SONIC ADVENTURE 2

ESSENTIALS ONLY

This list is comprised of mods that are considered absolutely essential for your SA2 experience.

Mod	Mod Author	Purpose	Notes
SA2 Render Fix	Shaddatic	Fixes up a great deal of rendering issues introduced since the Gamecube port.
SASDL	Shaddatic	An interface mod for the SDL2 library. Currently only handles input-related stuff.
SA2 Volume Controls	Shaddatic	Fixes up sound mixing and other sound-related features.
SA2 Input Controls	Shaddatic	Completely reworks the input system to have smoother deadzones and be more like the Dreamcast-system.	SASDL is required for this mod to work.

ENHANCED EXPERIENCE

Extending off of Essentials Only, this list contains mods that enhance the base game if the base game has issues beyond port issues for you.

Mod	Mod Author	Recommended Configuration	Purpose	Notes
SA2 Render Fix	Shaddatic	TBA	Fixes up a great deal of rendering issues introduced since the Gamecube port.
SASDL	Shaddatic		An interface mod for the SDL2 library. Currently only handles input-related stuff.
SA2 Volume Controls	Shaddatic		Fixes up sound mixing and other sound-related features.
SA2 Input Controls	Shaddatic		Completely reworks the input system to have smoother deadzones and be more like the Dreamcast-system.	SASDL is required for this mod to work.
Menu Overhaul	SPEEPSHighway		Tweaks the menu layout to remove clutter and restore features.
HD GUI: SA2 Edition	SPEEPSHighway	TBA	Remakes UI elements to be of a higher resolution.
HD Boss Titles	Irregular Zero	Boss Titles Style: Dreamcast/Gamecube	Upscale the boss titles and restores the original fonts.
Cutscene Revamp	SPEEPSHighway	Disable DC Intro	Heavily edits the cutscenes to bring them closer to their original forms with some of Battle's changes.	This mod is currently being obsoleted. SA2 Render Fix is going to port the Dreamcast events in update 1.4.1 with a fully accurate rendering system, making this mod obsolete. The extensions will live on through another mod.
Dreamcast Mech Jump Grunts	Shaddatic, MentorDex		Restores the alternate jump sounds from the Dreamcast version of SA2.
Level Oddity Patch	En Passant		Fixes some bizarre object placements, be it leftover layouts from earlier versions of stages or mysterious forcefields over springs.
Dreamcast Cameras	ItsEasyActually	Disable the cameras for City Escape due to certain geometry changes.	Restores the Dreamcast camera files.
Minimal Pickup Fix	Shaddatic		Fixes an oversight that causes small animals to not pop out of certain objects when picking them up.
Chao Camera	Exant		Adds in camera functionality to let you get a good look at your Chao.
Chao World Extended	Chao Island Darkybenji, Exant, Mindacos, CGBuster, Shaddatic, Krzys2, Nostalgia Ninja, AWildDaydreamer, Justin113D, Erubbu, Soep Hond	TBA
Enhanced Chao World	Shaddatic, Exant, SPEEPSHighway, AmberZeChao, ItsEasyActually, Krzys2, AWildDaydreamer	TBA
Discord Rich Presence	Colon D		Adds RPC functionality for Discord.	If you don't have Discord, then you don't have to install this mod.

DREAMCAST EXPERIENCE

This list is comprised of mods and configurations meant to bring the game as close to currently possible as the Dreamcast version, including the quirks and flaws.

Mod	Mod Author	Recommended Configuration	Purpose	Notes
SA2 Render Fix	Shaddatic	TBA	Fixes up a great deal of rendering issues introduced since the Gamecube port.
SASDL	Shaddatic		An interface mod for the SDL2 library. Currently only handles input-related stuff.
SA2 Volume Controls	Shaddatic	TBA	Fixes up sound mixing and other sound-related features.
SA2 Input Controls	Shaddatic	Dreamcast Analog Drift: Enabled	Completely reworks the input system to have smoother deadzones and be more like the Dreamcast-system.	SASDL is required for this mod to work.
No Battle	MainMemory/Claire the Rabbit		Disables the Battle DLC-related checks, showing the regular SA2 content regardless.	Either use this if you have the Battle DLC enabled or just disable the DLC through Steam.
Menu Overhaul	SPEEPSHighway		Tweaks the menu layout to remove clutter and restore features.
HD GUI: SA2 Edition	SPEEPSHighway	Title Screen Text Style: SA2 Button Prompt Style: Dreamcast Life Icon Style: Dreamcast Item Box Style: Dreamcast Kart Icon Style: Dreamcast Set all options menu settings to Dreamcast.	Remakes UI elements to be of a higher resolution.
Dreamcast Mech Jump Grunts	Shaddatic, MentorDex		Restores the alternate jump sounds from the Dreamcast version of SA2.
Dreamcast Cameras	ItsEasyActually		Restores the Dreamcast camera files.
Dreamcast Characters	End User		Ports the Dreamcast character models and skins.
Minimal Pickup Fix	Shaddatic		Fixes an oversight that causes small animals to not pop out of certain objects when picking them up.
Dreamcast Chao Gardens	Exant		Ports the Dreamcast Chao Garden level geometry and VMU transporters.

EXTRA MODS

A list of mods for if you want even more out of your SA2 experience.

Mod	Mod Author	Purpose	Notes
Skin Selector	Sora	Adds a new menu to the game that allows the player to dynamically swap through skin mods in-game.
Piece Expansion	En Passant	Adds various new piece locations to the treasure hunting stages.
Dreamcast Kart Racing DLC	End User	Ports the DLC kart racing tracks over the default tracks.
Super Hard Mode	En Passant	Buffs the Hard Mode layouts into an even more challenging experience.
Character Select Plus	Justin113D, MainMemory/Claire the Rabbit, Exant	Allows players to pick any character for a stage.
Character Select Minus	Henry Kado	Modifies Character Select Plus to have the character select menu only apply to characters of a stage's gameplay type.	Character Select Plus is required for this mod to work.
Super Sonic	Sora	Adds the ability to transform into Super Sonic.
Better Miles	Sora	Extends the gameplay of Tails outside of the Cyclone to be like his gameplay in Sonic Adventure.
Sonic New Tricks	Sora
Amy New Tricks	Sora	Extends Amy's gameplay to be a mesh between her SA2 gameplay and her SA1 gameplay.