Insurgency: Sandstorm

Insurgency
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat	2007
Insurgency	2014
Insurgency: Sandstorm	2018

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Official forums

Technical FAQ

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.

All versions require a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Rogue Spec Ops Gear Set
Urban Digital Weapon Skin Set
Urban Warden Gear Set
Desert Hex Weapon Skin Set
Red Dark Weapon Skin Set
Midnight Blue Weapon Skin Set
Nightstalker Gear Set
Ghillie Gear Set

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Rename movie files^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Insurgency\Content\Movies`. Delete or rename files: `FOCUS_BLUE_MASTER_UE4_OPTIMIZED.mp4` `FOCUS_BLUE_MASTER_UE4_OPTIMIZED_4K_60FPS.mp4` `NWI_1088p_60.mp4` `UE_Startup_Still_1080_30.mp4`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Insurgency\Saved\Config\WindowsClient\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/581320/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Insurgency\Saved\SaveGames\Profile\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/581320/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Hud is not centered
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Min. 70°, max. 100°
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, SMAA, SMAA T2x, TAA with additional options to enable super sampling up to 2x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Separated between three aiming modes: normal, scope and focusing as well are different sensitivity multiplier for 7 different scope levels.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Cannot navigate on some menu items (e.g. matchmaking cancel button, matchmaking preferences...)
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Common setting with mouse.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music and VOiP
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Not available as of yet.
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Poor performance

Use `-D3D12` command line argument
Can improve performance upwards of 50% in CPU bound scenarios. Changes in performance will be hardware dependent. CPU related performance differences can be easily measured in the firing range, with the gun tables in view.

Use `-USEALLAVAILABLECORES` command line argument^[2]
Whilst widely shared,^[3] this is potentially a placebo.

Use `-NOTEXTURESTREAMING` command line argument^[2]
This command loads all texures into memory. As such, high VRAM (8 GB) and system memory (16 GB) is recommended.^[2] Known to cause heavy stuttering due to constant swapping.

Fix/reduce stuttering

Disable Hyperthreading in BIOS (known to help with Intel CPUs)^[4]

Lower the Texture Streaming Pool Size^[5]

Turn down Dynamic Shadow Resolution^[5]

Turn down Cascaded Shadow Map Resolution^[5]

Change Insurgency.exe Permissions for SYSTEM in file's Properties' "Security" tab^[6]

Alleviate or eliminate shader compilation stutter

Force enable shader preloading^{[citation needed]}

Alleviates most stutters caused by shader compilation.

Doesn´t work with the DirectX 12 version of the game. Can exacerbate stuttering during level/match loading screens as the cpu is utilized on all cores to 100%. The Shader Cache has to be compiled again once a display driver has been uninstalled or updated due to the display driver´s shader cache being deleted/reset in the update/uninstall process. It is recommended to wait 10 to 30 seconds in the main menu before searching a game each time the game has to compile shaders again upon bootup. Usually on the first time of starting the game and each time after a driver installation or update. Can take 10 sec to 1 minute depending on CPU core/thread amount and speed.

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Insurgency\Saved\Config\WindowsClient\
Since the developers of most UE4 Multiplayer Games do not make the Engine.ini accessible, you got to create your own. The game will recognize it and use the added lines. Go to the windows control panel-> File explorer options-> Tab called View-> Scrolldown and untick "Hide extensions for known file types"
Create a .txt textfile. Rename that file to Engine.ini including changing the file extension at the end.
Add the following text and then save the file.

[/Script/Engine.RendererSettings]
r.CreateShadersOnLoad=1

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11	12 not officially supported but included as part of Unreal engine; use `-dx12` as a command line argument in Steam or a shortcut; may cause crashing with certain SLI settings; set Texture Pool Size to Low or High since Off can cause problems with texture loading
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Wwise
Multiplayer	Steamworks
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat	^[7]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4440 3.1 GHz AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz	Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	40 GB	40 GB (SSD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7970 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon R9 390X

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/581320/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (581320) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1500034853
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 PandaCG's performance guide Steam Guide
↑ Steam Community Discussions - Search - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Reddit post by Bencun
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 IDefinitlyGoHam's Steam Guide
↑ XyRpKoB D.'s Steam Guide
↑ Easy Anti-Cheat - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/581320/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (581320) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] ttps://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1500034853

[PandaCG-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 PandaCG's performance guide Steam Guide

[4] Steam Community Discussions - Search - last accessed on May 2023

[RedditPostbyBencun-5] Reddit post by Bencun

[IDefinitlyGoHam-6] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 IDefinitlyGoHam's Steam Guide

[XyRpKoB_D.-7] XyRpKoB D.'s Steam Guide

[8] Easy Anti-Cheat - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	New World Interactive
Publishers
	Focus Home Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	December 12, 2018
Reception
Metacritic	78
OpenCritic	79
IGDB	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Insurgency