Assault Android Cactus

Key points

As of April 30, 2019, this game has been upgraded to Assault Android Cactus+, featuring new content and improvements from the Nintendo Switch version.^[2]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Fan-made wiki

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		Assault Android Cactus+, sold via Humble widget.
Humble Store		Assault Android Cactus+.
Steam		Assault Android Cactus+. Can be played without Steam, but cannot access Daily Drive or leaderboards without a Steam log-in.^[3]
Publisher website (unavailable)		Assault Android Cactus+.

Version differences

Steam version has online leaderboards and Daily Drive while the DRM-free versions does not and uses an offline version of Daily Drive instead.

Assault Android Cactus+ is an updated version of the game that backports the improvements, accessibility features, and new content from the Nintendo Switch version.

All previous owners of Assault Android Cactus receive the Plus version free of charge.^[2]

The game's original soundtrack is available from the composer's Bandcamp page for non-Steam users.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Witch Beam\Assault Android Cactus
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\cactus_Data\game0a.sav^{[Note 3]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/250110/remote

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

General settings.

Accessibility settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Use launch parameters `-screens:#` with `#` being the number of screens you have available.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Fullscreen mode is fullscreen windowed.^[4] For exclusive fullscreen, launch the game using the command-line argument `-window-mode exclusive`.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FXAA on or off.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Optional cap of 60, 120 or Unlimited if V-sync disabled.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode	Under Accessibility Options, Enemy Hit Flash and Screen Shake can also be adjusted.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		First-person camera mode only.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		First-person camera mode only.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support		Static light cyan.
Connection modes	V1, Wired, Bluetooth V2 and Wireless Adapter untested.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		May require changing controller in the settings before being able to use.
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support		Official Steam Controller bindings only.
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX and Voice.
Surround sound		Up to 7.1 surround sound.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Italian
Spanish
German
Japanese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op
LAN play
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Issues fixed

Your display's resolution is not available in the Video Options

Use launch parameters `-screen-width X -screen-height Y`^{[citation needed]}
Change the values of `X` width and `Y` height to match your desired resolution.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11
OpenGL		Use launch parameter `-force-glcore`. OpenGL version unspecified.
Shader Model support	3.0, 4.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			^[5]
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Input	Rewired, SDL2

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD 4000	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD6850

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Lion	Mountain Lion
Processor (CPU)	Intel Dual Core	Intel Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD 4000	ATI Radeon HD 5870

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 or Equivalent
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD 4000	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 5.4.1f1^[1]
↑ Unity engine build: 2017.4.24f1
↑ 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

↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2018-05-10
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Assault Android Cactus+ - last accessed on 2020-01-21
↑ Question about the DRM-free version on Playism :: Assault Android Cactus General Discussions - last accessed on December 30, 2018
"I do know that all copies sold include a Steam key and the Steam build is 100% DRM free as well, it checks to see if you're launching via steam and enables leaderboards/daily drive if so, but if not it just disables leaderboards and switches to the offline daily drive mode."
↑ Assault Android Cactus tech support - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2020-01-21
"the default fullscreen mode is now Fullscreen Window, use this command for Fullscreen Exclusive"
↑ Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023

[2] Unity engine build: 5.4.1f1^[1]

[3] Unity engine build: 2017.4.24f1

[gamedir-6] 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).

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2018-05-10

[Plus_upgrade-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Assault Android Cactus+ - last accessed on 2020-01-21

[5] Question about the DRM-free version on Playism :: Assault Android Cactus General Discussions - last accessed on December 30, 2018
"I do know that all copies sold include a Steam key and the Steam build is 100% DRM free as well, it checks to see if you're launching via steam and enables leaderboards/daily drive if so, but if not it just disables leaderboards and switches to the offline daily drive mode."

[7] Assault Android Cactus tech support - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2020-01-21
"the default fullscreen mode is now Fullscreen Window, use this command for Fullscreen Exclusive"

[8] Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023

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Developers

	Witch Beam
Engines
Former	Unity 5^{[Note 1]}
	Unity 2017^{[Note 2]}
Release dates
Windows	September 23, 2015
macOS (OS X)	September 23, 2015
Linux	September 23, 2015
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase