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Simplified Concepts & Resources

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Making the game easier to understand!

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Category: Classes, Gameplay Basics, Weapons

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

Types

Status Effects

Status Effects: Buffs

Status Effects: Buffs (cont.)

Status Effects: Debuffs

Status Effects: Transmutations

Multiplayer

DLC & Troubleshooting

Comments

Introduction

This guide is to help others understand certain Cassette Beasts concepts that may be complicated to understand. This guide is also a continuous work in progress. Information will be added and updated occasionally, as needed.

No information on the Gauntlet of the Sunshine update have been added yet. Will work on this when I get the chance!
Guide content is planned to be further simplified and organized.
More visuals are planned for a later date.

Let me know if you'd like me to cover anything else!

Types

Typeless moves appear in the sticker menu as boxes with circles in them. They will gain the type of the monster they are on. If a Bansheep has a Smack sticker, it will be Beast. If a Carniviper has Smack, it will be Poison.

STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) is applied if the monster uses an attack that is the same type as it, dealing extra damage (x1.2, or 20% damage bonus)

Below you'll find Type Cards; visuals displaying each type!
*Type Card visuals are subject to change.

Beast

Strong against Glass.
Has no weaknesses.
When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Air

Strong against Fire, Plant, and Glass.
Weak to Astral, Ice, and Lightning.
When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Earth

Strong against Fire, Lightning, and Plastic.
Weak to Astral, Metal, Plant, and Water.
When hit with Lightning, gains Glass Coating. When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Astral

Strong against Air, Earth, Fire, and Water.
Weak to Metal, Plastic, and Poison.
When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Fire

Strong against Metal, Plant, and Poison.
Weak to Air, Astral, Earth, and Water.
When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Ice

Strong against Air.
Weak to Lightning and Metal.
When hit with Fire, gains Water Coating. When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Lightning

Strong against Air, Ice, Metal, and Water.
Weak to Earth, Plant, Plastic, and Glass.
When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Metal

Strong against Astral, Earth, Ice, and Glass.
Weak to Fire, Lightning, and Water.
When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Plant

Strong against Earth, Lightning, and Water.
Weak to Air, Fire, and Poison.
When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Plastic

Strong against Astral and Lightning.
Weak to Earth.
When hit with Fire, gains Poison Coating. When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Poison

Strong against Astral and Plant.
Weak to Fire.
When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Water

Strong against Earth, Fire, and Metal.
Weak to Astral, Lightning, and Plant.
When hit with Ice, gains Ice Coating and is Flinched. When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Glass

Strong against Lightning.
Weak to Beast, Air, and Metal.
When hit with Glitter, gains Glitter Coating.

Glitter

Has no type advantages.
Has no weaknesses.
Gains a Coating of the type of move they are hit with.

Status Effects

Due to character limits, these sections will be split when limit is reached.

In-game status descriptions:
Cassette Beasts Status Effects [wiki.cassettebeasts.com]

For "Obtaining" and "Removing," only Passive moves and Items will be labeled with parentheses. Any other case defines what character is affected by a move. Typically, one to two examples will be given.

A Cure-All will remove all status effects (excluding Resurrected), including positive and negative, from an ally character, but uses up your turn.

Miscellaneous Statuses

Miscellaneous statuses are statuses that can either positively or negatively affect characters during battle, given the situation.

Icon

Status

Effect

To Obtain

Close Encounter

Makes Ranged Attacks into Melee Attacks.

Use Close Encounter (target)

Spring-Loaded

Makes Melee Attacks into Ranged Attacks.

Spring-Load (Passive. Exclusive to Clocksley and Robindam unless sticker has Compatible with any Tape attribute)

Glass Shards

A character with Glass Shards makes the field full of shards that hurt all those who use Melee Attacks.

Glass: hit with Beast or Metal

Fair Fight

Prevents statuses from being applied.

Fair Fight (Exclusive to Palagolin unless sticker has Compatible with any Tape attribute)

Resurrected

Cannot be removed. Character cannot revive with Ritual.

Obtained after being revived with Ritual.

Status Effects: Buffs

Stat-Modifying Buffs

Stat buffs are buffs that apply to a character's stats, such as their attack, defense, and speed.
These buffs can be removed with New Leaf, or a Stat Cure (Uses turn.)
50% increase means the stat is increased by half.
100% increase means the stat is doubled.

