Sonic Heroes

Sonic Heroes

Developers
	Sonic Team USA
Publishers
	Sega
Russia	1C-SoftClub
Retail re-release	Sold Out Software
Engines
	RenderWare
Release dates
Windows	November 16, 2004
Reception
Metacritic	66
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Platform
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Sonic Heroes is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action platform game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega. It is part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Originally released on PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube between 2003 and 2004, the game was ported to PC and released on November 16, 2004. Compared to the console versions of the game, this port is marred with inferior sound and visual quality, in addition to missing features and voice-overs. The PC port also lacks the ability to remap keyboard controls outside of mods; a controller is recommended.

Most of the fixes documented in this article target the 2009 Sonic PC Collection version and will not work with other versions of the game.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v4 DRM. Released on 2 CDs Korean release has simple disc check.
Retail		DRM-free executable found in the Sonic PC Collection.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Demos

A demo is available here.

Alternatively, the Japanese version of the demo is available here. The different language demos can't be installed at the same time.

Essential improvements

Almost all mods in the article require Reloaded-II.

SH Essentials: Graphics

Implements widescreen (and tallscreen) support, improves loading times, borderless fullscreen windowed mode, high aspect-ratio fixes, an improved launcher, removes frame skipping for split-screen multiplayer and various other options.

Installation
Follow these instructions to download and install Reloaded-II. On the Downloads Mods page, search for SH Essentials: Graphics. Press Download button to install the mod. Activate the mod and configure its settings as desired.

SH Essentials: Widescreen Revamp

Requires TONERR, Universal File Redirector and SH Essentials: Graphics.

Remakes most UI elements in widescreen and uses higher quality assets from the console versions.

Fix Compilation

Fixes several issues listed in the Issues fixed section of this article.

Installation

Download the archive from PC Gaming Wiki's Community Files here. Unpack the contents of the archive into <path-to-game> where the executable is. Go to Marc Robledo's Rom Patcher JS website to apply the patches for the game. Point the online patcher to Tsonic_win.exe under the ROM file field, then point the patcher to the Tsonic_win.bps patch in the Patch file field. Click Apply patch and save the new Tsonic_win (patch).exe to a convenient location on the computer. Backup the game's original Tsonic_win.exe. Rename the patched Tsonic_win (patch).exe by removing the extra " (patched)" suffix from the file name, then move it into <path-to-game>, replacing the original executable file when prompt. Run the game. Many of the issues introduced in the PC version should be fixed.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Sega\SONICHEROES\sonic_h.ini

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Sega\SONICHEROES\SONICHEROES_*

Video

Video settings from external configuration launcher.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Supports 4:3 resolutions up to 1280x960 only. See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor			See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen			See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD			See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Sampling amount is unknown.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		External launcher has options for 15, 20, 30, or 60 FPS cap for singleplayer, however, split-screen multiplayer is always rendered at 30 FPS (frameskip). See Frame rate (FPS).
120+ FPS		Capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Use SH Essentials: Graphics and SH Essentials: Widescreen Revamp
Certain menu texts such as the Save/Delete screen, Main Menu, Options screen, Emblem Get sequence, game mode unlocks, and ending credits will became smaller on very high resolutions (e.g. 1440p, 4K).

Use a Flawless Widescreen script[citation needed]

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV with Widescreen Fix[citation needed]
Install Sonic Heroes Widescreen Fix. Open SonicHeroes.WidescreenFix.ini. Change FOVScale = 1.0 as needed.

Windowed

Enable Windowed mode through configuration launcher or set Screen_Full to 0 in sonic_h.ini

SH Essentials: Graphics mod: disable Full Screen mode under the Default Settings section
Notes Ensure that Borderless Window is disabled for standard Windowed mode in the mod settings found under the Miscellaneous section. Enabling Resizable Window can also allow the game's window to be freely resizable.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Use SH Essentials: Graphics mod
Notes Ensure that Borderless Fullscreen is enabled and Resizable Window is disabled in the mod settings found under the Miscellaneous section.

