I finished the plant island - the first world - and then was told by Tabby to go to the mechanical island. I CAN'T - every time I try to draw the path to it on the map from Southern island (Marine's island) the path is too long and I can't reach it! How are you supposed to get there? I played the game for 2 whole hours last night and tried everything I could think of - nothing worked.
Please help!

Move to map over to the Plant island and I'm pretty sure you can draw the line from somewhere near there.

Thanks for trying to help, but it doesn't work. I went to plant island to draw the line to the mechanical island, but the act for plant island just starts automatically. After it finishes, I end up back where I started again - Southern Island (Marine's island).
I still can't reach the mechanical island!

Try this, I think it will work:

Go to Plant Island and play that world. Then when you are put back at Marine island, immediately go to the same ship that you used to get to Plant Island. I think it will start you off at Plant Island to draw your course, and you will be able to get to the Machine island. Good luck!

Nevermind that advice, I worked it out. When you're put on the screen where you draw your course, you don't always have to start from Marine's Island. You can start from any island with a little pen symbol on the dot. There should be a pen symbol at Plant Island, and you can start drawing your course from there.

well done, next time, use the edit button instead of double posting, or someone will report ya.
later in the game, you'll have to build new crafts, which let you go farther, but seriousely, if it took you that long to figure it out, then you're not that great at this game.

D'oh! I can't believe how stupid I was not to notice that you "don't always have to start from Marine's Island"! Thanks for your help Ava.
I've played nearly every Sonic game ever made, and finished them all, but until recently I was still trying to get used to how this "new-fangled" map actually works. I shouldn't have any trouble now. So thanks to all for your help.

& buy now you're probably on or past deep core...

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D'oh! I can't believe how stupid I was not to notice that you "don't always have to start from Marine's Island"! Thanks for your help Ava.
I've played nearly every Sonic game ever made, and finished them all, but until recently I was still trying to get used to how this "new-fangled" map actually works. I shouldn't have any trouble now. So thanks to all for your help.

Yeah...you gotta be stupid not to notice that I pretty much gave that same advice first.

yep, stupid indeed, look at the stylus symbol on the marker.

relly? that nevar hapend to moi beforr!