Dreamcast Conversion mod by PkR

Bug reports: https://gitlab.com/PiKeyAr/sadx_dreamcast/issues

Changelog:

Update 18/09/2023
Updated mod config descriptions

Update 28/05/2023
Reworked transparency fixes for Casinopolis sewer lights

Update 28/04/2023
Fixed Normal broken egg showing up as Two Tone Black
Fixed wrong function pointer causing the egg hatching animation to disappear

Update 05/04/2023
Reverted a water surface replacement in Hot Shelter to fix collision errors in Big's drainage room

Update 10/02/2023
Fixed stairs in Past Act 3 losing collision with SADX Style Water enabled

Update 29/01/2023
The underwater overlay should no longer be offset while the game is paused

Update 19/01/2023
Fixed a crash on teleporting to the SS garden from other gardens

Update 20/12/2022
Fixed subtitle font replacement

Update 19/12/2022
Fixed the "Set window title" option
The SEGA logo screen is now replaced properly

Update 17/12/2022
Added a workaround for the Super Sonic mod (the Light Speed Dash aura is no longer rendered in Super Sonic mode)
Disabling DC Branding now also disables the title screen
Fixed character tutorials overriding HD GUI ones
Updated mod developer documentation

Update 03/12/2022
Fixed the nullsub check

Update 29/11/2022
Fixed texture animations not working after exiting a level that isn't enabled in config

Update 18/11/2022
Replaced some Chao Trampolines with FunctionHooks to fix crashes with some gardens disabled
Updated transparency hacks in Station Square

Update 06/11/2022
Fixed Tikal not showing in Sonic's intro
Removed the Windy Valley Act 3 hack

Update 03/11/2022
Fixed several errors related to FMV playback
Fixed texture errors in Windy Valley Act 3
Fixed some config options not working

Update 01/11/2022
Forced background scale mode for the main menu background to make it work with the "Stretch" BG scaling option
Fixed SADX Style Water detection in Station Square

Update 29/10/2022

This is a major update that may have compatibility issues with other mods, especially mods that relied on DC Conversion's old folder structure. If you wish to use an older version of this mod, you can download it here:
https://dcmods.unreliable.network/owncloud/data/PiKeyAr/files/Various/DreamcastConversion2021.7z

-General changes
Many models that were previously loaded from files are now patched in memory - this reduces load times and mod size
All assets that are still loaded from files have been rearranged to use a folder structure like in SADX split
A complete comparison was done between SA1DC and SADXPC models (except Chao and cutscene models), and all differences except some collision models were replaced
Most fixes in the mod's code were rewritten to better integrate with the game's original code, and many object restorations now reuse leftover SADX code
The mod's internal systems, including level and model loading, have been reworked to reduce clutter in the mod's code and improve performance
Many transparency hacks have been reworked to use less code, which also improves compatibility with other mods
Labels have been removed from all .sa1lvl, .sa1mdl and .saanim files to reduce the mod's size and improve load times
The code of the mod has been rewritten to use function and variable names, structures and asset labels from X360 symbols wherever possible - this makes the code cleaner and much more readable
Most custom texture lists were removed in favor of the Mod Loader's automatic texlist resizing
The mod now exports variables for other mods to check if certain levels are enabled (see "For mod developers.txt" in the mod folder)
The lighting effects in all levels have been reworked to use the game's internal palette arrays instead of Lantern API
Most Lantern material hacks have been removed as they are no longer necessary
Death zones in some levels have been adjusted to be like their Dreamcast counterparts

-Menu changes
The title screen's lighting is now a bit closer to the original, although still not 100% the same
The title screen is now using a generated palette instead of a PL file
The title screen is now using the Mod Loader's scaling API

-Object and character changes
Collision for the item box is now rotated when using Optimized SET files
The common switch now has a smoother effect when it is pressed (more like on DC)
Knuckles' Maximum Heat aura effect is now more faithful to the original game
Street lights in Station Square now look closer to the original game (they get offset slightly though)
The environment mapping hack in Egg Hornet is now compatible with Metal Sonic
Lighting effects in Egg Viper are now more faithful to the original game
The grass object in Red Mountain now shows up in Sonic's version of the level (fix from SF94's SADXFE mod)
The shutter blocking Station Square's Casino area is now using the correct texture (bug in the original game)
The cutscene after fighting Chaos 2 no longer has an awkward pause with Knuckles walking in place
Water animations in Egg Hornet and Speed Highway Act 3 fountain were not recreated in this update

-Config changes
Added a "Disable Chao replacements" option to config
The "Assume OIT" config option has been removed

-Chao changes
Chao animals are now completely replaced with their SA1 DC counterparts in all areas, including the Chao Gardens
The hints in the Chao Garden and the "Now Saving" text are now using the game's leftover data instead of hardcoded text
The Chao can now pick up toys in Chao Race (fix by Exant)
In Chao Stadium, the Chao now do a little dance before the race begins

Update 19/09/2022
Fixed wrong lighting function hooks in Egg Carrier

Update 02/08/2022
Compatibility with HD GUI 2 v.0.952

Update 05/05/2022
Compatibility with Lantern Engine 1.5.5

Update 08/04/2022
Fixed missing stars on the Twinkle Park pirate ship

Update 18/03/2022
Fixed the Sky Chase replacement not enabling properly

Update 13/03/2022
Fixed Emerald Coast interfering with fog in other levels

Update 08/03/2022
(Lantern Engine mod update required)
Fixed some material color inconsistencies
Fixed ocean transparency mismatch in Emerald Coast

Update 07/03/2022
Rewrote/optimized most of Emerald Coast code
Added an optional ocean bobbing/UV shift effect in Emerald Coast
The Light Speed Dash aura should now look closer to the Dreamcast version
Removed old PVMX files that are no longer used
Framerate fixes should no longer apply to unique level objects if the level is disabled in config
The nullsub nop check should now behave identically to disabling levels in config
The Chao nullsub check now disables all Chao levels

Update 16/02/2022
The SADX Style Water option has been removed and is now available as a separate mod. You can find it here:
https://github.com/PiKeyAr/sadx-style-water

Update 13/02/2022
Fixed Sky Chase reticle looking broken without HD GUI
Added options to disable replacement of Chao trees and the Name Machine
Replaced leaning palm tree model in Emerald Coast

Update 12/02/2022
Fixed the "Restore item hold animation" option not working
Added Knuckles' running animation speed fix
Fixed Chao Race confetti effect losing color

Update 13/01/2022
Fixed some oversights in skybox scale replacement

Update 06/01/2022
Restored transparent skybox in Ice Cap
Fixed a vanilla SADX bug that prevented Lost World mirrors from working properly at high resolutions

Update 08/07/2021
Fixed a missing fence in Speed Highway 1

Update 19/06/2021
Reverted a Light Speed Dash ring path in optimized SET layouts for Ice Cap 1

Update 02/06/2021
Fixed an issue with Sonic's start position in EC garden when its DC version is disabled
Fixed Red Mountain cloud layers moving at the same speed

Update 15/05/2021
Improved compatibility with other mods
Fixed an issue with palm trees not being visible through the glass door in Station Square hotel
Added a transparency fix for a light object in Final Egg 2

Update 30/04/2021
Compatibility update for Black Market UI scaling

Update 25/04/2021
Fixed missing lights around the central tower in MR base

Update 19/04/2021
Fixed a crash on re-entering Speed Highway 3

Update 12/04/2021
Fixed an error in SADX PC that prevented some additional animations from playing properly

Update 03/04/2021
Restored DC Casino decorations in Station Square

Update 02/04/2021
Requires Lantern Engine 1.4.7 or later
Lots of internal code optimizations/improvements
Removed automatic model sorting in favor of pre-sorted models
Reworked level transparency workarounds to use a more efficient system
Reworked the texture and UV animation system to be more efficient
Duplicate models are now cloned in memory rather than loaded from disk
Fixed a vanilla bug with a sliding NPC in Amy's intro
Fixed an issue with video colorization frame not fitting the updated window size after screen resize
Added a missing beach texture animation in Station Square hotel area
Fixed an issue with Hedgehog Hammer (Trial Mode) not unloading properly
Restored the unused Cyber-Net logo in Station Square
Big's belt fix is now enabled by default
The echidnas in Mystic Ruins Past now have shadows like in the Dreamcast version
Transparency sorting improvements:
-Mystic Ruins jungle area
-Final Egg Act 2
-Destructible platforms in Sky Deck
-Wind Stone and Ice Stone
-Palm trees in Station Square hotel area
-Casinopolis entrance in Station Square

Update 22/03/2021
Fixed a crash on reloading Twinkle Park
The "Now saving" text should no longer appear on the character select screen

Update 07/03/2021
Added support for Kaori's AI HD FMVs mod
Fixed an issue with some parts of hint monitor disappearing at certain camera angles
Fixed an issue with throwing the burger shop statue
Added code for Cowgirl glass dynamic collision (thanks Kell!)
Updated lighting effects to use the new version of Lantern API without replacing PL files
The "Now saving" text is no longer displayed in Trial Mode
Fixed collision on floating pirate ships in Twinkle Park 2
Fixed pop-in in Twinkle Park 2 that happens if you skip certain parts of the stage
Various code cleanup/improvements

Update 02/01/2021
Fixed a black fadeout issue upon entering the Options screen with DC Branding disabled

Update 12/12/2020
Fixed addresses for one of jungle explorer models

Update 14/10/2020
Switched to replacing texture lists instead of resizing them, this should improve stability on some systems

Update 04/10/2020
Fixed a potential issue with italicized debug font

Update 23/09/2020
Fixed HD GUI compatibility

Update 20/09/2020
Update texture filtering settings to accommodate for a Mod Loader update
Italicized the "Now saving" text (thanks Exant!)

Update 14/08/2020
Minor updates/optimizations for Casinopolis objects

Update 27/07/2020
Minor update to make the "Now saving" text less intrusive

Update 24/07/2020
Added an option to draw the "Now saving" text
Minor changes to font filtering hacks

Update 09/07/2020
Compatibility update for mods that override DC Conversion's code

Update 03/07/2020
Updated the "Remove Cream" option that now disables a different function
Replaced animated textures with a 3D model for the title screen (thanks GibHaltmannKill!)
Removed several title screen options in favor of the "Title screen layout" setting: US/EU animated, JP/US static, International, Limited Edition
Updated HD versions of title screen textures for International (thanks kawaiikaorichan!)
Added title screen textures for Limited Edition
Note: This update changes the way title screen textures work. If you're making mods that change DC Conversion's title screen you'll need to make changes to your edits.
AVA_GTITLE0_DC_HD.PVMX in the textures folder contains title screen assets for resolutions other than 640x480.
AVA_GTITLE0_DC.PVM in the system folder contains title screen assets for 640x480.
AVA_TITLE_BACK_DC.PVM in the system folder contains main menu backgrounds for 640x480.
AVA_TITLE_BACK_DC.PVM is only used at 640x480 and only for title screens without ripples (JP/US static and Limited Edition). Animated title screens use AVA_GTITLE0_DC.PVM at 640x480 and AVA_GTITLE0_DC_HD.PVMX at other resolutions.

