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{{mm}} [http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Sonic_News_Network Sonic News Network] - A massive wiki for the Sonic the Hedgehog universe
 
{{mm}} [http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Sonic_News_Network Sonic News Network] - A massive wiki for the Sonic the Hedgehog universe
 
{{mm}} [http://www.sonicretro.org/ Sonic Retro] - A huge fan site for everything Sonic the Hedgehog. Mods for all the games can be found here
 
{{mm}} [http://www.sonicretro.org/ Sonic Retro] - A huge fan site for everything Sonic the Hedgehog. Mods for all the games can be found here
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{{--}} Locked to 60Hz. No frame skipping; any framedrops will slow the game down.
  
 
== Availability ==
 
== Availability ==
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=== Save game location ===
 
=== Save game location ===
 
{{Game Location Table|
 
{{Game Location Table|
{{Game Location Table/row|Emblem and Chao Files|Steam\SteamApps\common\Sonic Adventure 2\resource\gd_PC\SAVEDATA}}
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{{Game Location Table/row||Steam\SteamApps\common\Sonic Adventure 2\resource\gd_PC\SAVEDATA}}
 
}}
 
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{{mm}} Chao Garden is saved to the file "SONIC2B__ALF"
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{{mm}} Game progression is saved to numbered "SONIC2B__S##" files; one file per slot.
  
 
=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
 
=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes= Cinematics often load with vertical black bars; Steam Community In-Game may cause black screen on load on HD resolutions
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|widescreen resolution notes= Steam Community In-Game may cause black screen on load on HD resolutions
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor              = true
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = Spanned HUD; [[#Centering HUD on multi-monitor setups|fixable]]. Watch out for the [[#Resolution limit on AMD cards|high-resolution bug on AMD cards]].
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
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|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing notes        = Forced via graphics card control panel or Nvidia Inspector(Must create an application profile and add "Sonic2app.exe" to the profile.) Default driver behavior flag in Inspector 0x00000000 works to force MSAA,SGSSAA,TrSSAA,OGSSAA and OGSSAA-Hybrid(8xS for example. You can also add SGSSAA with OGSSAA hybrid as well) <ref>http://www.forum-3dcenter.org/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=9884819&postcount=4724</ref> , FXAA will crash the game on load
 
|antialiasing notes        = Forced via graphics card control panel or Nvidia Inspector(Must create an application profile and add "Sonic2app.exe" to the profile.) Default driver behavior flag in Inspector 0x00000000 works to force MSAA,SGSSAA,TrSSAA,OGSSAA and OGSSAA-Hybrid(8xS for example. You can also add SGSSAA with OGSSAA hybrid as well) <ref>http://www.forum-3dcenter.org/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=9884819&postcount=4724</ref> , FXAA will crash the game on load
|vsync                      = true
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|vsync                      = false
|vsync notes                = 60hz and FPS Lock; Higher refresh rates/FPS will render the game unplayable
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|vsync notes                = Forced on; locked to 60FPS; No frame skipping.
 
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}}
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===Centering HUD on multi-monitor setups===
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[http://www.flawlesswidescreen.org/ Flawless Widescreen] has a fix to center the HUD.
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===Issues===
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====Resolution limit on AMD cards====
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On AMD graphics cards, the menus will not render if the resolution exceeds 4579 x 3965, on either axis.
  
 
==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = Set in launcher or config file.
 
|key remap notes          = Set in launcher or config file.
|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option      =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  = XInput controllers preferred.
 
|controller support notes  = XInput controllers preferred.
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
|full controller notes    =  
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|full controller notes    = Game launcher requires keyboard/mouse.
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  =  
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= No y-axis camera control
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
}}
 
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|mute on focus lost          = true
 
|mute on focus lost          = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes    =  
|eax support                =  
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|eax support                = false
 
|eax support notes          =  
 
|eax support notes          =  
 
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Revision as of 09:14, 22 December 2013

Sonic Adventure 2
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Developers
Sonic Team USA
Publishers
Sega
Release dates
Windows November 9, 2012
Sonic Adventure 2 on Wikipedia
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 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
Locked to 60Hz. No frame skipping; any framedrops will slow the game down.

Availability

Template:Availability Table

For all digital versions, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle is available as separate DLC

Game data

Save game location

Template:Game Location Table

Chao Garden is saved to the file "SONIC2B__ALF"
Game progression is saved to numbered "SONIC2B__S##" files; one file per slot.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

External general settings.

Template:Video settings

Centering HUD on multi-monitor setups

Flawless Widescreen has a fix to center the HUD.

Issues

Resolution limit on AMD cards

On AMD graphics cards, the menus will not render if the resolution exceeds 4579 x 3965, on either axis.

Input settings

External control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB free space
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce 8600
ATI RADEON HD 3650
256 of VRAM
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible sound card