Integrate the Oxygen framework with Hybrid RSDK to create a unified development environment for "Sonic Hybrid Ultimate." This integration aims to streamline the interaction between Sonic 3 AIR/Oxygen and Sonic Hybrid RSDK components, ensuring seamless functionality and improved project stability.
Why we need the feature
Currently, the project faces several challenges due to the separate handling of Oxygen and Hybrid RSDK:
Loading Issues: Only backgrounds load correctly, and other game elements such as Sonic 3 are missing or malfunctioning.
Corrupted Graphics: Special stages and enemy palettes exhibit graphical issues.
Incorrect Stage Reporting: The main menu displays wrong stage names, leading to confusion and gameplay inconsistencies.
Collision and Implementation Bugs: Playable Metal Sonic has collision bugs, and several stages are only partially implemented, causing gameplay interruptions like softlocks.
Integrating Oxygen with Hybrid RSDK will address these issues by ensuring that all components work cohesively, thereby enhancing the overall user experience and project reliability.
How to implement and why
Evaluate Compatibility:
Review Codebases: Analyze the core structures of both Oxygen and Hybrid RSDK to identify integration points and potential conflicts.
Identify Dependencies: Map out dependencies to understand how the two frameworks can coexist without interfering with each other.
Resolve Conflicts:
Functionality Alignment: Ensure that overlapping functionalities are harmonized to prevent conflicts.
Resource Management: Manage shared resources efficiently to avoid issues like corrupted graphics and incorrect stage reporting.
Address Specific Issues:
Loading Mechanism: Redesign the level loading process to ensure all game elements, including backgrounds and Sonic 3, load correctly.
Graphics Fixes: Correct palette assignments and graphical assets to eliminate corruption in special stages and enemy designs.
Collision Handling: Fix collision bugs, especially with playable Metal Sonic, to ensure smooth gameplay.
Develop Custom Script Executor:
Message Passing: Implement a system where, upon Sonic 2's completion, Hybrid RSDK sends a message to the custom script executor to transition control to the main 3 AIR script.
Script Management: Ensure that scripts are managed efficiently to allow seamless switching between RSDK and Oxygen functionalities.
Testing & Feedback:
Thorough Testing: Conduct extensive testing to validate the integration, focusing on the previously identified issues.
Iterative Refinement: Incorporate feedback and make necessary refinements to enhance stability and performance.
Reasoning: Step-by-step integration ensures that each component is thoroughly evaluated and adjusted for compatibility, minimizing the risk of introducing new bugs and ensuring a stable and efficient development environment.
About backward compatibility
Maintaining backward compatibility is essential to ensure that existing features and functionalities are not disrupted during the integration process. By carefully managing dependencies and thoroughly testing each change, we can preserve the integrity of the project while introducing the necessary enhancements. This approach allows current users to benefit from the integration without facing regression issues.
Resolves #31
What is the feature
Integrate the Oxygen framework with Hybrid RSDK to create a unified development environment for "Sonic Hybrid Ultimate." This integration aims to streamline the interaction between Sonic 3 AIR/Oxygen and Sonic Hybrid RSDK components, ensuring seamless functionality and improved project stability.
Why we need the feature
Currently, the project faces several challenges due to the separate handling of Oxygen and Hybrid RSDK:
Integrating Oxygen with Hybrid RSDK will address these issues by ensuring that all components work cohesively, thereby enhancing the overall user experience and project reliability.
How to implement and why
Evaluate Compatibility:
Resolve Conflicts:
Address Specific Issues:
Develop Custom Script Executor:
Testing & Feedback:
Reasoning: Step-by-step integration ensures that each component is thoroughly evaluated and adjusted for compatibility, minimizing the risk of introducing new bugs and ensuring a stable and efficient development environment.
About backward compatibility
Maintaining backward compatibility is essential to ensure that existing features and functionalities are not disrupted during the integration process. By carefully managing dependencies and thoroughly testing each change, we can preserve the integrity of the project while introducing the necessary enhancements. This approach allows current users to benefit from the integration without facing regression issues.
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