If these values ever become confusing or outdated please let me know

Icon

Status

Effect

To Obtain

Melee Defense Up

Raises Melee Defense by 50%

Use Defend (self)

Ranged Defense Up

Raises Ranged Defense by 50%

Use Raise Shields (self)

Melee Attack Up

Raises Melee Attack by 50%

Use Sharpen (self)

Ranged Attack Up

Raises Ranged Attack by 50%

Use Raise Arms (self)

Speed Up

Raises Speed by 50%

Use Sprint (self)

Double Speed

Raises Speed by 100% (doubles speed)

Use Frozen Ground (self)

Accuracy Up

Raises Accuracy by 50%

Use Focus (self)

Evasion Up

Raises Evasion by 1/2

Use Dodge (self)

AP Boost

Gains 1 extra point of AP at the end of the round.

Use AP Boost (target)

Gambit

Increases Melee Attack, Melee Defense, Ranged Attack, Ranged Defense, and Accuracy by 100%. The tape breaks when timer reaches 0.

Use Gambit (self)

Walls

Walls are type orientated. Most of the time, a Wall is obtained by using a type-Wall move and sacrificing some health (20% by default) to avoid taking some hits.

Moves with Ignores Walls attribute, or the Passive Ricochet (chance effect), allow the user to ignore the Wall, as if the Wall wasn't even there. Characters with the Window status condition can be hit with Ranged Attacks through Walls.

Walls can be removed by waiting it out or attacking. They can be instantly removed by using New Leaf, Crumble, a Sticker with Destroys Walls attribute, or a type advantage move.

Each hit subtracts 1 from the current Wall.

Icon

Status

Effect

To Obtain

Beast Wall

A Beast-type Wall that absorbs hits. This wall has no type advantages.

Use Beast Wall, Elemental Wall (as Beast type)

Air Wall

An Air-type Wall that absorbs hits.

Air: Get hit with Fire attack
Use Air Wall, Elemental Wall (as Air type)

Astral Wall

An Astral-type Wall that absorbs hits.

Use Astral Wall, Elemental Wall (as Astral type)

Earth Wall

An Earth-type Wall that absorbs hits.
Turns into Glass Wall if hit with Lightning.

Use Earth Wall, Elemental Wall (as Earth type)

Fire Wall

A Fire-type Wall that absorbs hits.

Use Fire Wall, Elemental Wall (as Fire type)

Ice Wall

An Ice-type Wall that absorbs hits.
Turns into Water if hit with Fire.

Use Ice Wall, Elemental Wall (as Ice type)

Lightning Wall

A Lightning-type Wall that absorbs hits.

Use Lightning Wall, Elemental Wall (as Lightning type)

Metal Wall

A Metal-type Wall that absorbs hits.

Use Metal Wall, Elemental Wall (as Metal type)

Plant Wall

A Plant-type Wall that absorbs hits.

Use Plant Wall, Elemental Wall (as Plant type)

Plastic Wall

A Plastic-type Wall that absorbs hits.
Turns into Poison Wall if hit with Fire.

Use Plastic Wall, Elemental Wall (as Plastic type)

Poison Wall

A Poison-type Wall that absorbs hits.

Use Poison Wall, Elemental Wall (as Poison type)

Water Wall

A Water-type Wall that absorbs hits.
Turns into Ice Wall if hit with Ice.

Use Water Wall, Elemental Wall (as Water type)

Glass Wall

A Glass-type Wall that absorbs hits.

Glass Wall, Elemental Wall (as Glass type)

Glitter Wall

A Glitter-type Wall that absorbs hits.
This wall has no type advantages.
Turns into a Wall of whatever type attack that hit it.

Elemental Wall (as Glitter type)

Abramacabra

A Beast-type Wall that absorbs hits.
This wall has no type advantages.
Wall attacks an opponent each turn.
Takes Wall Priority

Use Abramacabra (Exclusive to Macabra and Folklord unless sticker has Compatible with any Tape attribute)

Gemstone Wall

An Earth-type Wall that absorbs hits. Gives 1 AP each turn that the Wall is up.

Use Gemstome Wall (Exclusive to Picksie unless sticker has Compatible with any Tape attribute)

Status Effects: Buffs (cont.)

Contact Damage

Deals Element damage upon Melee contact with character.