Frame rate (FPS)

Split-screen multiplayer is always capped at 30 FPS by default regardless of frame rate setting.

Disable 2P frame skip
Install SH Essentials: Graphics. Enable Disable P2 Frameskip in the mod settings found under the Miscellaneous section.

Input

Mouse remapping from external configuration launcher.

Controller remapping from external configuration launcher.

Controller remapping from in-game Pause menu.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Mouse remapping only. Refer to Strategy Wiki for keyboard controls here. Custom keybindings can be achieved by installing Reloaded-II and the Controller Hook mod (SH Essentials: Controller Hook and Custom Mapping for Heroes Controller Hook).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Uses DirectInput. Refer to Strategy Wiki for the console version's controls.
Full controller support		External configuration launcher requires mouse. Quitting the game by pressing Alt+F4 will bring up an exit prompt that requires the mouse to interact, otherwise the game can be closed via the Main Menu and selecting Exit.
Controller remapping		Basic button remapping available in external launcher and in-game options. PC version lacks camera rotation when using the right analog stick without a workaround. See Controller support.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		XInput-compatible controllers work at a basic level correctly via the DirectInput interface. See Controller support for improved XInput support.
Xbox button prompts		Install SH Essentials: Widescreen Revamp, then change HUD Style to Xbox.
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4 Supported via DirectInput. Game does not register any inputs from a DualSense controller without a workaround.
PlayStation button prompts		Install SH Essentials: Widescreen Revamp, then change HUD Style to PlayStation 2.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired

Generic/other controllers		May cause spinning camera on some controllers due to wrong axis being interpreted as the right analog stick.
Button prompts		Game references controller buttons by number in the external configuration launcher whereas they are referenced as generic alphabetical notations in-game. SH Essentials: Widescreen Revamp offers button prompts based on the Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Sega Dreamcast controller or the stock generic prompts.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Not supported by default. See Controller support for hotplugging support.
Haptic feedback		Disabled by default in the Options menu. Supported on some DirectInput controllers. See Controller support to restore haptic feedback for XInput controllers.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller support

The PC version of Sonic Heroes does not read trigger information from DirectInput controllers. The game still supports pressure sensitive rotation using the trigger buttons. The following solutions can potentially restore these features.

How to improve controller support

Method 1: Install the following mods for Reloaded-II (XInput and PlayStation) Restores pressure sensitive camera rotation for analog triggers, camera controls for the right stick, haptic feedback, and hotplugging support. Follow these instructions to install Reloaded-II. Download and install the following mods through Reloaded-II's mod manager or GameBanana: SH Essentials: Controller Hook SH Essentials: Post Processing for Controller Hook Custom Mapping for Controller Hook or SH Essentials: XInput for Controller Hook (if the former does not work for XInput) Launch Reloaded-II, select Sonic Heroes, ensure the installed mods are enabled and organized correctly while only using either Custom Mapping for Controller Hook or SH Essentials: XInput for Controller Hook to prevent mod conflicts. Select SH Essentials: Controller Hook from the mods list, click Configure Mod, and ensure that Allow Original Inputs is disabled to prevent conflicts from the game's own keyboard and controller bindings. Select Post Processing for Controller Hook from the mods list, click Configure Mod, then configure the analogue sticks and triggers as desired. Enabling Swap Triggers may be recommended for certain controllers. If using Custom Mapping for Controller Hook or SH Essentials: XInput for Controller Hook, select it from the mods list, click Configure Mod, then configure each button and stick inputs. To remove a binding for Custom Mapping for Controller Hook, right-click the mapped inputs to unbind. Certain controllers may require inverting the X and/or Y axis with Custom Mapping for Controller Hook for the left or right stick controls to function correctly in-game. Run the game. The game should now use the custom controller configuration instead of the stock settings. Method 2: Install Xidi (XInput) Adds full DirectInput controller support for modern XInput-based controllers. Restores haptic feedback, camera controls for the right stick, and hotplugging support. Camera rotation via triggers will be digital instead of analog. Ensure the system is running Windows 10 or 11. Xidi is built to target Windows 10 or 11 and does not support older versions of Windows. Ensure the Visual C++ Runtime for Visual Studio 2022 is installed. Xidi is linked against this runtime and will not work without it. If running a 64-bit operating system, install both the x86 and the x64 versions of this runtime, otherwise install just the x86 version. Download the latest release of Xidi from here. Install one of the forms of Xidi into the same directory as the game executable: <path-to-game>. Optionally supply configuration settings to Xidi: config. Run game. The game should have the correct controller mappings for XInput controllers.

