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Sonic Riders
Developers
Publishers
Engines
Sega NN Graphics Library[1]
Release dates
WindowsNovember 17, 2006
Reception
IGDB70
Taxonomy
ModesSingleplayer, Multiplayer
PacingReal-time
PerspectivesThird-person
ControlsDirect control
GenresRacing
VehiclesHovercraft, Motorcycle
Art stylesAnime, Cartoon
ThemesFantasy
SeriesSonic the Hedgehog

Controller not working for the game I'm having a bit of trouble having my ps4 controller get recognized by the game. I'm using DS4 tool to mask my controller as a 360 pad to play games on pc, and it works fine for games that require 360/xinput pads like Dark souls 2 and Super meat boy, but Sonic just stopped working for it all of a sudden. I was playing the game fine last night but this morning when I tried to play, sonic kept doing cartwheels when I wasn't pressing anything. I unplugged the controller and it worked fine with the keyboard, but the problem started again as soon as I plugged the controller back in. I even tried remapping the controls but that didn't work. Jul 10, 2020 Open the Sonic Config tool and see if your Nvidia card is present (it really should be), and of course, choose it. Now start Sonic, and it will probably work. If not, try running the Sonic Config again and this time deliberately select the non-Nvidia card. Try starting Sonic again. Nov 12, 2011 Sean Barrett - very high-level analysis of System Shock 1 source code release - Duration: 4:23:18. Valentin Kozin 1,817 views. I'm not OP but I'm having trouble with this too. I used the x360ce and it seems like it worked but the game still doesn't recognize the controller. I don't know if I was using it wrong or what but I can't get it to work. I have a Logitech Gamepad F310 if it matters. You need to open Keyboard.cfg and change 'Player InputWay' to 1.

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  • 2Game data
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  • 5Audio
  • 6Network
  • 7Issues fixed
  • 8Other information

Sonic Generations Controller Not Working Remote

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Key points

No in-game quit option. Must use Alt+F4 to quit.
3-4 player modes from the console versions are absent on the PC version and can only be played with up to 2 players.
Unfavorable to the console versions in many ways, including missing graphical elements (such as the heat wave effect in Egg Factory), characters' pupils being stationary in Story Mode cutscenes, FMV playback occasionally being choppy, and several in-game lines being excluded.

Availability[edit]

SourceDRMNotesKeysOS
Retail SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 1].
Retail Available in the 'Sonic PC Collection' bundle.
SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
This game is not available digitally.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

SystemLocation
Windows SaveConfig.ini[Note 2]

Save game data location[edit]

SystemLocation
Windows SaveGame Data##save.dat[Note 2]

Video[edit]

External graphics and sound settings
Graphics featureStateWSGFNotes
Widescreen resolution Use Sonic Riders HD Resolution Patch or WSGF Widescreen Patch (has aspect ratio adjustments)
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen Use Sonic Riders HD Resolution Patch or WSGF 21:9 Patch (has aspect ratio adjustments)
4K Ultra HD Use Sonic Riders HD Resolution Patch or WSGF Widescreen Patch (has aspect ratio adjustments)
Field of view (FOV)See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowedSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)Toggleable on/off.
Vertical sync (Vsync)See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPSOptional 30, 15, and 10 FPS caps available.
120+ FPSCapped at 60 FPS.

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Change FOV with Cheat Engine[citation needed]
  1. Download and install Cheat Engine.
  2. Download the WSGF attachment.
  3. Use the included Cheat Table file to adjust the FOV values.
Change FOV with hex edit[citation needed]
  1. Open d3dx9_25.dll with a hex editor such as HxD.
  2. Go to offset 0x3F9A9.
  3. Replace bytes 00 00 80 BF with bytes representing your float value multiplier at a negative value (default multiplier is -1.0). Remember to invert the byte order to Little Endian.

Notes

Use this online float to hex converter.
If the code is replaced with the command to jump to allow the extending of vertical fov at 0x3F9A9, replace bytes 00 00 80 3F at 0x1F8F3A with bytes representing your float value multiplier in a positive value (default multiplier here is 1.0).
FOV multiplier values lower than -0.75 or 0.75 will also cause blue clipping on geometry.

Input[edit]

External gamepad settings
Keyboard and mouseStateNotes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller supportLauncher only works with Keyboard & Mouse.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
DualShock 4 controllersLacks native support. Use DS4Windows as a workaround.
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modesunknown
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedbackDespite a vibration option being available in the Options menu, it does not seem to work when enabled.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  • External keyboard rebinding

Audio[edit]

Audio featureStateNotes
Separate volume controlsSliders for BGM and SE/VOICE available in the external launcher.
Surround soundSupports up to 7.1.[4]
SubtitlesLimited to cutscenes in Story Mode only; cannot be disabled. Voiced dialogue during races, such as pre and post-race lines and play-by-play commentary, are not subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

In-game text language settings
LanguageUIAudioSubNotes
English
Japanese
SpanishCastilian.
French
German
Italian
Controller

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

TypeNativePlayersNotes
Local play2 Versus
The PC version supports 4 player gameplay like the console versions without issues. However, the developers decided to disallow 4 players in the game's menu code and did not implement reading of inputs for players 3 and 4 (their input data is still stored). Through hacking, playing 4 players is possible.[5]
LAN play
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Issues fixed[edit]

Occasional freezes during the loading screen[edit]

Update the d3dx9_25.dll file[citation needed]
  1. Go to %Windir%system32.
  2. Copy the latest d3dx9_.dll file, which happens to be d3dx9_43.dll, to the game directory.
  3. Delete the original d3dx9_25.dll from the game directory.
  4. Rename d3dx9_43.dll to d3dx9_25.dll.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specsSupportedNotes
Direct3D9.0c

System requirements[edit]

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)2000, XP
Processor (CPU)Intel Pentium III or AMD equivalent running at 1.0 GHz or higher Intel Pentium 4 running at 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)128 MB256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)3 GB
Video card (GPU)Direct3D compatible video card
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
OtherDirectSound-compatible sound card, Windows compatible keyboard and mouse
Windows 98SE and ME also launch the game fine, but are not officially supported.

Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRMdoes not work on Windows 10[2] and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
  2. 2.02.1When 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).

References

  1. Verified by User:Sewer56lol on 2019-11-03
    Confirmed via checking file formats and embedded strings in executable: nn Ver 1.18.43 Build:Sep 14 2006 15:08:29, SEGA NN Library for Direct G1.1
  2. Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
  3. Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
  4. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2020-05-09
    Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
  5. Verified by User:Sewer56lol on 2019-11-03
    I will make a patch for this someday. [https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sonic-riders-pc-hacking-info.28359/#post-919475 Relevant forum post.)

If Sonic Generations crashes, Sonic Generations will not start, Sonic Generations not installing, there are no controls in Sonic Generations, no sound in game, errors happen in Sonic Generations – we offer you the most common ways to solve these problems.

Be sure to update your graphics card drivers and other software

Before letting out all of your bad feelings toward development team, do not forget to go to the official website of your graphics card manufacturer and download the latest drivers. There are often specially prepared optimized drivers for specific game. You can also try to install a past versions of the driver if the problem is not solved by installing the current version. It is important to remember that only the final version of the video card driver must be loaded – try not to use the beta version, since they can have some terrible bugs.

Do not also forget that for good game operation you may need to install the latest version DirectX, which can be found and downloaded from official Microsoft website.

Sonic Generations not starting

Many of the problems with games launching happen because of improper installation. Check, if there was any error during installation, try deleting the game and run the installer again, but before install don't forget to disable antivirus – it may often mistakenly delete files during installation process. It is also important to remember that the path to the folder with a game should contain only Latin characters and numbers.

You also have to check whether there is enough space on the HDD for installation. You can also try to run the game as an administrator in compatibility mode with different versions of Windows.

Sonic Generations crashes. Low FPS. Friezes. Hangs

Your first solution to this problem install new drivers for a video card. This action can drastically rise game FPS. Also, check the CPU and memory utilization in the Task Manager (opened by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + ESCAPE). If before starting the game you can see that some process consumes too many resources - turn off the program or simply remove this process from Task Manager.

Next, go to the graphics settings in the game. First – turn off anti-aliasing and try to lower the setting, responsible for post-processing. Many of them consume a lot of resources and switching them off will greatly enhance the performance, and not greatly affect the quality of the picture.

Sonic Generations crashes to the desktop

If Sonic Generations often crashes to the desktop, try to reduce quality of the graphics. It is possible that your PC just does not have enough performance and the game may not work correctly. Also, it is worth to check out for updates - most of today's games have the automatic patches installation system on startup if internet connection is available. Check to see whether this option is turned off in the settings and switch it on if necessary.

Black of black screen in the Sonic Generations

The most common issue with black screen is a problem with your GPU. Check to see if your video card meets the minimum requirements and install the latest drivers. Sometimes a black screen is the result of a lack of CPU performance.

If everything is fine with your hardware and it satisfies the minimum requirements, try to switch to another window (ALT + TAB), and then return to the game screen.

Sonic Generations is not installed. Installation hangs

First of all, check that you have enough space on the HDD for installation. Remember that to work properly installer requires the declared volume of space, plus 1-2 GB of additional free space on the system drive. In general, remember this rule – you must always have at least 2 gigabytes of free space on your system drive (usually it's disk C) for temporary files. Otherwise, the games and the other software may not work correctly or even refuse to start.

Problems with the installation may also be due to the lack of an internet connection or it's instability. Also, do not forget to stop the antivirus for the time game installation – sometimes it interferes with the correct file copy, or delete files by mistake, mistakenly believing they are viruses.

Saves not working in Sonic Generations

By analogy with the previous solution, check for free space on HDD - both on where the game is installed, and the system drive. Often your saves are stored in a folder of documents, which is separate from the game itself.

Sonic Generations Controller Not Working

Controls not working in Sonic Generations

Sometimes the controls in game do not work because of the simultaneous connection of multiple input devices. Try disabling gamepad, or, if for some reason, you have two connected keyboards or mouses, leave only one pair of devices. If your gamepad does not work, remember - the games usually officially support only native Xbox controllers. If your controller is defined in system differently - try using software that emulates the Xbox gamepad (eg, x360ce - step by step manual can be found here).

No sound in Sonic Generations

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Check if the sound works in other programs. Then check to see if the sound is turned off in the settings of the game, and whether there is correct audio playback device selected, which is connected your speakers or headset. After this check volumes in system mixer, it can also be turned off there.

Sonic Generations Controller Not Working Pc

If you are using an external audio card - check for new drivers at the manufacturer's website.





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