Difference between revisions of "Gun Metal"

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For the unrelated first-person shooter, see Gunmetal.

Gun Metal is a singleplayer third-person shooter game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam
ZOOM Platform

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\FrontEnd`. Delete or rename `CGPlayed_01.wmv`, `CGPlayed_01_h.wmv`, `Intro1_ps.wmv`, `Intro1_ps_h.wmv`, `Intro2_ps.wmv`, and `Intro2_ps_h.wmv`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\persist.dat^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/267920/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\SavedGames\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/267920/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Advanced settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Stretched from 4:3. Aspect Ratio option adds letterboxing.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Stretched from 4:3. Aspect Ratio option adds letterboxing.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Aspect Ratio option sets slightly higher FOV via letterboxing.
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Probably 4x. Can be forced to 16x in the GPU control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Gameplay is capped at ~30 FPS, even if FPS counters show higher numbers.^[1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Use DxWnd^{[citation needed]}
Download and run DxWnd. Click on Edit, then Add. Set the name and executable path. Set the window position and size. Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed. Click OK, then File and Save.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Strong mouse acceleration. Can't be disabled.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects, Speech.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Retail only; download for digital release.
Italian				Retail only.
Spanish				Retail only; download.

Issues fixed

"Unsupported graphics card" error on launch

Run `Gunmetal.exe` in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3.^{[citation needed]}

For Linux (Wine), download latest version of WineD3D, extract the archive, copy `d3d9.dll` and `wined3d.dll` to the game executable directory, add Native DLL overrides for the two DLLs you copied and run the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98
Processor (CPU)	900 MHz	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	750 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 256 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible	Nvidia GeForce 3

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/267920/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (267920) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Horrible frame rate :: Gun Metal General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/267920/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (267920) 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] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/267920/.

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

[6] The app ID (267920) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[3] Horrible frame rate :: Gun Metal General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{disambig||the unrelated first-person shooter|[[Gunmetal]]}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Gun Metal cover.jpg
@@ Line 7: / Line 8: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First|NA}}
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Zoo Digital Publishing|EU}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Funbox Media Ltd|Steam}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Funbox Media|Digital}}
 |engines      =
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 23, 2003}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|gun-metal|rating}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|gun-metal|rating}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Shooter }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Flight, Robot }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 |steam appid  = 267920
-|gogcom id    =
+|gogcom id    = 1719266458
+|hltb         = 4192
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = gun-metal
+|mobygames    = 9741
 |wikipedia    = Gun Metal (video game)
 |winehq       = 2300
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{disambig||the unrelated first-person shooter|[[Gunmetal]]}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
+{{GOG.com links|1719266458|gun_metal}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/267920/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 27: / Line 54: @@
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | gun-metal | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | gun_metal | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | gun-metal | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 267920 | Steam | | | Windows }}
@@ Line 35: / Line 64: @@
 ===Skip intro videos===
 {{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename video files|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\data\FrontEnd</code>
+# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}\data\FrontEnd|folder}}.
-# Delete or rename <code>CGPlayed_01.wmv</code>, <code>CGPlayed_01_h.wmv</code>, <code>Intro1_ps.wmv</code>, <code>Intro1_ps_h.wmv</code>, <code>Intro2_ps.wmv</code>, and <code>Intro2_ps_h.wmv</code>.
+# Delete or rename {{file|CGPlayed_01.wmv}}, {{file|CGPlayed_01_h.wmv}}, {{file|Intro1_ps.wmv}}, {{file|Intro1_ps_h.wmv}}, {{file|Intro2_ps.wmv}}, and {{file|Intro2_ps_h.wmv}}.
 }}
@@ Line 52: / Line 81: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Gun Metal video settings.png|Video settings.}}
 {{Image|Gun Metal advanced settings.png|Advanced settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/gun-metal
 |widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
@@ Line 77: / Line 106: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = unsupported
-|widescreen resolution      = false
+|widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes= Stretched from 4:3. Aspect Ratio option adds letterboxing.
+|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Stretched}} from 4:3. Aspect Ratio option adds {{term|letterboxing}}.
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
-|ultrawidescreen            = false
+|ultrawidescreen            = true
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Stretched}} from 4:3. Aspect Ratio option adds {{term|letterboxing}}.
 |4k ultra hd                = false
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = false
-|fov notes                  = Aspect Ratio option sets slightly higher FOV via letterboxing.
+|fov notes                  = Aspect Ratio option sets slightly higher FOV via {{term|letterboxing}}.
 |windowed                   = hackable
 |windowed notes             = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
@@ Line 94: / Line 123: @@
 |anisotropic notes          = Probably 4x. Can be forced to 16x in the GPU control panel.
 |antialiasing               = true
-|antialiasing notes         = Up to 8x MSAA.
+|antialiasing notes         = Up to 8x [[MSAA]].
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = false
-|60 fps notes               = Gameplay is capped at ~30 FPS, even if FPS counters show higher numbers.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/267920/discussions/0/35222218955066390/ Horrible frame rate :: Gun Metal General Discussions]</ref>
+|60 fps notes               = Gameplay is capped at ~30 FPS, even if FPS counters show higher numbers.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/267920/discussions/0/35222218955066390/|title=Horrible frame rate :: Gun Metal General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 |120 fps                    = false
 |120 fps notes              =
@@ Line 108: / Line 137: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
-{{Fixbox|description=Force windowed|ref={{cn|date=December 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use DxWnd|ref={{cn|date=December 2016}}|fix=
 # Download and run [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ DxWnd].
 # Click on '''Edit''', then '''Add'''.
@@ Line 117: / Line 146: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
-|acceleration option       = false
+|acceleration option       = always on
 |acceleration option notes = Strong mouse acceleration. Can't be disabled.
 |mouse sensitivity         = unknown
@@ Line 181: / Line 210: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Gun Metal audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music, Effects, Speech.
@@ Line 205: / Line 234: @@
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/983-gun-metal-deutsch-patch/ download for digital release].
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 212: / Line 249: @@
   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Retail release only. Digital version is english only.
+  |notes     = Retail only.
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 220: / Line 257: @@
 |audio     = true
 |subtitles = true
-|notes     = Retail only translation [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=364595924 available].
+|notes     = Retail only; [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=364595924 download].
 |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 227: / Line 264: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ==="Unsupported graphics card" error on launch===
-{{Fixbox|description=Set compatibility mode|ref={{cn|reason=Which previous version? Specific working version should be given.|date=July 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Run {{file|Gunmetal.exe}} in [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]] for Windows XP SP3.|ref={{cn|reason=Which previous version? Specific working version should be given.|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-# Go to the properties for {{file|Gunmetal.exe}}.
+}}
-# Set the [[Windows Compatibility Mode]] to XP Service Pack 3.
+{{Fixbox|description=For Linux (Wine), download latest version of [https://fdossena.com/?p=wined3d/index.frag WineD3D], extract the archive, copy {{file|d3d9.dll}} and {{file|wined3d.dll}} to the game executable directory, add Native DLL overrides for the two DLLs you copied and run the game.|date=March 2023|fix=
-# Click OK to apply the change.
 }}
@@ Line 256: / Line 292: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
@@ Line 275: / Line 312: @@
 |minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 256
 |minVRAM  = 64 MB
-|minDX    = 9.0
+|minDX    = 8.0
 |recOS    =

Developers

	Rage Software
Windows	Yeti Studios
Publishers
NA	Strategy First
EU	Zoo Digital Publishing
Digital	Funbox Media
Release dates
Windows	September 23, 2003
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Vehicles	Flight, Robot
Themes	Sci-fi