Audio

Audio settings from external configuration tool.

Language settings from the Options menu.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Individual sliders for SE/Voice and BGM in external configuration launcher, both of which can also be muted.
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

The non-Japanese versions only includes the English voice-over tracks, and lip-synching during FMV sequences are synched up to the English dub.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Dubtitles.
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Lacks dual-audio support in non-Japanese releases (i.e. cannot select Japanese voices with English subtitles). Japanese voice mod, download. See XBOX Quality Media for the Xbox-quality Japanese FMV files.
Korean
Russian				Officially distributed by SoftClub, but with no localization; fan translation is available here.
Spanish				Castilian. Contains some translation errors.

Disable voices

This setting will disable most in-game voice-overs without muting sound effects altogether, however, voice-clips that also have subtitles will still play out as normal.

Use SH Essentials: Graphics
Does the same thing as below, but configurable within a mod instead. Enable Disbale Character Dialogue in mod's settings.

Add Charmy_Shutup to sonic_h.ini
Open sonic_h.ini with a text editor. See Configuration file(s) location. Add the line Charmy_Shutup 1 to the end of the file. Save the file.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Versus Holding down the A+Y buttons after selecting a level to turn the chosen team into "Metal Heroes".
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

This section may require cleanup to meet basic quality standards. The specific problem is: Many of these fixes are overwhelming/convoluted hex edits; consider converting those to Reloaded-II mods. You can help by modifying the article. The discussion page may contain useful suggestions.

Game refuses to start

This issue is caused by the RenderWare engine where the Code Segment is incorrectly marked as non-executable.

Fix Data Execution Prevention setting for Tsonic_win.exe

Use SH Essentials: Graphics

Missing voice-over lines

Certain in-game voice-overs lines are missing in the PC port of the game.

Use Sonic Heroes Missing Audio clip fixes

Missing explosion effects from Espio's shurikens

The blue crescent particle textures are not included in the PC port of the game.

Use Fix Compilation

Hex editing solution
Download the texture dictionary file from here Extract the file from this archive. Copy the cmn_effect.txd and replace the original file with this one in the directory <path-to-game>/dvdroot/textures.

Leadership Crown not displaying

Bobsled HUD textures is missing.

Use Fix Compilation

Hex editing solution[citation needed]

Open Tsonic_win.exe with any hex editor (e.g. HxD). Replace all the bytes from offsets 6FE0 to 7050 with these ones: 31 D2 89 15 04 4C AA 00 89 15 20 4C AA 00 D9 1D 48 4C AA 00 D9 05 74 9F 78 00 D9 15 3C 4C AA 00 D9 15 58 4C AA 00 D9 C9 D9 1D 4C 4C AA 00 89 15 08 4C AA 00 D9 15 24 4C AA 00 89 15 40 4C AA 00 D9 15 5C 4C AA 00 A3 00 4C AA 00 D9 15 FC 4B AA 00 A3 1C 4C AA 00 D9 15 18 4C AA 00 A3 38 4C AA 00 D9 15 34 4C AA 00 A3 54 4C AA 00 D9 1D 50 4C AA 00 E8 B9 59 24 00 83 C4 18 C3 CC CC CC CC CC

Egg UFO sign light not animating

Fading light arrow animations are missing.

