Better Sonic Forces Mods and FreeCam

A short explanation about how to install mods and a list of the currently available ones. Also a no HUD and FreeCam hack.

Basics: Mod-Loaders & Installations

The Hedge Mod Manager[github.com] is a mod installer for Sonic Forces (and Generations and Lost World) created by thesupersonic16, slashiee, Radfordhound and blueskythlikesclouds. It let's you activate and deactivate installed mods.

You may need to extract files for other mods with programs like 7 zip[7-zip.org]or win rar[win-rar.com].

How to install HedgeModManager:

• Just download the Hedge Mod Manager[github.com]
  
• Run the HedgeModManager.exe, click to Extract All and click on HedgeModManager.exe again
  
• Click OK and select Sonic Forces (and Sonic Generations and Sonic Lost World if you want)
  
• Click Yes at
  

How to install Mods:

• Open the HedgeModManager.exe
  
• Drag the mod (be it a folder, a .zip, .7z or .rar file) into the open HedgeModManager
  
• Now the mod should be ready to select in the list. Simply put a check mark on the mod and click Save and Play to start the game.
  You can also click Save which will save which mods are selected but won't start the game.
  
  Mod Collection:
  you can also download a mod collection that made by Idan, this mod collection includes all of sonic forces mods, with mod loaders, explantion and everything you need to know!
  Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gv56Xbv_bPQlPJy-8WmrF1kR9SIKyYBn
  Mega.nz: https://mega.nz/#F!LDx13Jha!p62nFmXu0l_lNx3t4gp68g
  
  Open the guide in a web browser for the Download buttons to work or click the headlines to the mods to open the respective youtube video in your browser.
  

Part 2

This list got continued by DuckDealer

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1821501453

★ Character Mods

Metal Sonic

Lets you play as Metal Sonic to give him the screen time he deserved!

Download[drive.google.com]
https://youtu.be/-F9O_YeOwa0 Made by Beatz

Silver The Hedgehog

Floating with the air boost is good enough, right?

Download[gamebanana.com]
https://youtu.be/2dDPRN07M9M Made by KTE2399

Sticks The Badger

[gamebanana.com] Sticks from Sonic Boom.
Download[gamebanana.com]
Made by Slash[gamebanana.com]

Infinite

Turn the whole story upside down by playing as Infinite to defeat Sonic(.exe). Goes well together with the Infinite Avatar Parts mod.

Download[gamebanana.com]
https://youtu.be/1iy8QU9aZik Made by TSININY

Maskless Infinite

Play as Infinite without the edgy mask. You can see his face and the differently coloured eyes now.
Download[gamebanana.com]
https://youtu.be/lEm9nBXG2as Made by TSININY

Klonoa

Play as one of the more overlooked platformer mascots instead of modern Sonic.

Download[drive.google.com]
https://youtu.be/9k8_gvuWBeQ Made by UltimateDarkman

Rayman

Actually in 3D!

https://youtu.be/96CgMmsxdtE Made by TSININY

★ Avatar Mods

A lot of Avatar mods can be found on Sonic Forces' Gamebanana Site[gamebanana.com] (website for mods) and probably has several I haven't added here yet.

Infinite Parts (Avatar)

This mod replaces all the Spring Items (gloves, head and shoes) and the scarf with Infinite Parts which lets your character basically cosplay as Infinite :D

Download[gamebanana.com]
Made by Slash[gamebanana.com]

True Shadow Costumes (Avatar)

This changes the Shadow Costumes DLC allow you to choose blue and green (to look like Mephiles) in addition to Mephiles eyes. I think the models are also changed to look more like the read Shadow.
Download[drive.google.com]
https://youtu.be/FaEcMnl_ACM Made by Freedoman

TF2 Free2Play Clothing (Avatar)

Replaces some avatar cosmetics with the infamous TF2 F2P clothing: Pyrovision, the Gibus and the Mercenary Badge.
Download[gamebanana.com]
https://youtu.be/JbfiPxnKaXE Made by Knuxfan24

CyberSpike Wings (Avatar)

