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@isaacmarovitz.com

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · Apr 6

Not 100% yet, but Metal is getting there! Still need to work out some push constant and barrier nonsense.

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 3d

Sometimes the better shaders look fantastic; it definitely has a lot of potential if I can get it working properly.

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 3d

For those interested in a deeper dive into Sonic 06's visuals, I've written a blog post on the main techniques used (and their many limitations).

isaacmarovitz.com/posts/sonic-...

Isaac Marovitz - The Many Many Missed Opportunities of Sonic 06

Hi, I'm Isaac. I'm a developer from London. I code games, apps, and websites.

isaacmarovitz.com

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 4d

Nothing much to report this week, but here's a sneak peek at what @hyperbx.bsky.social is cooking up :)

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 6d

The Summer Hikaru Died was peak as a manga and is peak as an anime, excited for season 2

Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 8d

We already support all the DLCs yes

Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 8d

There was a bug in our conditional survey implementation in D3D12; it should be resolved now. May have been your issue :)

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 11d

I'd need logs to say for sure what's going wrong.

Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 12d

Time to take a break from the race track for an update :)

This week, we got two restorations, chain jumps flips, and Sonic's action gauge!

If infinite hops aren't your thing and you want something more like Sonic Team intended, Sonic's gems will now (optionally) consume the action gauge.

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 17d

The entire game is already playable at retail frame rate, what’s left is high frame rate fixes, options menu, MSAA, and a whole lot of testing.

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 17d

Can I buy Tylenol with my Antifa rewards card?

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 17d

Recomp delayed due to CrossWorlds, real

(In all seriousness, progress might be a bit slower this week lol)

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 18d

It's always on, just change shadow resolution in your config file

Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 19d

This week, we've fixed several more high FPS issues, including particles, UI animations, and bullet collision, improvements for the debug camera, and added patches for rendering Shadow's shadow-Mephiles in crispy high res!

Marathon Recompiled running Mephiles Phase 1, showing high resolution Mephiles "shadow" rendering.

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 23d

Answering like a belligerent child

Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 26d

Here it is! The most anticipated patch yet...

Ultrawide support in the UI, along with several restoration patches and high frame-rate fixes.

This took a lot of work, so make sure to give your thanks to @hyperbx.bsky.social

Marathon (Sonic '06) Recomp, Castle Town in ultrawide aspect ratio showing correctly aligned UI and town map.

Marathon (Sonic '06) Recomp, Kingdom Valley A - Sonic in ultrawide showing correctly aligned UI.

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Hyper @hyperbx.bsky.social · 27d

So here we have the main menu scaling to aspect ratios like 16:10, 4:3 and AAAAAAAAAAAA

Marathon Recompiled main menu at 16:10 with correct border scaling.

Marathon Recompiled main menu at 4:3 with correct border scaling.

Marathon Recompiled main menu at 9:16 with... "correct" but unreasonable border scaling.

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 27d

Thank you Elizabeth. Their "mistake" was absolutely unacceptable and needs exposure.

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 27d

did a little media criticism www.theverge.com/politics/777...

The WSJ carelessly spread anti-trans misinformation

The Wall Street Journal’s fuckup while covering Charlie Kirk’s killing needs more than an editor’s note.

www.theverge.com

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 27d

Shameful and disgusting reporting

Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 27d

You can already play the entire retail game at 60 FPS without issue. We're not providing ETAs. Respectfully, stop complaining.

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 27d

This is my personal account, where I post both projects I'm working on and any other thoughts I'd like to share. I'm still doing weekly updates on the recomp. If you're unhappy with my other posts, then don't follow me.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 27d

1. In the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk's shooting, the WSJ laundered claims that "transgender symbols" were found with the shooter's gun.

Now, a press conference reveals that NO such symbols were found.

WSJ owes a full retraction and apology.

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Press Conference: No "Transgender" Or "LGBTQ" Symbols Found At Kirk's Shooting

Yesterday, several media outlets claimed or strongly implied that "transgender symbols" were found at the scene of the gun used by Charlie Kirk's shooter. This turned out to be false.

www.erininthemorning.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27d

How about that.

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Isaac @isaacmarovitz.com · 28d

Excellent job, @glennthrush.bsky.social and Devlin Barrett. I'm sure there are no consequences for publishing highly dubious and inflammatory reports furthering the fascist myth of transgender shooters.

Really, bang up reporting @nytimes.com.

NYT post, 7 minutes ago by Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett

According to a preliminary internal report circulated inside the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, federal and local officials recovered ammunition with the shooter's rifle that appeared to be engraved with statements "expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology."
But a senior law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation cautioned that report had not been verified by A.T.F. analysts, did not match other summaries of the evidence, and might turn out to have been misread or misinterpreted. In fast-moving investigations, such status reports are not made public because they often contain a mixture of accurate and inaccurate information.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29d

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

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