Use Fix Compilation

Hex editing solution[citation needed]

Open Tsonic_win.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Paste write the following offsets: 123C10: 83 EC 08 A1 64 34 AA 00 56 8B F1 8B 4E 2C 89 44 24 04 8B 41 18 F6 C4 04 75 29 0F B6 51 2B 42 89 54 24 08 51 DB 44 24 0C D8 0D 28 A0 78 00 D9 C0 D8 C9 D9 1C 24 DD D8 E8 64 A5 F1 FF 83 C4 04 85 C0 75 76 8B 56 2C F6 42 18 04 75 6D A1 E4 77 A7 00 8A 48 1F 84 C9 74 08 8D 46 30 8D 4A 0C EB 50 81 C6 B8 00 00 00 D9 06 D8 05 DC A0 78 00 D8 54 24 04 DF E0 F6 C4 01 75 04 D8 64 24 04 D9 1E 8B 0E 57 8B 7E 04 51 E8 85 E2 FE FF A1 48 86 A7 00 83 C4 04 85 C0 5F 74 09 50 8B 46 08 E8 21 00 00 00 81 EE B8 00 00 00 8B 56 2C 8D 46 30 8D 4A 0C 5E 83 C4 08 E9 47 55 F3 FF 80 4E 08 01 5E 83 C4 08 C3 6A 00 68 41 3F 52 00 50 E8 61 78 14 00 FF 74 24 10 E8 48 03 00 00 83 C4 0C C2 04 00 123F41: 8B 40 18 6A 08 50 E8 04 AD 14 00 83 C4 08 C3

White borders when rail grinding on splines

White borders can be seen on the screen while rail grinding on splines.

Use Fix Compilation

Hex editing solution[citation needed]
Open Tsonic_win.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Hex edit the following offsets: F9A4D 0A --> 02 F9A6C 02 --> 03 F9A6E 0A --> 02 F9AA4 0A --> 02

Transparent frog feet

The frog's feet in Frog Forest and Lost Jungle are incorrectly due to a Z-buffering error.

Use Fix Compilation

Hex editing solution[citation needed]
Open Tsonic_win.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Hex edit the following offsets: EE3ED C7 05 E4 AB 7B 00 70 2E 40 00 468A20 04 --> 12 468A44 04 --> 12

Grand Metropolis Energy pipes are not rendered correctly

The game does not scan for the high quality object archive for the lava indirect effects.

Use Fix Compilation

Hex editing solution[citation needed]