Reaplaces the Sanic Shirt for these cool, little wings for your Avatar.
Download[gamebanana.com]
https://youtu.be/rhJzTqUAG3c Made by CornflakeRush

Prisoner/Tourist/Hooters Uniform

This replaces the Sanic-Shirts with a prisoner, tourist and hoosters uniform shirt. The hooters uniform is a tribute to the bizarre promotional crossover to promote Sonic Forces.
Doesn't currently work with the mod loader. Instructions in the link.
Download[gamebanana.com]
Made by CornflakeRush

Minecraft Swords (Avatar)

Show your Minecraft love with this iconic sword which replaces the 8th Middle Headgear for the Avatar.
Download[gamebanana.com]
Made by CornflakeRush

Furred Feet and Hands

This mod removes lets you remove the gloves and shoes by selecting the AiAi hands and Jet Set Radio shoes.
Download[gamebanana.com]
Made by CornflakeRush[gamebanana.com]

Rouge's Chestplate

Add Rouge's Chestplate to your customization options. I suggest using a female character but do what you want. Reaplces the Jet Set Radio Beat Shirt.
Download[gamebanana.com]
Made by CornflakeRush[gamebanana.com]

Fox Tails

This replaces the tail of Wolf Avatars Tails' Fox tail. Main colour is the skin colour and muzzle colour the secondary colour.
Download[gamebanana.com]
Made by Kyari[gamebanana.com]

Traditional Body Pattern Suit

This lets you look more like a traditional Sonic character with the skin colour circle on stomach area.
Download[gamebanana.com]
Made by BaffleBlende[gamebanana.com]

No Female Bodysuit

Removes the bodysuit that's on by default for female avatar.
Download[gamebanana.com]
Made by BaffleBlend[gamebanana.com]

MW2 Wispon Camos

Make your Wispons stealthy with these weapon camos! No lootboxes required.
Download[gamebanana.com]
https://youtu.be/EJ88uP8QBbU Made by CornflakeRush

★ Level Mods

Shadow Sunset Heights

This makes it so you can play Shadows Sunset Heights level as Sonic/Super Sonic from the World Map.
Download[drive.google.com]
https://youtu.be/bG-JGagQ7oc Made by SonicHyuga

★ Other

Playable Character Replacement

[drive.google.com] Lets you change what character you are actually playing as in the Stages.
Includes:

• Tag Team in Modern
  
• Modern in Tag Team
  
• Avatar in Modern
  
• Modern in Avatar
  
• Classic in Modern
  
• Modern in Classic

Download[drive.google.com]
Made by PTKickass

Fixed Classic Sonic Physics

This mod changes the physics for Classic Sonic to make them feel better. Give it a try. You will currently need a spindash to go through loops though. Will probably be ironed out later.
Download[drive.google.com]
https://youtu.be/kaxMs58bdfs Made by PTKickass

Modern Sonic Physics Tweaks

Tweaks Modern Sonics physics to reduce (or remove) the homing attack cooldown, make the double jump higher, stuff like that.
Download[gamebanana.com]
Made by CornflakeRush[gamebanana.com]

Classic Sonic Improvement

- UNRELEASED -
Another mod that aims to improve the physics of Classic Sonic. I guess the best way to find out which you prefer you have to try both.
https://youtu.be/ae3tbCWD3UQ Made by QualityCrisisProduction

Classic Super Sonic Music Change

This changes the music of Classic Super Sonic from the 16bit remix to the normal one.
Download[drive.google.com]
https://youtu.be/Uh-KqXoI0wQ Made by PTKickass

Headset Sonic

Adds a headset to Sonic so the radio dialog during the levels makes more sense. Also looks nice. Available in 3 colours.
Download[drive.google.com]
https://youtu.be/mRhDhu2Rg7s Made by Velcomia

Adventure/Heroes/'06 Jump

This replaces the jump ball to look most like in the listed games. You don't actually turn into a perfectly round ball there unlike Forces.
Download[drive.google.com]
https://youtu.be/DP0AyxB56fQ Made by Velcomia