Update 30/05/2020
Added an option to fix a transparency issue with Big's belt (experimental, disabled by default)

Update 25/05/2020
Various fixes for the unused hotel door puzzle

Update 23/05/2020
Added an option to restore Y button functionality like on the Dreamcast (outside Chao Gardens only)

Update 16/05/2020
Restored the floating bubbles effect in Chaos' body (Chaos 0/2/4)

Update 09/05/2020
Updated the "fix held objects" option with better fixes covering all objects that can be picked up/thrown
Fixed issues with Tails' "jump while holding something" animations (animation IDs taken from supercoolsonic's mod)
Fixed a transparency issue with the breakable barrier (Knuckles' story) in the City Hall area

Update 02/05/2020
Added an option to fix the issue with held objects being put down (experimental)
The cutscene/video fadeout feature now uses D-Pad Down instead of the C button
Disabled compatibility check for the demo player (demos won't work with the current version of the Input Mod)
Made the option to suppress warnings visible in mod configuration dialog

Update 04/04/2020
Added a mod compatibility check for the demo player

Update 03/04/2020
Restored the demo player with demos from SA1 US/JP, SADX Gamecube and PC 2004 (experimental)

Update 24/03/2020
Fixed a crash in Tails' story after Sky Chase 1 and possibly other potential crashes
The option to restore item hold animations now includes a fix for Knuckles' pushing animation
Item hold animation speeds are now accurate to SA1 JP (except Amy's)

Update 22/03/2020
Added a config option to enable item hold animation (SA1 JP) for Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy
Fixed a rare crash in Adventure Fields when using DC Conversion without DC Characters
Fixed Tails' position in the Tornado 2 takeoff cutscene

Update 15/03/2020
Fixed a crash during one of Chaos 2's attacks

Update 01/03/2020
Minor transparency fixes
Added a hidden option to suppress warnings (SuppressWarnings in General section in config.ini)

Update 27/02/2020
Fixed (hopefully) an issue causing model corruption when transparency workarounds are used

Update 15/02/2020
The Pause Hide mod warning is now shown only if the conflicting options are enabled

Update 10/02/2020
Added extra SADX collision around Tails' workshop

Update 25/01/2020
Fixed a minor transparency issue with Egg Carrier lights
Added functionality of SF94's Pause Hide mod

Update 21/01/2020
Fixed a crash that happened after letting the game sit on the title screen for a while on some systems

Update 18/01/2020
Fixed a crash on entering SS/MR gardens when their DC versions are disabled

Update 11/01/2020
Electric sparks now show up above Gamma's body in post-fight cutscenes (experimental)
The water in MR garden should no longer look odd after entering it from other gardens

Update 30/12/2019
Fixed a crash on restarting Chaos 4 in Trial boss run
Fixed a bug causing subtitles to disappear in Trial Mode

Update 14/12/2019
Fixed a crash after re-entering Sky Deck multiple times

Update 17/11/2019
Fixed an issue with OSide_Arm animations in Final Egg

Update 22/10/2019
Fixed a crash during Chao Race with Chao names that contained some specific characters

Update 02/10/2019
Fixed a minor transparency issue with Tails' workshop roof in Egg Hornet

Update 29/09/2019
Fixed a broken UV animation on the door that opens the Twinkle Kart race track in Twinkle Park 1

Update 23/09/2019
Readded "diggable" flag in MR station area for Knuckles' missions

Update 18/09/2019
Fixed Station Square crosswalk overlapping Sonic's shadow in the City Hall area
Made Tails' tails spin faster on the character select screen

Update 09/09/2019
Config-related fixes

Update 08/09/2019
Fixed several transparency issues in the Chao Gardens
Hiding SADX button prompts in the Chao Gardens is now optional
Added an option to disable filtering for the subtitle font (non-HD subtitles only)
Updated the colors on the selection rectangle in the pause menu to closer match the DC version

Update 06/09/2010
The FPS lock should no longer be applied on tutorial screens
Further improvements to new options in DC Branding

Update 05/09/2019
Added new branding options to disable various SADX additions in the config

Update 03/09/2019
Reworked the DC pause box for more accurate looks and to reduce GPU usage
Minor mod compatibility fixes
Updated mod developer notes

Update 02/09/2019
Disabling DC Branding should no longer cause the game to crash on the title screen if DC title screen isn't disabled
More mod compatibility fixes
Character names on the character select screen should now be transparent even without HD GUI

Update 31/08/2019
Minor mod compatibility updates

Update 25/08/2019
Fixed one more minor transparency issue in Final Egg

Update 24/08/2019
Fixed a couple of minor transparency issues in Final Egg

Update 22/08/2019
Added a check for translation mods to enable English text replacement in DC Chao Garden hint messages

Update 20/08/2019
Some minor transparency fixes for Sky Deck

Update 19/08/2019
Added a config option for Hedgehog Hammer
Hedgehog Hammer is now disabled if the Autodemo Test Levels mod is detected
Fixed (I hope) an issue with helicopter lights and Chaos 0 becoming invisible at some camera angles when Chaos is jumping on lamp poles
Reworked a transparency hook for Hot Shelter to prevent it from interfering with other levels/mods
Egg Viper explosions should now render on top of the dust effect
Added a feature for mod developers to disable level-specific code (see the text file included in the mod folder)

Update 18/08/2019 - Update 11 release on ModDB

Large-scale changes
All levels and models are now loaded from external files in the mod's system\data folder
All models replaced in the mod have been re-exported from the original game with reworked transparency fixes
All Adventure Fields, boss battles and the majority of Action Stages have been re-exported from the original Dreamcast game with new transparency and collision fixes
All ingame models with vertex colors (from <10 up to ~120 in every level) have been replaced with their Dreamcast counterparts, which resulted in improved visual and lighting accuracy to the original game - over 800 SADX models are now replaced in the mod
All stray material colors in the entire (visible) game have been fixed to match the Dreamcast version

Mod structure changes
The "Extra" SET Layout Fixes have been removed from the mod (they will be used in another mod by their original author supercoolsonic)
The SET Layout Fixes have been replaced with a new "SET and camera layouts" option that lets you use choose between default/optimized layouts (previously SET Fixes Normal) and untouched SET and CAM files from SA1 International or SA1 Japanese (together with supercoolsonic's restoration of Lost World spikes behavior)
Added a config toggle for white diffuse (leave it enabled for a Dreamcast-like look)
The mod has been thoroughly reworked to use a less hardcoded system for texture and UV animations
All "SetClip" functions from SADX have been disabled to avoid interfering with Dreamcast levels
The levels now use custom material/COL flags to tell the mod which models need transparency fixes, alpha rejection fixes, white diffuse etc.
The models for a specific stage now load when that stage loads - this makes the mod start up a bit faster at the cost of slightly longer title card display
Reworked file replacement and texture list resize code to avoid potential issues with textures not loading correctly
The mod now displays a brief warning in the background when Lantern Engine is not detected

Branding/title screen changes
The title screen code has been rewritten to use the game's native functionality where possible and optimized to reduce disk access
The title screen transition is now faster and doesn't lag during the crossfade
The text in the File Select screen now fades in (only if loaded from the title screen)
The transition between Options and File Select screens is now a lot less awkward
The textures for the title screen ripple effect have been compressed (without noticeable loss of quality) to improve load times

General changes
The Light Speed Dash distance hack has been toned down to avoid various speed-related issues
Item capsules (including the "air" version) now render much better
Item capsules should now render behind the water when looked at from underwater
Character bubbles should now draw behind the water surface
The glow of "goal" emeralds in Windy Valley, Ice Cap and Casinopolis is now replicated 1:1
Fixed several transparency issues involving Metal Sonic's afterimage effect
Improved the look of Master Emerald shards (but with disabled transparency) in Knuckles' stages
The animals now use their original Dreamcast models and animations when not in a Chao Garden
Animal models are now queued in stages and Chao Gardens for better transparency sorting
The magnetic shield now has brighter blending and looks more like it does in the original game
Reworked the transparency fixes for shields in Zero, Gamma and other E Series robots
Applied lighting fixes to some UV-less meshes to match their look in the original game
Fixed animation errors with some common objects (such as dash pads)
Better transparency handling for fishes and Kiki's bomb explosions
Fog data in several levels has been updated

Cutscene fixes
The helicopter in Sonic's first cutscene now renders correctly
Chaos' puddles now render much better in several cutscenes
The cars now load properly in the cutscene before the Egg Walker battle
The camera transition after Sonic's Light Speed Dash cutscene in the sewers is no longer awkward
Fixed a number of transparency issues with Master Emerald pieces and light rays in various cutscenes
Several other objects (Chaos Emeralds, Tornado 2 pre-transformed) now render much better in cutscenes
Gamma uses the proper hover animation and is no longer stuck after landing in some Egg Carrier cutscenes
Fixed several issues with Sonic's jumps in the cutscene where he follows Eggman escaping from the Egg Carrier
The big shadow that appears before Amy is captured by Zero is now drawn without alpha rejection
Restored Sonic's pose when he lands at the start of the Egg Viper cutscene
Fixed the fadeout not scaling properly for Egg Carrier escape FMVs
If cutscenes are skipped with a black fadeout, the subtitle text now also fades out (compatible with HD GUI)

Station Square
The lighting transition from evening to night when Sonic leaves the sewers is no longer jarring
Added more transparency fixes for level and object models (pool chairs/parasols)
Fixed fadeout of the breakable fence (OMSaku) in Gamma's version of the stage
Fixed an animation error with car wheels
Fixed an error with the original game's sea model overlapping the bottom of the hotel pool
Several more objects (station doors etc.) have been restored
Various palette selection fixes for level and object models
The ocean should now be visible through the Twinkle Park entrance glass at all times
The glass around the Twinkle Park entrance in Station Square main area now renders without missing faces (though still not quite right)

Egg Carrier
The EGGMAN buttons that unlock the Chao Garden now look identical to their Dreamcast counterparts
Added a collision model from SADX around the transporter between interior and exterior levels
Fixed various minor transparency issues around the level
Improved the look of the glass table in Eggman's room
Fixed material colors/palette selection on various objects
Lighting/material fixes for Egg Carrier NPC models (such as Chaos 4)
Transparency fixes for some objects (crashed Tornado 2)
Replaced the Egg Carrier model used in the transformation scene
Some UV-less level models have had UVs ported from the SADX version of the level for better visuals
Repositioned one of Gamma's upgrades that was previouly misplaced
Fixed the water in the water reservoir room to render above Gamma's upgrade
The Chao Garden transporter effect looks a bit more vibrant now (better queue flags)

Mystic Ruins
Improved the look of the Master Emerald and its glow
Improved transparency handling in the jungle area
Fixed some minor transparency and lighting issues with level and object models (e.g. the light above the door at Tails' workshop)
Reworked the collision fix in Tails' workshop
The sill of Tails' workshop was using an incorrect texture and SADX vertex colors - this is now replaced properly
Added a collision model to the pond that turns on in Mission Mode when playing as Amy
Reworked the Final Egg base fix - the model should look much better now, including the glass corridor
Restored several SET objects at the MR base that were removed previously
The fire/glow effect that shows up when Knuckles unlocks Lost World now fades in and out
Fixed transparency on the Ice Cap door
Restored several objects (Wind/Ice Stone) that weren't replaced properly in previous versions of the mod

Past
The reflections around the altar now look more like their Dreamcast counterparts
The underwater parts of palms around the altar now render properly
Fixed tree shadow Z fighting in Echidna City
The stairs in Echidna City are now SET objects like in the Dreamcast version (but with improved clipping distance)

Emerald Coast
Transparency handling improvements for palm trees, foliage and other objects
Various small material/lighting fixes (e.g. crashed proto plane)
The glass thing at the end of Act 1 now renders a bit cleaner
Fixed an SA1/SADX bug causing the dolphins to not reset properly when the stage is restarted

Windy Valley
Fixed a number of transparency issues involving various objects, such as fans
Act 3 has been reworked to render the paths with minimum alpha rejection
Fixed a code error in SADX causing dandelion fluff to move too fast in Act 3
Fixed a stuck dandelion seed that appeared at some camera angles
Fixed a collision issue with the breakable wall

Twinkle Park
Added extra collision in Act 1 from the SADX version of the level to prevent clipping through the gate before entering a go-kart
Fixed a number of transparency issues involving Twinkle Park and Twinkle Circuit objects

Speed Highway
Added collision data from the SADX version of the level at the beginning of Act 1 to prevent clipping through the road at high speed
Reworked Act 3 window transparency and fountain fixes
Fixed various issues with objects that have glowing lights
Improved the look of the helicopter light

Red Mountain
Reworked the clouds transparency fix so that various ingame effects can overlap them properly

Sky Deck
Reworked the misrotated debris fix to use original Dreamcast models
Various decorations (arrows etc.) should now render better when placed behind transparent surfaces (e.g. start of Act 3)
Several green explosion/shockwave effects now render much better
Fixed several animation-related issues with various objects, including some unused objects (will be used in another mod)
The mod now detects whether the sadx-d3d11 mod is loaded and enables metal struts' transparency
Fixed some minor Z fighting issues in Act 1
Improved clip distance for some objects to reduce pop-in near the end of Act 1

Lost World
The ceiling lights in the snake room should now look identical to the Dreamcast version (though they render above the water at all times)
Improved the look of the wall panels in Act 2 when they light up
The "dust" effect that appears when the wall panels light up is now identical to the Dreamcast version
Restored some more grass models that were edited in SADX
The small fire particle is now scaled the same way as in the original game
Restored the unused AokiSwitch model with support for multiple instances (will be used in another mod)
Improved clip distance for some objects to reduce pop-in in the snake room

Ice Cap
Fixed some minor transparency and material issues with various objects
Resolved underwater collision issues in Big's level by copying over water collision from the SADX version of the level