Open Tsonic_win.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Go to offset 0x4DB12C. Paste write the bytes to B0 3B 57 00 AD 3C 57 00 62 3B 57 00. Then paste write these bytes to 0x173B62 to put it in effect: 6A FF 68 EB 7E 71 00 64 A1 00 00 00 00 50 64 89 25 00 00 00 00 51 8B 15 00 EE 9D 00 B9 C0 00 00 00 E8 F8 46 EB FF 31 C9 89 04 24 85 C0 89 4C 24 0C 74 0C 8B 0D B4 78 A7 00 50 E8 34 01 00 00 8B 4C 24 04 64 89 0D 00 00 00 00 83 C4 10 C3 83 EC 20 A1 18 67 8D 00 85 C0 74 02 8B 00 50 68 F4 E6 76 00 8D 44 24 08 50 E8 A5 67 10 00 68 28 3D A2 00 E8 0D 00 00 00 58 E8 BF FE FF FF 83 C4 0C 83 C4 20 C3 A1 B0 D8 9D 00 8B 80 1C 8C 00 00 83 EC 20 85 C0 0F 84 AE 00 00 00 53 55 56 57 50 E8 2B A8 0D 00 5B E8 F5 D8 0C 00 8B 15 4C 78 A7 00 8B 82 50 0A 00 00 8B 6C 24 34 55 E8 DF B4 EB FF BF D4 42 8B 00 31 ED 83 C5 06 8B 47 04 50 8D 4C 24 14 68 70 E1 76 00 51 E8 35 67 10 00 8B 15 4C 78 A7 00 8B B2 50 0A 00 00 83 C4 0C 8D 4C 24 10 8B C6 E8 28 B6 EB FF 8B D8 8B 44 24 34 50 8B C6 E8 9A B4 EB FF 85 C0 74 21 8B 4E 40 56 8B C3 E8 CB B7 EB FF 85 C0 74 12 89 07 6A 00 68 D0 15 64 00 50 E8 B8 78 0F 00 83 C4 0C 83 C7 0C 4D 75 9A A1 B0 D8 9D 00 8B 88 1C 8C 00 00 51 E8 9E D8 0C 00 83 C4 04 5F 5E 5D 5B 83 C4 20 C3 56 57 BE D4 42 8B 00 31 FF 83 C7 06 8B 06 85 C0 74 0D 50 E8 9B 7F 0F 00 31 C0 83 C4 04 89 06 83 C6 0C 4F 75 E7 5F 5E C3 64 A1 00 00 00 00 6A FF 68 7E 8C 71 00 50 64 89 25 00 00 00 00 53 55 56 57 8B 7C 24 20 8B C7 E8 67 F5 EC FF 31 DB 8D 47 28 89 5C 24 18 E8 19 A3 EC FF 8D 77 30 31 C9 41 89 5E 10 66 89 5E 08 66 89 5E 02 66 89 5E 0A 66 89 4E 04 66 89 4E 06 89 5E 78 C6 44 24 18 02 8B 0D 60 43 8B 00 BD 60 D8 77 00 89 28 83 C5 04 8B 47 2C 89 2F 8B 68 2C 89 4F 04 66 C7 47 1E C0 00 8A 45 00 38 D8 7C 04 3C 04 7C 03 88 5D 00 8B DF E8 4E 03 00 00 E8 29 02 00 00 8B 15 4C 0A 8E 00 6A 30 FF 92 34 01 00 00 8B D8 83 C4 04 85 DB 74 30 6A 30 68 30 43 8B 00 53 E8 45 66 10 00 80 4E 09 80 83 C4 0C 8B CE 89 5E 10 66 C7 06 04 00 66 C7 46 0A 01 00 E8 99 37 E9 FF 8B DE E8 72 09 EA FF 8B 47 40 85 C0 74 22 D9 45 04 8B DE D8 48 14 D9 58 14 D9 45 08 D8 48 18 D9 58 18 D9 45 0C D8 48 1C D9 58 1C E8 49 09 EA FF 8B 4C 24 10 8B C7 5F 5E 5D 64 89 0D 00 00 00 00 5B 83 C4 0C C2 04 00 CC CC Also paste write for the checking with the enabler at 0x173A60: 8B 48 40 8B 91 E0 00 00 00 39 C2 75 0B 8B 50 3C 89 91 E0 00 00 00 EB 1B 8D 4A 3C 56 39 01 74 0C 8B 11 8B 72 3C 39 C6 8D 4A 3C 75 F4 8B 48 3C 89 4A 3C 5E 31 D2 C7 40 3C 00 00 00 00 C3 66 81 3D 2C 51 AA 00 01 01 72 F4 E9 38 01 00 00

Grand Metropolis Energy pipe glass can be seen through walls

Caused by an incorrect material flag.

Use Fix Compilation

Hex editing solution[citation needed]
Open Tsonic_win.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Go to offset 0x174130. Change the byte from 64 to A4 (additive alpha, double sided) or B0 (regular alpha).

Laser indirect effects are disabled in Final Fortress

Use Fix Compilation

Hex editing solution[citation needed]
Open Tsonic_win.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Hex edit the following offsets: 31A800 40 --> 50 31A950 40 --> 50 31AAA0 40 --> 50 31AB79 40 --> 50

Shadow's tornado effect is single-sided

Caused by an incorrect culling materials applied to the model.

