The time has come! Two days over deadline and brand spanking new, here comes Sonic Ignition Episode 3: Legends of the Hidden Palace!!! I spent hours on new sets, expanded sprite sheets, scavenger hunting for sound effects, and, of course, the actual writing and animating of the episode. I did run into one major snag post-upload...the freaking preloader!!! I decided to stick my shiny logo into the default NG loader and for some reason it broke it!!! I actually had to remove the preloaders from this episode for that reason, because I didn't want to compromise the quality of the actual cartoon trying to fix the preloader issue. The funny thing is, the preloader worked just fine in the tests I did every few hundred frames worth of progress throughout the production of this episode!! I have no clue what went wrong there...I'm really at a loss for words...it's just that freaking messed up... I. Hate. Actionscript. It's even pickier than me...and that's saying a Hell of a lot!!!!

EDIT:
The preloader issue has been fixed for acts 2 through 4. However, the issue is still not fixed for act 1, so it still lacks a preloader. I don't know exactly what's causing that loading glitch. I know it has something to do with inserting my shining logo into the preloader object itself and, for some reason, it screws up the whole operation. In the fixed preloader screens, the logo is separate from the preloader object and it works just fine. Anyone who knows a lot about Actionscript and programing in Flash is welcome to fill me in on just what the source of the glitch is, please feel free to comment on this news post to give me your input on the situation.

Anyway, the first half of the episode us uploaded, the second half is coming tomorrow. Production on episode 4 will start soon thereafter, starting with more sprite expansions and set building... Yeah, I'm a one woman sprite animation army. Don't hate... Don't hate...

This episode, Sonic wakes up after passing the test to learn that Knuckles has made an amazing discovery in the Hidden Palace and... The girls are moving into the guest house?! (Dun, dun, duuuuuuuuuuuun!!) So, what ancient secret has Knux uncovered and is it at all relevant to the main plot? Find out in this gripping episode of... Sonic Ignition!!!!

So, get your snacks, sit back, and enjoy the show! And remember, I work hard on this show so if you don't like it, I'm coming to your house, turning you into a sprite, and putting you in a short where you have to fight Godzilla... You won't win...