Sonic Unleashed Sonic (Model, Animations, Sound Effects)

Replaces the model, animations and sound effects of Sonic to make it look and sound more like Unleashed.
Download[drive.google.com]
https://youtu.be/01kp3nQw2-Y Made by Beatz

True Modern Sonic Colour

This changes Modern Sonics colour to look more similar to his other appearances.
https://youtu.be/AcoYAbPbp8o Made by Raphpower SG/SU-Modding

No Wispon Announcer

Removes the announcer lines when collecting a Wisp capsule.
Download[gamebanana.com]
https://youtu.be/jcFBESUtRrQ Made by Cornflake Rush

Eggman Empire Fortress Daytime

Time for a change of scenery! Transform the grim Mortar Canyon setting into a beautiful sunny day.
Download[drive.google.com]
https://youtu.be/CawGT2pt_98 Made by SonicHyuga

Hacks: No HUD & FreeCam

These are not technically mods and more like hacks.

To use these you have to install Cheat Engine[cheatengine.org]
Be sure to disable all other software it tries to install (Search Manager and Avast).
DO NOT RUN CHEAT ENGINE WHILE PLAYING VAC-PROTECTED GAMES

Cheat Table

With this we can use Cheat Engine to do the stuff codenamegamma provided.
You can download it from the video description or go to
http://codenamegamma.com/
https://youtu.be/ZZXaUmcn78Y Made by codenamegamma

Cheat Engine, No HUD and FreeCam Tutorial

I tried to make a video tutorial how to do the stuff described below. I thought some people might prefer that. The default bindings for the FreeCam are also listed below the video.
https://youtu.be/O4CGSdL8LNI

How to use the Cheat Table:

1. Extract the Cheat Table from codenamegamma and place it somewhere. A good place is usually
   

   C:\Users\[USER]\Documents\My Cheat Tables

2. Open Cheat Engine
   
   
3. Click on the middle one of these 3 buttons and select the cheat table you extracted.
   
4. Open Sonic Forces
   
5. Go back to Cheat Engine and click on the left one of the 3 above mentioned buttons and select SONIC FORCES. Now you should be able to use the cheat table.
   
6. The box on the left side of the table means if the "script" of that line is active and/or if the value is frozen (for example freezing the number of Rings you have).
   The text in the middle is the description what that line does (some lines are just for description with no function).
   The columm on the right has the value (for example number of rings you currently have) and can be changed with a double-click.

How to disable the HUD:

• Go to the line at the very bottom saying "HUD Width Scale"
  
• Check the box on the left and double-click the number on the right and set it to 0.
  
• Sadly this also breaks a lot of stuff making the game basically unplayable (you can't even select a level properly since everything is black). To fix this we have to enable the HUD at the end of a level and disable it at the start. This can be easier done with a hotkey.
  
• To make a hotkey right-click said line and select "Set Hotkey".
  
• Click on "Create hotkey".
  
• Press the button that you want your hotkey to be. It can be multiple buttons at the same time, only keyboard buttons. Click "OK".
  
• Click on "Create hotkey".
  
• Press the button that you want your hotkey to be again. Click the box saying "Toggle freeze" and select "Set value to:" and write 0 in the line below. Click "Apply".

How to use the FreeCam:

• Check the box at "Camera Values / Scripts".
  
• Start a level in Sonic Forces and check the boxes saying "Allow writes" of the camera changes you want to allow. Usually all of them. I would also recommend setting one hotkey to toggle all those to reset the camera.
  These already have hotkeys so you don't need to make any yourself but you can still edit them how you want.
  
• The hotkeys are (on the NUM Pad, so press the NUM button first):
  8 and / for Y-Axis
  4 and 5 for X-Axis
  9 and 6 for Z-Axis
  1 and 2 for Yaw
  3 and , for Pitch
  7 and 0 for Camera Distance
  Ctrl plus the buttons above decreases the effect
  Alt plus the buttons above increases the effect

Before closing Cheat Engine I recommend saving the cheat table with the right of the 3 mentioned buttons so it saves your hotkeys.

