SaveData

The Celeste savefile is written and parsed in the XML 1.0** file format. All relevant elements are children under the SaveData parent element. The SaveData element declares two XML namespaces:

<SaveData xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

The following documentation covers all child elements of the SaveData element.

Ambience

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Area

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AreaModeStats

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AreaStats

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Areas

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AssistMode

Whether Assist Mode is enabled on the savefile. Is a boolean value. Uses Assists to determine what assists are enabled or disabled.

<AssistMode>true</AssistMode>

Assists

List of child elements that determine what variants and assist mechanics are enabled or disabled. Each child element is a boolean value, with the exception of GameSpeed (integer), and DashMode (string).

  • GameSpeed: How fast the game moves. Valid range of integers is unkown.

  • Invincible: Enable or disable player invincibility.

  • DashMode: What dash mode the player uses. Is a string value, defaults to Normal. Valid values are for 2 and Infinite are currently unknown.

  • DashAssist: Enable or disable dash assist.

  • InfiniteStamina: Give the player infinite stamina.

  • MirrorMode: Enable or disable enable mirror mode.

  • ThreeSixtyDashing: Enable or disable enable 360° dashing.

  • InvisibleMotion: Hide the player's sprite in-game.

  • NoGrabbing: Enable or disable the ability to grab walls.

  • LowFriction: Make the floor and walls slippery.

  • SuperDashing: Enable or disable super dashing.

  • Hiccups: Enable or disable player hiccups.

  • PlayAsBadeline: Change the player's sprite to Badeline.

<Assists>
  <GameSpeed>10</GameSpeed>
  <Invincible>false</Invincible>
  <DashMode>Normal</DashMode>
  <DashAssist>false</DashAssist>
  ...
</Assists>

Backpack

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BeatBestTime

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CheatMode

Whether Cheat Mode is enabled on the savefile. Is a boolean value.

<CheatMode>true</CheatMode>

Checkpoints

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CurrentSession

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Dashes

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DoNotLoad

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DreamDash

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EntityID

Denotes a collectible of some kind (berries, keys, etc.), usually stored as a list of child elements under a parent element. Has one attribute, KEY. See the Entities Topic for more detailed info.

<EntityID Key="end:4"/>

Flags

List of of string elements denoting story events that affect dialouge trees. The Chapter 5 and 6 A-Side intro are affected by these flags. There are currently only two known flags that affect dialouge.

<Flags>
  <string>MetTheo</string>
  <string>TheoKnowsName</string>
  ...
</Flags>

FurthestSeenLevel

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Inventory

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Keys

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LastArea

The last area (Chapter) the player has opened or played. The Chapter Selection screen will open to this area. This element has no value, and is instead denoted by its attributes.

<LastArea ID="0" Mode="Normal" SID="Celeste/0-Intro"/>

LastSave

UTC timestamp representing the last time the game has written new data to the savefile? (see note) Is a string value.

<LastSave>0001-01-01T00:00:00</LastSave>

Note: After some testing and recording, it appears this value remains the same across different savefiles no matter when they were created or opened in-game. It's purpose is unclear and only an educated guess. Feel free to contribute!

LevelFlags

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Modes

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Music

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NoRefills

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OldStats

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Parameters

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Poem

List of string elements that contain Chapter name abbreviations, denoting which Crystal Hearts have been unlocked. See the Poem Topic for more details.

<Poem>
  <string>cs</string>
  <string>os</string>
  <string>fc</string>
  <string>mc</string>
  ...
</Poem>

RespawnPoint

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RevealedChapter9

Whether or not the Chapter 9 (Farewell) has been revealed to the player on the Chapter Selection screen. Is a boolean value. Defaults to false.

<RevealedChapter9>true</RevealedChapter9>

Strawberries

List of child EntityIDs denoting strawberry collectibles. Normally found in AreaModeStats to save which strawberries have been collected and in what order.

<Strawberries>
  <EntityID Key="2:11"/>
  <EntityID Key="3:9"/>
  <EntityID Key="3b:2"/>
  ...
</Strawberries>

SummitGems

List of 6 boolean elements denoting which Summit Gems have been obtained, in order. Each element is a boolean value.

<SummitGems>
  <boolean>true</boolean> <!--- Blue Star --->
  <boolean>true</boolean> <!--- Turquoise Square --->
  <boolean>true</boolean> <!--- Green Hexagon --->
  <boolean>true</boolean> <!--- Yellow Circle --->
  <boolean>true</boolean> <!--- Pink Diamond (Steven Universe reference??) --->
  <boolean>true</boolean> <!--- White Circle --->
</SummitGems>

TheoSisterName

The name of Theo's sister. Affects his dialouge in Chapter 6 (A-Side). Is a string value. Defaults to Alex.

<TheoSisterName>Alex</TheoSisterName>

Time

Total duration of time spent playing Celeste. Measured in 100 nanosecond intervals since January 1, 1601 (UTC) as per the Win32 FileTime** specification. See the FileTime Topic for more details. Is an integer value. This number is recorded with uneccessary precision.

<Time>8650037750000</Time>

Note: This has only been tested on the PC (Windows) version of Celeste, and may differ on other operating systems. Feel free to contribute!

TotalDashes

Number of dashes the player has done. In an integer value. Defaults to 0.

<TotalDashes>251592</TotalDashes>

TotalDeaths

Number of deaths the player has. Is an integer value. Defaults to 0.

<TotalDeaths>10</TotalDeaths>

TotalGoldenStrawberries

Number of golden strawberries the player has. Is an integer value. Defaults to 0.

<TotalGoldenStrawberries>26</TotalGoldenStrawberries>

TotalJumps

Number of jumps the player has inputted. Is an integer value. Defaults to 0. It's unclear if this number excludes wall jumps.

<TotalJumps>76587</TotalJumps>

TotalStrawberries

Number of strawberries the player has. Is an integer value. Defaults to 0.

<TotalStrawberries>202</TotalStrawberries>

TotalWallJumps

Number of wall jumps the player has done. Is an integer value. Defaults to 0.

<TotalStrawberries>20918</TotalStrawberries>

Note: It is unclear if neutral jumps add to this counter. Feel free to contribute!

UnlockedAreas

Number of area (chapters) that the player has unlocked. Is an integer value. Defaults to 1.

<UnlockedAreas>10</UnlockedAreas>

UnlockedCSide

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VariantMode

Whether Variant Mode is enabled on the savefile. Is a boolean value. Uses Assists to determine what variants are enabled or disabled.

<VariantMode>true</VariantMode>

Name

Name of the savefile in Celeste. Defaults to Madeline. Is a string value.

<Name>Madeline</Name>

SaveData

The Celeste savefile is written and parsed in the XML 1.0** file format. All relevant elements are children under the SaveData parent element. The SaveData element declares two XML namespaces:

<SaveData xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

The following documentation covers all child elements of the SaveData element.

Version

Version of the Celeste game and client. 1.4.0.0 is currently the latest Celeste version. Is a string value.

<Version>1.4.0.0</Version>
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