Difference between revisions of "Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I"

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Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
Developers

	Dimps
	Sonic Team
Publishers
	Sega
Release dates
Windows	January 19, 2012

Contents 1 Availability 2 Game data 2.1 Configuration file(s) location 2.2 Save game data location 2.3 Save game cloud syncing 3 Video settings 3.1 Widescreen resolution 4 Input settings 5 Audio settings 5.1 Localizations 5.2 Mute on focus lost 6 Issues fixed 6.1 Run the game at screen refresh rate 6.2 Mouse cursor visible during gameplay 7 Other information 7.1 API 8 System requirements 9 Notes 10 References


⤏ 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

General information

Official site

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\main.conf^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202530/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Sonic_vis_save.dat^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\data.txt^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202530/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Configuration utility general settings.

Template:Video settings

By default, game renders 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]
Download this patched executable. Extract to `<path-to-game>`. Leaderboard can't be accessed and achievements can't be unlocked.^[2]

Replace files^[1]

Download this patched executable.
Extract to <path-to-game>.

Leaderboard can't be accessed and achievements can't be unlocked.^[2]

Input settings

Configuration utility keyboard remapping.

Configuration utility controller settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Spanish
French
German
Italian
Japanese

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background^[3]
Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better. Start the game and press `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`← Backspace` to toggle Special K's Control Panel. Expand Window Management and Input/Output Behavior. Enable Mute Game under Background Behavior.

Issues fixed

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]
Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created. Open `<path-to-game>\d3d9.ini` or `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\Sonic_vis.exe\SpecialK.ini` depending on the installation method you used. Change `TargetFPS=0.0` to `TargetFPS=60.0`. Change `RefreshRate=-1` to `RefreshRate=0`.

Set screen refresh rate^[3]

Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\Sonic_vis.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
Change TargetFPS=0.0 to TargetFPS=60.0.
Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0.

Mouse cursor visible during gameplay

Auto-hide mouse cursor^[3]
Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better. Start the game and press `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`← Backspace` to toggle Special K's Control Panel. Expand Input Management and Mouse Cursor. Enable Hide When Not Moved and adjust Seconds Before Hiding to your liking.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (202530) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ 3DCenter Forum - Einzelnen Beitrag anzeigen - Antialiasing - Kompatibilitätsbits - Sammelthread
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=210551911
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-09-18

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-# Install Special K by following the [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide]. Manual local installation may work better.
+# Install Special K by following the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide]. Manual local installation may work better.
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+# Install Special K by following the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide]. Manual local installation may work better.
 # Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
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-# Install Special K by following the [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide]. Manual local installation may work better.
+# Install Special K by following the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide]. Manual local installation may work better.
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