
Update videos to Sonic Maker can now be easily seen on its own YouTube channel: SonicaMaker's YouTube channel
- A new preview of the true build Sonic Maker v3 W.I.P, showing how easy it is to construct a level. Link.
- Using the EHZ tiles instead (thought you aught to know that any tile sizes are supported). Link.
- First view of v3 with all the ingredients. Link.
- The Auto-Masker. Link.
Downloads
Download Sonic Maker
File: Sonic Maker V2.7z (5.28 MB) (info)
Current version: 2.5 |
Prior versions
- Sonic Maker v1 (info) (91 kB) (91KB)
Production Credits
Screenshots
- Version 3
- Version 2
- Version 1