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{{infobox
 
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|cover          = Sonic_Generations_Cover.jpg
 
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'''Key points:'''
 
'''Key points:'''
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{{ii}} It is highly recommeneded to play the game with a [[Xbox 360 controller]]
 
{{++}} Active Modding Community
 
{{++}} Active Modding Community
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{{++}} The [[#Sonic Unleashed|Unleashed Project]] Mod comes with a graphics renderer (ported from the 360/PS3 versions of Sonic Unleashed) that provides graphical and stability improvements to the base game.
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{{++}} The [[#Unleashed Project Mod|Unleashed Project Mod]] comes with a graphics renderer (ported from the 360/PS3 versions of Sonic Unleashed) that provides graphical and stability improvements to the base game.
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{{--}} Poor console port
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.sega.com/Home/ Official developer site]
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{{mm}} [http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Sonic_News_Network Sonic News Network] - A massive wiki for the Sonic the Hedgehog universe
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{{mm}} [http://www.sonicretro.org/ Sonic Retro] - A huge fan site for everything Sonic the Hedgehog. Mods for all the games can be found here
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1247 Steam Users' Forums]
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/71340/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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== Availability ==
 
== Availability ==
 
{{Availability Table|
 
{{Availability Table|
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}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]], including both retail and digital distribution.
 
{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]], including both retail and digital distribution.
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== Improvements ==
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The game is not very well ported and many people have large performance issues (especially in Chemical Plant Zone). Thanks to [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2611899 BlackLionPT of the SPUF forums] for the following guides.
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===Unleashed Project Mod===
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The [http://www.moddb.com/mods/sonic-generations-unleashed-project Unleashed Project Mod] provides a graphics renderer ported from Sonic Unleashed that adds stability and graphical enhancements.
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=== Set resolutions with 60 Hz ===
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In the configuration tool, make sure you select your resolution with 60 Hz, not 75 Hz. The game can not run smooth on 75 Hz, because it's engine is limited to +/- 60 FPS.
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=== Force Vsync with D3DOverrider ===
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{{ii}} The program needs to be running in the background for it to work
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Forcing Vsync}}
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# Download and run [http://www.mediafire.com/?y00cdm6ohrard4o D3DOverrider]
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# Click the "+" sign, and locate \Steam\steamapps\common\sonic generations\SonicGenerations.exe
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# Open the game's configuration tool and disable vSync. In D3DOverrider, make sure vSync and Triple buffering are on.
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}}
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=== Set the FPS with FPS Limiter ===
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{{ii}} Before starting, make sure that Java is updated. It can be downloaded from [http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp the official site]
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Setting the FPS limit}}
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# Download [http://www.mediafire.com/?kpfu3su36d8rl6f FPS Limiter].
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# Now, on the extracted files in the folder FPS_Limiter_2.0, open up the file "FPS_Limiter_GUI" with "Java Platform". A small blueish window should appear.
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# Now, in this window, click on "Search Executable" and find \Steam\steamapps\common\sonic generations\SonicGenerations.exe
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# On "Maximum FPS", write down 15, 20, or 30 (select the one most suitable to your system). NOTE: Even if you want 30, you have to re write "30" in the input box, or the final bat file won't be created.
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# Click on "create bat". A File Called "SonicGenerations.exe.limited" file should appear in the "FPS_Limiter_0.2" folder.
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# Open up the new created file "SonicGenerations.exe.limited". The game should start with your desired frame rate.
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}}
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'''Some notes about this:'''
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* The game must be always opened from the bat file created. Also, if you move the FPS_Limiter folder, you must re-create the bat file again.
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* Compatible with the D3DOverrider tweak. If you find it not stable enough, use vSync option in the game's configuration tool instead.
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* The game won't run at real time at anything bellow 15 FPS. Only use settings that are divisions of 60.
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* Once again, make sure that you select your resolution in the configuration tool with 60 Hz.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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[[File:Sonic Generations Options.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game options menu.]]
 
{{Game Location Table|
 
{{Game Location Table|
 
{{Game Location Table/row|Save game location|Steam\userdata\[Steam ID numnber]\71340\}}
 
{{Game Location Table/row|Save game location|Steam\userdata\[Steam ID numnber]\71340\}}
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== Video settings ==
 
== Video settings ==
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[[File:Sonic Generations Video.png|290px|right|thumb|External video settings.]]
 