Use Fix Compilation

Hex editing solution[citation needed]
Open Tsonic_win.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Then, Go to offset 0x23FEC7 and change the material bytes to 14 E8 E3 CA for double sided tornado effect.

Signal Monitor flickering

Signal flickering animation present in console releases is missing on PC.

Use Fix Compilation

Hex editing solution[citation needed]

Open Tsonic_win.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Next, Go to offset 0x86C30 and paste A1 E4 77 A7 00 83 EC 10 57 8B F9 8A 48 20 84 C9 0F 85 F4 00 00 00 55 8B 68 30 8D 87 BC 00 00 00 8B 08 8B 50 04 8B 40 08 89 4C 24 08 8B 0D 4C 0A 8E 00 89 54 24 0C 8D 54 24 08 89 44 24 10 8B 01 52 50 C7 44 24 1C 00 00 70 41 E8 C1 3E 1C 00 83 C4 08 85 C0 0F 84 AF 00 00 00 8B 47 2C 8B 40 18 C1 E8 12 24 07 04 04 78 09 3C 13 7D 05 A2 76 DD 9D 00 53 8A 1D 76 DD 9D 00 56 BE B8 D8 9D 00 E8 EC FB F9 FF 0F BE 87 B8 00 00 00 B9 20 7D A7 00 5E 5B 8B 44 81 0C 8B 09 50 51 E8 70 00 00 00 C1 E5 0B 83 C4 08 81 E5 FF FF 00 80 79 08 4D 81 CD 00 00 FF FF 45 81 E5 FF FF 00 00 D9 04 AD 08 EE 9D 00 D8 05 74 9F 78 00 D8 0D 54 60 74 00 E8 CD 0A 29 00 D1 E8 0F B6 80 78 6F 48 00 BA 24 7D A7 00 8B 44 82 20 8B 12 50 52 E8 F2 68 1E 00 8B 87 E0 00 00 00 6A 00 68 F0 C0 42 00 50 E8 0F 48 1E 00 E8 BA 47 1E 00 83 C4 14 5D 5F 83 C4 10 C3 FF 74 24 08 FF 74 24 08 E8 C4 68 1E 00 8B 04 24 03 05 7C 18 8E 00 8B 00 85 C0 89 04 24 74 22 A1 E4 77 A7 00 8B 40 30 83 E0 03 0F B6 80 78 6F 48 00 8B 04 85 90 7C A7 00 89 44 24 04 E8 90 68 1E 00 83 C4 08 C3 A1 E4 77 A7 00 83 EC 1C 57 8B F9 8A 48 20 84 C9 0F 85 D9 01 00 00 81 BF E8 00 00 00 00 24 74 C9 0F 84 C9 01 00 00 55 8D AF E4 00 00 00 68 00 40 1C 47 68 00 00 70 41 8B CD E8 0E 11 1A 00 83 C4 08 85 C0 0F 84 A5 01 00 00 56 8D 4C 24 18 51 6A 0E E8 26 5C 1C 00 6A 00 6A 0E E8 CD 5B 1C 00 D9 87 C0 00 00 00 D8 A7 E8 00 00 00 83 C4 10 C7 44 24 1C 00 00 C8 41 C7 44 24 20 00 00 80 3F D8 0D 04 5C 74 00 C7 44 24 24 00 00 88 41 D8 2D 74 9F 78 00 D9 54 24 0C D8 1D 00 62 74 00 DF E0 F6 C4 41 75 26 31 F6 46 E8 91 48 1B 00 8B 54 24 0C 52 8D 44 24 20 50 8D 87 F0 00 00 00 55 E8 6B 49 1B 00 83 C4 0C E8 83 4C 1B 00 53 B3 10 BE B8 D8 9D 00 88 1D 76 DD 9D 00 E8 40 FA F9 FF A1 1C 7D A7 00 85 C0 5B 0F 84 F4 00 00 00 8D 4C 24 10 51 6A 0A E8 86 5B 1C 00 8D 54 24 1C 52 6A 0B E8 7A 5B 1C 00 8D 44 24 1C 50 6A 14 E8 6E 5B 1C 00 6A 05 6A 0A E8 15 5B 1C 00 6A 02 6A 0B E8 0C 5B 1C 00 6A 01 6A 14 E8 03 5B 1C 00 8B 0D 1C 7D A7 00 8B 71 04 6A 00 68 28 2C 75 00 56 E8 5D 57 1C 00 8B 97 F4 00 00 00 6A 02 52 68 C8 2E 74 00 56 E8 29 59 1C 00 8B 87 F0 00 00 00 83 C4 4C 6A 02 50 68 BC 2E 74 00 56 E8 12 59 1C 00 8B 8F F8 00 00 00 6A 02 51 68 D4 2E 74 00 56 E8 FE 58 1C 00 6A 02 55 56 E8 15 57 1C 00 8B 0D 28 7D A7 00 83 C4 2C 85 C9 74 18 0F BE 87 B8 00 00 00 83 F8 03 77 0C 8D 04 85 F4 D1 8D 00 8B 10 89 51 04 A1 1C 7D A7 00 50 E8 B5 45 1E 00 8B 4C 24 10 51 6A 14 E8 69 5A 1C 00 8B 54 24 1C 52 6A 0A E8 5D 5A 1C 00 8B 44 24 28 50 6A 0B E8 51 5A 1C 00 83 C4 1C 8B 4C 24 18 51 6A 0E E8 42 5A 1C 00 83 C4 08 5E 5D 5F 83 C4 1C C3 00 02 01 02 CC CC CC CC. Go to the offsets and replace the bytes in these addresses: 0x64E8F - E8 AB 1E 02 00 0x7348E - E8 AC 38 01 00 0x793D9 - E8 61 D9 00 00 0x352C0C - 84 6D 48 00 Download the modified comobj.one and replace it in the <path-to-game>/dvdroot folder.