Icon

Status

Effect

To Obtain

Contact Dmg Beast

Deals Beast damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Beast type, self)

Contact Dmg Air

Deals Air damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Air type, self)

Contact Dmg Astral

Deals Astral damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Astral type, self)

Contact Dmg Earth

Deals Earth damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Earth type, self)

Contact Dmg Fire

Deals Fire damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Fire type, self)

Contact Dmg Ice

Deals Ice damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Ice type, self)

Contact Dmg Lightning

Deals Lightning damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Lightning type, self)
Plastic: Get hit with Lightning attack.

Contact Dmg Metal

Deals Metal damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Metal type, self)

Contact Dmg Plant

Deals Plant damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Plant type, self)

Contact Dmg Plastic

Deals Plastic damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Plastic type, self)

Contact Dmg Poison

Deals Poison damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Poison type, self)
Earth & Metal: Get hit with Poison attack.

Contact Dmg Water

Deals Water damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Water type, self)

Contact Dmg Glass

Deals Glass damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Glass type, self)

Contact Dmg Glitter

Deals Glitter damage upon contact.

Use Sharp Edges (as Glitter type, self)

Other Buffs

Icon

Status

Effect

To Obtain

Healing Leaf

Heals some health at start of turn.

Use Doc Leaf (target)

Healing Steam

Heals some health at start of turn.

Water: Get hit with Fire

Locked On

The character's next attack will not miss.

Use Sure-Fire (target)

Cottoned On

Next round, all attacks aimed at the character will miss.

Use Cotton On (self)

Intercepting

Prevents ally from being targeted by single-target moves.

Use Magnet (self) or Provoke (self)

Multitarget

Single-target moves target whole teams.

Use Broadcast (self)

Multistrike

Characters with Multistrike use moves twice if they have enough AP

Use Deja Vu (self)

Mind-Meld

Allies share their moves with each other.

Use Mind-Meld (self)

Parry Stance

Deflects the next Melee Attack to hit the character

Use Parry Stance (self)

Hibernating

Heals some health while asleep. Removed when character wakes up.

Use Hibernate (self)

Meditating

Gain stats each turn asleep. Meditating's counter increases by 1 each turn asleep. Decreases by 1 each turn when awake.

Use Meditate (self)

Ritual

Allows character with Ritual active to revive at 25% Health when defeated. Obtain Resurrected after revival.

Use Ritual (self)

Ghostly

Ghostly characters cannot be attacked. A character that is also Ghostly or has the Phase Shift passive can hit Ghostly characters. Tape breaks when timer reaches 0.

Use Haunt (self)

Tower Defense

Raises defense and becomes Earth type. This status acts like a coating and will be removed if another coating is used.

Tower Defense (Passive. Exclusive to Averevoir unless sticker has Compatible with any Tape)

Status Effects: Debuffs

Stat-Modifying Debuffs

Stat debuffs are debuffs that apply to a character's stats.
They can be removed with New Leaf, applying the buff version, Neutralize (Passive), or a Stat Cure (Uses up turn)

Icon

Status

Effect

To Obtain

Melee Defense Down

Lowers Melee Defense by 1/3

Use Nod (target)

Ranged Defense Down

Lowers Ranged Defense by 1/3

Use Compliment (target)

Melee Attack Down

Lowers Melee Attack by 1/3

Use Wink (target)

Ranged Attack Down

Lowers Ranged Attack by 1/3

Use Criticize (target)

Speed Down

Lowers Speed by 1/3

Use Trip (target)

Accuracy Down

Lowers Accuracy by 1/3

Use Peekaboo (target)

Evasion Down

Lowers Evasion by 1/3

Use Flirt (target)

AP Drain

Gain 1 less point of AP at the end of the round.

Use AP Drain (target)

Evasion Nullified

Lowers Evasion to 1%. Attacks that hit the character are more likely to be critical hits.

Use Sticky Spray (target)

Damage Debuffs

Damaging debuffs can be removed with New Leaf, Neutralize (Passive), or their respective cures.

