Iron Storm

Iron Storm

Developers
	4X Studios
Publishers
	Wanadoo
	DreamCatcher Interactive
Engines
	Phoenix3D
Release dates
Windows	October 25, 2002
OS X	November 15, 2013

Iron Storm

Iron Storm	2002
World War Zero	2005

Key points

Later re-released as World War Zero with an updated engine and gameplay changes;it hasn't been re-released digitally.

GameSpy online server browser has stopped working due to GameSpy services being shut down.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com
Steam		Contains left over inert DRM component ISLauncher.exe.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use blank intro files Apply the Iron Storm intro skip. The game will now go to the main menu after the fiction disclaimer and a brief black screen.

Patches

Digital distribution versions are already patched; for retail versions install the latest patch.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\settings\user.cfg
macOS (OS X)

safe_user.cfg and defctrl.cfg store the default settings so don't need to be edited directly.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save\
macOS (OS X)

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Advanced settings.

Graphics option	Option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See the WSGF entry for a fix (16:9, 16:10, and 21:9 only).
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			See the WSGF entry for a fix.
Field of view (FOV)		See the WSGF entry for a fix.
Windowed		Only works after selecting a resolution lower than the desktop.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Force in the graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Force in the graphics card control panel.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Disabled by default.
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input settings

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		ActivateJoy in user.cfg has no effect.
Other
Touchscreen optimised

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects and Speech.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Subtitles are always enabled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		Server browser does not work (GameSpy services have been shut down).

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Use IronStorm_DS.exe in the installation folder (added in Patch 1.04).
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Game exits on launch (no error message)

This can be caused by user.cfg being absent.

Copy safe_user.cfg[citation needed] Go to Settings in the installation folder. Make a copy of safe_user.cfg. Rename it to user.cfg. The game should now launch correctly.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	1 GHz	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 8.1 compatible	DirectX 9.0 compatible

OS X
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)	2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	GF 9400M / HD 3300