Casinopolis
The orange decoration (OTDenki) now renders properly
Removed a duplicate OTDenki decoration object from the SET file
The Light Speed Dash path in Sonic's Act 2 now doesn't miss one item capsule
Fixed all water collision issues in Act 1 and reworked the water under the ship on the second floor
Fixed an issue with object PVMs preventing alternative versions of some cards from showing up in NiGHTS pinball (not seen normally in SA1/SADX)
Transparency improvements for ONeonK and the Cowgirl
Improved the look of Ideya caps
Added missing UV animations that are supposed to play when Sonic is about to be transported to a pinball stage
Fixed fadeout flickering with onscreen text in NiGHTS pinball
Restored several minor objects that weren't included previously
Fixed some draw distance related artifacts in NiGHTS pinball level
Fixed BALLS text being overlapped by item capsules in Casino pinball stages

Final Egg
Lots of new transparency fixes for level and object models
The plasma cylinder (OTatekan) should now look identical to the Dreamcast version
Improved draw distance for plasma objects (OTatekan/OTexture) so that they don't pop in too late
The light under the floor in Amy's puzzle room now renders better
Fixed transparency/materials on several camera/light objects, which should now look identical to the Dreamcast version
Fixed an animation issue with the fans in Act 3

Hot Shelter
Improved the look of the blue lights when they are behind a glass surface
Lots of transparency fixes for level and object models
The breakable flasks/bulbs at the end of Act 1 now render much better
The glass floor in Amy's puzzle room and the lights underneath it now render without clipping or missing faces
Restored an unused lightning box model (will be used in another mod)

Subgames
The Hedgehog Hammer room has been copied over from the DC version
The Hedgehog Hammer scoreboard is now rendered correctly
All Twinkle Circuit tracks have been copied over from the DC version
Fixed several lighting differences with Sky Chase enemy models and restored more models
Reworked Sky Chase skybox fixes for better visuals
The blue beam that shoots down the Tornado in Sky Chase Act 1 now renders above the clouds for better visuals

Bosses
Fixed stuttering police car flasher animation in Chaos 0
Police car spotlights in Chaos 0 now look a lot closer to the original game
Police car lights (the ones that get brighter when looking at the camera) are now brighter (closer to the original game)
Chaos' puddles in Chaos 0 and Chaos 2 now render without missing faces
Fixed a number of transparency issues with Chaos 2, which now looks a lot closer to the original game
Improved the look of the chandelier and its light in Chaos 2
Several transparency fixes for Chaos 4 level models
Added a workaround to render Chaos 4 above or below the water depending on its Y position
Improved the look of Chaos 6, which now has a lot less transparency problems
Fixed a glitchy frame in Chaos 6's walking animation
Made visible the underwater layers in the Perfect Chaos level
Fixed/improved the looks of several Chaos' attacks in Perfect Chaos
The Egg Hornet rotation fix has been redone in a much better way, it now also applies to the entire model and all sprites
The missile in Egg Walker no longer has missing faces
The fire in Egg Walker no longer flickers when it's supposed to fade out
Fixed Eggman not being visible behind the glass in Egg Viper cockpit
The dust effect at the bottom of the Egg Viper room now looks a lot closer to the original game
The lighting effects in Egg Viper are now more accurate to the original game
Fixed several transparency errors with explosion effects in E101 boss battle
Fixed many transparency issues involving attacks/effects in Zero and E101R boss fights
The electric barrier effect in Zero now fades in/out depending on whether the barriers have just appeared/exploded

Chao Gardens
Enabling MR garden no longer removes SADX water in SS garden if the Dreamcast SS garden is disabled
The skybox replacement in the Egg Carrier garden has been reworked to be more accurate to the original game (though the UV fix is still there)
Garden transporter effects now render a bit better
Some object replacements (such as the Chao Race door) have been reworked to use original Dreamcast models instead of edited SADX models

Update 17/08/2019
Added back some fixes that were reverted previously
This is the last update before the next release

Update 08/07/2019
Fixed an oversight in Hot Shelter 2 landtable causing the floor in Amy's puzzle room and the lights underneath it to become invisible

Update 03/06/2019
Fixed a glitch with the ocean texture zooming in after reentering Emerald Coast with SADX Style Water enabled

Update 16/05/2019
Fixed transparency issues with Ideya Caps
Fixed frozen UVs on a decoration in NiGHTS pinball stage (Reala table)

Update 12/05/2019
Fixed glitched text in Chao Black Market that would appear after playing Chao Race and visiting an Action Stage

Update 20/04/2019
Fixed frozen water animation under the fountain in SS Garden
Fixed a wall texture error in SS Garden

Update 07/04/2019
Fixed all Mystic Ruins light direction issues (hopefully)
Made all external resources replaceable in other mods
Fixed an issue with Twinkle Park mirrors not displaying despite being loaded

Update 03/04/2019
All levels are now loaded from external .sa1lvl files - this helps reduce the size of future updates (notes: 1) if you want to edit the .sa1lvl files, you have to be very careful about deleting or renaming things because a lot of level-specific labels are hardcoded in the mod; 2) these files and the code referencing them may change in the future; 3) the files are currently loaded from DC Conversion's data folder and are not replaceable by other mods yet)
The model used for the Chao in Past cutscenes is now also loaded from an external file (notes 1 and 3 from above also apply here)
Fixed an issue with Metal Sonic emblem display when HD GUI is disabled
Fixed an issue with SADX Chaos 6 walking animation that was causing random body parts to flicker around Chaos' body
Fixed an issue in SADX that caused flickering before the screen would fade in from black in some cutscenes
Added more transparency/alpha rejection fixes for Hot Shelter
Reworked some of the transparency fixes to load as objects that delete themselves once the level is unloaded
Reworked the Egg Carrier skybox fix for compatibility with the "Egg Carrier Decorations" mod
Compatibility with the "Autodemo Red Mountain" mod
All levels now have the same exact fog color value as their DC counterparts
Removed the Mystic Ruins light direction fix which is no longer necessary
Several Eggmobile-related changes were removed in favor of Dreamcast Characters and SADXFE

Update 15/03/2019
Broken glass fragments in Speed Highway are now complete model replacements as opposed to edited SADX models
The behavior of the "Light Speed Dash distance hack" option has been changed so that Sonic can enter Captain's Room with the hack enabled
Removed an old PVM replacement for compatibility with a potential future update for Dreamcast Characters

Update 03/03/2019
Compatibility with the new Autodemo Speed Highway mod - now you don't need to disable Speed Highway in DC Conversion settings
Added a better solution for Ice Cap 4 collision issues
Removed broken vertex normal data in Ice Cap 2 and 4
Various code optimizations for Station Square
Fixed the look of Chaos 0's puddle trail

Update 31/01/2019
Restored the water ripple effect seen in the Dreamcast version when Chaos 4 swims around
Fixed the colors of Chaos 4 attack
Fixed transparency issues with Chaos 4 attack

Update 30/12/2018
Small update to fix the behavior of the "CHAO RACE" sign in Chao Race Entry room

Update 26/11/2018
Fixed an issue with Chao name font generation causing memory corruption and random crashes

Update 25/11/2018
Restored the second (smaller) waterfall in Chao Race
Fixed scaling of the number plate in Chao Race (Ruby Course)
Restored Chao name badges shown during Chao Race (with colors, SADX font)
Restored waterfall, sliding door and elevator sounds in Chao Race/SS Garden
Restored the jewel model shown after winning a Jewel Race (original fix by Exant) 
Restored the "Cool!" and "You won the jewel!" messages shown after winning a Chao Race
Fixed a purple flower with wrong coordinates in Chao Race (SA1 bug)
Fixed several material color inaccuracies in Egg Carrier Private Room
Fixed a transparency/queue issue with floating bricks in Mystic Ruins caves

Update 05/11/2018
Restored the hint monitor model and the environment mapping effect when its screen is on
Fixed Chao Race ball model scaling
Restored "Start" and "Goal" graphics in Chao Race
Compatibility with the Autodemo Windy Valley mod - now you don't have to disable Windy Valley in DC Conversion settings
Fixed a crash in Speed Highway 3 when Speed Highway is disabled

Update 05/08/2018
Further futureproofing for Lantern API updates
Prevented the SADX Style Water options from activating when the corresponding DC levels are disabled

Update 24/07/2018
Reorganized Lantern API stuff for future fixes
Added alpha rejection patches (feature in a future version of Lantern Engine)
Added original SA1 PRS files for OBJ_EC00, OBJ_EC30 and OBJ_FINALEGG for future use

Update 11/07/2018
Fixed a water collision issue in Casinopolis Act 1

Update 09/07/2018
Added fixed SET files for Egg Carrier Inside (Big) to prevent a collision issue

Update 08/07/2018
Fixed a minor collision issue in Twinkle Park 2

Update 30/06/2018
Improved the look of water splashes in Emerald Coast, Casinopolis and Speed Highway 3
Added a framerate fix for Big's ring counter
Adjusted the Y position of Gamma's upgrade in SET Fixes
Fixed lighting on Chaos 4 NPC model
Material fixes for Tikal, Past Chao, Egg Hornet and some Chaos models
Restored unique eye textures for Past Chao in some cutscenes
Improved the look of Gamma's projectiles
Reworked the framerate fix for lamps in Red Mountain 2
Fixed minor transparency issues with the light above Tails' house door
Reworked the tornado UV shift in Perfect Chaos, which should now be a lot more accurate
Removed an accidental override of the cutscene skip setting in code

Update 23/06/2018
Fixed an issue with recreated Egg Hornet rotation code causing Eggman to disappear after a while
Undid PRS compression for one title screen PVM to make it load faster

Update 19/06/2018 - Update 10 release on ModDB
PRS compression for all PVM and PVR files
Fixed water splash particle layering in Emerald Coast, Speed Highway and Casinopolis
Fixed a potential problem with Casinopolis code
Added more framerate tweaks

Update 16/06/2018
Added back the EV_EGGMOBLE0 PVM

Update 14/06/2018
Fixed a crash after beating Emerald Coast 2 with SADX Style Water
Added SA1 textures for the file select menu
Removed the Mini Game Collection background replacement (GG_TEXLIST_US.PVMX)
Updated Speed Highway 3 to use original SA1 PVM instead of a rebuilt one
Added some default CAM files
Moved some title screen related textures to PVMs
Fixed flickering of water surfaces in Hot Shelter 1
Framerate fix for underwater bubbles

Update 13/06/2018
Implemented a cleaner and more accurate fix for Perfect Chaos breath splashes
Restored several other PVMs that were left out in the previous update
Switched Chaos 2 to original SA1 PVM

Update 12/06/2018
Massive update that changes a lot of things:
Almost everything in the game is now using untouched Dreamcast PVMs, including the OBJ_ PVMs
Added several more PVMs from the original game that weren't replaced previously
Reworked the SADX Style Water system to use fewer PVMs, which saved ~15MB of space and improved performance
Switched many Chao objects to SA1 PVMs, so replacing SADX PVMs is no longer required for them - this also saved a bit of space
Added all PVR files from the original game
Fixed broken textures on frogs in Gamma's story cutscene (happens in all versions of the game)
Restored SA1 textures for E-101R and Zero boss fights
Improved the look of several E-101R effects
Fixed several transparency and material issues in E-101R and Zero boss fights
Added more framerate-related fixes
Fixed several issues with animals' movement/animations
Added new options to replace Chao fruit and egg models with their Dreamcast counterparts
Restored the missing start mark in Chao Race
Restored the models for the ball and firecrackers in Chao Race
Fixed the confetti effect that appears after winning Chao Race
Removed the second Chao shadow in Chao Race
Tweaked fog density in Lost World 3
Corrected light direction in the Mystic Ruins
Minor tweaks to the cutscene skip fadeout feature
Various lighting and material fixes
Added an option to tweak HUD position to make it look more like SA1
Added environment mapping effects to Chaos' puddle in several cutscenes
Fixed the jackpot sprite & effects in Casinopolis Slot pinball
Corrected the blending mode used by cop speeder's light effect
Perfect Chaos' breath particles now create a splash like in the original game

Update 28/05/2018
Updated the intro movie with Windii's edit of Tails' scene

Update 22/05/2018
Updated textures used by electric cylinders in Final Egg

Update 20/05/2018
Implemented better control of shield child models
Improved the look of the magnetic shield by making it use SA_SRC instead of SA_ONE

