Difference between revisions of "Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I"
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Revision as of 04:32, 20 April 2020
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| Developers | |
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| Dimps | |
| Sonic Team | |
| Publishers | |
| Sega | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 19, 2012 |
| Reception | |
| IGDB | 75 |
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| ⤏ 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 |
Key points
- Configuration tool requires installed Java runtime libraries in order to run despite not being stated in the game's system requirements. You can use Sonic 4 Rewritten Launcher as a non-Java alternative to configure the game.
General information
Availability
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Essential improvements
Sonic 4 Rewritten Launcher
- A C++ rewrite of the configuration tool for Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 that removes the dependency to have Java runtime libraries installed despite the actual game not using Java.
- Doesn't let you choose any upscaled resolutions higher than 1080p despite the original launcher supporting higher resolutions. Keep in mind the game's internal resolution is still 720p, unless using a patched executable that upscales it up to 1080p natively.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\main.conf[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202530/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\Sonic_vis_save.dat[Note 1] <path-to-game>\data.txt[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202530/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Configuration utility general settings.
Widescreen resolution
- By default, game renders internally at 1280x720 and then upscales the content to match selected resolution. It's possible to raise the internal resolution to 1920x1080, however most 2D assets are done for 1280x720 and thus are upscaled regardless.
| Replace files[1] |
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Input settings
Configuration utility keyboard remapping.
Configuration utility controller settings.
Audio settings
In-game audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| Japanese |
Mute on focus lost
| Set mute in background[3] |
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Issues fixed
4K Ultra HD Launcher Fixes
- If the launcher doesn't open properly on a 4K display, you will need to do some steps to fix this:
| Change "SonicLauncher" Properties |
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| Use Sonic 4 Rewritten Launcher |
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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[3] |
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Mouse cursor visible during gameplay
| Auto-hide mouse cursor[3] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz/AMD Athlon 64 3000+ or Equivalent & above | Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 GHz/AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ & above |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (2 GB on Vista) | 2 GB+ |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 3800 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/202530/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (202530) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.