{{Video Settings
 
{{Video Settings
 
|wsgf_link                  =http://www.wsgf.org/dr/sonic-generations/en
 
|wsgf_link                  =http://www.wsgf.org/dr/sonic-generations/en
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== Input settings ==
 
== Input settings ==
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[[File:Sonic Generations Controls.png|290px|right|thumb|External control settings.]]
 
{{Input Settings
 
{{Input Settings
 
|key_remap=true
 
|key_remap=true
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}}
 
}}
  
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== Performance Improvements ==
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==Audio settings==
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[[File:Sonic Generations Audio.png|290px|right|thumb|External audio settings.]]
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The game is not very well ported and many people have large performance issues (especially in Chemical Plant Zone). Thanks to [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2611899 BlackLionPT of the SPUF forums] for the following guides.
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{{Audio settings
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|separate volume            = true
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===Unleashed Project Mod===
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|separate volume notes      =  
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The [http://www.moddb.com/mods/sonic-generations-unleashed-project Unleashed Project Mod] provides a graphics renderer ported from Sonic Unleashed that adds stability and graphical enhancements.
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|surround sound              = true
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|surround sound notes        =  
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=== Set resolutions with 60 Hz ===
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|subtitles                  = true
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In the configuration tool, make sure you select your resolution with 60 Hz, not 75 Hz. The game can not run smooth on 75 Hz, because it's engine is limited to +/- 60 FPS.
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|subtitles notes            =  
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|closed captions            = false
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=== Force Vsync with D3DOverrider ===
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|closed captions notes      =  
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# Download and run [http://www.mediafire.com/?y00cdm6ohrard4o D3DOverrider]
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|mute on focus lost          = true
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# Click the "+" sign, and locate \Steam\steamapps\common\sonic generations\SonicGenerations.exe
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|mute on focus lost notes    =
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# Open the game's configuration tool and disable vSync. In D3DOverrider, make sure vSync and Triple buffering are on.
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|eax support                =  
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# '''NOTE:''' You need to keep D3DOverrider running on background.
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|eax support notes           =
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}}
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=== Set the FPS with FPS Limiter ===
 
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# For this you need to have your java software updated. Click on the following link, download and install java, and then proceed to the next step. Link: http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp
 
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# Download [http://www.mediafire.com/?kpfu3su36d8rl6f FPS Limiter].
 
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# Now, on the extracted files in the folder FPS_Limiter_2.0, open up the file "FPS_Limiter_GUI" with "Java Platform". A small blueish window should appear.
 
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# Now, in this window, click on "Search Executable" and find \Steam\steamapps\common\sonic generations\SonicGenerations.exe
 
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# On "Maximum FPS", write down 15, 20, or 30 (select the one most suitable to your system). NOTE: Even if you want 30, you have to re write "30" in the input box, or the final bat file won't be created.
 
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# Click on "create bat". A File Called "SonicGenerations.exe.limited" file should appear in the "FPS_Limiter_0.2" folder.
 
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# Open up the new created file "SonicGenerations.exe.limited". The game should start with your desired frame rate.
 
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'''Some notes about this:'''
 
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* The game must be always opened from the bat file created. Also, if you move the FPS_Limiter folder, you must re-create the bat file again.
 
−
* Compatible with the D3DOverrider tweak. If you find it not stable enough, use vSync option in the game's configuration tool instead.
 
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* The game won't run at real time at anything bellow 15 FPS. Only use settings that are divisions of 60.
 
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* Once again, make sure that you select your resolution in the configuration tool with 60 Hz.
 
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== Issues And Fixes ==
 
== Issues And Fixes ==
 
=== Issues with Nvidia Optimus laptops ===
 
=== Issues with Nvidia Optimus laptops ===
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==== Method 1: "Extend Desktop" Fix ====
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==== Method 1 ====
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Method 1: "Extend Desktop" Fix}}
 
# Open up Nvidia Control Panel.
 
# Open up Nvidia Control Panel.
 
# Click on "Manage 3D Settings" in the left side of the panel, and click "add".
 
# Click on "Manage 3D Settings" in the left side of the panel, and click "add".
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# Open the Sonic Config tool and see if your Nvidia card is present (it really should be), and of course, choose it. Now start Sonic, and it will probably work.
 
