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Key points
- This game is more suitable with a controller.
- The Unleashed Project Mod comes with extra stages along with many graphical improvements and an optimized graphical renderer, the mod's content itself being optional.
- Active modding community.
- Some slight performance issues.
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 Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
Availability
- All versions require Steam.
Essential improvements
Unleashed Project Mod
The Unleashed Project Mod comes with Sonic Unleashed day stages ported from the Xbox 360 version with many graphical improvements and a graphics renderer that provides graphical and stability improvements to the mod and base game.
High Resolution Shadows
- Only for the shadows cast by dynamic objects
- Works for base game and for the Unleashed Project Mod
There's a way to go beyond the shadow resolution options offered by the game, and it involves some manual modifications to the executable. Step-by-step instructions can be found here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- May occasionally break. See Critical Error.
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
External control settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Some translation issues exist. |
Japanese |
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Spanish |
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Issues fixed
Issues with Nvidia Optimus laptops
Method 1
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
This second method was suggested by ezodagrom, and is reproduced here from a post by BlackLionPT.
Configuration Tool does not open/crashes
- Download and install the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.
- 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
Critical Error
- Complete error states
The detected configuration does not match your current hardware. Please run the configuration tool.
Crash when trying to play online ranking mode
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 (2x2.0GHz) or AMD equivalent
| Intel Core i5 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB (Windows XP)/3 GB (Vista, 7) |
3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
11 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2900 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/71340/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (71340) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References