

It should be an interesting insight into how modding a game that has absolutely zero official modding tools or support works, and all the problems that had to be solved as a result. This also includes an indepth explanation of most replacements, workarounds, and design decisions that made it into the final product. This is a technical breakdown of all the events and research that went into developing this mod, starting from its early inception a month after the release of Sonic Generations for PC/360/PS3. Since it's time for the MOTY voting awards, it sounds like a good time to wrap this up. This is a post that was supposed to come a long time ago, but I never really got around to finishing it in time. Unleashed 360 vs Unleashed Project comparisonĤk Unleashed 360 vs 4k Unleashed Project Screenshotġ080p Unleashed 360 vs 1080p Unleashed Project ScreenshotĬlick on the thumbnails for the full-resolution version. Unleashed Project Configuration without FxPipeline with Low End Mod Unleashed Project Configuration with FxPipeline with Low End Mod There's an optional mod called "Unleashed Project Low End", which simply overrides various settings in the game to try to improve performance as much as possible, while sacrificing many graphical effects. Update: Click on "Download Update" while selecting the FxPipeline shaders to fix the constant blur bug. Once it's available, the Save and Play button will be enabled. Please note this is a one-time operation only. Installing FxPipeline Renderer: Check the "Enable FxPipeline Renderer" box as shown here, and click on the "Create alternate executable" button. Unleashed Project Configuration without FxPipeline Unleashed Project Configuration with FxPipeline Both configuration examples are shown here. If you intend to use the FxPipeline renderer, you should also enable the "Unleashed FxPipeline Shaders" mod the same way. To play the Unleashed Project, simply check the box next to its name on the mods list. Once your game is set up to support mods, all you need to do to play is enable them via SonicGMI. *: Running as administrator is not a requirement, but it seems to help when creating the FxPipeline renderer. If your Sonic Generations exe is not modified yet to support mods, simply click the Install/Uninstall button on the bottom. Run SonicGMI.exe as Administrator* (should be located in the same folder where SonicGenerations.exe is). Simply copy the extracted files to the game's directory. Find where Sonic Generations is stored on your computer.įor example: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\sonic generations" Provides support for special effects from Sonic Unleashed, such as directional shadows, directional light shafts, better motion blur, and much more! (Recommended to use)Įxtract the contents of the file you downloaded to anywhere you want. Alternate and experimental FxPipeline renderer included within the game.S Ranks will require you to speedrun and optimize your route as much as possible.


New Red Ring locations for each level.This new game won't overwrite your current save file (as long as you don't disable savefile redirection), so you can collect Red Rings and have new score and time records. Classic linear progression system for starting a new game.Superior control scheme, player speed, consistent camera control (no wildly changing FOVs or distances that would make a player nauseous and confused), support for various skills (such as Super Sonic), etc.No mandatory RPG elements, no medal collection, no Werehog.Various High-Definition retextures by Lobotomy.Enjoy the new soundtrack arranged by Falk. Brand new White World Stage for level selection.Lots of layout improvements, recreation of gimmicks, and fixing various bugs/glitches. Eight Modern Sonic stages completely readapted from Sonic Unleashed.Stages that had performance problems in the original game now work perfectly (with a proper setup). This means support for unlimited resolutions, high-quality texture filtering and 60 FPS gameplay as long as you have the hardware for it. Music used in trailer - "Unleashed Project - Release Trailer"Īn extended version of this post can be found here. Latest Video Trailer (Downloadable 60 FPS version - Mega - Rapidshare):