# Open the Sonic Config tool and see if your Nvidia card is present (it really should be), and of course, choose it. Now start Sonic, and it will probably work.
 
# If not, try running the Sonic Config again and this time deliberately select the ''non''-Nvidia card. Try starting Sonic again. Some people have said that the now-force-activated Nvidia card took control anyway at this point, solving the problem.
 
# If not, try running the Sonic Config again and this time deliberately select the ''non''-Nvidia card. Try starting Sonic again. Some people have said that the now-force-activated Nvidia card took control anyway at this point, solving the problem.
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}}
  
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==== Method 2: "Config File Edit" Fix ====
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==== Method 2 ====
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TESTED AND FOUND TO WORK ON GeForce GT 555M, GeForce GT 540M, AND GeForce GT 525M CHIPS.
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{{ii}} Use Method 2 only if Method 1 does not work
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In some cases, the fix in Method 1 does not work, and starting Sonic just makes the game run invisibly on the non-existent second desktop. The following method may prove more helpful.
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{{ii}} This fix is know to work on GeForce GT 555M, GeForce GT 540M, and GeForce GT 525M chipsets
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Method 2: "Config File Edit" Fix}}
 
# (Revert any changes you made in Method 1, if necessary: alter the Screen Resolution settings to Show Desktop Only on 1, Apply, then pick Remove This Display on the NVIDIA screen, and Apply again).
 
# (Revert any changes you made in Method 1, if necessary: alter the Screen Resolution settings to Show Desktop Only on 1, Apply, then pick Remove This Display on the NVIDIA screen, and Apply again).
 
# Open the NVIDIA Control Panel, go to "Manage 3D Settings" then "Program Settings". Add the sonicgenerations.exe executable and set the preferred graphics processor to be the NVIDIA one.
 
# Open the NVIDIA Control Panel, go to "Manage 3D Settings" then "Program Settings". Add the sonicgenerations.exe executable and set the preferred graphics processor to be the NVIDIA one.
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One thing that should be noted is that the line "\\.\DISPLAY1" may need changing as well. In one test case, DISPLAY1 was fine when only the laptop display was enabled. However when the display was extended onto the "fake" Intel VGA display, it had to be changed to DISPLAY2. Therefore if DISPLAY1 does not work, it is recommended to try DISPLAYi where i is the number of displays you currently have enabled.
 
One thing that should be noted is that the line "\\.\DISPLAY1" may need changing as well. In one test case, DISPLAY1 was fine when only the laptop display was enabled. However when the display was extended onto the "fake" Intel VGA display, it had to be changed to DISPLAY2. Therefore if DISPLAY1 does not work, it is recommended to try DISPLAYi where i is the number of displays you currently have enabled.
  
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REMINDER: It is ''crucial'' that when you go to device manager you copy it exactly as it says. The tested GTX 580M was followed by 5 spaces; the tested 540M and 525M by 2. Your own chip's details may vary.
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{{ii}} REMINDER: It is ''crucial'' that when you go to device manager you copy it exactly as it says. The tested GTX 580M was followed by 5 spaces; the tested 540M and 525M by 2. Your own chip's details may vary.
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}}
  
 
''This second method was suggested by ezodagrom, and is reproduced here from a post by BlackLionPT.''
 
''This second method was suggested by ezodagrom, and is reproduced here from a post by BlackLionPT.''
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=== Black screen but can hear sound ===
 
=== Black screen but can hear sound ===
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# Go to Catalyst Control Center / Nvidia Control Panel and disable all custom Anti Aliasing profiles (reset it to default if needed).
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Go to Catalyst Control Center / Nvidia Control Panel and disable all custom Anti Aliasing profiles (reset it to default if needed).
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=== Crash on startup ===
 
=== Crash on startup ===
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* If you have more than 100 friends on Steam, even if you are offline in chat, online mode will cause to crash the game. Remove friends to have 99 or less, and the game won't crash anymore.
 
* If you have more than 100 friends on Steam, even if you are offline in chat, online mode will cause to crash the game. Remove friends to have 99 or less, and the game won't crash anymore.
 