Icon

Status

Effect

To Obtain

Burned

Takes damage at end of turn. Damage is equal to 10% of Max Health+1

Use Scorch (target)

Conductive

Takes damage whenever a Lightning attack is used. Damage is equal to 8% of Max Health+1

Use Iron Fillings (target)

Poisoned

Takes damage at end of turn. Damage is equal to 10% of Max Health+1

Use Poison Pollen (target)

Bomb

A Bomb will explode on the character that has a Bomb on the end of their next turn, unless they use a Melee Attack, which passes it to the target. Multiple Bombs can be on a character. When a Bomb explodes, the character with it will take damage equal to 35% of Max Health+1

Use Hot Potato

Glass Bonds

A character with Glass Bonds will take damage every time they transform (recording doesn't count.) Damage is equal to 25% of Max Health

Use Glass Bonds (target)

Shrapnel

A character with Shrapnel will take damage every time they transform (recording doesn't count.) Damage is equal to 25% of Max Health

Use Shrapnel (target)

Other Debuffs

Icon

Status

Effect

To Obtain

Berserk

Can only use Attacks. Non-attacking passives will fail (DOUBLE CHECKING- 11/20)

Use Taunt (target)

Flinched

The character's next turn is skipped

Jump Scare (target, chance)

Confused

May use another move or hit a different character

Moonshine (target)

Unitarget

Moves that target a team hit a single target, and single target moves have reduced accuracy.

Unicast (target)

Leeched

Damage is taken at end of turn and opponents heal (divided by amount of opponents)

Use Leech (target)

Sleep

Loses access to moves the tape has until it wakes up. Has 3 sleep moves with 1% accuracy. Cannot record while asleep.

Use Snooze Snore (target)

Resonance

When the count hits 3, the tape breaks/monster is defeated

Use Copper Chop (on Glass or Metal, target),
Glass: Get hit with Air

Window

The character's walls are ignored by Ranged Attacks

Window (target)

Petrified

Becomes Earth and can only use Raise Shields and Defend

Use Stony Look (target)

Fog

Ranged Attacks that aren't Water, Air, or Ice have 0% accuracy

Use Fog (all)

Snowed In

Melee Attacks fail this round

Use Avalanche (all)

Tape Jam

Cannot switch tape until tape breaks

Deep Freeze (target)

Flammable

The target gains Burned if hit by a Fire attack, and takes more damage from Burned.

Gasoline Spray (target)

Booby Trapped

The target has some moves replaced with other moves until it wears off.

Sticker Trick (target)

Status Effects: Transmutations

Coatings are considered Transmutations.
Tapes with the passive Prismatic change type coatings each turn, each type having a 1/14 chance of being selected. Does not work when inflicted with Berserk.
A coating can be removed by using New Leaf or a Coating Cure (Item)

Icon

Status

Passives and Moves

Transmutations

Beast Coating

Beast Coating (ally)
Beast Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Beast, ally)
Crossfade (as Beast)

Glitter: Get hit with Beast

Air Coating

Air Coating (ally)
Air Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Air, ally)
Crossfade (as Air)

Glitter: Get hit with Air

Astral Coating

Astral Coating (ally)
Astral Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Astral, ally)
Crossfade (as Astral)

Glitter: Get hit with Astral

Earth Coating

Earth Coating (ally)
Earth Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Earth, ally)
Crossfade (as Earth)

Glitter: Get hit with Earth

Fire Coating

Fire Coating (ally)
Fire Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Fire, ally)
Crossfade (as Fire)

Glitter: Get hit with Fire

Ice Coating

Ice Coating (ally)
Ice Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Ice, ally)
Crossfade (as Ice)

Water & Glitter: Get hit with Ice

Lightning Coating

Lightning Coating (ally)
Lightning Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Lightning, ally)
Crossfade (as Lightning)

Glitter: Get hit with Lightning

Metal Coating

Metal Coating (ally)
Metal Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Metal, ally)
Crossfade (as Metal)

Glitter: Get hit with Metal

Plant Coating

Plant Coating (ally)
Plant Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Plant, ally)
Crossfade (as Plant)

Glitter: Get hit with Plant

Plastic Coating

Plastic Coating (ally)
Plastic Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Plastic, ally)
Crossfade (as Plastic)

Glitter: Get hit with Plastic

Poison Coating

Poison Coating (ally)
Poison Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Poison, ally)
Crossfade (as Poison)

Plastic: Get hit with Fire
Glitter: Get hit with Poison

Water Coating

Water Coating (ally)
Water Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Water, ally)
Crossfade (as Water)

Ice: Get hit with Fire
Glitter: Get hit with Water

Glass Coating

Glass Coating (ally)
Glass Camouflage (self)
Elemental Coating (as Glass, ally)
Crossfade (as Glass)

Earth: Get hit with Lightning
Glitter: Get hit with Glass

Glitter Coating

Elemental Coating (as Glitter, self)
Crossfade (as Glitter)

The other 13 types become Glitter if hit with a Glitter attack.

