Cave Story+

Cave Story+

Developer(s)	NICALiS
Publisher(s)	NICALiS
Engine	Custom Engine
First release date	Windows November 7, 2011 OS X, Linux December 13, 2011

Key points

Enhanced remake of the freeware game Cave Story.

Three versions of the soundtrack plus two graphics modes.

General information

Unofficial Cave Story Wikia

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forum

Availability

Source(s)	Store unlock	Notes
Steam
Desura
Ubuntu Software Centre		Ubuntu Only
Mac App Store		Mac OS X Only

Game data

	Location
Windows
Windows (Steam)	Steam/steamapps/common/cave story+/Profile.dat
Mac	~/Library/Application Support
Linux	~/.local/share/CaveStory+

The game supports XDG on Linux, but crashes when the value is set.

The Steam and DRM-free save games are not compatible.

Video settings

General settings.

Graphics option	Native	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Windowed		Game can run in any window size, albeit with black bars
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)

Input settings

Input Settings	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Controller support

Issues and Fixes

Game will not start, or crashes on start

Disable triple buffering • Link Go to Graphics Settings Disable triple buffering Triple buffering can also be disabled in Catalyst Control Center, among other graphics card programs.

Install VC++ and .NET 3.5 (Windows) • Link In some cases you may need to install or update your versions of VC++ and/or .NET. They can be downloaded from here: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)

Black screen

If the game loads to a black screen in Windows 7, setting the game to compatibility mode may fix the problem.

Run in Compatability Mode for Windows XP SP3 • Link Right click the CaveStory+.exe file and select Properties Select the Compatibility tab Check the box Run in compatibility mode for: Windows XP (Service Pack 3)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Windows XP	Windows 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Solo	Intel Core Duo 2.0 Ghz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	512 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	64 MB	64 MB

Mac
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Mac OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later.	Mac OS X 10.6.x or higher
Processor (CPU)	Intel only, Power PC not supported	Intel Core Duo 2.0 Ghz and above
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	512 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB Graphics Memory	256 MB Graphics Memory
Hard disk drive (HDD)	64 MB	64 MB

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2.6	2.6
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Solo	Intel Core Duo 2.0 Ghz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	512 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	64 MB	64 MB