📼 Research repository for documenting Celeste savefiles. The documentation will extensively cover all the savefile nodes and paths. Currently a work in progress, don't mind what's missing.
- Celeste savefiles are located at
Celeste/Saves/- The location of the game folder depends on your vendor (
Steam,Epic Games, etc.)
- The location of the game folder depends on your vendor (
- Savefiles are denoted by the
.celesteextension- The
Celeste/Saves/folder by default contains up to three savefiles- Starting at
0, each file represents a save in the displayed order 0for the first save,1for the second, etc.- Celeste will display extra savefiles, provided they are numbered correctly.
- Starting at
- The numbered savefile might not exist if the save has not been created in-game. (or it could be empty)
- The
- Savefiles are read, written, and parsed as XML 1.0** files
- Savefiles can be edited manually to alter game behavior, stats, unlocks, etc.
- Celeste does not run save file validations (as far as I have tested), so invalid values will either be ignored or cause abnormal game behavior.
- i.e setting
TotalStrawberriesto an integer that is not the sum of each chapter's collected strawberries - i.e setting
LastSaveto a FileTime before the supported epoch.
- i.e setting
Documentation of the savefile XML elements are listed in alphabetical order under SaveData. In-depth explorations of some elements or attributes can be found under Topics. Brush up on savefile terminology and definitions in the Glossary.
- frissyn - Project Lead
- Aurora - Contributed to the FileTime Topic
- Mnstrman06 - Contributed to the FileTime and Poem Topics
- Hydro0 - Donated her [115% / 202 Strawberries] savefile for research
- The Celeste Discord Community - Contributing general game and savefile knowledge, thanks to the amazing people in there!
- frissyn/berrydeck - Celeste Savefile Editor
- EverestAPI/Everest - Celeste Mod Loader
- CelestialCartographers/Loenn - (Better) Celeste Map Editor
- CelestialCartographers/Ahorn - Celeste Map Editor