Difference between revisions of "Conflict: Desert Storm"

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Conflict
Conflict: Desert Storm	2002
Conflict: Desert Storm II	2003
Conflict: Vietnam	2004
Conflict: Global Terror	2005
Conflict: Denied Ops	2008

General information

Co-op multiplayer mode from console version is not present.^[1]^[2]

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam

Essential improvements

Running on modern systems

Install DirectPlay

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Pivotal Games\Conflict Desert Storm\Device Settings^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211780/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SCi\DesertStorm ^{[Note 3]} <path-to-game>\^{[Note 4]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211780/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Settings in the launcher.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Use DxWnd in DirectX8
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Game runs fast

Widescreen resolution

Edit registry entries^{[citation needed]}

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Pivotal Games\Conflict Desert Storm\Device Settings or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Pivotal Games\Conflict Desert Storm\Device Settings.
Edit the entry ResolutionIndex and change the value to one of from a list below (decimal):

         ???        1152x864

- 24 - 1152x648
- 25 - 1280x768
- 26 - 1280x720
- 27 - 1280x800
- 29 - 1280x1024
- 30 - 1360x768
- 31 - 1360x1024
- 32 - 1364x768
- 33 - 1440x900
- 34 - 1600x900
- 35 - 1680x1050
- 36 - 1776x1000
- 37 - 1920x1080
- 16 - 2560x1440
- 19 - 3840x2160

Notes

Editing graphical settings in the launcher will revert the changes.

The values above are just an example. The values differ between different setups and is a matter of trial & error.

4k has been tested only on Windows 10 fall creators update.

Input

Mouse settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		This option seems to be problematic and is reverting to enabled state whenever the game is closed. Also, it seems to be broken if you try to change it while in-game and your changes to this setting might be ignored. To guarantee that it's actually off turn it off immediately upon launching the game.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		DirectSound3D.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Polish				Retail and Muve.pl only.
Russian				Retail only
Spanish				Retail only. Download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8	Versus
Online play

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Game runs too fast / Mouse too sensitive

Limit the framerate
Limit fps to around 60, for example through "Rivatuner Statistics Server". Forced VSYNC through driver settings did nothing for me.

Use dgvoodoo2 Wrapper^{[citation needed]}
Download [1] dgvoodoo2. Copy D3D8.DLL from the \MS\x86\ folder to the game install directory. Set monitor on 60hz

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	DirectSound3D

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 450 MHz	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	Nvidia GeForce 3

Notes

↑ Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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 (211780) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ Retail version
↑ 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).

References

↑ co-op multiplayer, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 9 March 2016
There is no co-op in PC version.

[HKLM-3] Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 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 (211780) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (211780) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note-5] Retail version

[gamedir-6] 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).

[1] -op multiplayer, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[2] Verified by User:Suicide machine on 9 March 2016
There is no co-op in PC version.

[1]

[2]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

[Note 4]

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-{{ii}} DirectPlay must be enabled to run on Windows 10.
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+{{p|game}}\
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-|epic games store       =
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-|origin                 =
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-|uplay                  =
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 |vsync                      = always on
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 126: / Line 150: @@
 {{ii}} Editing graphical settings in the launcher will revert the changes.
 {{ii}} The values above are just an example. The values differ between different setups and is a matter of trial & error.
-{{ii}} 4k has been tested only on windows 10 fall creators update.
+{{ii}} 4k has been tested only on Windows 10 fall creators update.
 }}
@@ Line 135: / Line 159: @@
 |key remap notes           =
 |acceleration option       = true
-|acceleration option notes =
+|acceleration option notes = This option seems to be problematic and is reverting to enabled state whenever the game is closed. Also, it seems to be broken if you try to change it while in-game and your changes to this setting might be ignored. To guarantee that it's actually off turn it off immediately upon launching the game.
 |mouse sensitivity         = true
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
@@ Line 207: / Line 231: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              = true
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 |lan play modes       = Versus
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+|online play players  =
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+|online play modes    =
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+|online play notes    =
 |asynchronous         =
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 |matchmaking        =
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 |directdraw versions    =
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 |shader model notes     =
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
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+|windows arm app        = false
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Developers

	Pivotal Games
Publishers
	SCi Games
Retail re-release	Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows	September 13, 2002
Reception
Metacritic	56
IGDB	67
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, TPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Middle East, Contemporary
Series	Conflict