Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
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Developers | |
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Sumo Digital | |
Publishers | |
Sega | |
Engines | |
Sumo Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 31, 2013 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 79 |
IGDB | 79 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing |
Vehicles | Automobile, Flight, Naval/watercraft, Track racing |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Sonic Racing |
Sonic Racing | |
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Subseries of Sonic the Hedgehog | |
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | 2010 |
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed | 2013 |
Team Sonic Racing | 2019 |
Sonic Racing | 2019 |
Key points
- Free downloadable content through updates.
General information
- Sonic News Network - A massive wiki for the Sonic the Hedgehog universe
- Sonic Retro - A huge fan site for everything Sonic the Hedgehog. Mods for all the games can be found here.
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Europe only. | |||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Metal Sonic & Outrun | Included with the game for all owners as of January 17, 2018 | |
Ryo Hazuki | Included with the game for all owners as of January 17, 2018 | |
Yogscast | Contains 1 new racer |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use intro skip[citation needed] |
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Start the Launcher
Open Steam and start the game from your library, then choose "Configure" from the small pop-up. This allows you to make essential changes to the graphics and especially controllers! |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SART\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/212480/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\212480\remote\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/212480/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
- Video options can't be change in-game. You must launch the configuration tool to change video settings.
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | 16:9 letterboxing. For resolutions lower than 16:9, see Field of view (FOV). | ||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA. To force SSAA (AMD) or MSAA (Nvidia), see Section 3 on this guide | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enable if the game stutters.[1] | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Physics are capped to 60 FPS.[2] Internal frame rate capper in place. For best results, use external frame rate capper to cap game to 60 FPS, or disable game's Vsync to use game's internal capper. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
Change FOV with Flawless Widescreen[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
- Key and controller bindings must be changed in the configuration tool. Inversion and vibration options must be changed in-game.
- Supports motion controls under Windows 8.
Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Only one player can use the keyboard. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput recommended; DirectInput supported, but somewhat broken.[citation needed] | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Menu buttons can't be rebound. | |
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 | ||
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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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, FX, Announcer, and Steam Voice Chat. | |
Surround sound | Auto configures up to 5.1 output[3] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | Character speech remains in English. | |||
Italian | ||||
Spanish | Castilian. | |||
Japanese | PC version not released in Japan. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Versus, Co-op Local players can go online too. Co-op career mode supports 4 players.[4] |
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LAN play | Versus Players on the same network will be directly connected. Requires an internet connection for Steam authentication.[5] |
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Online play | 10 | Versus Matchmaking is not Region locked. However, if you have 128 friends who own the game, entering Matchmaking will crash the game. Only fix is to remove friends who own the game from your friends list. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | It's possible to play private games. | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | Players can create custom matches, but P2P networking is still used. | |
Direct IP | Players must join other friends through their Steam profiles. Additionally, there's a way to make matchmaking lobbies private. |
Private matchmaking lobbies
- Although not an official option, it is possible to play privately on matchmaking mode by using the
-internalid
command line argument.[6] - This method is intended for private ranked matchmaking lobbies only. Private matches can be created more easily by using the Custom Game option.
Instructions[6] |
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Use the
Notes
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Native 3D | |||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Sonic & Sega All Stars Transformed. | ||
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues unresolved
Missing objects on ATI Radeon HD3000/HD4000
- Objects like the water and boost pads, essential to gameplay, will not render at all.[7]
- This is a driver issue, and not much can be done about it. It may be partially fixed by messing about with the game's settings and window (minimizing, moving it, or even opening UAC prompts),[8] but even this will only make the objects slightly visible and still hard to see.
Shadow stripes
- This occurs on some old Nvidia GPUs, like the GeForce 7600GS (AGP8x). Unfortunately, there is no known fix.[9]
Issues fixed
Stuttering
- Stuttering is caused by high frame rates (above 60 FPS). In another case, the GPU load can also be too low causing frame rates below 60 FPS.
Enable Vsync[citation needed] |
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Cap the frame rate at 60 FPS[citation needed] |
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Set energy mode of the graphics card to maximum performance[10][11] |
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In "Graphics" of the Launcher Change "Display Options" to "Windowed / FullScreen" from "Fullscreen" (which causes stutters and FPS drops on Windows 10). This section shows how to do that: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Sonic_%26_All-Stars_Racing_Transformed#Video_settings |
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Game Freezes when in water section
- Game sometimes freezes randomly while driving through water section of track.
Notes
- From what is currently known, this only seems to happen with NVIDIA Drivers.
Driver update may be necessary[12] |
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Download this specific Hotfix Driver from NVIDIA website.[13] |
Launcher.exe has stopped working (Windows 8)
- Application crashes with error message: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Set Windows 7 compatibility mode[citation needed] |
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Low audio volume
- Volume level is very soft in game.
Disable automatic volume adjustments[citation needed] |
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate and 60 FPS cap[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | CRI Movie | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7, 8) |
2 GB (XP) 4 GB (Vista, 7, 8) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6.7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
512 MB of VRAM |
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>/212480/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (212480) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ SASRT PC known issues, bugs & potential fixes! :: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed General Discussion - Under "Gameplay" section
- ↑ New Game Update Now Live! (3rd May 2013) :: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed General Discussion
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ How's splitscreen? :: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed General Discussions
- ↑ Steam Community Discussions: Developer's post on LAN support
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Steam Community Discussions: internalid discussion
- ↑ "Setting Up, Troubleshooting, Configuring and Optimizing the Game – Noob & Pro Guide" on Steam Community Guides, section 5.7 - ATI HD3XXX Missing Water / Corruption
- ↑ YouTube video: ATI Radeon HD3000 fix, by SuperBlooop
- ↑ "Setting Up, Troubleshooting, Configuring and Optimizing the Game – Noob & Pro Guide" on Steam Community Guides, section 5.8 - Game's too Dark / Shadow Stripes
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/188kl2/gmg_sonic_racing_transformed_2249_25_off/c8cntxz
- ↑ FPS locked at 56FPS? :: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed General Discussions
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/212480/discussions/0/3563973712298263013/
- ↑ https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4994