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|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 2, 2015}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 2, 2015|ref=<ref name="release">{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/651454148408283136|title=Sonic the Hedgehog on X|date=2023-12-21|snippet=Praise Gaben! Sonic Lost World is arriving on Steam November 2nd.}}</ref>}} |
|reception = | |reception = | ||
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|sonic-lost-world|57}} | {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|sonic-lost-world|57}} | ||
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|taxonomy = | |taxonomy = | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Third-person }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Third-person }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Direct control }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Direct control }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Platform }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Platform }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | Cartoon }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Fantasy }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Sonic the Hedgehog }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Sonic the Hedgehog }} | ||
|steam appid = 329440 | |steam appid = 329440 | ||
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|gogcom id = | |gogcom id = | ||
|gogcom id side = | |gogcom id side = | ||
+ | |official site= | ||
|hltb = 13158 | |hltb = 13158 | ||
|lutris = sonic-lost-world | |lutris = sonic-lost-world | ||
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{{Introduction | {{Introduction | ||
− | |introduction = | + | |introduction = '''''Sonic Lost World''''' is a third-person platform game in the ''[[Series:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series developed by [[Company:Sonic Team|Sonic Team]] and published by [[Company:Sega|Sega]]. |
− | |release history = | + | |release history = After its exclusive Wii U debut in October 2013, a PC port of the game developed by [[Company:Sega Europe|Sega Europe]] was released via [[Steam]] on November 2, 2015.<ref name="release"/> |
− | |current state = | + | |current state = The PC version of ''Sonic Lost World'' lacks multiple features of the original Wii U version, including multiplayer, RC vehicles, the Circus mini-game, and the Yoshi's Island Zone and The Legend of Zelda Zone DLC levels. Additionally, gamma correction is missing and depth-of-field ordering is broken, lowering the graphical fidelity of levels. Community mods are available to restore most of the features. |
}} | }} | ||
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====Add PC port of Yoshi's Island Zone and The Legend of Zelda Zone==== | ====Add PC port of Yoshi's Island Zone and The Legend of Zelda Zone==== | ||
{{Fixbox|description= Download [https://gamebanana.com/mods/351033 DLC Restoration mod]|fix= | {{Fixbox|description= Download [https://gamebanana.com/mods/351033 DLC Restoration mod]|fix= | ||
+ | {{ii}} Requires [[Engine:Hedgehog Engine#Hedge Mod Manager|Hedge Mod Manager]]. | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
− | ===[https://gamebanana.com/mods/348806 | + | ===[https://gamebanana.com/mods/348806 Lost World Essentials]=== |
− | {{++}} Restores | + | {{++}} Restores various missing features from the original Wii U version and fixes various issues with the PC port such as enabling anti-aliasing, correcting gamma, and fixing broken depth of field. |
{{ii}} Requires [[Engine:Hedgehog Engine#Hedge Mod Manager|Hedge Mod Manager]]. | {{ii}} Requires [[Engine:Hedgehog Engine#Hedge Mod Manager|Hedge Mod Manager]]. | ||
− | ===[https://gamebanana.com/mods/ | + | ===[https://gamebanana.com/mods/250074 Fixed Super Sonic]=== |
− | {{++}} | + | {{++}} Fixes Super Sonic's model so that his mouth switches properly and his quills constantly stay up. |
{{ii}} Requires [[Engine:Hedgehog Engine#Hedge Mod Manager|Hedge Mod Manager]]. | {{ii}} Requires [[Engine:Hedgehog Engine#Hedge Mod Manager|Hedge Mod Manager]]. | ||
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==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
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|anisotropic notes = | |anisotropic notes = | ||
|antialiasing = hackable | |antialiasing = hackable | ||
− | |antialiasing notes = Nvidia users can force [[SGSSAA]] in [[Nvidia Profile Inspector]] with the {{code|0x084010C5}} anti-aliasing compatibility flag. Causes minor shader aliasing, especially at 2x and 4x; 4x or 8x is recommended.<ref> | + | |antialiasing notes = [[FXAA]] via [[#Lost World Essentials|Lost World Essentials]].<br>Nvidia users can force [[SGSSAA]] in [[Nvidia Profile Inspector]] with the {{code|0x084010C5}} anti-aliasing compatibility flag. Causes minor shader aliasing, especially at 2x and 4x; 4x or 8x is recommended.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/nvidia-anti-aliasing-guide-updated.357956/page-159#post-5181835|title=NVidia Anti-Aliasing Guide (updated) <nowiki>|</nowiki> Page 159 <nowiki>|</nowiki> guru3D Forums|date=2024-02-11}}</ref> |
|upscaling = unknown | |upscaling = unknown | ||
|upscaling tech = | |upscaling tech = | ||
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|impulse triggers = false | |impulse triggers = false | ||
|impulse triggers notes = | |impulse triggers notes = | ||
− | |dualshock 4 = | + | |dualshock 4 = true |
|dualshock 4 notes = | |dualshock 4 notes = | ||