Update 19/05/2018
Applied the second round of GerbilSoft's code optimizations (thanks GerbilSoft!)
Recreated the Dreamcast shield effect
Material color fixes for Final Egg

Update 16/05/2018
Applied the first round of GerbilSoft's code optimizations (thanks GerbilSoft!)
Implemented a slightly better fix for rotating lights in Final Egg
Added an option to limit the framerate to 30 FPS everywhere except menus and Twinkle Circuit

Update 15/05/2018
Reworked the Station Square NPC material color fix that wasn't applied previously

Update 11/05/2018
Updated the SEGA copyright text for the Japanese title screen

Update 10/05/2018
Updated credits
Fixed Egg Carrier ocean animation playing when the game is paused
Fixed a typo in the mod's configuration schema

Update 06/05/2018
Fixed the main menu/title screen background missing after using the Mini Game Collection menu

Update 05/05/2018
Optimized texture usage on the title screen to minimize load times
Reworked the title screen layout to support original Japanese SA1 logo + main menu background
The shadow for the SA1 logo is now a separate texture
Fixed Hot Shelter 1 landtable that was using wrong textures for some reason
Moved 640x480 logo textures to separate PVMX archives
The white overlay on the main menu background is now using the same graphics as the title screen
Fixed defaults for the "Disable Cream cameos" option

Update 03/05/2018
The title screen now scales equally at all resolutions and is compatible with the Mod Loader's "Resizable window" option
Added a new option to switch between title screen layouts: US static, US animated, SA International
All custom offset and scale options for the title screen/logo have been removed
Implemented a smoother transition between the title screen and the main menu
Various performance optimizations for the title screen
Fixed an issue causing black screens while demo cutscenes were playing

Update 02/05/2018
Fixed a condition when Red Mountain 3 clouds would disappear on some systems
Added a warning message when old individual level mods are loaded together with the integrated mod
Implemented a smoother transition for the title screen and made it work after the music stops playing
Implemented fade-in for the copyright text/Sonic Team logo on the title screen
Updated the SA1 logo to be slightly more accurate to the original

Update 01/05/2018
Added a Dreamcast-like underwater overlay effect

Update 29/04/2018
Compatibility update for upcoming DC tutorial layouts in HD GUI
Added new config options for skippable cutscenes (fade to black, skip immediately, default SADX, unskippable)

Update 28/04/2018
Restored DC tutorial layouts (SD only at the moment)
Added PVMs for tutorials in all languages
Switched Sonic's tutorial to a PVM using original DC textures
Fixed an alpha rejection problem with the green gradient rectangle in tutorials

Update 26/04/2018
Updated pause menu rendering code to draw gradients without custom textures - please update both Dreamcast Conversion and HD GUI

Update 24/04/2018
Made the lights on top of police cars in Chaos 0 brighter like in the original game

Update 22/04/2018
Added a Light Speed Dash hack (disabled by default) to make it work more like in SA1, which allows taking several previously inaccessible shortcuts with untouched SA1 SET files
Fixed crashes in Past Act 1, Past Act 2 and Zero/E101R when loading SADX versions of those levels
Fixed an error in SADX causing the avalanche effect in Ice Cap to use an incorrect blending mode
Made the "Sonic Adventure" window title optional (thanks MainMemory for adding this functionality to the Mod Loader)

Update 18/04/2018
Removed the swinging spikeball fix from code and updated Sky Deck 1 SET files to slow them down instead

Update 17/04/2018
Added Sonikko's framerate fixes for 60 FPS
Updated SET objects in Lost World Act 1 to prevent a collision issue
Recreated E-105 Zeta boss animation
Fog is now reduced in the E-105 Zeta room
The electric sprite fix has been removed because a better Mod Loader-based solution is underway
Fixed timings of various lights in Speed Highway (Missile, Antenna etc.)
Fixed rotation of broken platform debris in Sky Deck (Talap0, Connect0)
Restored the Sonic token model in Casino
Fixed small branch animation in Windy Valley
Tweaked the speed of the tornado in Windy Valley

Update 09/04/2018
Fixed a texture problem with the waterfall in Hot Shelter caused by the texture optimization update
Fixed Sky Chase HD reticle not loading properly when HD GUI is used together with DC Conversion
Moved shared water textures from Egg Carrier level PVMs to EC_SEA.PVM
The battles that take place on the Egg Carrier now use the same SADX Style Water setting as the Egg Carrier (separate setting removed)
Same as above for Egg Hornet, which now uses the Mystic Ruins setting
Texture usage optimization update that allowed to use untouched SA1 PVMs for the majority of DC levels
For mods that change textures in Dreamcast levels, several PVMs/PVMXs will need to be rebuilt to be compatible with DC Conversion from now on.
The following PVMs were updated:
ADVSS04_DC
ADV_EC00_DC
ADV_EC01_DC
ADV_EC02_DC
ADV_EC31_DC
CASINO01_DC
CHAOS4_TIKEI_DC
E101R_TIKEI_DC
HOTSHELTER1_DC
HOTSHELTER2_DC
HOTSHELTER3_DC
ICECAP02_DC
LM_CHAOS0_DC
PAST01_DC
PAST02_DC
TWINKLE02_DC

The following PVMX files were updated:
ADVSS04W
ADV_EC00W (removed, use ADV_EC00_DC and EC_SEAW instead)
ADV_EC01W (removed, use ADV_EC01_DC and EC_SEAW instead)
ADV_EC02W (removed, use ADV_EC02_DC and EC_SEAW instead)
E101R_TIKEIW (removed, use E101R_CHIKEI_DC and EC_SEAW instead)
EC_SEAW
PAST01W
PAST02W

Update 06/04/2018
Replaced the sprite for BiriBiri (electricity sprites in Hot Shelter 2) with a flat model to avoid rotation issues

Update 05/04/2018
Fixed some Chao object positioning when SA1 gardens are disabled

Update 04/04/2018
Added various 60 FPS speed tweaks by Sonikko
Compatibility update for credit screens in HD GUI

Update 20/03/2018
Reintroduced the split intro system with a separate video for the Sonic Team logo
Added McAleeCh's high quality SA1 intro recreation
New config options for videos: Sonic Team logo mode, enable or disable the SA1 intro
Moved the "Imitate DC video colors" option in the config from "General" to "Videos"
Added an option to disable all video enhancements, which will turn off all FMV-related code in the mod

Update 16/03/2018
Reworked the video system with a better implementation of fade effects, video skipping and vertex colors
Updated the intro movie with a different reencode to improve compatibility
SA1-like video colorization is now a lot more accurate, though still not quite the same
Fixed (I hope) the problem with story FMVs turning black
Added support for unedited SA1 intro (lower quality than SADX but no recompression). You can get the SA1 videos here: https://dcmods.unreliable.network/owncloud/data/PiKeyAr/files/Various/SA1_Intro.zip

Update 11/03/2018
Fixed an issue with unsupported SA1 credit strings that sometimes made the credits unskippable
Updated the FMV fadeout feature to make sure it doesn't reset videos to fullbright in some rare cases
Switched credits backgrounds to untouched SA1 PVMs
Moved some tutorial messages to PVMs

Update 10/03/2018
Implemented a better solution for pause box gradient (update HD GUI 2 too if you use it)

Update 08/03/2018
Corrected a collision issue with SA1 meshes in Station Square Casino area
Additional tweaks for subtitle font colorization
Added colorization for pause menu prompts and character recap text

Update 07/03/2018
A slightly better implementation of the FMV fadeout feature
Made the font colorization option enabled by default
Implemented a better way to disable font smoothing

Update 05/03/2018
Switched to a different method of disabling font smoothing to avoid potential issues with text after playing the game for a while

Update 04/03/2018
Fixed incomplete Chao Garden message array replacements that were causing issues with the Chao Race lobby hint monitor after traveling between different gardens
Added Chao Race Entry hint monitor text for German, Spanish and French

Update 03/03/2018
Enabled the FMV additive effect that was disabled previously
Restored SA1 Dreamcast credits with company logos (thanks MainMemory for adding support for credits data in SA Tools!)
Reworked the title screen drawing functions
Initial implementation of the title screen/file select crossfade effect
Fixed some option toggles for 640x480

Update 02/03/2018
Temporarily disabled the specular effect on FMVs until I figure out why it crashes near the end of intro

Update 01/03/2018
Added an option to imitate SA1 Dreamcast video colors when playing FMVs
Added an option to fade out skipped FMVs
Fixed title screen logo transition scaling at 640x480

Update 28/02/2018
Implemented better font colorization+transparency and added a toggle to disable SADX font smoothing (on by default)

Update 27/02/2018
Fixed blending mode on Chaos 4 bubbles that gave them a square background
Added an option to enable Dreamcast subtitle fonts ("Impress" font used by default)
Added a "colorize subtitle font" option (off by default) that imitates the Demul look of SA1 subtitle font

Update 26/02/2018
Added an experimental fix for cutscene camera transitions
Made some framerate-related fixes work consistently with variable framerate
Removed some leftovers in Egg Walker and switched the level to original DC PVM

Update 23/02/2018
Replaced the Sky Chase fix with an updated version from SADXFE
Various code optimizations

Update 19/02/2018
Fixed a bug in SADX causing character welds to break after playing as Metal Sonic
Made Tails' tail wiggle animation slower at 60 FPS to make it consistent with the original game

Update 18/02/2018
Fixed several minor lighting inaccuracies
Fixed material colors on character dolls used as targets in Final Egg 3

Update 17/02/2018
Added several missing SET files from the original game
Switching SET Fixes to Off now reverts to untouched Dreamcast SET files - those are not compatible with Mission Mode and item capsule rotation will be disabled like in the original game
Fixed various code issues preventing the game from spawning certain enemies with original SET files
Made the ventilation hatch non-solid in Amy's Hot Shelter
Fixed fountain water animation in Speed Highway 3 that sometimes didn't stop when the game was paused
Added an old Leon fix from SADXFE
Fixed an issue with Leon disappearing too soon without attacking when the framerate is 60 FPS

Update 10/02/2018
Updated the title screen to work with HD GUI in Japanese
Hardcoded all SET and CAM files used by Dreamcast levels. I really didn't want to do it but people still find ways to break things using incompatible mods, so I guess this is necessary.

Update 05/02/2018
Fixed an issue causing widescreen settings for the title screen to not work properly after a Mod Loader update
Slowed down the animation speed of the tornado in Windy Valley Act 2 to make the layer effect visible
It should now be possible to make mods altering textures in Dreamcast levels by adding "_DC" to the name of the PVM/PVMX
Fixed an issue with disabling the SA1 title screen

Update 31/01/2018 - Update 9 release on ModDB
DC Branding, DC General, SADXStyleWater, SET layout fixes and all individual level mods have been merged into a single "Dreamcast Conversion" mod
Fixed several oversights regarding the handling of enabled/disabled features

Update 24/01/2018
Restored Dreamcast UVs for a breakable box in Lost World
Fixed a minor transparency issue in Gamma's Hot Shelter

Update 23/01/2018
Removed Eggman and Tikal PVMs from DC General because those will likely be handled in ItsEasyActually's Dreamcast Characters Pack

Update 20/01/2018
Updated DC Branding for compatibility with HD GUI 2 update

Update 12/01/2018
Added a fix for a rare Z buffer issue on the character select screen
Disabled the "Now saving..." text that showed up in some screens
Added some experimental fixes for screen fades (mostly main menu/tutorials)
Disabled rendering of Sky Chase lock-on sprites when the game is paused
Fixed a minor sky issue in the cutscene when the Tornado is shot down

Update 11/01/2018
Further refined controls in Sky Chase
Increased the lock-on range for the Sky Chase reticle to be proportionate to the reticle's size
Restored the lock-on sprite's vertical scale animation disabled by previous fixes
All control and targeting issues in Sky Chase should be resolved now
Fixed several old transparency problems in Station Square

Update 07/01/2018
Minor lighting improvements for E101R effects
Disabled unnecessary "Now loading..." texts that didn't scale properly
Several experimental layout fixes for the character select screen (please report issues if any)
Improved control handling in Sky Chase
Added scaling and resolution limits for the Sky Chase reticle
Improved the look of the homing missile fired by the Tornado in Sky Chase
The sky in Sky Chase now tilts in the opposite direction to the Tornado like in the original game
Fixed an error in SADX that made rocket launchers in Sky Chase unable to fire at higher resolutions

