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Revision as of 01:09, 11 May 2023
This page is for the original release. For the remastered edition, see Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition.
Developers | |
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People Can Fly | |
Epic Games | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 22, 2011 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 82 |
IGDB | 87 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Bulletstorm |
Bulletstorm | |
---|---|
Duty Calls: The Calm Before the Storm | 2011 |
Bulletstorm | 2011 |
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition | 2017 |
Bulletstorm VR | 2024 |
Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Origin | ||||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [1] | |||
Steam (unavailable) |
- As of Nov 12, 2022, original owners were given the "Lite" edition.
- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 1]
- No longer sold digitally due to the release of Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition.
- Zero Day Protection software in place can have issues connecting on Windows 10, making the game impossible to launch. Go to the game install location, bulletstorm\bin\win32\ and delete the
ZDP
folder along withShippingPC-StormGame.exe.zdp
,ShippingPC-StormGame.exe.cat
, andShippingPC-StormGame.exe.cfg
. Then install the patches to fix this lockout.[2]
Demo
- A free demo is still available on Steam:
steam://install/99870
.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
---|---|
DLC | DLCs include new missions and maps. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Blood Symphony | Adds 2 new Echoes missions and 3 Anarchy maps. | |
Gun Sonata | Adds 2 new Echoes missions, 3 Anarchy maps, and 2 Leash colors. |
- DLC is no longer sold (could only be purchased through the Games for Windows Marketplace).
Essential improvements
Patches
- You need to have GFWL client installed in order to apply Title Updates 2–3.
Download Title Updates 1-3 for Bulletstorm here.
Skip intro videos
Instructions[3] |
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|
Play without Games for Windows - LIVE
Play without GFWL[4] |
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Notes:
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Bulletstorm\StormGame\Config <path-to-game>\Bulletstorm\StormGame\Config[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/99810/pfx/[Note 3] |
- Configuration files are encrypted; edit with Bulletstorm INI Editor.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\BulletStorm\StormGame\SaveData\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/99810/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | 4:3 and 16:10 are letterboxed; use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Subtitles do not scale with resolution and are extremely small. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Default FOV is 85°. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Set in options or use -windowed parameter. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Borderless fullscreen windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Default is 4x. See Anisotropic filtering (AF). | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA. Using injectSMAA is recommended, because it smoothens the edges of 2D objects, like plants and foliage. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Capped at 62 FPS by default; see High frame rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
3rd party fixes[3] |
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|
Change FOV manually[5] |
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[StormGame.BSPlayerCamera] DefaultCameraFOV=85 TargetingFOV=45 |
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Force borderless[citation needed] |
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|
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Change AF samples[citation needed] |
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|
High frame rate
High frame rate[3] |
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Notes
|
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Delete cannot be bound to commands. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | See Mouse sensitivity. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Only three presets are available. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Tracked motion controllers | Supports Razer Hydra.[citation needed] | |
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Mouse smoothing
Disable mouse smoothing[3] |
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Notes
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Mouse sensitivity
Change mouse sensitivity[citation needed] |
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Notes
|
Toggle aim down sights
Toggle ADS[citation needed] |
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|
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Auto configures up to 7.0 output[6] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
- 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) |
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TCP | 53, 80, 3074 |
UDP | 53, 80, 3074 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Native 3D | ||||
Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Bulletstorm to improve 3D support. | |||
TriDef 3D | ||||
iZ3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
---|---|---|---|
3RD Space Gaming Vest | |||
Novint Falcon | The official game-specific 3D Touch Add On is required. |
Issues fixed
Turn off texture streaming
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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UseBackgroundLevelStreaming=False MipFadeInSpeed0=0 MipFadeOutSpeed0=0 MipFadeInSpeed1=0 MipFadeOutSpeed1=0 OnlyStreamInTextures=True PoolSize=0 LoadMapTimeLimit=999 LightmapStreamingFactor=0 ShadowmapStreamingFactor=0 bAllowSwitchingStreamingSystem=False UseDynamicStreaming=False
|
Glitchy shadows and other graphical issues
- Some GPUs are not supported by the default configuration files which causes strange graphical errors (black bar shadows, blocky shadows, low texture resolution on all settings, and 16-bit colors). This method is used to fix these errors.
Replace DefaultCompat.ini[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Physics | PhysX | |
Audio | XAudio2 | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Games for Windows - LIVE |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista SP2, 7 SP1 |
Processor (CPU) | 1.6 GHz Dual Core | 2.0 GHz Quad Core |
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 |
Notes
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: SSA+ZDPP activation, requires a Microsoft account - local profiles are not supported.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (99810) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Games for Windows Marketplace y Xbox.com se fusionan - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ Bulletstorm GFWL Verify Release Date Fix :: Bulletstorm General Discussions
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Verified by User:Antrad on October 26, 2017
- ↑ Steam Community :: Bizargh :: Review for Bulletstorm - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Bulletstorm - WSGF - last accessed on 2017-01-01
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023