− | |dualshock prompts = | + | |dualshock prompts = hackable |
− | |dualshock prompts notes = | + | |dualshock prompts notes = Download the [https://gamebanana.com/mods/455963 New Buttons Mod] and change it to PlayStation Buttons (or Colored) |
|light bar support = false | |light bar support = false | ||
|light bar support notes = | |light bar support notes = | ||
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|other controllers = unknown | |other controllers = unknown | ||
|other controllers notes = | |other controllers notes = | ||
− | |other button prompts = | + | |other button prompts = |
− | |other button prompts notes= | + | |other button prompts notes= |
|controller hotplug = true | |controller hotplug = true | ||
|controller hotplug notes = | |controller hotplug notes = | ||
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{{L10n|content= | {{L10n|content= | ||
− | {{--}} Lacks the in-game option to choose different languages for audio and text present in original Wii U version.<ref>[https://archiverse.guide/post/AYQHAAABAAAtVHhoVpKByw Miiverse - Mairo's post | Nintendo]</ref> | + | {{--}} Lacks the in-game option to choose different languages for audio and text present in the original Wii U version.<ref>[https://archiverse.guide/post/AYQHAAABAAAtVHhoVpKByw Miiverse - Mairo's post | Nintendo]</ref> |
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
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==Issues fixed== | ==Issues fixed== | ||
− | ===Game | + | ===Game crashes at startup=== |
{{Fixbox|description=Make sure there are no more than 4 controllers connected at once|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Thebrickstershotpizza|date=2023-12-20|comment=I had an issue, that was the issue. I went through it with a Lost World modder. Game crashes with more than 4 controllers at a time.}}</ref>|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Make sure there are no more than 4 controllers connected at once|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Thebrickstershotpizza|date=2023-12-20|comment=I had an issue, that was the issue. I went through it with a Lost World modder. Game crashes with more than 4 controllers at a time.}}</ref>|fix= | ||
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===API=== | ===API=== | ||
{{API | {{API | ||
− | |direct3d versions = | + | |direct3d versions = 9Ex |
|direct3d notes = | |direct3d notes = | ||
|directdraw versions = | |directdraw versions = | ||
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===Modifications=== | ===Modifications=== | ||
====[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/927-sonic-lost-world-minimal-hud/ Minimal HUD]==== | ====[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/927-sonic-lost-world-minimal-hud/ Minimal HUD]==== | ||
− | + | Disables some HUD elements that could be considered redundant. | |
− | {{ii}} Requires | + | {{ii}} Requires [[Engine:Hedgehog Engine#Hedge Mod Manager|Hedge Mod Manager]]. |
− | {{--}} The current version removes the item suitcase selection circle | + | {{--}} The current version removes the item suitcase selection circle. |
+ | |||
+ | ====[https://gamebanana.com/mods/415978 Wii U Font]==== | ||
+ | {{++}} Replaces the new typefaces used in the PC port with the one used in the original Wii U version. | ||
+ | {{ii}} Requires [[Engine:Hedgehog Engine#Hedge Mod Manager|Hedge Mod Manager]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====[https://gamebanana.com/mods/501348 Wii U Animal Requirements]==== | ||
+ | {{ii}} Increases the amount of animals needed to unlock each stage to be in line with the Wii U release. | ||
+ | {{ii}} Requires [[Engine:Hedgehog Engine#Hedge Mod Manager|Hedge Mod Manager]]. | ||
==System requirements== | ==System requirements== |
Latest revision as of 04:42, 31 March 2024
Developers | |
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Sonic Team | |
Windows | Sega Europe[1] |
Publishers | |
Sega | |
Engines | |
Hedgehog Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 2, 2015[2] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 57 |
OpenCritic | 60 |
IGDB | 58 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Platform |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Sonic the Hedgehog |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Sonic the Hedgehog fangames (series) | |
Sonic CD | 1995 |
Sonic's Schoolhouse | 1996 |
Sonic 3D Blast (series) | |
Sonic & Knuckles Collection | 1997 |
Sonic R (series) | |
Sonic Adventure (series) | |
Sonic Heroes | 2004 |
Sonic Mega Collection Plus | 2006 |
Sonic Riders | 2006 |
Sonic Racing (series) | |
Sonic the Hedgehog | 2010 |
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | 2010 |
Sonic Spinball | 2010 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | 2011 |
Sonic 3 & Knuckles | 2011 |
Sonic Generations | 2011 |
Sonic CD (2012) | 2012 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I | 2012 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II | 2012 |
Sonic Dash | 2014 |
Sonic Lost World | 2015 |
Sonic Mania | 2017 |
Sonic Forces | 2017 |
Sonic the Hedgehog (Mobile Decompilation) | 2021 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mobile Decompilation) | 2021 |
Sonic Colors: Ultimate | 2021 |
Sonic Origins | 2022 |
Sonic Frontiers | 2022 |
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 2023 |
Sonic Superstars | 2023 |
Sonic Dream Team | 2023 |
Sonic X Shadow Generations | 2024 |
Sonic Lost World is a third-person platform game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega.
