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{{Disambig|the enhanced remake|the original game|[[Cave Story]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = CaveStoryPlus.jpg
 
|cover        = CaveStoryPlus.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 7, 2011}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 7, 2011}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 13, 2011}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 7, 2011}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 13, 2011}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 13, 2011}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|cave-story-plus|83}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|4442/cave-story-|88}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|cave-story-plus--1|81}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Scrolling, Side view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Metroidvania, Platform }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Cave Story }}
 
|steam appid  = 200900
 
|steam appid  = 200900
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
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|official site= https://www.nicalis.com/games/cavestory+
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|hltb        = 1618
 
|strategywiki = Cave Story+
 
|strategywiki = Cave Story+
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|mobygames    = cave-story_
 
|wikipedia    = Cave Story+
 
|wikipedia    = Cave Story+
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Cave Story}}
 
{{Disambig|the enhanced remake|the original game|[[Cave Story]]}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{++}} Three versions of the soundtrack plus two graphics modes.
 
{{++}} Three versions of the soundtrack plus two graphics modes.
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{{--}} Development for this version has been abandoned, as shown by the Mac version being broken by default,{{cn|In which ways is it broken?}} and missing features from the Switch release.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://cavestory.wikia.com/wiki/Cave_Story Unofficial Cave Story Wikia]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/200900/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/200900/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | cave-story-plus | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched directly from executable.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2020-12-03}}</ref> | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble Store | cave-story | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble Store | cave-story | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 200900 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 200900 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| MacApp | id456447717 | MacApp | | | OS X | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
===Configuration file and save game data location===
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Profile.dat}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.local/share/CaveStory+/}}
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}}
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{{XDG|The game supports XDG on Linux, but crashes when the value is set.}}
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===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Profile.dat}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Profile.dat}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|~/.local/share/CaveStory+/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.local/share/CaveStory+/Profile.dat}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} {{File|Profile.dat}} stores save game data.
 
{{ii}} {{File|Profile.dat}} stores save game data.
{{XDG|The game supports XDG on Linux, but crashes when the value is set.}}
 
 
{{--}} The Steam save games on OS X and Linux are not compatible with the DRM-free and Steam for Windows versions.
 
{{--}} The Steam save games on OS X and Linux are not compatible with the DRM-free and Steam for Windows versions.
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
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|discord                =
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes          =
|steam cloud           = false
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|epic games store      = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|epic games store notes =
|uplay                 =  
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|gog galaxy            =
|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes      =
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|origin                 =  
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|origin notes           =  
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|steam cloud           = false
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|steam cloud notes     =  
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|uplay                 =  
 +
|uplay notes           =
 +
|xbox cloud            =
 +
|xbox cloud notes      =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Image|cave story plus settings.jpg|In-game general settings.}}
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{{Image|Cave Story+ - General.png|General settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/cave-story/en
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/cave-story/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= 640x480 for HD, 320x240 for Original.<br/>Option to scale either {{code|Sharp}} ([[wikipedia:Image scaling#Algorithms|Nearest neighbor]], black border) or {{code|Stretch}} ([[wikipedia:Image scaling#Algorithms|Bilinear filtering]], letter/pillarboxing).
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            = Game can run in any window size, albeit with black bars.
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|windowed notes            = Freely resizeable.
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = n/a
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
 
|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Image|Cave Story + Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
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{{Image|Cave Story+ - Input.png|Input settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = Mouse not used at all.
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu                = false
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller          = false
|full controller notes    =  
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|full controller notes    = Controller might need to be enabled from input settings and rebound.<br/>Quitting the game without deliberately dying requires {{key|Esc}}.
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = n/a
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|controller sensitivity notes= Digital movement.
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = false
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = false
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers         = true
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|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  = Select controller as input device.
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = n/a
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          = All speech is text-based.
 
|subtitles notes          = All speech is text-based.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = hackable
 
|mute on focus lost      = hackable
|mute on focus lost notes = See [[#Mute on focus lost|Mute on focus lost]].
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|mute on focus lost notes = By default lowers the volume.<br/>See [[#Mute on focus lost|Mute on focus lost]].
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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===Mute on focus lost===
 
