Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed cover
Developers
Sumo Digital
Publishers
Sega
Release dates
Windows January 31, 2013
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog CD 1996
Sonic 3D Blast 1997
Sonic & Knuckles Collection 1997
Sonic R 1998
Sonic Adventure DX 2003
Sonic Heroes 2004
Sonic Riders 2006
Sonic Mega Collection Plus 2007
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing 2010
Sonic 3D Blast (2010) 2010
Sonic the Hedgehog 2010
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine 2010
Sonic Spinball 2010
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2011
Sonic 3 & Knuckles 2011
Sonic Adventure DX (2011) 2011
Sonic Generations 2011
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2012) 2012
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I 2012
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II 2012
Sonic Adventure 2 2012
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 2013
Sonic Adventure DX (Steam) 2014
Sonic Dash 2014
Sonic Lost World 2015
Sonic Mania 2017
Project Sonic 2017 2017

Key points

Very well optimized for Low-End Graphic Cards.
Free Downloadable Contents through updates.
Touchscreen mode is available for this game.

General information

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

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Gamesplanet
Steam
Uplay (US/Canada)
All versions require Steam DRM.

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name Notes
Metal Sonic & Outrun Contains 1 new racer and a new race track
Ryo Hazuki Contains 1 new racer
Yogscast Contains 1 new racer

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Use intro skip[citation needed]
  1. Download the Intro Skip Files.
  2. Extract to <path-to-game>\Data\movies

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SART\

Save game data location[edit]

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\212480\remote\

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Graphics settings in launcher.
Graphics settings in launcher.
Advanced graphics settings in launcher.
Advanced graphics settings in launcher.
Video options can't be change in-game. You must launch the configuration tool to change video settings.
Graphics option Option WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Letterboxed to 16:9 with narrower aspect ratios. Use Flawless Widescreen.
Multi-monitor
Use Flawless Widescreen.
Ultra-widescreen
Use Flawless Widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Force in the graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA. Tutorial on forcing SSAA (AMD) or MSAA (Nvidia) found Section 3 on this guide
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Enable if the game stutters.[1]
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Physics are capped to 60 FPS[2] Internal frame rate capper in place. For best result use external frame rate capper to cap game to 60 FPS or disable game's vsync to use game's internal capper.

Input settings[edit]

Control settings in game.
Control settings in game.
Input settings in launcher.
Input settings in launcher.
Key rebinding in launcher. From left: Keyboard, XInput and DirectInput.
Key rebinding in launcher. From left: Keyboard, XInput and DirectInput.
Key and controller bindings must be changed in the configuration tool. Inversion and vibration options must be changed in-game.
Supports motion controls under Windows 8.
Keyboard and mouse Native Notes
Remapping
Only one player can use the keyboard
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
XInput recommended; DirectInput supported, but somewhat broken.[citation needed]
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Menu buttons can't be rebound.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Other
Touchscreen optimised
Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings in game.
Audio settings in game.
Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, FX, Announcer, and Steam Voice Chat.
Surround sound
Auto configures up to 5.1 output[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language settings in launcher.
Language settings in launcher.
Language UI Audio CC Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Versus, Co-op
Local players can go online too. Co-op career mode supports 4 players.[4]
LAN play
10 Versus
Players on the same network will be directly connected. Requires an internet connection for Steam authentication.[5]
Online play
10 Versus
Matchmaking is not Region locked. However, if you have 128 friends who own the game, entering Matchmaking will crash the game. Only fix is to remove friends who own the game from your friends list.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
It's possible to play private games.
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Players can create custom matches, but P2P networking is still used.
Direct IP
Players must join other friends through their Steam profiles. Additionally, there's a way to make matchmaking lobbies private.

Private Matchmaking lobbies[edit]

Private matches can be created more easily by using the Custom Game option. This method is intended for private ranked matchmaking lobbies only.
  • Although not an official option, it is possible to play privately on matchmaking mode by using the -internalid command line argument.[6]
  • This option will force the game to connect only with players who are using the same internalid.
Instructions[citation needed]
  • Syntax: -internalid secret_text
  • Example: -internalid SegaDoesWhatNintendont
  • Any player who wants to join your lobby must set this argument first.
  • Argument must be removed before playing in public matches.
How to set arguments (launch options) on Steam[6]
  1. In your Steam library, right-click the game and open its Properties.
  2. Click on Set launch options...
  3. Add the above launch options.

VR support[edit]

3D modes Native Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
Instructions.

Issues fixed[edit]

Stuttering[edit]

Stuttering can be caused by high frame rates (>60 FPS).
Enable V-sync[citation needed]
  • Turning on V-sync resolves this problem.[7]

Launcher.exe has stopped working (Windows 8)[edit]

Application crashes with error message: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Use compatibility mode[citation needed]
  • Running Launcher.exe in compatibility mode for Windows 7 will fix this error.

Low Audio Volume[edit]

Volume level is very soft in game.
Disable automatic volume adjustments[citation needed]
  • Fix the issue by going to Control Panel => Hardware and Sound => Sound. On the communications tab, choose "do nothing" (Note: This fix also applies to Batman: Arkham Origins).

Issues unresolved[edit]

Missing objects on ATI Radeon HD3000[edit]

(also on entry-level Radeon HD4000; mid- and high-end models work fine)

Objects like the water and boost pads, essential to gameplay, will not render at all.[8]
No single fix for every system.
  • This is a driver issue, and not much can be done about it.
  • It may be partially fixed by messing about with the game's settings and window (minimizing, moving it, or even opening UAC prompts),[9] but even this will only make the objects slightly visible and still hard to see.

Shadow stripes[edit]

This occurs on some old NVIDIA GPUs, like the GeForce 7600GS (AGP8x). Unfortunately, there is no known fix.[10]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes CRI Movie
Multiplayer Steamworks

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent 2.4 GHz Intel i5 or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
2 GB (Vista, 7, 8)
2 GB (XP)
4 GB (Vista, 7, 8)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6.7 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Shader model 3.0 support

References

  1. SASRT PC known issues, bugs & potential fixes! :: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed General Discussion - Under "Gameplay" section
  2. New Game Update Now Live! (3rd May 2013) :: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed General Discussion
  3. PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
  4. How's splitscreen? :: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed General Discussions
  5. Steam Community Discussions: Developer's post on LAN support
  6. 6.0 6.1 Steam Community Discussions: internalid discussion
  7. https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/188kl2/gmg_sonic_racing_transformed_2249_25_off/c8cntxz
  8. "Setting Up, Troubleshooting, Configuring and Optimizing the Game – Noob & Pro Guide" on Steam Community Guides, section 5.7 - ATI HD3XXX Missing Water / Corruption
  9. YouTube video: ATI Radeon HD3000 fix, by SuperBlooop
  10. "Setting Up, Troubleshooting, Configuring and Optimizing the Game – Noob & Pro Guide" on Steam Community Guides, section 5.8 - Game's too Dark / Shadow Stripes