Incorrect Theater Lights rendering

The theater lights appear dark in the PC port of the game.

Use Fix Compilation

Hex editing solution[citation needed]

Open Tsonic_win.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Paste write the call offset at 0x4A20C to E8 74 27 2D 00, then place the array to 0x31C984 8D 44 24 FC 50 6A 14 E8 40 B0 F2 FF 6A 02 8B 46 0C 85 C0 74 6F 8B 40 24 85 C0 74 68 8B 88 B0 00 00 00 8B 80 AC 00 00 00 85 C0 74 58 8B 00 85 C0 74 52 2D 00 01 00 00 51 69 D1 00 01 00 00 8B 4C 24 04 83 F9 01 75 23 83 7C 10 04 01 75 07 83 4C 10 08 04 EB 05 83 64 10 08 FB 50 6A 02 6A 14 E8 98 AF F2 FF 83 C4 08 58 EB 0C 83 7C 10 04 01 75 05 83 64 10 08 FB 59 49 75 BD E8 8D FF D2 FF FF 0C 24 75 8A 83 C4 04 E8 70 AF F2 FF 83 C4 08 C3

Odd Vertex Paint rendering for the root ball in Frog Forest

The vertex paint disappears from the model.

Use Fix Compilation

Hex editing solution[citation needed]
Open Tsonic_win.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Go to offset 0xDDC4B, change the material flag pointer byte from 60 to 78 to remove the bug and then save. The vertex paint will remain on the model at all costs.

Transparency bugs for certain game objects

This issue is caused by incorrect object alpha blending modes being used in the PC port of the game.

Use Sonic Heroes Transparency Blending Fixes

Inconsistent teleporter warp light appearance

How to restore the wrap light effects[citation needed]
Open Tsonic_win.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Go to offsets 0x1BAD5, and 0x1B878, then change both from 06 to 02. Download and install the Heroes Console Restoration mod.

