Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ]

[CheatFreak]

Frequently Asked Questions

This is our FAQ section, where we address various issues that there's nothing we can directly fix ourselves, as well as answer general questions about BetterSADX.

Need help with something not covered here? See our troubleshooting topic for information on how to get help.

Q: The installer says I don't have Sonic Adventure DX on Steam installed even though I do.
A: Uninstall the game and Install it again through the Steam client.

Q: My Google Chrome says your hotpatch is malicious! Is it?
A: No, it's absolutely not, Google Chrome seems to mark installers in this size range that delete files (Something the hotpatch needs to do to update you to the latest version) as potentially harmful. Our patcher only modifies files for Sonic Adventure DX. In addition we also scan all our patches with VirusTotal just to make sure and provide you with certainty that there is absolutely no way these files can harm you. You can see the latest scan for the hotpatch here.[www.virustotal.com]

Q: My textures seem screwed up and my characters are invisible! How do I fix this?
A: Typically the reports of this are solved by disabling Raptr's Overlay feature or closing that game client entirely while running the game. It seems to interfere with the game's renderer. If you don't have Raptr and experience this, please comment below with the information detailed above under Troubleshooting.

Q: Where are the save files located?
A: Inside the SteamApps/common/Sonic Adventure DX/SAVEDATA/ folder. You can jump to the install directly by choosing "Browse Local Files" in the properties menu for the game.

Q: The Game Crashes when tabbing out of true fullscreen, how fix?
A: There isn't any way to fix than by playing in windowed fullscreen, which we recommend, we can't correct this issue unfortunately.

Q: How do I uninstall BetterSADX?
A: Well, if you want to uninstall BetterSADX and use the Steam port instead, we would like to know why, so leave a comment below if you would. The process for removal is simple, uninstall the game through either the system uninstall menu or choose to delete local content inside of steam for the game. After this, simply delete the "Sonic Adventure DX" folder from your SteamApps/common/ folder. Note that doing this will also delete your BetterSADX save files, but won't delete your Steam version saves, which are saved in a different location. From there, simply reinstall the game via Steam.

Q: My controller isn't working for the game or I am experiencing issues with the camera spinning, how do I fix this?
A: If your controller isn't working at all, it may be because the Input-Mod doesn't understand your controller type, and you will need to provide an SDL2 mapping for it. You can make one and provide it to the game by following these steps

• Download this SDL2 Gamepad Tool[www.generalarcade.com] and extract the zip file into a suitable location.
  
• Run the tool and click "Create a New Mapping" and press the equivalent buttons as shown on the screen, pressing skip if your controller lacks the appropriate button, and name the mapping after the type/brand of controller you have.
  
• Click on "Copy Mapping String"
  
• Open the Sonic Adventure DX Mod Manager by clicking configure for the game in steam.
  
• Click on "Open Mods Folder" button in the Mod Manager.
  
• Open the folder called "Input-Mod"
  
• Right click in the folder and create a new text file. Name it "gamecontrollerdb.txt" and open it.
  
• Right click in the text file and paste the mapping string into the text document and save it.
  
• Your gamepad should now (In theory) work properly with Sonic Adventure DX.

If the controller is simply rotating the camera, it likely means the input-mod isn't loading at all due to a missing dependency. You are probably missing the Visual C++ 2015 x86 redist, which you may install manually from here.[www.microsoft.com] Patch 3.3a and above now does this automatically, so I would instead recommend you download our latest hotpatch and run that instead to ensure you are using the latest version and fix this issue.

Q: The menus are tiny! Help!
A: That's normal, if you want them to be larger, you can play in a lower resolution, such as 854x480.
The in-game hud can be scaled with the Mod Loader, it's in the options tab. Proper scaling for menus is planned, but currently not actively worked on, it'll get done when it's done.

Q: Where can I get mods?
A: Plenty of places! Here's a few noteworthy places! Note that some of the mods on the below pages are actually included.

• Beta Windy Valley by CorvidDude
  
• Mushroom Zone by CorvidDude[shc.sonicresearch.org]
  
• AutoDemo Levels by X-Hax[shc.sonicresearch.org]
  
• MainMemory's SADX Hacks[mm.reimuhakurei.net]
  
• SonicFreak94's SADX Hacks[sf94.reimuhakurei.net]
  
• CheatFreak's SADX Mods[cheatfreak47.github.io]

[CheatFreak]

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[Ness_and_Sonic]

Okay, I see my problem. I moved the game over from an older PC. Is there any chance I can just delete a portion of the game and verify the integrity of the game cache instead? I don't want to download the whole game again right now if I can avoid it.

