Bulletstorm

Bulletstorm
Bulletstorm	2011
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition	2017

This page is for the original release. For the remastered edition, see Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition.

General information

Official website

Bulletstorm Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Gamesplanet
Green Man Gaming		Region blocked in some countries.
Steam		Region blocked in some countries.

All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM and a Microsoft account (local profiles are not supported).

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name	Notes
Blood Symphony
Gun Sonata

DLC can only be bought through the Games for Windows Marketplace

Region Lock Game on Steam, Latin America Users cannot view or purchase the game.

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Skip Startup Movies^{[citation needed]}

Download the BulletstormINIeditor
Open StormEngine.ini and Scroll down to (or Ctrl+F) "[FullScreenMovie]"
Delete the 2 lines underneath "bForceNoMovies" that say "StartupMovies"
Save the file and Startup Movies will no longer play

Patches[edit]

Play without Games for Windows - LIVE[edit]

Play without GFWL^[1]

Download the replacement xlive.dll.
Extract into <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32

Notes

Can only be used in single player.

Game data[edit]

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Bulletstorm\StormGame\Config <path-to-game>\Bulletstorm\StormGame\Config

Configuration files are encrypted; edit with BulletstormINIeditor.

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\BulletStorm\StormGame\SaveData\

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

In-game video settings.

Graphics option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Non 16:9 resolutions are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor		See Field of view (FOV).
4K Ultra HD		Subtitles do not scale with resolution and are extremely small.
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Capped at 62 FPS by default; see High frame rate.

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

3rd party fixes^{[citation needed]}

Use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer.

Change FOV manually^{[citation needed]}

Bulletstorm configuration files are encrypted. A utility called BulletStormINIeditor can be used to edit configuration files.

Default is 85.

Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Bulletstorm\StormGame\Config
Open StormCamera.
Change to the desired FOV.

High frame rate[edit]

Frame rate is capped to 62 FPS by default.

High frame rate^{[citation needed]}

Bulletstorm configuration files are encrypted. A utility called BulletStormINIeditor can be used to edit configuration files.

Edit %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Bulletstorm\StormGame\Config\StormEngine.ini
Change MaxSmoothedFrameRate to a higher cap; alternately, remove the frame rate cap entirely by setting bSmoothFrameRate to false.
NOTE: There are two instances of these settings, one under [Engine.Engine] and again under [Engine.GameEngine]

Input settings[edit]

In-game key map settings.

In-game control settings.

In-game gamepad button layout settings.

In-game gamepad stick layout settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		See Mouse Smoothing.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Can choose between three presets.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback

Mouse Smoothing[edit]

Mouse Smoothing^{[citation needed]}

Bulletstorm configuration files are encrypted. A utility called BulletStormINIeditor can be used to edit configuration files.

Edit %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Bulletstorm\StormGame\Config\StormInput.ini
Find bEnableMouseSmoothing and to 'false' to disable mouse smoothing. (This is not present in the file, update needed)

Audio settings[edit]

In-game audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Auto configures up to 7.0 output^[2]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network[edit]

Requires a Microsoft account.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		4	Co-op Anarchy mode.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound)	53, 80, 3074
UDP (outbound)	53, 80, 3074

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	GG3D	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision			Use Helix Mod: Bulletstorm to improve 3D support.
TriDef 3D
iZ3D
Devices	Native	Notes
Tracked motion controllers		Supports Razer Hydra.^{[citation needed]}
3RD Space Gaming Vest
Novint Falcon		The official game-specific 3D Touch Add On is required.

Issues fixed[edit]

Configuration files are encrypted; use BulletStormINIeditor to edit configuration files.

Toggle ADS[edit]

Toggle ADS^{[citation needed]}

This method is used to toggle ADS with 'right mouse button'. If you wish to use a different button, replace RightMouseButton with an alternative keybind.

Edit %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Bulletstorm\StormGame\Config\StormInput.ini
Find the group [StormGame.BSPlayerInput].

Locate

Bindings=(Name="BSBA_Target",Command="ButtonPress L2 | OnRelease ButtonRelease L2",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

replace it with the following:

Bindings=(Name="BSBA_Target",Command="setbind RightMouseButton ToggleAimOn",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Beneath that line, insert the following three lines:

Bindings=(Name="ToggleAimOn",Command="ButtonPress L2 | setbind RightMouseButton ToggleAimOff")
Bindings=(Name="ToggleAimOff",Command="ButtonRelease L2 | setbind RightMouseButton ToggleAimOn")
Bindings=(Name="RightMouseButton",Command="ToggleAimOn",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Save the file.

It appears that lines that are commented out disappear when the file is re-opened - likely due to encryption. Make backups as necessary.

ADS Sensitivity[edit]

ADS Sensitivity^{[citation needed]}

Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Bulletstorm\StormGame\Config\StormInput.ini
Change MouseSensitivity=60 to the desired value.

Notes

Change applies to base sensitivity as well as ADS, however changing the value to ~10 makes both sensitivities feel similar.

Turn Off Texture Streaming[edit]

Edit Configuration File^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open StormEngine.ini.
Change these lines:

UseBackgroundLevelStreaming=False
MipFadeInSpeed0=0
MipFadeOutSpeed0=0
MipFadeInSpeed1=0
MipFadeOutSpeed1=0
OnlyStreamInTextures=True
PoolSize=0
LoadMapTimeLimit=999
LightmapStreamingFactor=0 
ShadowmapStreamingFactor=0
bAllowSwitchingStreamingSystem=False 
UseDynamicStreaming=False

Save as Read-Only

Make the Game Hor+[edit]

Edit Configuration File^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open StormEngine.ini.
Add this line:

AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV

Black Bar Shadows, Blocky Shadows, Low Texture Resolution On All Settings, and 16-bit Colors[edit]

Replace DefaultCompat.ini^{[citation needed]}

Some GPUs are not supported by the default configuration files which causes strange graphical errors. This method is used to fix these errors.

Download the modified ini file here.
Make a backup of DefaultCompat.ini in <path-to-game>\Bulletstorm\StormGame\Config
Replace DefaultCompat.ini with the modified file.
Delete %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Bulletstorm\StormGame\Config\StormCompat.ini
Start Bulletstorm and change any graphical setting to apply the change.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	XAudio2
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Games for Windows - LIVE

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	Vista SP2, 7 SP1
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 1.6 GHz	Quadcore 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1.5 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	9 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	ATI Radeon HD 4870 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 512 MB of VRAM

References

[1] [1]

[2] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up

[1]

[2]

Developers

	People Can Fly
	Epic Games
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	February 22, 2011

Bulletstorm

Contents

Availability[edit]

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Patches[edit]

Play without Games for Windows - LIVE[edit]

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

Save game data location[edit]

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video settings[edit]

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

High frame rate[edit]

Input settings[edit]

Mouse Smoothing[edit]

Audio settings[edit]

Localizations

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Ports

VR support[edit]

Issues fixed[edit]

Toggle ADS[edit]

ADS Sensitivity[edit]

Turn Off Texture Streaming[edit]

Make the Game Hor+[edit]

Black Bar Shadows, Blocky Shadows, Low Texture Resolution On All Settings, and 16-bit Colors[edit]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Middleware[edit]

System requirements[edit]

References