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Step into the future of Extreme Gear racing!
Download Links
Download Links
(Patch Notes, Music List and Credits included)
Introduction
Introduction
Hello! Welcome to the Future!
Sonic Riders Future (SRF) is a brand new ROM Hack for Sonic Riders (2006) on the Nintendo GameCube. Vol. 1 is the first installment of SRF. The name and theme of the mod is heavily based on Jet Set Radio Future (2002), as it has similar connections between the aesthetic and gameplay. No matter if you are a causal or a veteran at Sonic Riders, there is plenty to enjoy in this mod!
The main direction of Sonic Riders Future is to create a lore-friendly Sonic Riders mod. This means the additional content would be created to fit seamlessly into the Sonic Riders universe by using the existing themes and designs that the franchise offers. We want to strike the balance between Sonic Riders' original gameplay while implementing innovative tweaks and QOL changes without adding them solely for the sake of innovation.
For many years in the Sonic Riders modding scene, the competitive side of Sonic Riders has been the main focus. We believe that catering to the causal side of the community is important to the longevity of the game. As seen in the comment sections from older Sonic Riders videos, we have come to the conclusion that there is a collective agreement that the people would love to see Sonic Riders with more content, particularly with more characters and stages. The raw numbers are in no interest to the majority of the community, all they just want is to play as their favourite characters and to have fun!
This is what we would like to achieve.
New Characters and Cosmetics
New Characters and Cosmetics
Sonic Riders Future (Vol. 1) introduces 3 new characters! Blaze the Cat, Cosmo and Vector the Crocodile have joined the ExWGP, which brings the total playable character count from 19 to 22.
The new characters also have 3 skins each, which brings the total skin count from 57 to 66.
Blaze's Skins
Blaze's Skins
Beerus / Surge / Proto
Cosmo's Skins
Cosmo's Skins
Galaxina / Lumina / Sage
Vector's Skins
Vector's Skins
Krookodile / Giant Alligator / Zombot
New Class
New Class
ECO Class
ECO Class
Sonic Riders Future (Vol. 1) introduces a new class for Blaze, Cosmo and Vector, ECO Class. Their main gimmick is that they can obtain an increased % of air/rings through tricks, item boxes and type shortcuts.
This class is unique as it allows players to being able to take more risks and get back more fuel without worrying about not having enough for a boost or getting stuck in a dangerous situation for an opponent to land an attack.
For this class, we would recommend giving them a try with Extreme Gears that uses a lot of air/rings such as High Booster, Faster, The Crazy and Hang-On.
ECO Class Stats
ECO Class Stats
Blaze / Cosmo / Vector
Boost Duration Increased (+20 to all levels)
Lv. 1 - 80 (1.2 s)
Lv. 2 - 110 (1.7 s)
Lv. 3 - 130 (2.2 s)Air Gain from air boxes Increased (+15%)
Air Gain from tricks Increased (+15%)
Air Gain from speed rails Increased (+15%) (Blaze)
Air Gain from fly hoops Increased (+15%) (Cosmo)
Air Gain from power objects Increased (+10%) (Vector)
Ring Gain from tricks Increased (+15%) (The Crazy only)
Other Character Class Changes can be found here:
Top Speed
Jet / Wave / Storm
Top Speed Increased (+8 > +11)
All Round
Ulala / NiGHTS / Dr. Eggman
Top Speed Increased (+4 > +5.5)
Boost
Metal Sonic / Silver / Chaos Zero
Top Speed Removed (+4 > 0)
Boost Duration Increased (+10/+10/+10 > +20/+20/+20)
Boost Speed Increased (+2 > +3)
No Type
E-10000G
Boost Duration Lowered (+70/+70/+70 > +60/+60/+60)
Boost Speed Lowered (+5 > +3)
Drift Overcharge Weakened (Halves the bonus on Lv. 2 and Lv. 3 drift levels)
New Track/Type Shortcut Changes
New Track/Type Shortcut Changes
The Extreme Gear racing scene is constantly changing. Changes vary amongst the tracks such as the speed and layouts of the 3 type shortcuts, item box/dash panel/pit stop locations, ramp sizes and properties and etc.
