Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers Help Topic

[niaco]

Hey all! Not sure what tags/section exactly this would fall under. Let me know if I should move this!

Ring Racers launched recently, and while there's been some surface level buzz about it I haven't seen anybody diving into secrets and unlockables yet. I've gotten hooked up on the ancient shrines, which you can find in tricky locations on the maps if you know where to look - one of these is in the Rings Tutorial.

Has anybody figured out what exactly these shrines require you to do? Despite finding them, no button - on my controller or keyboard - seems like it's going to do anything. This "play a melody" might be something you unlock later... - I've only beaten the first three cups so far and became intrigued by them while spraycan hunting.

Thanks all!

 

*Update - Got a half-answer from a friend...

Spoiler

"Equip a certain pet and honk"

...Guess I've got more unlocking to do before I touch these! If anybody's cracked it themselves yet, let me know!

Edited April 25 by niaco

[Hypersonic06]

The buddy you want is the "Mystic Melody".

 

Spoiler

You can unlock it by finding a secret in Lost Colony or, if you're feeling lazy, using a chao key on the "???: Find a secret" box over the Aqua Cup box.

 

[Hypersonic06]

Anybody know what this means?  Because I can't for the life of me figure it out. 

The game even has an empty slot in the corner so that you can't unlock it with keys.  I really want to figure out what this secret is.

Edited April 27 by Hypersonic06

[Cric1221]

The melody is on the upper rafters of lost colony in the room with all the boxes. You need to do some minor parkour to get there

 

Also How do you honk? and what do the shrines look like? supposedly you need to play the melody in regal ruins to unlock tails doll...
 

Edited April 30 by Cric1221

[Halkel Thundslash]

23 hours ago, Cric1221 said:

The melody is on the upper rafters of lost colony in the room with all the boxes. You need to do some minor parkour to get there

 

Also How do you honk? and what do the shrines look like? supposedly you need to play the melody in regal ruins to unlock tails doll...
 

Pretty much how you'd expect them to look in Sonic Adventure 2. You turn your back to it then look back at it to honk. Much like any player. I found 3 of these so far. this one in Lost Colony that unlocks Maria, City Escape, and this one which is trapped behind a gate in Darkvile Castle Act 2 I haven't figured out how to enter yet. 

EDIT: Found the switch and unlocked the gate. Learnt there's hidden switches from Storm Rig that requires you to lob something at it to unlock a nearby door. This cannot be done in Free Play mode as you only have Rings and Super Sneakers otherwise.

Edited May 1 by Halkel Thundslash

[Superdude Gaming]

I'm curious to see what unlocks when I get all emeralds in this gamemode, I want to make sure I'm not just beating the special stages for bragging purposes.

[Superdude Gaming]

I heard about a certain mechanic important for advanced play called sliptiding, but I don't know how to actually do it, I did what it said, but no extremely sharp turn, so I want to know what I should to for it to happen.

[segabest1991]

Hey guys, i wanted to know how you use the friends, ive played a little bit by now and unlocked a few but i dont know how you to make them appear, i tried a lot but i still coundt figure out how to do that.

[Halkel Thundslash]

21 hours ago, segabest1991 said:

Hey guys, i wanted to know how you use the friends, ive played a little bit by now and unlocked a few but i dont know how you to make them appear, i tried a lot but i still coundt figure out how to do that.

If you're talking about the followers, then you have to return to the character select screen. After you select your character in the character select screen a second menu will appear allowing you to select a follower. Alternatively, pausing during a Match Race allows you to change both on the fly, making it easier to swap into the Mystic Melody when you find Ancient Shrines.

 

  

On 4/27/2024 at 5:26 AM, Hypersonic06 said:

Anybody know what this means?  Because I can't for the life of me figure it out. 

The game even has an empty slot in the corner so that you can't unlock it with keys.  I really want to figure out what this secret is.

Ok, because of the nature of this one (and it becomes inaccessible using Tournament Mode), I'm going to put it into a spoiler because it's that big of a secret. I'll post the video I used as this person revealed the steps. It's quite longwinded to explain:
 

Spoiler

Also Special thanks to Youtuber July2413 for jokingly suggesting this unlock. 

 

Edited May 11 by Halkel Thundslash
Answering another person's question as someone figured it out.