===Mute on focus lost===
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Set mute in background|ref={{cn|date=March 2017}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Set mute in background|ref={{cn|date=March 2017}}}}
 
 
# Download [https://gitlab.com/Kaldaien/SpecialK/tags Special K].
 
# Download [https://gitlab.com/Kaldaien/SpecialK/tags Special K].
 
# Copy {{file|SpecialK32.dll}} to the installation folder.
 
# Copy {{file|SpecialK32.dll}} to the installation folder.
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = n/a
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = n/a
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =  
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = hackable
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|fan      = true
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|notes    = Fan translation, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=133334773 download].
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = hackable
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  |fan       = true
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|notes     = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/cave_story/files/4991.html Fan translation by Tolma4 Team].
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Game will not start, or crashes on start===
 
===Game will not start, or crashes on start===
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable triple buffering|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Disable triple buffering|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 
 
# Go to Graphics Settings
 
# Go to Graphics Settings
 
# Disable triple buffering
 
# Disable triple buffering
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}}
 
}}
  
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Install VC++ and .NET 3.5 (Windows)|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Install VC++ and .NET 3.5 (Windows)|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
 
 
In some cases you may need to install or update your versions of VC++ and/or .NET. They can be downloaded from here:
 
In some cases you may need to install or update your versions of VC++ and/or .NET. They can be downloaded from here:
 
* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5]
 
* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5]
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}}
 
}}
  
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Create a "steam_appid.txt" file|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Create a "steam_appid.txt" file|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
 
 
If the game launch from Steam, but does not launch outside of Steam, create a "steam_appid.txt" file containing the text "200900". 200900 is the Steam ID for this game. Place this text file in the installation folder.
 
If the game launch from Steam, but does not launch outside of Steam, create a "steam_appid.txt" file containing the text "200900". 200900 is the Steam ID for this game. Place this text file in the installation folder.
 
}}
 
}}
  
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=On linux: disable all monitors but one|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|On linux: disable all monitors but one|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
 
  
 
There is a known bug that only happens with systems using multiple monitors, crashing the game on launch.
 
There is a known bug that only happens with systems using multiple monitors, crashing the game on launch.
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If the game loads to a black screen in  Windows 7, setting the game to compatibility mode may fix the problem.
 
If the game loads to a black screen in  Windows 7, setting the game to compatibility mode may fix the problem.
  
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Run in Compatibility Mode for Windows XP SP3|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Run in Compatibility Mode for Windows XP SP3|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 
 
# Right click the <code>CaveStory+.exe</code> file and select Properties
 
# Right click the <code>CaveStory+.exe</code> file and select Properties
 
# Select the Compatibility tab
 
# Select the Compatibility tab
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|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
|opengl versions        = unknown
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|opengl versions        = 4.0
|opengl notes          =  
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|opengl notes          = OS X and Linux only.
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
|software mode          =  
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|software mode          = true
|software mode notes    =  
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|software mode notes    = {{W|Graphics Device Interface|GDI}}
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos 32-bit app      = unknown
 +
|macos 64-bit app      = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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==Modifications==
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===[https://www.cavestory.org/forums/threads/plus-porter-1-1-0-1.5150/ Plus Porter]===
 +
{{ii}} Allows the porting of the mods from Cave Story into the Cave Story+.
 +
{{ii}} Can be used to install already ported Cave Story+ mods with minimal errors.
 +
{{++}} Cave Story Mods converted to run with few compatibility problems.
 +
 +
===[https://www.cavestory.org/forums/threads/cave-story-with-a-fourth-ending.3832/ Cave Story with a fourth ending]===
 +
{{ii}} Adds a fourth ending to the game.
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{{ii}} The Cave Story+ version comes with additional bugfixes for the mod compared to the version of the original Cave Story and the Mac and PSP ports.
 +
{{ii}} Cave Story+ version of the mod needs to be installed using the Plus Porter.
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{{++}} Seamlessly adds a fourth ending of the game without any major alterations to the base game.
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 +
===[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xSDHsDsMqKYhe2Wgd8Ewy4gMIcQhtPvs?usp=sharing Wii-Balanced]===
 +
{{ii}} A fix for the WiiWare, or "New" soundtrack.
 +
{{ii}} Comes as a set of Ogg files to replace, go to Steam directory (Such as Steam/steamapps/common/Cave Story+/data/base) and replace the existing Ogg folder with the downloaded one.
 +
{{++}} Completely functional replacement.
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==

Revision as of 01:50, 6 July 2021

This page is for the enhanced remake. For the original game, see Cave Story.