Update 06/01/2018
DC Bosses: Compatibility update for SADXStyleWater

Update 05/01/2018
Improved the look of E101R effects and fixed the majority of its transparency issues
Fixed a transparency issue with explosions created by gachapon badniks in Final Egg 3
Restored the fountain model in Speed Highway 3

Update 29/12/2017
Transparency fixes for Egg Carrier and Chaos 6 sky
Fixed a glitchy Chaos 4 NPC model on the Egg Carrier
Minor transparency improvement for Red Mountain 2 clouds during cutscenes involving the Tornado 2
Restored water ripples in one of Knuckles' Past cutscenes
Fixed blending of emerald shards in Knuckles' cutscene
Minor transparency fix for Amy's Final Egg and Big's Hot Shelter
Restored original water wave placement in the Mystic Ruins main area
Made the ocean render properly in Big's Emerald Coast cutscene
Improved the look of the waterfall in the last cutscene

Update 28/12/2017
Minor transparency fixes for Twinkle Park Act 1

Update 25/12/2017
Updated all DLC mods and the Time of Day mod to work in Mission Mode

Update 23/12/2017
Disabled Gamma's chest transparency on the character select screen
Tweaked water animation speed in Emerald Coast
Restored waterfall particles in Chaos 4
Restored a lighting effect in Casinopolis when entering pinball areas
Minor transparency fix for Final Egg Act 2
Tweaked the Egg Viper effect

Update 22/12/2017
Fix for common switch model in DC General and HD GUI
Adjusted Emerald Coast ocean depth value to prevent seashore clipping near the end of Act 2
DC Branding: improved the look of shadows in menus and fixed some GUI blending issues

Update 18/12/2017
Fixed an oversight with Sky Deck transitions causing flickering in the sky
Implemented a much more accurate sky transition in Sky Deck

Update 16/12/2017
Implemented a slightly better check for Twinkle Park mirrors
Tweaked the water ripple

Update 15/12/2017
Improved the look of the water splash made by the whale/dolphins in Emerald Coast
Disabled SADX-like water bobbing (this is needed for the above fix to work)
Fixed more Windy Valley bridges
Updated HD GUI and DC General with restored common object models to prevent texture mirroring issues
Updated depth values for some character effects
Fixed a transparency problem with the office door in Station Square
Increased draw distance in MR jungle for better visibility of MR base lights
Fixed (hopefully) some transparency issues in Final Egg Act 2
Code optimization for some mods

Update 14/12/2017
Title screen ripple effect for 640x480
DC Branding now changes the window title to "Sonic Adventure" (for compatibility with Fusion's Chao Editor remove the WindowTitle line from DC Branding's mod.ini)
Restored SA1 water ripple (can be turned off via config.ini in DC General)
Improved the look of the water splash particle
Fixed several long-standing transparency problems in Emerald Coast

Update 13/12/2017
Fixed collision after returning from the Name Machine menu in the Mystic Ruins garden
You can now enable or disable individual Chao Gardens and the Chao Race lobby in DC_ChaoGardens' config.ini
Updated the Egg Viper effect to be more accurate
Fixed (hopefully) some long-standing transparency issues in Ice Cap
Optimized texture usage in Ice Cap Act 1

Update 11/12/2017
Improved Casinopolis gears collision
Fixed the irregular fade pattern with light sprites in Tails' Speed Highway
Restored the SA1 version of the vertical rope on the breakable bridge in Windy Valley
The flickering lights in Casinopolis Act 2 now flicker randomly like in the original game
Fixed several minor transparency issues in Casinopolis Act 2
Shadows and footsteps should be now rendered correctly underwater in Emerald Coast (experimental fix)

Update 10/12/2017
Experimental fix for the Twinkle Park mirror room
Reintroduced several transparency fixes involving lights in Casinopolis and optimized code
Experimental fix to restore transparency of chest lights on Gamma and other robot characters

Update 08/12/2017
Implemented skybox and fog color/distance transitions in Sky Deck when the Egg Carrier changes altitude
Fixed sky layer clipping in Sky Deck 3 - all cloud layers should be visible now with no clipping
Fixed sky artifacts in Red Mountain and implemented better scrolling UVs for the clouds
Optimized skybox and dynamic fog code in Windy Valley

Update 06/12/2017
Tweaked the Light Speed Dash glow to make it look better (still not identical to SA1)
The Light Speed Dash aura now glows in Adventure Fields as well
Enabled rotating lights on police cars in Station Square
Improved the look of the police car in Chaos 0
Enabled column transparency in Chaos 2 boss fight (experimental)
DC Branding: intro movie updated - combined Gamecube (best quality intro) and Dreamcast videos (original logo animations)

Update 05/12/2017
Restored the "rainbow" dash/homing attack trail effect
Recreated Knuckles' Maximum Heat Attack effects
Restored transparency on Knuckles' last punch

Update 04/12/2017
DC Branding: updated the intro movie with better reencoding and a more accurate conversion of the Sonic Team logo

Update 28/11/2017
Improved the look of Mystic Ruins base lights
Minor code optimization for DC General
Fixed a potentially problematic texture list issue with levels that use SADX Style Water

Update 27/11/2017
Moved the lighting fix for queued models from DC_SpeedHighway to DC_General

Update 22/11/2017
Added a check to ensure emerald glow uses the correct blending mode
Further improved the look of the skybox in Sky Chase 1 and 2

Update 21/11/2017
Disabled Egg Hornet reflection enhancements when playing as Metal Sonic

Update 19/11/2017
Fixed texture errors in Gamma's cutscene when he sees Beta being rebuilt (an 18-year-old bug that carried over from SA1)
Moved PVME101FACTORY.PVM from DC_General to DC_EggCarrier

Update 14/11/2017
Fixed material colors on skybox bottom in Sky Chase Act 1
Experimental fix for Sky Chase 2 skybox bottom - now it should blend more smoothly with the background

Update 11/11/2017
Fixed Big's story crash with the Time of Day mod

Update 02/11/2017
Experimental fix for transparency issues with gates in Windy Valley

Update 31/10/2017
Improved light direction accuracy in the Mystic Ruins
Restored the Egg Carrier model used in the transformation cutscene

Update 30/10/2017
Updated VMU Transporter collision in the Chao Gardens
Restored altar base reflections in the Mystic Ruins (Past)

Update 28/10/2017
Emerald Coast SET file updated for compatibility with Mission Mode

Update 28/09/2017
Removed static variables from functions in various mods (Windows XP compatibility)

Update 24/09/2017
Station Square mod updated for compatibility with some SA1 DLCs

Update 03/09/2017 - Update 7 release on ModDB

Update 02/09/2017
Fixed several material issues in Hot Shelter
Fixed a lot of minor transparency problems in Hot Shelter
Fixed some minor transparency problems in Mystic Ruins
"Remove Cream" is now enabled by default in DC Branding

Update 31/08/2017
Water animation should no longer slow down in cutscenes (all level mods updated)
Updated Egg Hornet water

Update 30/08/2017
Improved the look of the ceiling light in Chaos 2
Minor lighting updates for Egg Carrier and some bosses
Adjusted the height of cloud layers in Knuckles' Red Mountain
Removed all tweaks to Master Emerald shards
Fixed minor transparency issues in Station Square, Final Egg, Hot Shelter and Mystic Ruins

Update 28/08/2017
Restored models for unused objects in Casinopolis and Lost World
Disabled the Sonic Team webpage prompt in the SS garden
Significantly improved the look of the "goal" emerald glow
Added dynamic fog in Ice Cap 3 and Final Egg 1-2
Improved the look of the skybox in Chao Race
Streamlined the code for the title screen transition
The "Remove Cream" mod has been deprecated. Use the "RemoveCream" option in DC Branding's config.ini
Restored some more objects in the Mystic Ruins and tweaked Master Emerald's glow

Update 27/08/2017
Some more lighting and alpha updates for Mystic Ruins
Made the titlescreen zoom-in transition a bit more subtle
Minor transparency fixes for Casino Act 2
Minor lighting updates for Egg Carrier and Final Egg
Removed some redundant lighting fixes in DC_Bosses
Added lighting fixes for Chaos 6 Eggmobile

Update 26/08/2017
Restored the glow on "goal" emeralds in Windy Valley, Casinopolis and Ice Cap
Made the fountain lights brighter in Knuckles' Casinopolis
Removed water ripple adjustments because SADX sucks
Minor alpha/lighting updates for Mystic Ruins

Update 24/08/2017
Restored the Chao Race Entry room (wait for Lantern Engine to update for lighting accuracy)
Added back SADX firecracker cones at the end of Chao Race
Added Omochaos' synchronized bow when the player leaves the Chao Race Entry room

Update 22/08/2017
Updated all level mods for better compatibility with the Frame Limit mod
Minor adjustment to the water ripple

Update 21/08/2017
Minor improvements for SADX water in Egg Hornet, Mystic Ruins and Past
Updated fog in Egg Hornet
Fixed materials on Station Square helicopter model
Fixed materials on some Emerald Coast objects
Fixed materials on cars in Perfect Chaos
Improved the look of the water ripple

Update 20/08/2017
Enabled alpha rejection for Chao Race entrance to prevent a black screen
Resolved several transparency issues with the ocean in EC garden
Made garden transporter effects brighter (more like SA1)
Restored proper scaling for all Chao fruits
Minor level piece adjustment for Emerald Coast Act 1
Added animation to the rotating billboard on top of Casino Act 1 (Knuckles)
Restored the sound that is supposed to play as Sonic goes through rings in NiGHTS' pinball

Update 19/08/2017
Implemented slightly better management of environment maps in DC_General
Restored environment mapping on gachapon throwers in Final Egg 3
Added an experimental alpha rejection patch to DC_General. Restores missing effects in Perfect Chaos and improves the look of particle effects (dust, smoke, fire etc.). Lantern mod required.
Added SA1 textures for EFF_REGULAR.PVM
Made the ceiling light in Chaos 2 brighter
Better handling of water animation speed in Emerald Coast with SADX water
Emerald Coast Act 3 skybox improvements
The tornadoes around Perfect Chaos' body now fade out before he submerges in water

Update 16/08/2017
Restored SA1 camera angle in the scene where Perfect Chaos takes down the Egg Carrier 2

Update 15/08/2017
Removed redundant lighting and texlist fixes from DC_Bosses and DC_General
Fully restored SA1 camera in the cutscene for the Light Speed Shoes powerup
Restored SA1 camera angle in Sonic's cutscene after Lost World
Restored the temple ground in the Mystic Ruins jungle area

Update 14/08/2017
Partially restored SA1 camera in the cutscene for the Light Speed Shoes powerup (please update the SET Fixes mod if you're using it)
Adjusted camera in Egg Carrier prison cutscenes for Amy and Gamma

Update 12/08/2017
Further improved the look of the ocean during the wave effect with SADX textures
Fixed a number of issues with SADX water in Emerald Coast
Added a missing texture animation to one area in Emerald Coast 1

Update 11/08/2017 - Update 6 release on ModDB
Minor reorganization of lighting fixes in various mods
Removed fog in Hedgehog Hammer
Various code optimizations
The mods are now compatible with Windows XP, at least theoretically
Fixed a rare crash in Amy's Final Egg

Update 10/08/2017
Massive lighting updates for all levels, cutscenes and SADX character models (fixes require sadx-dc-lighting 1.2.49 or higher)
Updated blending effects for the latest Lantern API - Egg Viper looks a lot better now
Added a material color hack for the common switch to make it look better
Added a missing SET file for Big's Emerald Coast
Fixed NPC materials in Station Square
Minor transparency fixes for Twinkle Park 3
Updated fog in Egg Carrier transformation cutscene
Added some previously removed fixes back to DC_General
Added back Eggman and Tikal PVMs to DC_General
Moved some fixes from DC_Bosses to DC_General
Fixed a transparency issue with the Eggmobile NPC model
Fixed a number of transparency issues in Egg Carrier Interior
Fixed frozen gear animation in Knuckles' Casinopolis (can't do anything about jerky cylinder collision yet)
Fixed a texture issue with Hedgehog Hammer Super Sonic target
Updated lighting on Hedgehog Hammer targets (still inaccurate as those seem to be SL objects)
Improved the look of the wave effect with SADX water

Update 06/08/2017
Restored the fan model in Final Egg 3
Fixed lighting on the Tornado and various cutscene models
Lighting updates for Action Stages, Adventure Fields and cutscenes in Sonic's story (fixes require sadx-dc-lighting 1.2.45-master or later)
Removed alternate PL files where possible

Update 05/08/2017
Fixed several transparency issues in Sky Deck 3
Palette selection improvements for Sky Deck (API)
Blending fix for the cutscene after beating Egg Viper (API)

Update 04/08/2017
Improvements for SADX water in Emerald Coast (DC_EmeraldCoast and SADXStyleWater update)
Fixed a transparency issue with crashed Tornado 2 models

Update 03/08/2017
DC General: Fixed a bug in SADX that made the bubble ripples look glitchy

Update 02/08/2017
Removed redundant model fixes and fixed Eggman's 2P model turning black on the API branch of the lighting mod
The DC_TornadoModels mod has been removed
Improved the look of Emerald Coast ocean with SADX Style Water

Update 01/08/2017
Disabled Emerald Coast texlist resize to prevent a random texture issue

Update 30/07/2017
DC Branding: updated customization info and removed the "Sonic Adventure" window title to avoid compatibility issues with Fusion's Chao Editor
Updated lighting on some event models in Station Square

Update 27/07/2017
Implemented lighting in Gamma's Froggy Hunt cutscene (API)

Update 26/07/2017
Recreated Egg Viper explosion effects (API)
Various lighting improvements for Egg Viper and boss cutscenes (API)
Lighting improvements for Twinkle Circuit (API)
Egg Hornet rotation now resets when the level is restarted

Update 20/07/2017
Updated material colors on Station Square NPC models
Lighting accuracy update for Chao Gardens, Chao Race and Twinkle Circuit
Improved collision of Chao Garden transporters 
Restored the proper model for EC garden to EC transporter
Adjusted the start point for the EC garden (fixes an awkward camera glitch when teleporting from other gardens)

Update 19/07/2017
Casino cowgirl is now enabled by default (can be disabled via config.ini in DC_Casinopolis folder). The "Casinopolis Cowgirl" mod has been deprecated and will no longer work.