You can find the notable stage changes here:
Egg Factory
Revamped bottom path section with dash panels, speed shoes and 20 ring/100 air boxes
Revamped Bottom Path
Babylon Garden
Adjusted Fly hoops at corkscrew section
30 air boxes after the QTE
Digital Dimension
Revamped Fly type shortcut in the Angel section
Adjusted Fly hoops angles and locations in the Digital sections for laps 1, 2 & 3
White Cave
Removed 2nd last trick ramp in exchange for a bridge
Mini-map has been edited to accompany the change
Dark Desert
Ring boxes changed from 30 rings -> 20 rings before the Ruins
Extreme Gear Tunes
Extreme Gear Tunes
The meta constantly changes after every release, so it is crucial that rigorous testing is done to avoid creating undertuned and overtuned Extreme Gears. By picking a specific character and Extreme Gear tune on specific tracks, it can make or break your race. Be sure to read the SRF datasheet to gain an understanding on the Character/Extreme Gear stats and legal skips to decide on the best combo, to give you the edge in winning races.
You can find all the tune changes here:
Fastest
Top Speed Increased
210 to 212
Drift Cap Increased
260 to 265
Turbo Star
Top Speed Reduced
188 > 178
Drift Dash Reduced
60 > 55
Drift Cap Reduced
245 > 240
Speed Balancer
Top Speed Reduced
190 > 177
Drift Dash Frames Increased
50 > 55
Blue Star II
Top Speed Increased
167 > 175
Beginner
Normalized Boost Cost
(25/35/40)
Accelerator
Ring Gain from type shortcuts removed
Light Board
Halved Drift cap for drift/all round characters effect has been removed
Boost Characters have their boost speed bonus after boost state
Slide Booster
Drift Cap Increased
240 >250
Legend
Faster trick animations removed
Magic Carpet
Top Speed Increased
202 > 205
Boost Cost Reduced
40/60/80 > 37.5/57.5/77.5
Air Broom
Boost Chain Modifier Increased
+1% > +3%
Tornado Cost Increased
18/23/28 > 20/25/35
Hovercraft
Drift Cap Reduced
260 > 250
Super Sonic
Gains +15 rings from successful attacks
Power Gear
Boost Chain Modifier Increased
-2% > 0
Opa Opa:
Boost Speed Reduced 1 (-5 for all levels)
Lv. 1 220 > 215
Lv. 2 245 > 240
Lv. 3 260 > 255
Drift Dash Frames Increased
45 > 60
E-Rider
Boost speed Reduced (-3 for all levels)
Lv. 1 210 > 207
Lv. 2 240 > 237
Lv. 3 260 > 257
Drift Dash Frames Increased
40 > 50
Destroyer
Drift Dash Frames Increased
50 > 60
Hang-On
Boost Speed Reduced (-5 for all levels)
Advantage-P
Top Speed Lowered
185-205 > 178-198
Drift Dash Frames Increased
55 > 60
Music
Music
Sonic Riders Future (Vol. 1) comes with 98 music tracks! These range from different Sonic games and SEGA franchises, there are also a few picks from other racing titles!
How to pick your preferred song for a race:
For a custom song, you can select the music by:
press and hold either Up, Down, Left or Right on the D-pad while loading up the race
For the Vanilla version of the track:
press and hold the "A button" while loading up the race
Texture Pack
Texture Pack
Sonic Riders Future's Texture Pack is rather unique. It is not a "set" pack, rather it is considered a "Dynamic Texture Pack". Developers of Sonic Riders Future will create textures for the players to pick and choose which textures at their own will to download. Everything is on the table, from Menu textures, HUD textures and Stage Overhauls and etc.
However, making certain textures for the pack such as Stage Overhauls can take a rather long time to produce, so we ask the players to wait patiently with what gets added to the pack.
Currently, there are 2 major Stage Overhauls currently in the pack:
Splash Canyon
Dragon Road (Sonic Unleashed)
Babylon Garden
Astral Babylon (Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity)
That is all for now! We hope you enjoy our mod and most importantly, have fun!
That is all for now! We hope you enjoy our mod and most importantly, have fun!
Stay tuned for our next announcements for Vol. 2!
Stay tuned for our next announcements for Vol. 2!
See you in the "Future", Riders!
See you in the "Future", Riders!
SRF Vol. 1 GameCube Japanese Cover #1 (Sonic Riders x Jet Set Radio Future Crossover)
SRF Vol. 1 GameCube Japanese Cover #1 (Sonic Riders Inspired)
SRF Vol. 1 GameCube Japanese Cover #1 (Jet Set Radio Future Inspired)
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