DxWnd can make practically any game/application that is fullscreen go into windowed mode (even the most stubborn ones!; e.g. Chicken Invaders 1). A fantastic frame limiter for non-D3D and D3D games, windower, CD audio fixes etc, a great package. Bobo-ladouche Posted. ###The mod.ini file The mod.ini file is a mod configuration file that details all the user-friendly information about your mod, as well as how CPKREDIR should load the mod. The version of the format used in Sonic Generations Mod Loader is a variation on the format used in SonicGMI, with some minor changes/additions here and there. Sonic Mania was released on PC on August 29, 2017. You know what that means! That means a bunch of talented people have made mods for the game. While most of them don’t really make the game play. A mod has been created to fully disable frustum culling, which will eliminate the issue of geometry loading late. To use the mod, you must install it the same way as any other Sonic Generations mod would be installed using SonicGMI or HedgeModManager.
Sonic Mega Collection Plus| Developers |
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| Publishers |
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| Release dates |
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| Windows | March 31, 2006 |
| Reception |
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| IGDB | 78 |
- 2Essential improvements
- 3Game data
- 6Audio
- 7Other information
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Warnings Mass effect 2 squad outfits.
- SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
| ⤏ Go to series page |
| Sonic CD (1996) | 1996 |
| Sonic's Schoolhouse | 1996 |
| Sonic 3D Blast | 1997 |
| Sonic & Knuckles Collection | 1997 |
| Sonic R (1998) | 1998 |
| Sonic R (2004) | 2004 |
| Sonic Adventure (series) |
| Sonic Heroes | 2004 |
| Sonic Mega Collection Plus | 2006 |
| Sonic Riders | 2006 |
| Sonic Racing (series) |
| 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 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 |
Key points
- Esc is used to instantly close the game.
- An updated re-release of Sonic Mega Collection previously available on Nintendo GameCube, featuring an emulated collection of 14 Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and 6 Sega Game Gear games. Some games must be unlocked through gameplay, however they can also be unlocked immediately via editing the game's configuration file.
- No option to disable the bilinear filtering used across this collection.
- The ROMs used are the inferior 50 Hz conversions. Use Region Mod as a workaround.
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 1]. |
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| Retail | Available in the 'Sonic PC Collection' bundle. |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This collection is not available digitally, however some of the games featured in this collection have been released digitally elsewhere.
Essential improvements[edit]
Region Mod by Zmiize94[edit]
- Back up the game's original executable before using this mod.
- Allows the option to play between the North America, Japanese, and a fixed European version of this collection, as well as improving the sound quality of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive emulation in this collection. Details on how to use this mod's features can also be found in this video and the included readme file.
| Installing Region Mod[3] |
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- Download the mod here and extract the contents of the zipped archive to
<path-to-game>. - Replace the default executable with the appropriate ones from
<path-to-game>Modded EXE (U for North America, J for Japan, and E for Europe) and rename it to MegaCollectionPlus.
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Ghost Left Input Fix[edit]
- Fixes Gamepad permanent left input bug
- Read-Only has to be turned off to change controls thus Instructions have to be repeated.
| Apply gamepad fix[citation needed] |
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- After setting the desired controls go to
appdataSEGAMegaCollectionPlus. - Open
SETTING.INI file with a text editor and delete all entries that contain BTN_AL_. - Save and right click go into
SETTING.INI properties and set it to Read-Only.
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Bypass configuration launcher[edit]
Launch the game's main executable by using the SonicMegaCollectionExecFromConfigcommand line argument[4] |
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Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%SEGAMegaCollectionPlusSETTING.INI |
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Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%SEGAMegaCollectionPlusSAVEDATA |
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Sonic Generations Windowed Mode Mod 1.12.2
Video[edit]
| Graphics feature | State | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | 4:3 resolutions only. Resolution must be set in SETTING.INI by changing the value of Mode; 0 for 640x480, 1 for 800x600, 2 for 1024x768, 3 for 1152x864, 4 for 1600x1200.[5] |
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| Multi-monitor |
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| Ultra-widescreen |
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| 4K Ultra HD |
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| Field of view (FOV) |
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| Windowed |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) |
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| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Uses a constant bilinear filter used throughout the games which cannot be disabled. |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Always on by default. |
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| 60 FPS | Uses the 50Hz PAL versions of the featured games. Use Region Mod for their 60Hz versions. |
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| 120+ FPS | Games in this collection are capped at either 60 (US/JP version) or 50 (PAL version) FPS. |
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| High dynamic range display (HDR) |
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Input[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping |
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| Mouse acceleration |
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| Mouse sensitivity | Mouse is not used. |
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| Mouse input in menus |
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| Mouse Y-axis inversion |
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| Controller |
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| Controller support | Uses DirectInput. |
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| Full controller support | Requires pressing Esc or Alt+F4 to exit the game. |
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| Controller remapping | D-pad and Left analog stick are bound to movement and cannot be remapped, which can cause problems for XInput controllers. |
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| Controller sensitivity |
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| Controller Y-axis inversion |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Button prompts | References controls based on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. |
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| Additional information |
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| Controller hotplugging |
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| Haptic feedback |
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| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
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Audio[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Only an option to mute all audio from the configuration launcher. |
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | Voice-overs are only heard in Comix Zone with speech bubbles unrelated to spoken dialogue are used throughout the game. |
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| French |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Spanish |
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| Italian |
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Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 |
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| Shader Model support | 3.0 |
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Unlock all games instantly[edit]
| Adding the following to the game's configuration file[6] |
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- Go to the configuration file location.
- Open
SETTINGS.INI. - Scroll down to the section under
[ETC] and add the following underneath the line DELETE_TEX_LINE: SELECT_ALL_GAMES=1. - Save the changes. You should now be able to play all games featured in this collection.
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Windowed Mode Keys
System requirements[edit]
| Windows |
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| Minimum | Recommended |
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| Operating system (OS) | 2000 SP4 | XP |
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| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz |
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| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 320 MB |
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| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.2 GB |
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| Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
Sonic Generations Windowed Mode Mod Curseforge
- ↑SafeDisc retail DRMdoes not work on Windows 10[1] and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
References
- ↑Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑Verified by User:AmethystViper on February 4, 2019
- Was able to switch the game's region to North America (which features text from the Xbox version) with this mod when applied to the European Sonic PC Collection bundle re-release.
- ↑Verified by User:AmethystViper on February
- Used this argument founded in the Region Mod's readme file and it bypassed the configuration launcher requirement.
- ↑Verified by User:AmethystViper on February 4, 2019
- Added the '4' in the Mode variable in the configuration file and got a resolution that was 1600x1200 according to ShareX's region capture function in fullscreen mode, but this resolution appears cut-off from the top when played in windowed mode.
- ↑Verified by User:AmethystViper on February 4, 2019
- All games that were previously locked until meeting the requirements to unlock them became immediately available with this config edit.