The Binding of Isaac
Template:Infobox The Binding of Isaac is developed by Edmund McMillen (one half of Team Meat, the duo responsible for Super Meat Boy) and Florian Himsl. Due to being programmed in Flash, it does not work on low spec GPUs such as those found on netbooks, unlike Super Meat Boy.
- This game is programmed in flash
- A demo version is available on newgrounds.com.
- One downloadable content pack has been released so far - The Wrath of the Lamb, released on May 28,2102. It is said to add "70% more content to the original, and contains more than 10 bosses, over 100 items, over 40 unlocks, a new final ending and more". Edmund McMillen, the developer of the game, has stated on his Twitter that another content pack will be released in the near future.
Windows
Availability
Issues and Fixes
Steam Achievements Not Unlocking
On certain systems Steam achievements may fail to unlock and get registered.
A fan made fix 16px has been developed to solve this issue on Windows.
Alt+Tab Crashing
- Does not appear to be a fix for this yet. Also happens when pressing Windows key.
Solution: press F, it toggles fullscreen.
Steam Community does not work in full screen
- If you are playing the game in full screen, you will be unable to access Steam Community's Shift Tab overlay.
Toggle Fullscreen Key Doesn't Work In-Game
On the options menu, it states F is the key you use to toggle fullscreen/windowed mode. However, this only works on the title menu. In-game, pressing F does absolutely nothing. Currently, there is no fix for this.
Save Game Data
Version 3.0 and beyond of GameSave Manager supports The Binging of Isaac save data. It can be used to save your progress to cloud storage such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or Microsoft Skydrive. This is particularly useful for playing the game on multiple PCs while retaining your unlocked items.
Save Game Folder Location
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\the binding of issac
as myfile.txt and serial.txt
Settings Folder Location
Settings file is named serial.txt and is located in the Steam installation folder under \common\the binding of isaac\.
c:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\the binding of isaac\
Controller Support
This game does not natively support gaming peripherals such as gamepads.
Hacking In Controller Support
The developers recommend somewhat light-heartedly that the players use, or google if they don't know it, a utility named JoyToKey. Please also check the controller category for more information.
It is recommended to bind left stick to move, right stick to fire direction, as in a standard dual-stick shooter. If your controller has four face buttons aligned in a plus shape, binding those to fire direction is another effective option, as the game does not allow you to fire diagonally anyway.
System Requirements
Mac
Availability
Issues and Fixes
Steam Achievements
For the achievements gained on a Mac to be unlocked in Steam, one has to copy and replace the so.sol files as outlined here. The file is located in:
~/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/#SharedObjects/''<Random String>''/localhost/
After extracting it, follow the instructions given in the aforementioned link. Finally launch the game and see the achievements unlock.
Save Game Folder Location
~Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/the binding of issac
as myfile.txt and serial.txt
Settings Folder Location
Settings file is named serial.txt and is located in the Steam installation folder under \common\the binding of isaac\.
~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/the binding of isaac/
Useful Links
- The Binding of Isaac Soundtrack - composed by Danny Baranowsky.
- The Binding of Isaac Wiki - useful information
Linux
- This game works best in Google chrome/chromium with pepper flash.
Controller support
Use the following xboxdrv config (requires xboxdrv to be installed):
[xboxdrv] ui-clear=true silent=true trigger-as-button=true detach-kernel-driver=true [ui-axismap] X1 = KEY_A:KEY_D Y1 = KEY_W:KEY_S X2 = KEY_LEFT:KEY_RIGHT Y2 = KEY_UP:KEY_DOWN DPAD_X=KEY_A:KEY_D:1 DPAD_Y=KEY_W:KEY_S:1 [ui-buttonmap] start = KEY_P guide = BTN_MODE back = KEY_R A = KEY_DOWN B = KEY_RIGHT X = KEY_LEFT Y = KEY_UP LB = KEY_E RB = KEY_Q LT = KEY_E RT = KEY_SPACE
Just run it as:
sudo xboxdrv -s --config ~/isaac.xboxdrv