[IngusOnionKnight]

Forgive me if this is the wrong place to ask or if its been asked before, but...
How do you play the GG games?

Edit: NVM, I forgot that you need unlock them by collecting emblems.

[Dr. Pootis, PhD]

The link to CheatFreak's SADX Mods is broken. Just thought you should know.
Edit: Nevermind. It's working again.

[FutureSonic | #STOPrussia]

Q: We make ukrainian localization of SADX and planned in future make for Steam Version. And we want include your modification. What we must do? We give credit to you, but I need some disscusion about this. In private messages, If you can.

[Voidberry]

Every time a cutscene plays in the mod, my computer shuts down. This makes the game unplayable. I am uninstalling the mod due to this issue. I'm sorry, this isn't working out.

[CheatFreak]

Originally posted by Voidberry:

Every time a cutscene plays in the mod, my computer shuts down. This makes the game unplayable. I am uninstalling the mod due to this issue. I'm sorry, this isn't working out.

Well that's definitely not a known issue.
And by shuts down, do you mean like, a BSOD or like, Windows like, goes through the normal shutdown process?

If it's a BSOD, what error is it reporting?

Details, man, details. I need em if you ever want this fixed.

[Voidberry]

Originally posted by cheatfreak47:

Well that's definitely not a known issue.
And by shuts down, do you mean like, a BSOD or like, Windows like, goes through the normal shutdown process?

If it's a BSOD, what error is it reporting?

Details, man, details. I need em if you ever want this fixed.

Standard windows 10 shutdown. This happens on some cutscenes but not others. Noted examples were the Egg hornet boss fight, and the cutscene that plays when Tails is rescued. No error message, just standard shutdown process.

Little help?

[CheatFreak]

Originally posted by Voidberry:

Originally posted by cheatfreak47:

Well that's definitely not a known issue.
And by shuts down, do you mean like, a BSOD or like, Windows like, goes through the normal shutdown process?

If it's a BSOD, what error is it reporting?

Details, man, details. I need em if you ever want this fixed.

Standard windows 10 shutdown. This happens on some cutscenes but not others. Noted examples were the Egg hornet boss fight, and the cutscene that plays when Tails is rescued. No error message, just standard shutdown process.

Little help?

To be totally honest, I have literally no idea what could be making that happen for you, and it makes literally no sense either.

[Voidberry]

Originally posted by cheatfreak47:

To be totally honest, I have literally no idea what could be making that happen for you, and it makes literally no sense either.

Thought process, maybe it's timing related? Because i think the same amount of time passes from the intro to rescuing tails as the tails cutscene to beating the egg hornet? But I have no clue either.

Once you guys figure it out, I'd be glad to install the mod again.

[CheatFreak]

Originally posted by Voidberry:

Originally posted by cheatfreak47:

To be totally honest, I have literally no idea what could be making that happen for you, and it makes literally no sense either.

Thought process, maybe it's timing related? Because i think the same amount of time passes from the intro to rescuing tails as the tails cutscene to beating the egg hornet? But I have no clue either.

Once you guys figure it out, I'd be glad to install the mod again.

Well, there isn't anything to figure out, mate.
Nobody else has had this issue to my knowledge.
And honestly, it's so completely bizarre it doesn't sound like something we could even cause.

Your description sounds like it could be some kind of malware or something, so maybe download and run MalwareBytes on your computer to see if you have any gremlins hiding in your hard-drive.

The only other thing I could think of is you have a really shitty anti-virus or anti-malware installed that for some reason, thinks SADX is not only a virus, but some kind of rogue program that it can't kill without shutting down the PC.

Otherwise, my best advice is to uninstall all your redists, and reinstall them, fresh from the microsoft website.

[jmachuga]

how do you fix screen tearing?

[NIKFS]

the link to your own mod page doesnt work on microsoft edge (or internet explorer, havent changed my auto-browser yet and never bothered to see which i use on win10 as i usually dont use MS browser anyway)
it gives out some lines of code on the page instead of redirecting, but the code has the url i should be redirected to in it so no major problem

[Starbitz]

How would I get the Steam Controller to work?

[Pizza]

When I boot up the game, I hear sound, but all I get is a white screen? I've messed around with a bunch of things and still have this problem.