Update 07/07/2017
Restored the gate model used in Tails' Tornado cutscene in the Mystic Ruins
Fixed an issue with emblems not being awarded after winning Chao Races
Fixed several texlist issues exposed by a recent Mod Loader update
Egg Carrier lighting updates
Improved the look of the skybox in Egg Carrier captain's room
Disabled the pink tint on the hint monitors in Hot Shelter and Egg Carrier Interior until SL light support is implemented in the lighting mod

Update 04/07/2017
Lighting updates for Station Square, Mystic Ruins, Twinkle Park, Windy Valley, Final Egg, Sky Chase and bosses (API)
Various minor alpha fixes for Mystic Ruins
Fixed some landtable animations in Mystic Ruins jungle

Update 02/07/2017
Added dummy SET data for Station Square Garden elevator to prevent it from disappearing

Update 01/07/2017
More water plane adjustment for Emerald Coast 1

Update 28/06/2017
Realigned the water plane in Emerald Coast 1

Update 27/06/2017
Fixed non-appearing Mission Mode items (Knuckles 25 and Tails 10)

Update 25/06/2017
Title screen: improved support for ultra wide screens
Added an optional zoom-in transition for the title screen

Update 24/06/2017
Warning! Config.ini from previous versions of DC Branding will be overwritten with this update!
Added more customization options for the title screen, check the text file included with DC Branding
Added a higher quality SA1 logo and an optional highlight overlay
Replaced the PressStartButton texture
Optimized texture and archive usage for title screen and main menu
Main menu background is now using the same logo position/scale settings as the title screen
Title screen: limited support for ultrawide screens (21:9 and wider)
Added scrolling ocean UVs in Emerald Coast Acts 2-3 and Act 1 before the ocean wave effect is activated
Skybox scale improvements for Emerald Coast with SADX water

Update 23/06/2017
Added a workaround for a bug in some SADX menus related to alpha rejection

Update 22/06/2017
Added configurable background and logo offsets/scale for the title screen. To change them, edit config.ini in the DC_Branding folder.
Improvements to title screen background and logo alignment.
The Sonic Adventure logo displayed on the title screen is now loaded from AVA_GTITLE0_ES.PVMX.
The ripple effect is now enabled by default; to disable it, edit config.ini in the DC_Branding folder. The TitleScreenRipples mod is no longer supported and has been removed via an update.
The DisableSA1TitleScreen mod is no longer supported, and you can uninstall it. You can disable the SA1 title screen by editing config.ini in the DC_Branding folder.

Update 21/06/2017
DC Branding: support for 3:2 aspect ratio
Proper scaling for the "Press Start" texture on the title screen
Performance and compatibility improvement for titlescreen and ripples
HD GUI: added a "PressStartButton" texture displayed during demos

Update 20/06/2017
Title screen ripples for DC Branding (experimental). Requires a separate mod to activate.

Update 19/06/2017
Minor alpha fixes for Casinopolis
Major lighting accuracy updates for Red Mountain, Ice Cap, Casinopolis and Lost World

Update 18/06/2017
First major lighting accuracy updates for Emerald Coast, Windy Valley, Twinkle Park, Speed Highway (API branch of the Lantern mod required)
Restored several minor effects in Speed Highway
Minor lighting updates for DC Bosses

Update 17/06/2017
Implemented better pause box Y scaling

Update 11/06/2017
DC_Bosses: early support for Lantern API. Fixes materials and lighting on most bosses.
Fixed a texture mirroring issue on Egg Viper's head
Fixed a missing model piece on the police car in Chaos 0
DC_General: support for Lantern API's landtable specular switch

Update 06/06/2017
HD GUI: Added a lot of new graphics and renamed to HD GUI 2
Updated DC Branding's mod.ini to include this changelog URL

Update 05/06/2017
Minor improvements for character tutorials
Reduced disk space usage by DC Branding

Update 01/06/2017
DC Branding: compatibility with an upcoming Mod Loader update

Update 21/05/2017
HD GUI: fixed a minor visual glitch with the ring count in Adventure Fields
Added a compatibility warning to the unreleased WaterEffect mod that was included in BetterSADX for some reason

Update 25/05/2017
Removed all non-English textures from HD GUI
The pause box now scales correctly in Mission Mode and Chao Gardens
Replaced all tree and Chao spawn points in all gardens
Fixed an alpha issue with the waterfall in the MR garden

Update 20/05/2017
Reverted the skybox clipping fix in Sky Deck

Update 19/05/2017
Material color fix for the spotlight in Gamma's Froggy Hunt cutscene
Improved the look of EGGMAN buttons on the Egg Carrier
Implemented a better workaround for Hot Shelter 1 green glass (looks closer to SADX/SA1 now)
Removed skybox clipping in Sky Deck Act 3

Update 17/05/2017
Fog improvement for Windy Valley Act 3
Improved the look of the Master Emerald glow
Object material fixes for Mystic Ruins and Egg Carrier
Minor lighting accuracy improvements for Station Square

Update 16/05/2017
HD GUI and DC Branding updated to include a SA1-like pause box button gradient
Accuracy improvements for blue and green glass areas in Final Egg 2-3
Fog and plant model update for Speed Highway 2

Update 15/05/2017
Code optimization for DC Bosses
Fixed Chaos 6 clipping functions that caused crashes on some systems
Restored and properly aligned sky animation in Chaos 6
Minor transparency improvements for Chaos 4 water
Fixed a runtime error when running the game with clip distance set to near (DC_EggCarrier)
Pause box accuracy update for DC Branding

Update 14/05/2017
A major update for Perfect Chaos particle fix that improves looks and accuracy
Implemented a workaround for SADX water UV bug in Hot Shelter Act 1
Minor transparency fixes for Hot Shelter Act 1

Update 13/05/2017
Adjusted Egg Hornet animation for lower framerates
Minor transparency fixes for Final Egg Act 3

Update 12/05/2017
Reverted texlist resize for various object PVMs for compatibility with other mods

Update 11/05/2017 - Update 5 release on ModDB
Fixed missing door pieces in E101 Beta battle room
Fixed water animation speed in Tails' Emerald Coast cutscene
Various material fixes for E101 Beta room
Flipped the water mesh in Emerald Coast 2 for compatibility with Super Sonic mods (original fix by SonicFreak94)
Minor transparency fixes for Casino Act 3
Fixed a minor sound issue in Casino Act 2

Update 10/05/2017
Recreated police car headlights in Chaos 0
Removed some leftover textures from DC Bosses
Fully restored Perfect Chaos damage particles
Minor updates for Cowgirl's position/collision
Restored a hidden door model in Station Square hotel

Update 09/05/2017
Fixed an oversight in DC_Branding that led to corruption of the end credits picture
Readded Cowgirl to DC_Casinopolis (separate mod download required)
Fixed a minor transparency issue with fountain lights in Knuckles' Casino
Fixed a model issue in Casino Act 4
Redirected supercoolsonic's SET fixes mod to the author's repo
Implemented a better UV animation method in Mystic Ruins and completed the PVM switch
Minor fog data update for Station Square
Replaced PNG textures in Ice Cap with PVR textures
Restored broken wall pieces in Hot Shelter Act 1 (Amy)
The "DC Environment Maps" mod has been integrated into DC General
Removed various duplicate PVMs from DC_General

Update 08/05/2017
Minor draw distance and alpha tweaks for Final Egg 2
Started adding changelog support for mod updates
Switched SADXStyleWater textures to the new PVMX format
DC Branding: optimization and cleanup

Update 06/05/2017
Fixed a small lighting inaccuracy in Station Square main area
DC Branding: fixed a potential main menu background scaling issue on some systems
Added two missing Final Egg Act 1 layouts to the SET Fixes mod
Temporarily removed all Adventure Field SET files from the SET Fixes mod

Update 05/05/2017
Restored various Sky Chase and Sand Hill object models
Switched DC_SubGames to PVMs
HD GUI mod updated for compatibility with the DC_SubGames update
Minor visual tweaks for the breakable glass object in Speed Highway
Restored the SA1 normal Chao fruit model
Scaled down all Chao fruits a little bit (this is needed for the normal model to display properly)
Updated water UVs in the Egg Carrier garden
Switched DC_ChaoGardens to PVMs
Restored some Sky Deck enemies
Added more Dreamcast textures to DC_General
Added more DC textures to the Station Square mod
New release of the SET Fixes mod

Update 04/05/2017
Restored DC animal textures and models
Repositioned the trees in MR and SS gardens and adjusted Chao spawn points
Animated SADXStyleWater support for DC Bosses
Switched DC Bosses to PVMs
Fixed the main damage sprite for Perfect Chaos

Update 03/05/2017
Restored over 50 Sky Deck object models and switched Sky Deck to PVMs

Update 02/05/2017
Restored unused flower pot models in Twinkle Park
Restored various Lost World object models and switched Lost World to PVMs

Update 01/05/2017
Restored several Twinkle Park models
Corrected minor texture issues with various objects in Twinkle Park
Switched Twinkle Park to PVMs

Update 30/04/2017
Restored various object models in Speed Highway and switched the level to PVMs
Restored the missing platform light effect in Tails' Speed Highway
Egg Carrier collision fixes
Various object model restorations for Egg Carrier
Made the street lights turn off during the day in Station Square

Update 29/04/2017
Fixed a transparency issue with Final Egg 2's blue tubes
Model restorations for Egg Carrier and partial switch to PVMs
Restored the proper Silver Sonic and Metal Sonic models at the MR base
Switched most of Mystic Ruins' textures to PVMs
Fixed a texture issue with the monkey cage in Mystic Ruins caused by the PVM switch

Update 28/04/2017
Restored several object models in Windy Valley, Red Mountain and Final Egg
Switched the above levels to PVMs

Update 27/04/2017
Improved the look of the sea in Mystic Ruins
Disabled test collision in the Final Egg base
Switched Station Square to PVMs and restored more object models
Fixed fog data in various levels
Fixed a transparency issue with the seashore with SA1 textures in Station Square main area

Update 26/04/2017
Restored captain's chair in Egg Carrier's captain room
Animated SADX water support for Egg Carrier

Update 25/04/2017
Animated SADX style water support 

Update 23/04/2017
Switched Windy Valley level textures to PVMs

Update 22/04/2017
Various material color fixes for Mystic Ruins Past
Restored several tree and shadow models in Mystic Ruins Past
Added water animation support for MR Past in SADXStyleWater
Switched MR Past to PVMs

Update 18/04/2017
Restored more UV animations in Casinopolis
Minor layout fixes in Casino 1
Switched Casinopolis to original and modded Dreamcast PVMs
Fixed a crash when pausing in Lost World 1 snake room
Implemented water height shift and a better solution for Emerald Coast 1 ocean effect

