Sonic Generations Hacking (and More!)

Since you guys seem to be decompiling shaders... Would it be possible to recompile these shaders in some other engine like unity or UDK?

 

Don't know about others, but I don't decompile shaders, I just disable them in config files. Well, it must be possible to decompile them into some ASM-like code, but will it be useful? You can still get a LOAD of shader source code from the UT3, Crysis archives, etc.

 

Yeah, that's a problem for tight stages like that. The alternatives you have are either making some cameras that line up to the right places for platforming or exploring there, or just don't design tight turns like the ones in the video. The camera works fine for big and open spaces though, and I think that's what a lot of people wanted so no big issue there I guess.

 

Anyway you can make the right analog stick work as a sort of free camera, or is that not possible with the generations camera?

 

It appears the right analogue stick camera controls were removed.

 

Wasn't the camera mode in Unleashed though? if so, isn't there anyway to port it back at all or recreate it?

 

It definitely was in Unleashed. I can't remember how useful it was though. Was there a button to make the camera face the direction Sonic was facing too, or just rotating the camera? Either way, I wish it was as simple as it is to change the homing attack to the x button like in Unleashed(You just change a value). If there were camera controls in the game, someone probably would have figured out how to enable it by now.

 

*Image heavy post incoming*

The editor now accepts GIA lightmaps and converts it so the game can use it.







I generated them via Vray for about an hour and a half in a fairly medium resolution, but it's nowhere near final as I'm still learning how to use it properly. As long as you generate them to be compatible with the editor, you'll be able to import it just fine. Max + Vray is NOT a requirement.

Funny thing is it actually looks a bit too dark ingame, so I'm searching in the XMLs to tweak it a bit more. It should actually look like this(from the editor, the diffuse textures are unmodified, those are indeed GIA maps over it):






*votes for a private rendering network farm exclusive for Retro*

 

Oh HNNNG.

 

I literally thought the same thing when I saw this (Yes, I thought HNNNNGGGG)

No other word can describe this. We've made all the progress we made in SADX and more in a fraction of a time. Truly you are a god.

Sonic 06 as you imagined it. Make it so.

 

Dario, everyday you aren't a Tech Member is a day without justice.

 

What's with Sonic's and the Egg Fighters' lighting being so off? Isn't that handled by the GIA too?

 

It's not. Nor is the light-field, which reflects light onto objects. I can generate the lights fine(gotta read them from the export). About the light-field, I still have to crack that.

The dynamic objects use separate light objects, while the terrain just doesn't care about it and is dependant on the GIA.

 

This is honestly frontpage-worthy.

 

I'm happy to tell you I worked my ass off today making the materials for Whomp's Fortress actually look right this time |D (also I ripped the stage model for Dario but tbh he coulda done that himself if he googled enough; less work for him though I suppose. Derp.)



Now imagine that but with the GIA. HOT DAMN.

 

What have you done. This is beyond amazing. This is spectacular. Honestly, I can't wait for this to lead on to major things, and I'm sure others are eagerly awaiting any kind of new post regarding this subject. Congratulations.

 

As usual, fantastic work guys. Can't wait to see more.

Anyway, I was looking around some of the xml files, and I noticed Replay.prm.xml in #SystemCommon.ar.00. Interestingly, some of the xml is still Japanese. When you translate these, you get "Camera Settings", "Free Camera", and "Player Tracking Camera". Anyone know what this is used for? Maybe for making replays and pretty trailers?

 

So, I have some questions. Level designers are going to need to know:

- how large the sonic object is in units
- how many units sonic can travel in 5 seconds without boost
- how many units sonic can travel in 10 seconds with & without boost
- how tall a generic building is in relation to sonic
- how wide a road is in relation to sonic
- the maximum slope angle sonic can walk up
- Sonic's maximum jump height
- maximum homing lock distance
- how to set sonic's spawn location

That's all I can think of now.