Ether Vapor Remaster

ETHER VAPOR Remaster

Developers
	Edelweiss
Publishers
Current	Playism
Former	Nyu Media
Release dates
Windows	August 13, 2011
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Scrolling, Side view, Third-person, Top-down view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Arcade, Shooter
Vehicles	Flight, Space flight
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	ETHER VAPOR

ETHER VAPOR
Ether Vapor	2007
Ether Vapor Remaster	2011

ETHER VAPOR Remaster is an arcade shooter game developed by Edelweiss and published by Playism. It is an updated remastered version of ETHER VAPOR, featuring updated graphics and supports resolutions up to 1600x1200, native sterographic 3D display, overhauled sound quality, improved loading times, native XInput controller support, easier unlocakble bonus content with a new unlockable third ship type, a "Remaster" mode that replaces the story sequences with arcade-styled transitions between stages, and online leaderboards.

The game was first released during Summer Comiket 80 on August 13, 2011 for Windows. Nyu Media originally obtained publishing rights to localize the game and released an English version on September 27, 2012 through GamersGate, GameStop, GameTap, and Steam. Unfortunately, all digital distribution releases of the game's English version outside of Steam are longer available. As of July 2022, publishing rights of the game was transferred to Playism after Nyu Media ceased operations.

The original Japanese release of the game was supported through patches until April 21, 2012, and the English version is already up-to-date with the latest patches. Despite the improvements featured in this remaster, however, the game is still limited to 4:3 resolutions, keyboard remapping is still limited to the hard-coded keys supported by the game, analog triggers from XInput controllers are not supported, and keyboard and controller bindings are still tied to each other. Steam user cyanic has created a program called Astebreed Tweaker, a tool that can change some of the hard-coded settings of Astebreed and it supports some other games developed by Edelweiss, however, due the nature of this game, attempting to play the game with non-4:3 resolutions can cause glitches and misaligned UI elements.

General information

Official game website (Japanese)

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Original Japanese Comiket 80 release.
Steam		English version. Can be played without Steam.
GamersGate (unavailable)		English version.

A demo of the game's Japanese version can be found from the game's Japanese website or through Steam for the English version.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Digital soundtrack.

DLC and expansion packs

No DLC or expansion pack information; you can edit this page to add it.

The soundtrack for this game and Fairy Bloom Freesia can also be streamed and purchased from the developer's Bandcamp.

Essential improvements

The v2.07 update patch for the original Japanese version of the game can be found from the game's Japanese website. The English version is already updated with the latest patches.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\EtherVapor\data\config.dat
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214570/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\EtherVapor\data\config.dat %APPDATA%\EtherVapor\data\ranking.dat
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214570/pfx/

config.dat also stores save data; ranking.dat only saves high score records.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Contrary to the store page information, the Steam version does use cloud saving.

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Only 4:3 resolutions up to 1600x1200 are supported. See the WSGF entry or use AsteTweak for widescreen, however, hacking the game to play on non-4:3 resolutions causes visual glitches and misaligned UI elements.
Multi-monitor			See the WSGF entry or use AsteTweak.
Ultra-widescreen			See the WSGF entry or use AsteTweak.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to x4 MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Key and controller remapping.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Only Z, X, C, V, A, S, D, F, Q, W, and E keys can be remapped. Esc is reserved for soft resetting and quitting the game. Keyboard bindings are also tied to controller buttons. Use AsteTweak to change hard-coded keyboard bindings.
Mouse acceleration		Mouse is not used in the game.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Supports DirectInput and partially supports XInput.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Up to 12 buttons can be remapped. Movement is bound to the left analog stick and cannot be remapped. Controller mappings are also tied to keyboard bindings.
Controller sensitivity		Digital movement
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Analog XInput triggers are not supported.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Recognized as a DirectInput controller.
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	Wired, Bluetooth V2 tested.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts		Keyboard and controller bindings are referenced by number.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		XInput only.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Dialogue is entirely text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Full English localization supported in the English version by Nyu Media.
Japanese				Some menus are in English for the Japanese version.

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
Native 3D

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA with 3D functionality DirectX 9.0 compatible