After its exclusive Wii U debut in October 2013, a PC port of the game developed by Sega Europe was released via Steam on November 2, 2015.[2]
The PC version of Sonic Lost World lacks multiple features of the original Wii U version, including multiplayer, RC vehicles, the Circus mini-game, and the Yoshi's Island Zone and The Legend of Zelda Zone DLC levels. Additionally, gamma correction is missing and depth-of-field ordering is broken, lowering the graphical fidelity of levels. Community mods are available to restore most of the features.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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NiGHTMARE Zone | Included with the base game installation. |
- Yoshi's Island Zone and The Legend of Zelda Zone are exclusive to the Wii U version, and not available for the PC version without unofficial ports.
Add PC port of Yoshi's Island Zone and The Legend of Zelda Zone
Download DLC Restoration mod |
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Essential improvements
Lost World Essentials
- Restores various missing features from the original Wii U version and fixes various issues with the PC port such as enabling anti-aliasing, correcting gamma, and fixing broken depth of field.
- Requires Hedge Mod Manager.
Fixed Super Sonic
- Fixes Super Sonic's model so that his mouth switches properly and his quills constantly stay up.
- Requires Hedge Mod Manager.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SEGA\SLW\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/329440/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\<user-id>.sdat[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/329440/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Anamorphic 16:9. Use this plugin with Flawless Widescreen. | ||
Multi-monitor | Anamorphic 16:9. Use this plugin with Flawless Widescreen. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Anamorphic 16:9. Use this plugin with Flawless Widescreen. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use this plugin with Flawless Widescreen. | ||
Windowed | See Window styling for window styling options. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Game only supports borderless fullscreen windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA via Lost World Essentials. Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector with the 0x084010C5 anti-aliasing compatibility flag. Causes minor shader aliasing, especially at 2x and 4x; 4x or 8x is recommended.[3] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. FMV cutscenes are pre-rendered at 30 FPS. | ||
120+ FPS | See High frame rate. If physics related issues are encountered, shift the max FPS parameter to higher or lower values. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Use dgVoodoo 2 and either Auto HDR on Windows 11 or Special K. |
High frame rate
Change frame rate throttle with a command line argument[4] |
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Notes
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Window styling
Instructions |
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To set the window style options, find the bytes |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | Download the New Buttons Mod and change it to PlayStation Buttons (or Colored) | |
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | Official Steam Controller bindings only. | |
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | 5.1 | |
Subtitles | Can be disabled by pressing S during cutscenes. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
- Lacks the in-game option to choose different languages for audio and text present in the original Wii U version.[5]
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Spanish | Castilian. |
Issues fixed
Game crashes at startup
Make sure there are no more than 4 controllers connected at once[6] |
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Poor image quality
Change High DPI settings for <path-to-game>\slw.exe [7]
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Game crashing at random parts
Turn the Grass setting off[citation needed] |
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Change your display's refresh rate to 60 Hz[citation needed] |
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Sonic Lost World. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9Ex |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | Criware | |
Cutscenes | Criware |
Modifications
Minimal HUD
Disables some HUD elements that could be considered redundant.
- Requires Hedge Mod Manager.
- The current version removes the item suitcase selection circle.
Wii U Font
- Replaces the new typefaces used in the PC port with the one used in the original Wii U version.
- Requires Hedge Mod Manager.
Wii U Animal Requirements
- Increases the amount of animals needed to unlock each stage to be in line with the Wii U release.
- Requires Hedge Mod Manager.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 10 | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 2.0 GHz | Intel Core i5 2.66 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB (XP) 3 GB (Vista, 7) |
3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2900 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/329440/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (329440) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2022-08-17
- Checked by looking at credits.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sonic the Hedgehog on X - last accessed on 2023-12-21
- "Praise Gaben! Sonic Lost World is arriving on Steam November 2nd."
- ↑ NVidia Anti-Aliasing Guide (updated) | Page 159 | guru3D Forums - last accessed on 2024-02-11
- ↑ Sonic Lost World Patch - Public test branch :: Sonic Lost World General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Miiverse - Mairo's post | Nintendo
- ↑ Verified by User:Thebrickstershotpizza on 2023-12-20
- I had an issue, that was the issue. I went through it with a Lost World modder. Game crashes with more than 4 controllers at a time.
- ↑ [FIXED] Game locked at 720p resolution :: Sonic Lost World General Discussions - last accessed on 2023-12-20