Update 15/04/2017
Fully restored Emerald Coast ocean and wave effect
Restored various objects in Emerald Coast and Hot Shelter to use non-mirrored textures
Switched Emerald Coast and Hot Shelter to PVMs

Update 07/04/2017
Moved all SADX water textures to SADXStyleWater's textures folder
SADX Style Water now looks a bit closer to its original SADX look, but with animated water waves
Some mods have been updated to use Dreamcast PVMs rather than PNG textures
Fixed a material color issue with Final Egg 3's gachapon thrower

Update 04/04/2017
Fixed alpha issues with broken fan pieces in Windy Valley 1

Update 02/04/2017
Perfect Chaos' tornadoes now fade in when Chaos emerges from the water
Improved the look (animation speed/direction) of Perfect Chaos' tornadoes
Restored (partially) Egg Hornet digging animation

Update 30/03/2017
DC Branding: implemented high-resolution main menu background + 16:9 support
Changed the background for Mini Game Collection to match SA1 branding
Implemented Pause box gradient
HD GUI mod updated for DC Branding compatibility

Update 29/03/2017
Restored small grassy rocks in Windy Valley
Restored several missing UV animations in Casino 1
Improved the lighting of Master Emerald shards

Update 28/03/2017
DC Branding updated with improved title screen compatibility
Changed description for the HD GUI mod
Added animation and fixed alpha on the VMU transporter
Restored SA1 Chao Race door animation

Update 26/03/2017
DC Branding updated for compatibility with DisableSA1Titlescreen
Animal bubble lighting improvement for DC General
Major accuracy improvements for the 4:3 title screen
Enabled collision for some objects in the MR base area

Update 25/03/2017
Accuracy updates for Station Square, Mystic Ruins and Emerald Coast
Fixed a texture issue in MR base
Fully restored MR Ice Cap door and the Ice Cap lock/Ice Stone
Improved collision in MR pool
Minor alpha and Z fighting fixes for Station Square
Fixed a minor collision issue in Red Mountain 1
Added a custom "PressStartButton" texture to DC Branding

Update 24/03/2017 - mini-hotfix for Update 4
Removed ADX Voices from the main package (separate link available in the install guide)
Implemented a slightly better check for Windy Valley 1 dynamic fog
Fixed an alpha issue in Mystic Ruins base
Fixed a rhinotank texture problem with the DC_General mod
The secret egg now hatches a two-tone black Chao
Removed texture change for two-tone gray eggs
Repositioned garden teleporters slightly to improve collision
Restored garden teleporter effects
Added a missing DLLFile entry to the "Disable SA1 title screen" mod
Accuracy improvement for Emerald Coast 2 pond
Restored the rustling grass object in Mystic Ruins main area and Angel Island
Added some more DC textures to DC_Casinopolis
HD GUI mod: added spring textures
DC General: Fixed a texture bug with Deer

Update 23/03/2017 - Update 4 release on ModDB
Material fixes for Mystic Ruins NPC models
Tweaked water animation speed in all levels
Material color fixes for E101R cutscene model
Minor transparency fixes for Casino Act 1 and Mystic Ruins base
Disabled jungle fog for Big (this is needed for cutscenes to work properly)
Optimized landtable layout in Chaos 4 to improve transparency handling
Fixed minor Z Fighting in Sky Deck 1
DC General: fixed a SA1/SADX bug with frog textures in Gamma's cutscene
DC General: reverted some textures related to Eggman and Tikal's hands
HD GUI mod: added more common object textures, adjusted "Target" gauge
DC Branding: redid the endgame backgrounds with a better upscaling algorithm
The DC Tornado Models mod now only replaces the gameplay model - this is needed for compatibility
Updated all mods for compatibility with the modular update system
Added fixed SET layouts mod by Supercoolsonic

Update 21/03/2017
The Egg Carrier Chao egg now hatches a two-tone gray Chao
The texture used by the Egg Carrier Chao egg is now applied to all two-tone gray and black eggs (including shiny eggs)
Prevented a potential collision issue in Sky Deck 2
DC General: added item capsule code from SADXFE with additional lighting fixes
Textures in all mods have been optimized with oxipng to reduce filesize and improve loading times (no quality reduction)

Update 20/03/2017
DC General: disabled animal replacements 
ADX Voices in now archived since it is unlikely to receive any updates. You can still download it as an archive.

Update 19/03/2017
Restored proper collision in the EC garden using SET object data from SA1
Draw distance improvements for Chao Race
Removed SADX button prompts in Chao gardens
Improved the look of Monotone Black eggs
Restored the shiny button on the VMS transporter
Restored broken spinning cylinder in Knuckles' Casinopolis (DLL, textures and SET file updated)
The Mystic Ruins mod now restores NPC models and textures (experimental)
Experimental: added a "Dreamcast General" mod that restores SA1 textures for non-level PVMs and some SA1 animal models
Fixed a minor transparency issue in Speed Highway 3

Update 18/03/2017
Restored an unused SA1 fountain model in the Station Square garden (with SADX water texture)
Restored the waterfall in Chao Race
Removed a potential source of severe slowdown when loading the gardens
Minor code optimizations for the DC_ChaoGardens mod
Fixed a minor texture mirroring issue in Twinkle Park 1
Minor transparency fixes for Twinkle Park 2
Updated code to prevent potential issues with bowling texture in Twinkle Park 2
Red Mountain 2 cloud draw distance improvements

Update 17/03/2017
Texture fixes for Twinkle Park 2
Fixed trap doors in Twinkle Park 3
Changed the texture on the Monotone Black Chao egg to match the one used on the secret Egg Carrier egg

Update 16/03/2017
Accuracy updates and more DC objects for Twinkle Park, Red Mountain, Speed Highway, Final Egg and Hot Shelter
Fixed a minor texture issue in Sky Deck 2
Fixed the bathroom light in Hot Shelter 2/3
Fixed a misaligned level piece in Egg Carrier transformed
DC Branding: removed AL_DX_OBJ_CMN.PVM for compatibility with the Chao Gardens mod
Improved Chao spawn positions in EC and MR gardens
Added more textures for Chao Gardens
Minor object loading optimization for Chao gardens
Material color fixes for Buyon (Twinkle Park mod)
Fixed material colors and improved water animation in the MR garden

Update 15/03/2017
Chao Gardens and Chao Race are now included (experimental mod)
Fixed an alpha issue in Egg Carrier Interior
Minor material fix for Twinkle Park 1
Removed leftover water objects in Emerald Coast 2

Update 11/03/2017
Various accuracy improvements for Twinkle Park 2
Fixed water Z fighting in Knuckles' Casino
Sorted some level pieces in Final Egg 3 to prevent potential alpha issues
Fixed a sorting issue with Ice Cap 2 walls
Fixed alpha issues with several objects in Speed Highway 3
Fixed disappearing candle lights in the last room in Twinkle Park 3

Update 10/03/2017
Red Mountain 2 fog accuracy update
Fixed a texture issue with trees in the Angel Island area
Fixed a missing mesh in Station Square plants
Fixed an alpha issue with some walls in Final Egg 1

Update 09/03/2017
DC Branding: added a 16:9 title screen that is used automatically depending on screen aspect ratio
Prevented the mirror room from disabling character lighting in Lost World 2
Removed leftover textures from the Mystic Ruins mod
Sound Overhaul 2 is now included in the main mod package

Update 08/03/2017
Restored (partially) the Ice Cap door in Mystic Ruins
Reimplemented skybox scale adjustment for Emerald Coast to avoid a possible "stones on water" issue
Added default CAM files to the "Revert Emerald Coast draw distance" mod
Minor fog fix for Windy Valley
Station Square: Restored the alpha on hotel pool chairs
Fixed a minor alpha sorting issue in Emerald Coast 1
Tweaked fog code in Emerald Coast 3
Fixed an alpha sorting issue in MR Final Egg base
DC Branding: updated the title screen to fix a small offset at higher resolutions

Update 06/03/2017
Emerald Coast: added an optional mini-mod to revert to default draw distance/fog/skybox scale
Added an experimental code to disable the ocean in Emerald Coast Act 3 while inside Big's secret area - should fix the top of the cave
Fixed a potential "stones on water" bug in Emerald Coast Acts 1/2
Fixed a minor skybox issue caused by the above fix
Added an optional mod to disable SA1 titlescreen but keep all DC Branding stuff enabled
Moved all optional mods (KillCream etc.) into a separate folder
Casino: restored fountain sound in Act 1 (DLL+SET file updated)
Fixed a number of minor transparency issues in Casino Act 1
Minor improvements for bathroom lights in Hot Shelter 2/3
DC Branding: added my own higher quality re-encoding of SA1 intro based on the intro from the X360 version
HD GUI mod: fixed a minor issue with Tornado 2 HUD

Update 04/03/2017
Restored DC water textures in Emerald Coast (disable SADX Style Water if you want to see them)
Restored proper seashore textures in Emerald Coast
Replaced pool textures in Emerald Coast Acts 1 and 2 with DC textures
Implemented dynamic fog in Emerald Coast Act 3

Update 03/03/2017
Fixed wrong textures in Speed Highway 3 caused by a transparency workaround
Fixed bug in SADX that caused the Eggmobile NPC model to have wrong textures
Added better quality textures for EV_EGGMOBLE0.PVM (Eggmobile in cutscenes)
Material color fixes for Station Square

Update 02/03/2017
Minor transparency fixes for Speed Highway 3
Minor fixes for Hot Shelter 2
Fixed a texture glitch on the Eggmobile in a cutscene in Super Sonic story (thanks a lot MainMemory and ItsEasyActually!)

Update 29/02/2017
Fixed a collision issue in Sky Deck 2
Updated bounds for Lost World 3
Additional Mystic Ruins jungle layout fixes

Update 28/02/2017
Minor transparency and layout fixes for Casinopolis 1, Sky Deck 3, Red Mountain 1/3
Fixed a thing I overlooked in dynamic array allocation for Ice Cap 4 landtable
Realigned some ruins in MR jungle
Fixed a collision issue in Lost World Act 3

Update 27/02/2017
HD GUI mod: updated the Sky Chase health bar for compatibility with a new ModLoader code to enable the Tornado 2 HUD
Egg Carrier: ported over the SADX part of the turbines that was untextured in the Dreamcast version
Mystic Ruins: fixed the textures on small trees in the Angel Island area
Lost World: fixed the texture on the sliding panel when it lights up
Red Mountain: minor transparency fixes for Act 1
Sky Deck: minor transparency fixes for Act 2
Windy Valley 1 skybox and fog now reset properly when leaving and reentering the stage in Trial mode

Update 26/02/2017
Implemented green door barriers in Egg Carrier Interior (for all characters)
HD GUI mod: added upscaled level title cards and level objectives
Fixed a minor transparency issue in Final Egg 3
Fixed a minor skybox/draw distance issue in Windy Valley 1

Update 22/02/2017
Fixed some weird water-related behavior with Gamma on the Egg Carrier with DC water textures
Updated DC Branding with a higher quality title screen, a better solution for window title and a number of bugfixes

Update 20/02/2017 - Update 3 release on ModDB
ADX Voices now include Japanese voices
Updated all mod manifests to support an upcoming Mod Loader feature
Material fixes for all pre-Chaos6 Chaos models
Minor Z fighting and other SET fixes for Station Square and Mystic Ruins
Some tweaks for SADX Style Water on the Egg Carrier
DC Branding: renamed window title from "SonicAdventureDXPC" to "Sonic Adventure"
Minor accuracy improvements for Hot Shelter
Disabled fog and increased draw distance in Past Act 1
Added some more Past-related textures and DC Boss textures
Added a new mod that allows you to cycle between day, evening and night in Adventure Mode after completing the story
Added a slightly better main menu shadow to HD GUI mod
Updated boss font in HD GUI mod

Update 14/02/2017
Updated mod.ini in SADXStyleWater (I forgot to include the DLL name in it)

Update 13/02/2017
Disabled the semi-broken function that turns on the lights when inside the hotel - now the lighting inside the hotel is like in SA1
Fixed sewer water transparency that was broken by a previous update
Windy Valley 1 skybox improvements
A huge improvement to Windy Valley 1 tornado/fog accuracy
Fixed lighting on Eggman's fingers
Fixed lighting on E101 Beta
Accuracy improvements for Mystic Ruins jungle fog
It is no longer necessary to load SADX Style Water before the DC mods (updated Station Square, Mystic Ruins, Past, Bosses and Egg Carrier)
Reworked an older workaround to improve the look of Station Square water with SADX style textures