Cave Story+
Cave Story+ cover
Developers
Nicalis
Release dates
Windows November 7, 2011
macOS (OS X) September 7, 2011
Linux December 13, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 83
OpenCritic 88
IGDB 81
Taxonomy
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Metroidvania, Platform
Themes Sci-fi
Series Cave Story
Cave Story+ on HowLongToBeat
Cave Story+ on IGDB
Cave Story+ guide on StrategyWiki
Cave Story+ on MobyGames
Cave Story+ on Wikipedia
Cave Story
Cave Story 2004
Cave Story+ 2011
Cave Story's Secret Santa 2021

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game needs a fix to work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later (see API for details).

Key points

Three versions of the soundtrack plus two graphics modes.
Development for this version has been abandoned, as shown by the Mac version being broken by default,[citation needed] and missing features from the Switch release.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[1]
Windows
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Profile.dat[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/
Linux ~/.local/share/CaveStory+/
The game supports XDG on Linux, but crashes when the value is set.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Profile.dat[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Profile.dat
Linux ~/.local/share/CaveStory+/Profile.dat
Profile.dat stores save game data.
The Steam save games on OS X and Linux are not compatible with the DRM-free and Steam for Windows versions.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
640x480 for HD, 320x240 for Original.
Option to scale either Sharp (Nearest neighbor, black border) or Stretch (Bilinear filtering, letter/pillarboxing).
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Freely resizeable.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse not used at all.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller might need to be enabled from input settings and rebound.
Quitting the game without deliberately dying requires Esc.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Select controller as input device.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
By default lowers the volume.
See Mute on focus lost.

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background[citation needed]
  1. Download Special K.
  2. Copy SpecialK32.dll to the installation folder.
  3. Rename to OpenGL32.dll.
  4. Run the game and exit.
  5. Edit OpenGL32.ini in the installation folder.
  6. Find [Window.System].
  7. Change MuteInBackground=false to MuteInBackground=true.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese
Spanish
Fan translation, download.
Russian
Fan translation by Tolma4 Team.

Issues fixed

Game will not start, or crashes on start

Disable triple buffering[citation needed]
  1. Go to Graphics Settings
  2. 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)[citation needed]

In some cases you may need to install or update your versions of VC++ and/or .NET. They can be downloaded from here:

Create a "steam_appid.txt" file[citation needed]

If the game launch from Steam, but does not launch outside of Steam, create a "steam_appid.txt" file containing the text "200900". 200900 is the Steam ID for this game. Place this text file in the installation folder.

On linux: disable all monitors but one[citation needed]

There is a known bug that only happens with systems using multiple monitors, crashing the game on launch.

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 Compatibility Mode for Windows XP SP3[citation needed]
  1. Right click the CaveStory+.exe file and select Properties
  2. Select the Compatibility tab
  3. Check the box Run in compatibility mode for: Windows XP (Service Pack 3)

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 4.0 OS X and Linux only.
Software renderer
GDI
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Modifications

Plus Porter

Allows the porting of the mods from Cave Story into the Cave Story+.
Can be used to install already ported Cave Story+ mods with minimal errors.
Cave Story Mods converted to run with few compatibility problems.

Cave Story with a fourth ending

Adds a fourth ending to the game.
The Cave Story+ version comes with additional bugfixes for the mod compared to the version of the original Cave Story and the Mac and PSP ports.
Cave Story+ version of the mod needs to be installed using the Plus Porter.
Seamlessly adds a fourth ending of the game without any major alterations to the base game.

Wii-Balanced

A fix for the WiiWare, or "New" soundtrack.
Comes as a set of Ogg files to replace, go to Steam directory (Such as Steam/steamapps/common/Cave Story+/data/base) and replace the existing Ogg folder with the downloaded one.
Completely functional replacement.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Solo
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 64 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.5.8, 10.6.3
Processor (CPU) Intel only, PowerPC not supported
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 64 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2.6
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Solo
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 64 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-12-03