This year the contest will be accepting hacks and mods for Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces for trophy eligibility. And as always, is live for all the entries from previous years.Īfter the success of the Sonic Hacking Contest’s 15th anniversary last year the team is retaining changes made to the rules to strengthen quality control for the Sonic Hacking Contest 2018. The contest is currently slated for December 2nd through December 8th, and you can get the deadlines for submissions, contest rules, and further details over on the forum. This, of course, will depend entirely on what is submitted this year and how the voting shakes out. There are some expected growing pains, as the announcement notes that certain trophies among the new system may not be applicable. On submission format such as “best visually appealing” or “best sounding” will also be split in the Various “general” categories, subject to different interpretation based With 3D entries overtaking the classic, more traditional hacks, last year, the following was decided:Įntries will be graded top 3 overall in the respective common submission formats/categories: This year sees many big new changes, largely with how the trophies will be categorized and distributed. The annual Sonic Hacking Contest has once again been announced by Spanner over on the forums.

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