Anodyne Archipelago Client

Archipelago is an open-source project that supports randomizing a number of different games and combining them into one cooperative experience. Items from each game are hidden in other games. For more information about Archipelago, you can look at their website.

This is a project that modifies the game Anodyne so that it can be played as part of an Archipelago multiworld game.

Installation

1. Download the Anodyne Archipelago Randomizer from the releases page.
2. Locate AnodyneSharp.exe. On Steam, you can find it by right clicking on "Anodyne", going to "Manage", and clicking "Browse local files". In the folder that opens, you should see another folder called "Remake". AnodyneSharp.exe should be in there.
3. Unzip the randomizer into the same folder as AnodyneSharp.exe. This should add two folders, one exe, and several dll files to this folder.

Joining a Multiworld game

1. Run AnodyneArchipelagoLauncher.exe.
2. Enter your connection details on the main menu. Text must be entered via keyboard, even if you are playing on controller.
3. Select "Connect".
4. Enjoy!

To continue an earlier game, you can perform the exact same steps as above. The randomizer will remember the details of your last nine unique connections.

Running from source

If you are not testing local changes to the source code, skip this section and read the Installation section instead.

Steam Version

This is the AnodyneArchipelago.BepInEx sub-project.

The AnodyneArchipelago project depends on several other assemblies. These can be found either in the BepInEx project or in the AnodyneSharp.exe folder. The BepInEx assemblies used, as well as the mod launcher itself, must be compiled for x64 (not Any CPU) and .NET Framework 4.6.2. You will need to clone the BepInEx project and configure it so that they compile correctly.

The layout of the AnodyneArchipelago release is as follows:

• The BepInEx.NET.Framework.Launcher executable, renamed to AnodyneArchipelagoLauncher.exe.
• The BepInEx dependencies: 0Harmony.dll, BepInEx.Core.dll, BepInEx.NET.Common.dll, BepInEx.Preloader.Core.dll, Mono.Cecil.dll, Mono.Cecil.Mdb.dll, Mono.Cecil.Pdb.dll, Mono.Cecil.Rocks.dll, MonoMod.RuntimeDetour.dll, MonoMod.Utils.dll, SemanticVersioning.dll.
• The AnodyneArchipelago dependencies: Archipelago.MultiClient.Net.dll, Newtonsoft.Json.dll.
• The Resources folder from the repository root.
• A folder called BepInEx, containing two subfolders: config, which contains BepInEx.cfg from the repository root, and plugins, which contains AnodyneArchipelago.dll itself.

MonoGame Version

Modding support is being added to the MonoGame version of Anodyne. There is experimental support for using this mod with it, using the AnodyneArchipelago.MonoGame sub-project.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will this impact the base game?

The base game can still be played normally using AnodyneSharp.exe (i.e. by launching the game through Steam). The randomizer will only be invoked when running the game using AnodyneArchipelagoLauncher.exe. The randomizer also uses separate save files from the main game, so your vanilla saves will not be affected either.

Is my progress saved locally?

The randomizer generates a savefile name based on your Multiworld seed and slot number, so you should be able to seamlessly switch between multiworlds and even slots within a multiworld.

The exception to this is different rooms created from the same multiworld seed. The client is unable to tell rooms in a seed apart (this is a limitation of the Archipelago API), so the client will use the same save file for the same slot in different rooms on the same seed. You can work around this by manually moving or removing the save file from the AnodyneFNA save file directory.

How does Swap work?

The behavior of the Swap upgrade has been changed in the Archipelago mod. See extended_swap.md for more information.

What about the wiggle glitch?

There is a technique in the base game where you can cross back and forth over a screen transition while holding a directional key perpendicular to this movement, and it will cause you to slowly move into solid geometry. This is called the wiggle glitch (although it is not actually a glitch and is in fact an intended mechanic).

The wiggle glitch can be used to bypass most progression barriers in the game, including allowing you to reach the credits as soon as you have access to the Fields area. Because of this, it is impossible to design randomizer logic that includes the wiggle glitch, because allowing it would make almost everything in logic immediately. Thus, the wiggle glitch is (almost) never is logic for Archipelago.

There is one exception to this rule. In the secret top part of the Nexus, there is a chest on an isolated platform. Swap is disabled in this area (both in the base game and in the mod). The intended way of reaching this chest is by using the wiggle glitch. Thus, you are expected to use the wiggle glitch in this room to reach that chest. Any other use of the wiggle glitch is out-of-logic.