METAL SONIC & KNUCKLES v1.0
A solo codeflex project. Release: 2026-10-24.

REQUIRES
- SM64CoopDX. Developed/tested with version 1.5.
- Character Select enabled. Developed with Character Select v1.16.3.
- Other source/reference mods are not required.

INSTALL
1. Close SM64CoopDX.
2. Extract the [CS] METAL SONIC & KNUCKLES folder into your CoopDX mods folder.
3. Remove or move older Metal S&K / KNUCKLES2 copies out of mods before installing. Keep any personal backup elsewhere.
4. Enable Character Select and this mod. Do not enable multiple Metal S&K copies.
5. Pick Metal Sonic or Metal Knuckles in Character Select.

QUICK CONTROLS
Metal Sonic: Z while moving = roll; hold B = spindash; Z in air = bounce. Build speed for hover/air/water/lava running.
Metal Knuckles: B = punches; A in air = glide; B in air = slow-start glide; glide into walls = climb; hold B at speed = rush.
Palettes: Y in Character Select. Choose Custom and edit Hat/CAP RGB for body colour.
Wing Cap: custom flight for both characters.

PALETTES
Metal Sonic: Default, Dark, Red, Green, Super; plus Custom.
Metal Knuckles: Default, Gunmetal, Emerald, Blue, Hyper; plus Custom.
Super/Hyper have fast white pulses, sparkles and a selection sound.

KNOWN BUGS
- Underwater spindashes with directional input warp you to the surface. Let go of the analog before beginning the spindash.
- METAL KNUCKLES eyes are uneven. This is an issue inherited from the original model and still needs correction.

Credits are in CREDITS.txt here and inside the mod folder.
