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Silent Storm

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Silent Storm
Silent Storm cover
Developers
Nival Interactive
Publishers
JoWooD Entertainment
Nordic Games
Release dates
Windows November 7, 2003
Silent Storm on Wikipedia

Key points

Digital releases fix issues caused by 64-bit OSes using 4+ GB RAM.[1][2]
Non-GOG.com releases have shadow and reflection issues on modern GPUs.[3][4] See Incorrect shadows and reflections.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

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Demo versions are available for both the base game and its expansion

Essential improvements

Patches

1.2 - For Silent Storm
1.1 - For Silent Storm: Sentinels

Unofficial patch

Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254960/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254960/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Issues fixed

Unsupported video card

This is only required for retail versions of the game.
Instructions

Incorrect shadows and reflections

On non-GOG.com releases, modern GPUs can cause in-game shadows and reflections on shiny surfaces (i.e. windows, car bodies, etc.) to be rendered incorrectly. However, this can be fixed if you use WineD3D (see comparison image).
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) 800 MHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References