Ion Fury

Bombshell
Bombshell	2016
Ion Fury	2019
Phantom Fury	2024

Key points

Previously known as Ion Maiden.^[1]^[2]

macOS support has been delayed but is still planned for the future.^[3]

General information

Official website

Official forum

Official Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website		Digital version.
Publisher website		Physical "Big Box" version.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam

Version differences

The physical "Big Box" version includes a Bowling Bomb-styled USB containing the game and a digital soundtrack, a poster, an A3 keycard based the game, a "making-of" booklet, and a sticker set.

Essential improvements

Disable resolution selection at launch

Launch the game with `-nosetup` parameter^[4]

Make change permanent^[5]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `fury.cfg`. Change `ForceSetup = 1` to `ForceSetup = 0`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Ion Fury
Linux	$HOME/.config/fury

fury.cfg stores the game's mouse bindings and screen resolution.

settings.cfg stores the game's keyboard bindings, audio settings, some video settings, and others.

To force portable mode, create an empty user_profiles_disabled file in the installation folder (no extension).

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

Save/autosave settings.

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Ion Fury
Linux	$HOME/.config/fury

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Display settings.

Color correction settings.

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Input settings

HUD options.

Mouse options.

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Keyboard binding options (1/2).
Keyboard binding options (2/2).
^{[Note 1]}
Mouse binding options.

Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	3.1
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Input	SDL2	Version 2.0.10^{[Note 2]}

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel AMD	Intel Core i5 AMD FX
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 512 MB of VRAM	Nvidia AMD 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

A 64-bit system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04, SteamOS 2.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel AMD	Intel Core i5 AMD FX
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 512 MB of VRAM	Nvidia AMD 1 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit system is required.

Notes

↑ Weapon names (beyond starting equipment) have been censored to avoid spoilers.
↑ SDL2 version is listed in Message Log within launcher or in fury.log within game directory after starting game at least once.

References

↑ Steam Community - Ion Fury - 3D Realms Ion Maiden Statement - last accessed on 2019-05-30
"We’ve recently heard about a lawsuit filed in California by the band Iron Maiden, claiming our old-school first-person shooter Ion Maiden is infringing on their trademark."
↑ Steam Community - Ion Fury - ION MAIDEN IS NOW ION FURY - RELEASE DATE, NEW BIG BOX! - last accessed on 2019-07-11
"ION MAIDEN will release under a new title to avoid legal issues with a certain popular heavy metal band."
↑ Steam Community - Ion Fury - Launch Day Technical Update - last accessed on 2019-08-15
"We haven't forgotten about a macOS build! Due to some unforeseen difficulties this support did not land by launch day. We are very close to having this ready, so if you're a Mac user depending on a native build, hang tight over the coming days!"
↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2019-08-16
↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2019-08-20

[Ion_Fury_Weapon_Names-6] Weapon names (beyond starting equipment) have been censored to avoid spoilers.

[Ion_Fury_SDL2_Version-7] SDL2 version is listed in Message Log within launcher or in fury.log within game directory after starting game at least once.

[1] Steam Community - Ion Fury - 3D Realms Ion Maiden Statement - last accessed on 2019-05-30
"We’ve recently heard about a lawsuit filed in California by the band Iron Maiden, claiming our old-school first-person shooter Ion Maiden is infringing on their trademark."

[2] Steam Community - Ion Fury - ION MAIDEN IS NOW ION FURY - RELEASE DATE, NEW BIG BOX! - last accessed on 2019-07-11
"ION MAIDEN will release under a new title to avoid legal issues with a certain popular heavy metal band."

[3] Steam Community - Ion Fury - Launch Day Technical Update - last accessed on 2019-08-15
"We haven't forgotten about a macOS build! Due to some unforeseen difficulties this support did not land by launch day. We are very close to having this ready, so if you're a Mac user depending on a native build, hang tight over the coming days!"

[4] Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2019-08-16

[5] Verified by User:Keith on 2019-08-20

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Developers

	Void Point
Publishers
	3D Realms
Engines
	Build
Release dates
Windows	August 15, 2019
Linux	August 15, 2019
macOS (OS X)	TBA