Kamui

The Tale of ALLTYNEX
Kamui	2014
RefleX	2014
ALLTYNEX Second	2014

Kamui is a singleplayer top-down view arcade and shooter game in the The Tale of ALLTYNEX series.

General information

Official developer website (Japanese)

Official game website (Japanese)

Steam Community Discussions

Shoot 'Em Up Wikia article for KAMUI

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Original Comiket 57 release.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store		Overseas version.
Humble Store		The Tale of ALLTYNEX trilogy, which also includes RefleX and ALLTYNEX Second.
Steam		Overseas version.
Steam		The Tale of ALLTYNEX Deluxe Edition, which also includes RefleX and ALLTYNEX Second along with their original soundtracks.

A demo for the original Japanese release of the game can be found from the developer's official website.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Original Soundtrack	The game's original soundtrack. Contains 13 pieces of music in MP3 and FLAC formats.

The original soundtrack is also available through SITER SKAIN's bandcamp either through streaming or purchasable within a minimum.

Essential improvements

Patches

The v1.12 patch for the Japanese version can be found on the developer's website listed under " 神威" (Kamui). The overseas version is already updated with the latest patches.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\setupkamui.cfg^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283820/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savedata.sav^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283820/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		"16:9 Display Support" option just distorts aspect-ratio in fullscreen mode, additional screen area remains unused.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Can be activated from config utility.
60 FPS		Activated using "Full" setting for Screen Refresh Rate in-game.
120+ FPS		Capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Shoot/Lightning/Pause are locked to Z/X/C/A, and can only cycle between 4 mapping presets. Movement is locked to directional keys.
Mouse acceleration		Mouse is not used at all.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Most settings are in a separate launcher which requires a mouse for input.
Controller remapping		Shoot/Lightning/Pause are locked to face buttons, and can only cycle between 4 mapping presets. Movement is locked to directional pad/analog stick.
Controller sensitivity		Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Supported in v1.12. Analogue triggers however are not used.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts		In-game buttons are referenced by numbers.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		No speech within the game.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Game progress will pause when out of focus as noted by "(Sleep)" on the game window, but the background music will continue to play.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Japanese

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9	Steam release

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ ^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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/283820/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (283820) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ This is Nyu Media, Signing Off! - Steam Community Annoucements - last accessed on 2022-07-08

[gamedir-2] 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).

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/283820/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (283820) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/283820/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (283820) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] This is Nyu Media, Signing Off! - Steam Community Annoucements - last accessed on 2022-07-08

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[Note 1]

[Note 2]

Developers

	SITER SKAIN
Publishers
Current	Henteko Doujin
Former	Nyu Media^[1]
Release dates
Windows	December 24, 1999
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Top-down view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Arcade, Shooter
Vehicles	Flight, Space flight
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	The Tale of ALLTYNEX