Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection

Developers
	Sumo Digital
Publishers
	Sega
	1C-SoftClub
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
Sports	Sailing/boating
Vehicles	Automobile, Flight, Naval/watercraft, Track racing
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Sonic Racing

Sonic Racing
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.

Not fully compatible with Nvidia GPUs with Turing or newer architectures (1600 series and above). Game will boot and run, but will crash at random mid-race. Workarounds are detailed here

General information

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
Retail		Europe only.
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
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
Download the Intro Skip Files. Extract to <path-to-game>\Data\movies

Start the Launcher

Open Steam, view the game's properties from your library, select the Local Files tab, then click Browse Local Files. Run Launcher.exe (Windows 10: Must run as an administrator). This allows you to make essential changes to the graphics and especially controllers!

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SART\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/212480/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\212480\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/212480/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings in launcher.

Advanced graphics settings in launcher.

Video options are only accessible through the configuration tool.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
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. See the related wiki article for other methods.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Enabling will cause local split-screen multiplayer mode to run at a locked 30-FPS, regardless of hardware. However, forcing v-sync through the graphics card control panel alleviates the issue.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Game is internally capped at 60 FPS. The engine will duplicate previous frames when it's running above that and it causes additional severe stuttering especially if the output rate is not divisible by 60. For best results, use external frame rate capper to cap game to 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV with Flawless Widescreen[citation needed]

Install Flawless Widescreen. Run it and install the plugin for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Go to the Flawless Widescreen installation folder. Go into the \PluginCache\FWS_Plugins\Modules\SonicASRTransformed\Dependencies\Scripts\ folder. Download the modified Flawless Widescreen script. Replace the original SonicASRTransformed.lua with the fixed one. Restart Flawless Widescreen and adjust the FOV as needed. Notes Changing the default FOV also affects HUD, menu, and loading screens.

Input

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.

Supports motion controls under Windows 8.

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping		Only one player can use the keyboard.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised		[citation needed]
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

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers		Native XInput support. DirectInput hinges on Steam controller settings.
Button prompts

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio settings in game.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, FX, Announcer, and Steam Voice Chat.
Surround sound		Auto configures up to 5.1 output
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language settings in launcher.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German				Character speech remains in English.
Italian
Russian
Spanish				Castilian.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Versus, Co-op Local players can go online too. Co-op career mode supports 4 players.
LAN play		Versus Players on the same network will be directly connected. Requires an internet connection for Steam authentication.
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
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.

This method is intended for private ranked matchmaking lobbies only. Private matches can be created more easily by using the Custom Game option.

Instructions
Use the -internalid secret_text command line argument. Example: -internalid SegaDoesWhatNintendont Notes This option will force the game to connect only with players who are using the same internalid. Any player who wants to join your lobby must set this argument first. Argument must be removed before playing in public matches.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
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.

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), 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.

Issues fixed

Game freezes mid-race

Game sometimes freezes or crashes to desktop randomly mid race.

Notes

This happens with Nvidia GPUs with Turing or newer architectures (1600 series and above)

Run the game using an API compatibility layer
Download the DXVK layer and extract the d3d9.dll file located inside the x32 folder in the tar package and put it in the same directory where ASRT .exe file resides, to run the game using the Vulkan API, working around the incompatibility which would have caused a crash.

Enable hardware accelerated GPU scheduling
Enabling hardware accelerated scheduling in Windows settings prevents the crashes whilst running in DirectX 9, but the screen will flash white at intervals where the game would previously crash to desktop.

Launcher.exe has stopped working (Windows 8)

Application crashes with error message: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

Set Windows 7 compatibility mode[citation needed]
Open Launcher.exe compatibility settings. Enable Windows 7 compatibility mode.

Crashing (Windows 10)

Game will freeze or crash after a few minutes.

Set Windows 7 compatibility mode[citation needed]
Open ASN_App_PcDx9_Final.exe compatibility settings. Enable Windows 7 compatibility mode.

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]

Cap the frame rate at 60 FPS[citation needed]

Set energy mode of the graphics card to maximum performance

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

Game runs at a locked 30-FPS in split-screen local multiplayer mode.

Notes

This only occurs when v-sync is enabled in game settings.

Disable v-sync or force v-sync through graphics card control panel

Low audio volume

Volume level is very soft in game.

Disable automatic volume adjustments[citation needed]
Open the Control Panel. Go to Hardware and Sound → Sound. On the Communications tab, choose "Do nothing".

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	CRI Movie
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7, 8, 11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz	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 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	512 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible