There are a couple of hidden menus you can access in Sky Force Anniversary (SFA).

To change controller/keybindings or graphic settings...

Sky Force Anniversary Config Menu: (Pictured Left)
Hold 'ALT' & Click Play from Steam.


To invert the direction on analog stick on a controller...

Invert Axis Debug Menu:
Start the Game
Enter Help Menu
Press F11

(More details can be found posted 'here')

I play SFA on 2 PCs at home; my main PC in the study & my media center PC in my lounge room (for some couch play). I noticed, although Steam Cloud was enabled & my medals, upgrades & cards were synced, my stats & stars did not sync! Investigating this, I found it confirmed on the discussions by evil_arev, one of the developers, that this is stored locally in the Windows Registry, and the actual location was later reported by Steam user by the name of Ghost. Not sure why this isn't stored in the Cloud with the rest, but at any rate this can be backed up or transfered to another computer manually in the case you may need to reinstall Windows or upgrade to a new computer/OS.

You won't loose your precious gameplay stats!

For those who want to backup regularly (or like me want to transfer between 2 PCs), I have also extended the guide to cover advanced method of creating a batch file to semi-automate the process, eliminating the need to go into the registry editor each time.

Below steps outline how to find & export the Sky Force Anniversary registry keys containing the stats & stars from your existing installation to another computer. I believe your medals, upgrades & cards are also stored here if you are not using Steam Cloud, else they will sync from the cloud when you start the game from the other PC.

1. OPEN REGISTRY: Press Windows Key+R (or via the Search bar from the Windows Start Menu) & type 'regedit'.
   
   
   
2. LOCATE REG KEYS: You can navigate the registry to manually find the SFA key as pictured below. Alternatively you can press CTRL+F to search registry. Enter 'Infinite Dreams'. It should be the second search result you are after. The key is found at this location:
   
   HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-1000\Software\Infinite Dreams\
   
   Note #1: The xxx numbers missing above will be unique to your Windows installation, but should have the same start & end structure.
   
   Note #2: There are actually 2 locations where this is stored in your registry, under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER & HKEY_USERS nodes. The difference is HKEY_CURRENT_USER is your local profile & HKEY_USERS is the system wide setting. The one you need is the HKEY_USER keys as this should apply to all users on the computer.
   
   Note #3: If HKEY_USER profile is missing then default to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
   
   
   
3. EXTRACT REG KEY: Right Click on the 'Infinite Dreams' folder & select Export.
   
   
   
4. SAVE REG KEY: Enter name (eg. SFA-Backup.reg), a location (such as Desktop) & Save.
   
   
   
   
   Note #4: 'Selected Branch' should be automatically selected, but if not ensure it is before saving.

Congratulations! You have now successfully backed up your SFA registry settings.

It is relatively simple to add this registry backup to your new/alternative PC.

1. IMPORT REG KEY: Copy your 'SFA-Backup.reg' file to your new/alternative PC (such as Desktop). Double click to execute (or Right Click & select Merge).
   
   When prompted choose 'Yes'.
   
   
   Note #5: If you encounter the following error then a further step will also be required to align the system serial numbers prior to importing:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. ERROR MANAGEMENT: Open regedit on the new/alternative PC & Navigate to the HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-1000\ folder. This should be different to your original PC serial number.
   
   
   • Right Click on the folder & select 'Copy Key Name'.
     
     
   • Open your 'SFA-Backup.reg in Notepad (Right Click > Open With > Notepad).
     
     
   • Replace the two serial numbers by highlighting the portion of the key as shown below & Paste (CTRL-V) to copy over:
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
   • CTRL+S to Save (or Save on Exit).
     
     
   • Rerun 'SFA-Backup.reg'. Double click to execute (or Right Click & select Merge)

All done!

You can now startup the new SFA installation & should see all of your previously acquired stats.

If you are just wanting to transfer your stats 'once-off' to a new installation or PC then the above manual method is your best alternative, but for those that would like to backup frequently to cover scenarios like a harddrive or Windows failure or want to track their stats while playing on multiple PCs then the semi-automated method below is for you!

Instructions below explain how to use this script as a batch file to automatically extract the registry key & also convert the unique PC serial numbers. This is incase you are moving to another installation and will ensure the there is no errors adding to the registry again.



ADVANCED INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Highlight all the text in the code box above, & Copy.
   
   
2. Open Notepad & Paste copied text.
   
   
3. Before proceeding further, you will need to customise the coloured variables seen in the code box above in your Notepad version.
   
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   • Temporary File location (tempfile) will, by default, use your Windows Temp folder to save registry keys before editing. You can change this to any location you like, but is not required.
     
     
   • Output file name (outputfile) & location will tell the script where to save your converted registry keys as a .reg file. Your desktop or backup folders can be a good location. Choose somewhere where it is easy to access.
   
   PURPLE
   • These are the Unique serial numbers found in the registry for your installation (origserial & newserial) for each PC. Extract these from 'regedit' as explained further in the manual steps. Your original serial is the PC with your stats & stars, and new serial is the secondary PC you want to import the stats & stars across to.
     
     
   • If you are cloning an installation, then you will have the same serial number on both PCs. In such an event, make both origserial & newserial the same value for the script to work. Alternatively if you are savvy, you can edit the script to remove it.
   
   
4. From the menu in Notepad select 'Save As'.
   
   
5. Change the Save as type to *.* (All Files)
   
   
6. Enter filename 'SFA-Backup.bat' & Press Save.
   
   
7. Run 'SFA-Backup.bat'.
   
   
8. Done!

SYNCING STATS BETWEEN TWO INSTALLATIONS:

If you are like me and want to keep all your stats on 2 PCs, then the above script can be used as well, but unfortunately I do not know a way to automate it completely. What this means is that you will need to edit two copies of the batch file, one on each PC, and invert the origserial & newserial values. Also update the file locations as needed for tempfile & output file.

After a play session you would need to run the batch file on that PC to get a fresh registry extract. Either save it in a shared network location or transfer back, and then import it over the other older playthrough on the second PC. Next time, rinse and repeat.

If anyone knows of a better way to automate this between two PCs on a network either using these batch files or otherwise, please leave a comment!!


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