Multiplayer

Local Co-Op is unlocked as soon as you meet Kayleigh and finish your first fight! Enter the Menu, and you will see at the top left a Controller menu (previously known simply as the drop in/out for Multiplayer.) Press the button and you can assign the keyboard and controllers to a player!

Using Remote Play Together can let you play with your friend as if they were in the same room! Remember to set up the streaming settings!

Online Multiplayer

In multiplayer, you can play with up to 8 people (including yourself) and explore New Wirral together! Multiplayer is cross-platform! If you wish to only play with people on your platform, you can turn off cross-play in the Settings.

You can access Online Sessions through the menu in-game.

If you fight Rogue Fusions in multiplayer, you obtain a new type of material, Cyber Material! This can be used to turn a fusion into a bootleg! To fight a rogue fusion with a friend, interact with one and choose a player to invite to challenge the fusion.

DLC & Troubleshooting

Purchased the Cassette Beasts artbook, soundtrack, or paid DLC but can't find it? Encountered an issue? This section is here to help you!

Default Cassette Beasts file location
Windows: C:Program Files (x86)Steamsteamappscommon
All your Steam games have their files here! Remember, save data (at least for Cassette Beasts) is stored elsewhere!

Saves and Logs

Saves for Cassette Beasts are in a folder that can only be accessed by having show hidden files on.

Windows: C:Users<username>/AppData/Roaming/Cassette Beasts

Your logs are located in the same folder.

Linux: ~/.local/share/CassetteBeasts/

"file1.json.gz.gcpf" would be your first file.
"file1.json.gz.gcpf.tmp" is the automatic backup file; to use it you must remove the "tmp"

Pier of the Unknown

Pier of the Unknown is a paid Cassette Beasts DLC that came out on October 4th, 2023!
It includes a new location, Brightside Pier! You can access it by purchasing it and talking to Clemence in the cafe! Take the boat by the beach and you'll be at the Pier! This will be available after you've met "Triangle Man," also known as Aleph.

To access your new costumes, go to your room above the cafe!

If you bought the DLC but it isn't shown on the bottom left when in the title screen;
Right click Cassette Beasts in your Steam Library->Properties->DLC and make sure Pier of the Unknown's box is checked.

Cosplay Pack

If the Cosplay Pack is installed, in the bottom left side of the title screen it will show if it is installed.

Included in the Cosplay Pack are:

Bansheep Hat (Hair Style)
Candevil Hat (Hair Style)
Traffikrab Hat (Hair Style)
Springheel Hat (Hair Style)
Pombomb Poncho (Top)
Pombomb Shorts (Bottom)

To access your new costumes, go to your room above the cafe!

Artbook

Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cassette Beasts

Alternatively, you can instantly pull up the files
Right Click game in Steam Library->Properties->Installed Files->Browse

Soundtrack

The soundtrack files come in MP3 and FLAC format.
Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\music

To find the soundtrack in your library, make sure the tab at the top above your games has Soundtracks check-marked!

You can also access the soundtrack from viewing Cassette Beasts in your library! If you scroll down a little, it will be under Additional Content.

Troubleshooting Methods

Verifying Files

This is one of the first things you should do when you encounter an issue!
It might be a good idea to back up your save file as mentioned above. You never know if something might go wrong, and it's better to be safe than sorry!

Navigate to your Steam Library. Then, right click the game and click Properties. Then, click Installed Files. Press the button that says "Verify integrity of game files."
How to Verify File Integrity

Anti-virus

Sometimes, antivirus software will detect a false-positive (meaning the software thinks it's malicious, even though it is not) which may prevent the game from running, as it may remove the executable (.exe) required to run the game. To prevent the antivirus from doing this again in the future, you can add the game as an exception. Adding exceptions to antivirus software is different for each software.

If what you're looking for isn't listed here, try checking this out: Troubleshooting [wiki.cassettebeasts.com]
If your issue still wasn't solved, consider joining the Bytten Studio Discord from the store page and asking there. If you're reporting an issue or bug, remember to read the top post in the support thread before making a report!

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