Sonic Generations Hacking (and More!)

I have to say a very well done to you guys. All this stuff would have been beyond me, personally, and quite frankly, this is good enough to negate the need for DLC.

 

This is a public service announcement.

Havok Collision can now be ported into Generations flawlessly without crashes on exiting the level, and previewing collision is possible no matter how complex the geometry. You simply need up to* 3D Studio Max 2011 edition, as well as the Havok 2010 2.0 Content Tools.

Thank you for your time.


* = edited May 02. Sorry for confusion lol.

EDIT: Losers can also use Maya/XSI.

 

That's awesome! Do you know about any still-lingering consistency issues with Unleashed collision meshes in Generations, such as the one Dario mentioned regarding death planes?

 

Andrew will you please update the front page to inform everybody that the game itself has been cracked wider than Humpty Dumpty and that custom levels are an ongoing event? :U

EDIT: iGamr, that was a compatability issue with formats. We were using Havok 3.0. Generations uses 2.0 since its development started in 2010 (or earlier and they decided to upgrade?). The discovery of the game being horrifically stable with version 2.0 means we'll be able to port EVERYTHING













.... except Cool Edge. Ice makes the game cry. So no slip sliding away, sorry guys (not that anyone really gives a shit :U)

 

At this point that OP really needs a serious overhaul(we're not cracking the demo anymore lol). Plus a nice handy link to the Sonic Community Hacking Guide: Sonic Generations wiki page.

Also should include a link to GW's topic for music replacement since that's a pretty common request.

Anyway, quoting this because it's really important.

This doesn't mean you all have to rollback your favourite 3D edition software for doing custom stages. Just keep a separate version around for exporting COLLISION, you can still do your terrain in any favourite 3D editor you want. Just as you can do your collision in anything else and just export it out to Max 2011(Max 2012 can save files for Max 2011, so Max 2012 users won't have any much more trouble).

Either Havok Content Tools(2010.2.0, 64-bit) or (2010.2.0) will work fine.

EDIT: I can really confirm the Havok thing was the issue. Even now I could finally do Empire City without crashing when quitting.

 

...Does "everything" include things such as the Jungle Joyride teleport? (I'm also a bit curious as to how you guys plan to work with the lack of... Egg Chasers? Aero Chasers? Whatever you call them.)

 

Well ones things for sure, since your on now mind changing the topic and subtopic title? this has gone far beyond resources now. "Sonic Generations Hacking." seems alright.

 

What about 2012? Have you tried it with 2012?

Also, is this where we get it from?
http://software.intel.com/sites/havok/en/

 

Man, Wave Ocean seems like such a better level through Generation's eyes as it is already. I'd love to see a playable version of 2006 result from this some day.

 

We had been using 2012 up to this point. It's the main reason of the crashes. Your best bet is to just use the version Sonic Team(or Devil's Details) used for this game, which is the one above.

Yes.

 

Looks like he fixed the final loop. Things are really looking good for Generations, and I can't wait for plenty of levels to be released :D.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zceZk2IbM8o&feature=g-u-u[/youtube]

 

Man, there are some areas (bumpers and the loop) that really could use some custom camera work, but that's pretty cool.

 

My favourite modern level. Oh, God!
MAN, I FUCKING LOVED THIS WORK. I FUCKING LOVE YOU FOR THIS!!

EDIT: I forgot to say how is impressive the work you did with Wave Ocean, RandomIP. What a great job!

 

Why are you quoting a 3 months old video? :v:

EDIT: And that ain't RandomIP's video. O_o

 

3DS Max 2011 is not needed. I use Max 2010 with the Havok 2010 RC2 plugin and it works fine.

 

He just means up to 2011(told him to correct it), since that's as far as the Havok 2.0 plugin will go. (hk_2010_2.0_r1 that is)

AFAIK that Havok version supports as low as Max 9.0 as well.