Be sure to enable the HUD before the result screen or else it won't be visible.
Dialog can make the HUD flicker back so maybe disable the Radio.
At the start of a level be sure that all "Allow writes" boxes are not checked or else the camera is at an unexpected position.
To reset the camera uncheck all the "Allow writes" boxes. Zooming out too much can break some scripted events.

Unreleased Mods

Mega Man X Amor - Avatar

- UNRELEASED -
One of the first Sonic Forces mods lets you dress you up your character as X from Mega Man X.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SF5huOiY3Y Made by UltimateDarkman

SADX Sonic

- UNRELEASED -
A blast from the past.
https://youtu.be/PPNIqhOMh4I Made by UltimateDarkman

SA2 Shadow

- UNRELEASED -
This mod replaces Shadows modern look with the old one from Sonic Adventure 2.
https://youtu.be/kQoJkt8Kcvw Made by UltimateDarkman

Blaze the Cat

- UNRELEASED -
Even though she doesn't appear in the game you can still make her playable by the power of mods.
https://youtu.be/5pOQYjh1CwY Made by TSININY

Knuckles The Echidna

- UNRELEASED -
Knock knock it's Sonic Forces & Knuckles.
https://youtu.be/vrrYvOKoX04 Made by TSININY

Amy Rose

- UNRELEASED -
Play as the hedgehog girl that first appeared in Sonic CD.
https://youtu.be/T3LQa8wKqW8 Made by TSININY

Mephiles The Dark

- UNRELEASED -
Play as Mephiles The Dark from Sonic'06 in the form of Shadows...shadow.
https://youtu.be/VovRMlLn5Xs Made by TSININY

Lilac The Dragon

- UNRELEASED -
Replaces Sonic with Lilac The Dragon from Freedom Planet (2), the popular Sonic-like 2D platformer(s).
https://youtu.be/2MdoHKWRAGc Made by Knuxfan24

Rachet (without Clank)

- UNRELEASED -
Replaces the Avatar with Rachet.
https://youtu.be/EJq2mU4Kuvs Made by TSININY

Low End Mod

- UNRELEASED -
Try this out if you have performance problems. Makes the game look worse but should also help with performance.
https://youtu.be/pAzY8S1In7o Made by PTKickass

Sonic Forces - Sonic Adventure 1 Mod

- UNRELEASED -
the music of sonic adventure
https://youtu.be/GjuYuGrR5fM
Made by ord

Sonic Forces - Apotos Act 1 + Gens Model Pack - WIP

- UNRELEASED -
a level mod of apotos act and Gen Model Pack
https://youtu.be/BpIOieTk-KA
Made by TheJojoNetwork

Thanks & Credits...

You can rate this guide if you want or even favorite it :D

Some either guides I did that may interest you:

• Sonic Generations Mods

  http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=159333239

• Sonic Lost World Mods

  http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=546860674

• Sonic CD - Unlockables, Sound-Test Codes, Mods, 100% Save File (and Achievments,kind of)

  http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=180379198

• Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Ep. 2 Mods

  http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=168914740

[argsteampowert]

where can I find a mod where wispon are invisible? I remember some time ago I found that mod, but it is no longer there.

[gamerz31w]

Still hoping somebody eventually cracks being able to add levels to Generations instead of just replacing them.

[gamerz31w]

How to make custom directional gravity and 3D Classic Sonic gameplay in Sonic Forces?

[MegaByte]

anytime i try and install a mod with hedgemodmanager theres always an error

[Leonard]

The guide is kinda outdated and there is a project to rework existing levels and add some other stuff.
Mainly Sonic Forces Overclocked.

[DaMu]

This is a cool guide, but I'd like the community to make original levels to replace pretty much every stage in the original game, objectively the worst part of this game.

[The Duck Dealer]

Awesome! Thanks!

[Leonard]

Okay, added a link to your guide at the top.

[The Duck Dealer]

Do you think it might be a good idea to link to the part 2 or something since this is basically probably the majority of players' gateway into mods? (I can add you as a contributor if you need me to)

[The Duck Dealer]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1821501453 here it is.