Key points
- Excellent port with many good features to customize, very well optimized, and has free DLC exclusive to PC.
- No in-game ability to change video, input, and language options.
General information
- Huge and noob-proof guide on "Setting Up, Configuring, Optimizing and Troubleshooting the Game": Has some very neat tricks for both low-end and high-end systems, fixes to common bugs, and info on configuring controllers.
- 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
- All versions require Steam.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
- On slower machines game may still be loading some assets making graphical glitches on start, but should return to normal in few seconds.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Graphics settings in launcher.
Advanced graphics settings in launcher.
- Video options can't be change in-game. You must launch the configuration tool to change video settings.
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Input settings
Control settings in game.
Input settings in launcher.
Key rebinding in launcher. From left: Keyboard, XInput and DirectInput.
- Key and controller bindings must be changed in the configuration tool. Inversion and vibration options must be changed in-game.
- Also supports motion controls under Windows 8.
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Audio settings
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Localizations
Language settings in launcher.
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UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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Local players can go online too. |
LAN play |
| 10 |
Players on the same network will be directly connected. Requires an internet connection for Steam authentication.[1] |
Online play |
| 10 |
The Matchmaking option does not have Region options. Thus, The Matchmaking is available for Multi-Region. However, if you have 128 friends who had the game already, entering the Matchmaking will crash the game and there is no fixes unless you have to delete it few from the friend list and it will fix the crash. |
Connection types
Private Matchmaking lobbies
- Private matches can be created more easily by using the Custom Game option. This hack of sorts is intended for private ranked matchmaking lobbies only.
- Although not an official option, it is possible to play privately on matchmaking mode by using the -internalid command line argument.[2]
- This option will force the game to connect only with players who are using the same internalid.
VR support
Issues fixed
Stuttering
- Stuttering can be caused by high frame rates (>60 FPS).
- Turning on V-sync resolves this problem.[3]
Launcher.exe has stopped working (Windows 8)
- Application crashes with error message: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
- Running Launcher.exe in compatibility mode for Windows 7 will fix this error.
Low Audio Volume
- Volume level is very soft in game.
- Fix the issue by going to Control Panel => Hardware and Sound => Sound. On the communications tab, choose "do nothing". (Note: This fix also applies to Batman: Arkham Origins.)
Issues unresolved
Missing objects on ATI Radeon HD3000
(also on entry-level Radeon HD4000; mid- and high-end models work fine)
- Objects like the water and boost pads, essential to gameplay, will not render at all.[4]
- No single fix for every system.
- 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),[5] 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.[6]
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Cutscenes |
Scaleform |
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Multiplayer |
Steamworks |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
| 2.4 GHz Intel i5 or equivalent |
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 DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References