Big the Cat's fur stripes are missing

Big the Cat's in-game model in the PC port of the game shipped with a broken texture container, causing his fur stripes to go missing.

Use Big the Cat Texture Fix

Incorrect colors on Metal Sonic

Metal Sonic has incorrect ENV maps and colors in the PC port of the game.

Use Metal Sonic Fix

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8	Minimal required DirectX version listed is 9.0b, however the game uses D3D8 for rendering. For D3D9 support use external wrapper such as D3D8To9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Criware	ADX format music files.
Cutscenes	Criware	Sofdec format FMV files.

Modifications

Reloaded-II

How to install Reloaded-II

Download and install the required dependencies for Reloaded-II from the following links: .NET 5 Desktop Runtime (x86) .NET 5 Desktop Runtime (x64) Visual C++ Redist 2015, 2017 and 2019 (x86 and x64 versions) Download the latest stable release of Reloaded-II here. Extract the contents of the Release.zip file to its own folder in a convenient location on the computer. Launch Reloaded-II.exe, then click the Add Application button (represented by a single + symbol) → New, then add Tsonic_win.exe to the loader. Click the Advanced Tools & Options drop-down menu and click Deploy ASI Loader and check Auto-Inject to load mods automatically. Click Manage Mods (represented by three gears) and ensure the installed mods are enabled for Sonic Heroes' mod manager. Note: Reloaded-II Sharp Lib mods are not required to appear in the game's mod manager and will work in the background. Click the game's executable icon in Reloaded-II, and re-arrange the dependencies for mods to be on top. Recommended mod order example: TONNER CRI FileSystem Hook SH SH Essentials: Graphics After configuring and arranging the mods, click Launch Application to run the game. The game should be able to launch with the mods installed.

Featured mods

Bugfixes/improvements

• Heroes Console Restoration - Reinstates textures, objects, effects, animations, and more from console versions back into the PC version.
• XBOX Quality Media - Ports over the music, full-motion videos, sound effects, and voice-overs from the Xbox port, which are higher quality compared to the other versions. The files are based on the English version of the game. Japanese version can be found here.
• Dialogue Volume Fix - Rebalances the sound mixing of the in-game dialogue voices. Only applies to the English dub.
• Speed Formation Damage Stun Fix - Fixes the Speed formation character's damage hit-stun bug in the PC version.
• Smoother Rain Particle Effects - Smooths out the pixelated rain particle effects texture the PC version shipped with.
• Extended Draw Distance - Increases the rendering draw distance of stages.

Enhancements

• Definitive Character Visual Overhaul - A collection of enhanced yet faithful character models and removes the "shininess" (specular highlights) from the character models.
• Sonic Heroes AI Enhanced HD Textures - Enhanced HD-quality texture pack with upscaled Gigapixel AI using neural networks (work-in-progress).
• SH AI Enhanced HD Texture unofficial patch - Cover some textures that are not upscaled by the base mod.
• Real ESRGAN Frog Forest Fix - Replaces the path textures from the base mod with clear, higher-quality versions that a faithful to the original textures.
• 4X GUI - Higher resolution GUI and HUD graphics that are either faithfully redrawn or AI upscaled four times their original resolution while a few liberties where taken with update the game's UI elements. Not compatible with character and object mods unless they have been combined with this one. Must be applied over the mod files for SH Essentials: Widescreen Revamp and Definitive Character Visual Overhaul.
• HD Rings - A port of SoloSlacker's HD Rings for Sonic Adventure DX, featuring various ring models and texture options while removing the low-quality LOD rings.

Miscellaneous

• E3 Title Screen - A recreation of the game's title screen from the E3 prototype (which are left in the final version's files) and supports up to 18:9 aspect-ratios. Must be placed below SH Essentials: Widescreen Revamp in the priority list.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98SE	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 866 MHz AMD Athlon 850 MHz	Intel Pentium IV 1.4 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1800+
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 256 ATI Radeon SDR 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible	Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 9000 64 MB of VRAM
Other	12X CD-ROM