Also quite a few mods have one of these as a dependency, so you’ll want to have them either way. HQ Pre-Rendered Cutscenes by MBeca

In the same way that Generations’ existing stages are based on past games, this “Mystic Cave” mod for Classic Sonic is actually based on the stage of the same name from Sonic 2. Except instead of using Sega’s assets, one very determined fan remade Mystic Cave in Generations in the same spirit that other iconic stages were recreated in Generations. This is a quite-limited thing, there were only 50 of them made in 2021. It was made to be some kind of exclusive at the San Diego Comic Con--so you know it will end up quite rare and expensive. Items like these will go right onto someones' collection-wall. Photo discovered by HedgeyA mod we’ll be covering later in this article will allow you to restore the original beauty of the Hedgehog Engine on PC with Sonic Generations— and rest assured, this mini history lesson on Sonic Unleashed isn’t here for no reason, either…but for now, let’s talk about how you’ll be installing Sonic Generations mods. How To Install Sonic Generations Mods With HedgeModManager

This is a little kids 3 wheel fun play scooter. There are Sonic details all over for an exciting look. Even the rubber grips on the handle bars have Sonic's logo on there. The step board area has a CG STK portrait on there, the wheels light up red and blue when they spin, and there's an extra logo on the front plastic bumper. The front bar is also covered in CG portraits and blue/lines. Not only is Mystic Cave one of the best custom Sonic Generations mods, it’s also one of the very few stages that are actually for Classic Sonic instead of Modern Sonic. An epic, expansive Sonic Generations custom level with multiple routes, a lot of runtime, and way more visual variety than its name or preview thumbnail above may initially give away. This is considered to be one of, if not the best Generations custom level out right now, so definitely give this one a try! Water Palace Recamped by GoalRingMod27 Image Credit: Goalringmod27 on GameBanana Boosts the resolution of the Sonic Generations HUD. To be honest, I don’t think this is strictly necessary since the game’s UI was made for 720p, but certain HUD elements can definitely look a little blown-up at high res. This should fix that. Casino Done Right by Zoney

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That’s right: there’s a dedicated application for managing Sonic Generations mods! Well, Hedgehog Engine and Sonic games in general, not just Generations, but still! Sonic Generations succeeds Sonic Unleashed (and Colors, a Wii-exclusive with similar gameplay), and released on the same consoles with a much more stable 30 FPS cap. However, it did seemingly lose some of the high-quality shading introduced with Unleashed, likely to preserve performance on the console hardware. The Starfall Islands are home to strange creatures Sonic has never encountered before. Use the all-new battle system and skill tree upgrades to fight strategically, combining moves such as dodges, parries, counters, combos, and the new Cyloop ability to take down mysterious foes and colossal titans.

Despite being named The Complete Add-On, this mod also has a dependency on a mod called “SU Restorations”. I’ve included a link to this one later in the article, too, since you can technically just skip the Add-On and run the Unleashed Project on its own. One of the absolute must-have Sonic Generations mods on PC is Better FxPipeline. With Better FXPipeline, you can make several improvements to Generations’ graphics and effects all at once. There are also many fixes made to effects that otherwise don’t work properly at high resolutions, like depth of field or bloom glare. Image Credit: LadyLuna on GameBanana

Caption: Unleashed, the first Hedgehog Engine game, came out in 2008 and it still looks like this! The FPS chugs even in this trailer, though… We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen. Silver lining: the Classic Sonic Improvement Mod works hand-in-hand with this mod (as long as you load it with a lower priority than this one), which I’ve confirmed in my own runs and testing without issue. Shivery Mountainsides by GoalRingMod27 Become Sonic and journey to uncover the mysteries of the remains of an ancient civilization plagued by robotic hordes. With nothing but a handful of questions and a disembodied voice to guide you, set out to save your friends and the enigmatic inhabitants of the Starfall Islands from a colossal, mechanized threat.

If you’re hungry for yet more Sonic Unleashed content and aren’t satiated by the mods above, you may be interested to know that the Wii and PS2 versions of Sonic Unleashed actually had unique level designs that provide a different take on each of the game’s levels. The Unleashed Project is perhaps one of the most ambitious modding campaigns I’ve ever seen, but after a decade of it being present on PC without Sega raising a fuss, I feel pretty comfortable recommending it to you today. The Unleashed Project is a mod that replaces all of the Modern Sonic stages in Sonic Generations with the Act 1 Daytime stages from Sonic Unleashed. While there are several Daytime stages per area in Unleashed, the longest and most unique of them is usually Act 1, so this format works pretty well. So, an important thing to know about Sonic Generations before you start modding it is that the game runs on Sega’s Hedgehog Engine. Specifically, it runs on the first-generation Hedgehog Engine used for PS360-era Sonic games, particularly Generations and Unleashed. Do you have the need to pelt things with suction cup foam darts? Does anyone? Zuru hopes they do because they've got this complicated looking spinning chamber dart shooter that's been totally covered in Sonic imagry.As with all "Trophy Room" type things that are 1-offs, this can't really be collected, but it should certainly be looked at and archived here like this. Very interesting. The Best Sonic Generations Mods: Must-Haves HedgeModManager by thesupersonic16 and others on Github Sonic Generations: REDUX is a complete overhaul mod that gives both Sonics new physics and makes a wide variety of graphical improvements to the game, especially in asset quality, physics, lighting, and so on. At the time of writing it is only a limited demo with support for 3 Modern stages (SS, SH, CC) and the 3 Rival Bosses of the game, but it seems quite promising, so I saw fit to include it here. Cel Shading by Dario A demo of the Classic Sonic Improvement Mod used alongside the Mystic Cave stage mod from yours truly. Water Running Mod by SonicMax