Whale does not move before the Tails section starts in wave ocean

[FellipeBatista]

Validation

• I have checked the Issues page to see if my problem has already been reported
• I have confirmed that this bug does not occur in the original game running on original Xbox 360 hardware

DLC

• Additional Episode "Sonic Boss Attack"
• Additional Episode "Shadow Boss Attack"
• Additional Episode "Silver Boss Attack"
• Additional Episode "Team Attack Amigo"
• Additional Mission Pack "Sonic/Very Hard"
• Additional Mission Pack "Shadow/Very Hard"
• Additional Mission Pack "Silver/Very Hard"

Mods

I'm experiencing a bug before the Tails section in Wave Ocean. After Sonic jumps from the last board and moves toward the whale, neither Sonic nor the whale plays the expected animation. The whale remains completely stationary while Sonic stays suspended in the air, causing the sequence to get stuck. I'm using the unmodified/original version of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) with Marathon Recompiled on Windows 11, with a Ryzen 5 5500U, Radeon Vega 7 and 8 GB of RAM. I tested the game at 30, 60 and 120 FPS, with VSync both enabled and disabled, but the issue persists. The rest of the game runs significantly more smoothly on Marathon Recompiled than through Xenia on my hardware. I've attached a screenshot showing the issue

Codes

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Describe the Bug

After jumping off the last floating plank, Sonic heads towards the whale, but the animation doesn't start, preventing the level from continuing.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Sonic runs through the automated section, running from the whale. 2. Sonic stays in the air jumping between floating planks. 3. Sonic jumps over the last plank, passes by the whale, but remains floating in the jumping animation indefinitely, making the level impossible to progress.

Expected Behavior

Sonic grabs the whale and enters the animation to begin the next section of the level.

Footage

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Specifications

• CPU: (e.g. Intel Core [...], AMD Ryzen [...], etc.)
• GPU: (e.g. NVIDIA GeForce [...], Radeon HD [...], Intel HD [...], etc.)
• GPU Driver: (e.g NVIDIA driver 545.XX, AMD driver 24.X.X, etc.)
• OS: (e.g. Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux distro)
• Version: (e.g. 1.0.0)

Additional Context

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