* Loading a level in the singleplayer, exiting it and then starting it in ranked mode may reduce the chances of a crash.
 
* Loading a level in the singleplayer, exiting it and then starting it in ranked mode may reduce the chances of a crash.
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==System requirements==
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{{System Requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows
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|minOS    = Windows XP
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|minproc  = Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 (2x2.0GHz) or AMD equivalent
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|minmem  = 2 GB (Windows XP)/3 GB (Windows Vista/Windows 7)
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|minHD    = 11 GB free
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|minGPU  = NVIDIA GeForce 8800 (512MB) / ATI Radeon HD 2900 (512MB)
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|recOS    = Windows 7
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|recproc  = Intel Core i5 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.0 GHz
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|recmem  = 3 GB
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|recGPU  = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1GB) / ATI Radeon HD 5850 (1GB)
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}}
  
 
[[Category:Windows]]
 
[[Category:Windows]]

Revision as of 16:28, 16 July 2013

Template:Infobox

⤏ Go to series page
Sonic the Hedgehog fangames (series)
Sonic CD 1995
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Sonic & Knuckles Collection 1997
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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

Key points:

It is highly recommeneded to play the game with a Xbox 360 controller
Active Modding Community
The Unleashed Project Mod comes with a graphics renderer (ported from the 360/PS3 versions of Sonic Unleashed) that provides graphical and stability improvements to the base game.
Poor console port

General information

Official developer site
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 Users' Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Template:Availability Table

All versions require Steam, including both retail and digital distribution.

Improvements

The game is not very well ported and many people have large performance issues (especially in Chemical Plant Zone). Thanks to BlackLionPT of the SPUF forums for the following guides.

Unleashed Project Mod

The Unleashed Project Mod provides a graphics renderer ported from Sonic Unleashed that adds stability and graphical enhancements.

Set resolutions with 60 Hz

In the configuration tool, make sure you select your resolution with 60 Hz, not 75 Hz. The game can not run smooth on 75 Hz, because it's engine is limited to +/- 60 FPS.

Force Vsync with D3DOverrider

The program needs to be running in the background for it to work
Instructions

Set the FPS with FPS Limiter

Before starting, make sure that Java is updated. It can be downloaded from the official site
Instructions

Some notes about this:

  • The game must be always opened from the bat file created. Also, if you move the FPS_Limiter folder, you must re-create the bat file again.
  • Compatible with the D3DOverrider tweak. If you find it not stable enough, use vSync option in the game's configuration tool instead.
  • The game won't run at real time at anything bellow 15 FPS. Only use settings that are divisions of 60.
  • Once again, make sure that you select your resolution in the configuration tool with 60 Hz.

Game data

In-game options menu.

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

External video settings.

Template:Video Settings

Input settings

External control settings.

Template:Input Settings

Audio settings

External audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Issues And Fixes

Issues with Nvidia Optimus laptops

Method 1

Instructions

Method 2

Use Method 2 only if Method 1 does not work
This fix is know to work on GeForce GT 555M, GeForce GT 540M, and GeForce GT 525M chipsets
Instructions

This second method was suggested by ezodagrom, and is reproduced here from a post by BlackLionPT.

Configuration Tool does not open/crashes

  1. Download and Install Microsoft Net Framework 4.0 from here.
  2. NOTE: If the above doesn't, please run Windows Update and install ALL Updates available. This way you can make sure it's not a "flaw" in your system that's causing the problem.

Black screen but can hear sound

Go to Catalyst Control Center / Nvidia Control Panel and disable all custom Anti Aliasing profiles (reset it to default if needed).

Crash on startup

Instructions
Instructions

Critical Error

If you get the error stating the following:

Instructions

...then ensure the "Resolution" section in the Config tool is put at a resolution and refresh rate your computer and monitor can display.

Crash when trying to play online ranking mode

  • If you have more than 100 friends on Steam, even if you are offline in chat, online mode will cause to crash the game. Remove friends to have 99 or less, and the game won't crash anymore.
  • Loading a level in the singleplayer, exiting it and then starting it in ranked mode may reduce the chances of a crash.

System requirements

Template:System Requirements