Update 12/02/2017
Implemented transparent skybox pieces in Windy Valley; some tornado tweaks
Restored DC hotel door model in Station Square
Restored DC lamp pole model in Station Square
Several (hopefully temporary) workarounds for water transparency issues in Station Square main area (DC water textures only)
Lighting accuracy fixes for Station Square
Fixed transparency issues with hotel pool water (DC water textures)
Fixed a minor water issue in Twinkle Park 2
Minor fog tweaks for Mystic Ruins
Changed the mesh of the ground under the temple in MR jungle to prevent a cutscene camera bug in Sonic's story
Improved clouds color in Red Mountain
Minor SET layout fixes for Emerald Coast

Update 11/02/2017
DC Branding: fixed the glitch that happens when you go to the minigame collection, options and back
Another small improvement to Ice Cap icicles
Fixed pirate ship model in Twinkle Park 2
All levels except Emerald Coast now have DC water textures by default. To revert to SADX style water textures, use the "SADX Style Water" mod

Update 10/02/2017
DC Branding: fixed the main menu shadow rectangle and implemented a better solution to stop titlescreen scrolling
Implemented a better solution for Ice Cap icicles
Fixed (hopefully) alpha issues with the bombs in Ice Cap 3

Update 09/02/2017
Restored some more Sky Deck objects and improved lighting accuracy in Sky Deck 1
Improved the look of Ice Cap icicles
Lost World accuracy improvements
Updated all mods to support the upcoming Mod Loader update feature
Updated Windy Valley 1 skybox scale
Implemented framerate-independent texture animation; the animation should no longer freeze when playing at lower framerates
Chaos 0 boss material color fixes
Added a "DC style Environment maps" mod that restores detail on the Egg Hornet model
Removed the "Flipped environment maps" code from the Final Egg mod - use the DC_EnvMaps mod instead
DC Bosses: fixed lighting on Zero's model in Amy's cutscenes

Update 08/02/2017
Removed DC Tornado models from the DC Subgames mod

Update 29/01/2017
Minor skybox and draw distance tweaks for Emerald Coast 1/2
Made stationary light in Red Mountain 2 ignore lighting like on the Dreamcast
HD GUI mod: added upscaled animal icons
Some more Twinkle Park objects restored
Material fixes for Lost World

Update 25/01/2017 - Update 2 release on ModDB
Added a separate Credits file to the mod folder
DC Branding now includes credit screens from SA1 (thanks TheArcadeStriker!)

Update 24/01/2017
Implemented flickering lights in Casinopolis 2
Fog tweaks for Windy Valley 1 and 3
Removed Sky Deck soundbanks - use Sound Overhaul for sound-related stuff
Restored the DC model for Final Egg walkway in Mystic Ruins jungle
Updated glass model in Speed Highway
Added an experimental mod to remove Cream cameos
The DC Branding mod now includes even more SA1 textures

Update 23/01/2017
Restored the Egg Carrier model in Sky Chase 1/2
Added a new mini-mod to restore SA1 Tornado models in Sky Chase
Another collision update for Mystic Ruins
Updated Windy Valley 3 background PVM with proper texture mirroring

Update 21/01/2017
Fixed minor transparency issues in Final Egg 3
Fixed some windows in Speed Highway 3
Changed collision in Tails' workshop so that Gamma doesn't get stuck inside

Update 20/01/2017
Fixed windows in the area where Tails gets his first upgrade (Station Square)
Station Square Twinkle Park walkway reflections are now the same as on the Dreamcast
Fixed Z fighting in Egg Carrier pool
Updated Mystic Ruins sky textures
Fixed transparency issues with foliage in Chaos 4
Added HD Dreamcast Style GUI mod

Update 18/01/2017
Fixed an issue with some Missions in the Mystic Ruins
Fixed the clip functions in Egg Carrier Exterior (modified CAM files are no longer necessary)
Restored the rock blocking the passage to Ice Cap and Angel Island (should stand out less now)

Update 17/01/2017
Fixed (?) a problem with clouds in Red Mountain having wrong UVs after playing the game for a long time
Updated snake model in Lost World 1
Slowed down water animations in Emerald Coast and Station Square

Update 14/01/2017
The clouds in Red Mountain 1 and 3 are now layered and slightly brighter
Restored DC camera in Emerald Coast and some other stages
Disabled fog in Emerald Coast
The ocean in Emerald Coast is now properly aligned with the horizon
Restored lava textures and fog in Red Mountain
Restored the wooden box in Station Square sewers
Restored the Dreamcast model for the rail trolley and cannon models in Sky Deck 1-2
Undid some of the old fixes in Casinopolis 2 and fixed some minor alpha issues
Restored several Lost World objects and textures + added Lost World 3 fog data
Fixed a texlist error in Final Egg
Made the glowing Eggman logo in Final Egg 2 green like on the Dreamcast
Added a Mod Loader code for flipped environment maps to the Final Egg mod
Restored heli pads in Speed Highway and fixed a potential issue with emerald shards in Act 3

Update 13/01/2017
Improved lighting accuracy on some objects in Emerald Coast, Twinkle Park and Casinopolis
Improved the look of Emerald Coast water
Restored some DC object models and textures in Twinkle Park 2 and Casinopolis 1
Fog data for Casinopolis 1
Restored animation for the billboard on the second floor of Casinopolis (Knuckles) broken by an older fix
Reworked the mirror rooms in Twinkle Park 3 (sadly still not perfect)

Update 10/01/2017
Restored standing light (scaling + rotation), electric traps and electric cylinders in Final Egg

Update 09/01/2017
Fixed a missing generator wall near Tails' workshop
Fixed various collision-related issues in Station Square and Mystic Ruins
Made the water slightly less transparent in Emerald Coast

Update 08/01/2017
Restored fog in Egg Carrier transformation cutscenes
Improved the look of E G G M A N buttons at the bridge (Egg Carrier)
Dreamcast textures for the EC Monorail fully restored

Update 07/01/2017
Restored Sky Deck clouds
Dynamic fog color and draw distance improvements for Sky Deck
Restored Eggman's announcements and DC sounds in Sky Deck
Fixed (?) invisible emerald shards in Knuckles' Speed Highway

Update 03/01/2017
Minor transparency fixes for Speed Highway 3 and Sky Deck 2
Draw distance improvements for Speed Highway 3
Fixed collision in Station Square sewers
Material fixes for Emerald Coast 1
Object placement fixes for Red Mountain 1
Fixed breakable glass in Hot Shelter 1

Update 01/01/2017 - Update 1 release on ModDB
Includes DC Subgames by TheArcadeStriker with a few updates
Includes DC Branding by TheArcadeStriker with a few adaptations for this mod package
Includes ADX Voices that restores character voice clips from the Dreamcast version and adds missing Metal Sonic voice clips from the Gamecube version
DC Conversion is now 100% compatible with SADXFE Code and SET fixes (always load DC mods AFTER SADXFE)
Fixed water flickering in Hot Shelter 1
Prevented dynamic tornado fog from being triggered in Gamma's Windy Valley
Minor layout fixes for Casinopolis
Additional object placement/rotation fixes for Emerald Coast, Red Mountain, Sky Deck etc.
Old version of the DC TitleScreen mod has been removed from this pack - use DC Branding instead
Updated water textures in boss arenas to match current ocean textures in Mystic Ruins and Egg Carrier
Updated city background before Chaos0 fight
Material color fixes for the ocean in Station Square main area
Fixed a minor transparency issue in Station Square casino area
Fixed (I think) a collision issue at the start of Speed Highway

Update 30/12/2016
Transparency fixes for pinball tables in Casinopolis
Integrated SADXFE SET fixes for Speed Highway	
Windy Valley should be compatible with SADXFE SET fixes as-is
Fixed a potential crash in Sky Deck 2 (please report other crashes if you run into them)
Improved the look of the mirrors in Twinkle Park 3
Fixed an issue with water waves at certain camera angles in Emerald Coast 2
Fixed white snowboard in Ice Cap 3

Update 29/12/2016
Further improved transparency for trees and mountains in the Angel Island area
Fixed evening fog fade in the MR jungle area
Draw distance improvements for Mystic Ruins
Implemented pink hint monitors in Egg Carrier interior and Hot Shelter
Implemented "pure" water than becomes a swamp when Chaos 4 is swimming in it, and goes back to normal after Chaos 4 is defeated
Fixed collision problems in Big's Ice Cap (more testing needed, please report issues!)
Capsule rotation and item layout fixes for Emerald Coast

Update 28/12/2016
Restored sea waves and changed water textures in Mystic Ruins Act 1
Changed water textures in Mystic Ruins Past
Misc transparency fixes for Egg Carrier transformed
Restored the animated monorail logo in Egg Carrier
Preliminary work on restoring the E G G M A N buttons in Egg Carrier
Improved the look of the water in Emerald Coast Acts 2-3 and fixed the water in Big's secret area
Restored the skybox in Chaos 6
Added fog for Egg Carrier interior areas and Chaos 6

Update 26/12/2016
Draw distance improvements for Windy Valley 3 and Twinkle Park 2
Fixed neon panels in Twinkle Park 1 that were too bright
Implemented dynamic fog in Windy Valley and Mystic Ruins jungle
Some object layout fixes for Mystic Ruins jungle
Tweaked fog data in Windy Valley 2 to make it look more like the Dreamcast version
Further improvements to tree transparency in Mystic Ruins jungle
Fix for Gamma getting hurt when trying to walk into the hotel pool
Greatly optimized texture usage in Mystic Ruins 1 and 3

Update 25/12/2016
All stages now resize their texlists properly
Fixed transparent objects in Final Egg 3, Sky Deck 3 and Casinopolis (Knuckles)
Restored some missing objects in Knuckles' Casino layout
Added all DC boss landtables
Removed a leftover test SET file for Final Egg 3
Removed some leftover textures
The Final Egg cylinder function now checks whether palette lighting is enabled, and doesn't activate if it is detected
Z fighting fixes for Emerald Coast (Gamma), Station Square (TP entrance) and Mystic Ruins jungle
DC-like fog for Lost World 2 mirror room
Speed Highway 1 fog data
First compatibility fixes for SADXFE (fix for rhinotank texture bug in Windy Valley)
Red Mountain draw distance increased to avoid clipping artifacts
Restored Dreamcast texture mapping for the crosswalks in Station Square main area
Misc code cleanup

Update 23/12/2016 - first release on ModDB
Emerald Coast transparency and object layout fixes 
Custom effect for Final Egg cylinder (doesn't work with the PL mod for now) 
Some minor Casinopolis fixes 
Texture fixes for Sky Deck

Update 19/12/2016 
Lots of Speed Highway transparency fixes (windows in Act 3 should be near-perfect now)
Proper Ice Cap 4 landtable with transparency fixes

Update 17/12/2016 
Hot Shelter level transparency fully restored 
Proper Final Egg 2 landtable port with transparency fixes
Casinopolis 2 light fix 
Restored capsule area in Sky Deck 3

Update 16/12/2016 
Final Egg 2 layout fixes

Update 13/12/2016 
Final Egg laser restored
Twinkle Park barrel model restored
Emerald Coast 3 and Big's Ice Cap (PL mod compatible only)
Various bug fixes

Update 29/11/2016 
Restored transparent environment mapped walls in Ice Cap 2
DC glass tubes and blue light model+texture in Final Egg 2
Ceiling light texture in Lost World 1
Ceiling light model in Hot Shelter 2
Ceiling light in Casino 2 
Imitated the DC look of Twinkle Park 1 lights 
SET file fixes for Lost World 1
Fog and draw distance improvements for Casino 2

Update 27/11/2016 
Fixed Speed Highway 3 random texture bug caused by a different texture count in HIGHWAY_CAR.PVM
Made sure fog is applied correctly in Ice Cap 4

Update 26/11/2016 
Fog and draw distance data update for Emerald Coast 1-2, Twinkle Park 1, Red Mountain 1 and 3, Ice Cap 1, 2 and 4, Lost World 1 and 2 (partially)

Update 24/11/2016 
Emerald Coast is now also included

Update 22/11/2016 
Final Egg 2 update with better fog, blue glass objects and backgrounds
Twinkle Park 3 fog data added

Update 21/11/2016 
Hot Shelter is now also included

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