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Rom editors designed to accomplish multiple tasks in one program.

Currently in this catagory (9):

SonED for Windows V.50B
SonED for Dos V.16B
SonED Definition Updates v.40
Esraels Sonic Editor v2.40
Esraels Sonic Editor II v0.04
Sonic Hacking Wizard Pro
Sonic Hacking Wizard Pro II
Gerbils Sonic Rom Hacking Studio
Sonic Tweaker v0.04



SonED for Windows V.50B SSRG MAIN PAGE
SonED, after all these years, still stands at the fore-front of Sonic rom level engineering.
Support for Sonic 1, 2, 3K and now Sonic CD, allowing tile (level) editing, object placement and palette editing. There is additional support for Sonic 2, allowing completely new tile art to be created. Nice to see SonED is still being carefully updated with new features and optimisations, as well as more object definitions.

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Essential

Filesize: 406KB
Authors Site:
Organised Chaos


SonED for Dos V.16B RETURN TO TOP
Now obsolete but still up for download, this is where sonED started. For those who still much prefer a DOS environment, this version can do many of the tasks the windows version can, but lacks several newer features and is much harder to use lacking the windows interface.

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Decent

Filesize: 298KB
Authors Site:
Organised Chaos

SonED Definition Updates v.40 RETURN TO TOP
Ultima's very own expanded object definition pack for SonED adds to the library of object names in Sonic 1, 2 and 3k. This allows for easier understanding of objects within a level and displays them with their correct name - highly recommended.

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Instructions

To install the definition update pack, replace the files in the SonED root Directory with the ones in the archive.


Essential

Filesize: 57KB
Authors Site:
Shadowsoft Games


Esrael Sonic Editor (ESE) v2.40 RETURN TO TOP
For those starting from scratch, ESE is a great tool. Its compatability with already edited roms is questionable, but for level editing on a new rom, or minor adjustments on a rom well in progress, this tool is very addequatel. Generally only use this tool should ESE II not work for you.

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Decent

Filesize: 1,312KB
Authors Site:
ESHHP


Esrael Sonic Editor II (ESEII) v0.04 RETURN TO TOP

This second and re-written installment of Esraels much loved editor comes packed with many more features and functions and claims to fully support SonED edited roms. Features many tile editing abilities and an efficient windows user interface. You can planely see the vast amount of effort gone into ESE and as this is an ongoing project, we're sure to see many new and interesting features in later editions. Definatly a must.

Latest update includes importing levels from Sonic1/J , Sonic2B, Sonic3K in to the Sonic 2 Rom, as well as bugfixes.

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Essential

Filesize: 489KB
Authors Site:
ESHHP



Sonic Hacking Wizard Pro RETURN TO TOP
The first in a decidely long series of general hacking utilities from Gerbilsoft, SHWP once stood at the top dealing with many things only applicable in hex. Now it's pretty much limited to many of the things ESE can achieve anyway. SHWP does, however, boast an easily navigated interface and helpful utilities.

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Excellent

Filesize: 1,920KB
Authors Site:
Gerbilsoft
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Sonic Hacking Wizard Pro II RETURN TO TOP
The second development of SHWP uses a template system alllowing compatability with any game should there be a template for it. Too bad this system wasn't used to any particular advantage. SHWPII Never got much further than a basic template system and palette editor which is a real shame.

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Poor

Filesize: 443KB
Authors Site:
Gerbilsoft


Gerbils Sonic Rom Hacking Studio RETURN TO TOP
This originally highly anticipated utility has shown a distinct pattern with each release of Gerbils software - each new version tends to get worse in the sense it drastically lacks features. With a name as it has, one would expect GSRHS to do many, many things but instead it remains a fairly average palette editor, of which there are already plenty. Being that GSRHS is pretty much discontinued (over a year without even a sniff of an update) it's only major plus points are palette editing for Chaotix, SonicCD and Sonic Advance but otherwise Gerbils commitment to his software seems to have decreased as time goes on and this program remains somewhat more of testament to what could have been. Shame.

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Terrible

Filesize: 443KB
Authors Site:
Gerbilsoft


Sonic Tweaker v0.04 RETURN TO TOP
Whilst being the vast early stages of development, the Sonic Tweaker is unique in the sense that it boasts small modifications that nothing bar a hex editor can match - the Sonic Tweaker lays out a multitude of easily editable values that directly influence the flow and structure of the game. With support for Sonic 1, 2, 3k and Chaotix, the Sonic Tweaker is easily one of the most user friendly and helpful little applications in this catagory.

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Excellent

Filesize: 364KB
Authors Site:
Hacking-Cult

 
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