I don't know how to manage it. Seems like the last update to fusion made things even worse.
I'm currently working on a new patch, but I don't think anything will be solved, as I'm still bound by the fusion's build function to generate the exe file.
I stated many times through these comments that Fusion is very often flagged as a virus and 3D2D suffers for that though.
You are right with what you say and I admit I didn't word my sentence properly. With "any" I didn't mean "every single unsigned exe", I meant that that a random unsigned exe can be flagged as a virus.
Same story, any unsigned exe is easily flagged as a virus just "because", unless its digitally signed or the AVs encountered it on enough machines long enough to stop considering it a virus.
Newer unsigned exe files will suffer this fate forever.
You may need to get into your security settings and set mcAfee, and probably also Windows, to let the game start.
Windows and many antiviruses began doing their work relatively bad. They flag any new exe that isn't signed by them as a virus. While I get the concept in general, it's still a flawed one that creates a sea of false positives.
I can't do much, other than state that it's 4 years and counting that this keeps happening. I have better things to do than tarnish my reputation with a virus on a game I poured years of work into.
Flag the file as a false positive, and allow it to run if you'd like to play the game.
Sonic isn't the worst option at all. He's a technical character more than the others. He is the most flexible and the hardest to master.
More than the other characters (safe for maybe Amy, as she's the hard mode in this game) he requires knowledge of the stage, which shield to keep and use at the right moment and the level design.
He is the one that rewards you the most at later replays: once you manage to get a hold of the right shield at the right time, you can even clear Knuckles routes.
Don't give up at the game for a couple of gameovers. Like the games of old, 3D2D has not been designed to be beaten on the first playthrough.
You have to use the spinners, and land on the two springs where you can see the sunset while spinning. Hold right and you'll leap above the chasm and reach the boss area.
Alternatively, if you know your way around the stage, you can cross the chasm on the platforms by spinning with the speed shoes active!
The easiest way is to look for a Fire Shield. There's one near the start of the level if you stay in the middle hight of the lava falls, and a few others scattered through the level. With a fire shield he can't hurt you at all.
Without a fire shield, I suggest you to stay on the right side of the arena, wait for the fire to reach you then leap above it as you go to the left. Hit a pipe when you can. If you time it right, you should be able land a hit and have the fire dissipate before it can reach you on the other side.
Good luck!
They are not as hard as they first seem.
Just practice them a little, you'll eventually be able to guess the patterns the game is throwing at you. Mind you I didn't say you need to memorize the level, just the possible patterns. If you manage to do that you can clear any stage the game has.
Hello, thank you for enjoying the game and for the effort taken!
However, you should consider to download and use the Saturn DLC which already has the Saturn Soundtrack, doesn't require to replace the Mega Drive Music, allows you to select which music to play in each act individually and loops correctly.