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Iron Storm
Iron Storm	2002
World War Zero: Iron Storm	2005

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

General information

Later re-released as World War Zero: Iron Storm.

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v2.80 DRM^{[Note 1]} in American release; Ring PROTECH DRM in European release.
GOG.com
Steam		Contains inert DRM component `ISLauncher.exe`.
ZOOM Platform

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use blank intro files
Apply the Iron Storm intro skip. The game will now go to the main menu after the fiction disclaimer and a brief black screen.

Patches

The latest official patch is 1.041, available from Patches-Scrolls.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\settings\user.cfg^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/296180/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

safe_user.cfg and defctrl.cfg store the default settings and do not need to be edited directly.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/296180/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

13 manual save slots + 1 quicksave slot + 1 autosave slot available.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Advanced settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD		See the WSGF entry.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Only works after selecting a resolution lower than the desktop.
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)	Disabled by default.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Capped at 100 FPS by default

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		`ActivateJoy` in `user.cfg` has no effect.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects and Speech.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Portuguese				Retail and GOG.com only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		The official GameSpy service has been shut down.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Use `IronStorm_DS.exe` in the installation folder (added in patch 1.04).
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Game exits on launch (no error message)

This can be caused by user.cfg being absent.

Copy safe_user.cfg^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Settings`. Make a copy of `safe_user.cfg` and rename it to `user.cfg`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1

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

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 600 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 2 DirectX 8.1 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)	2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	GF 9400M / HD 3300

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[3]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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).
↑ ^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 (296180) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[4] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[3]

[gamedir-5] 2.0 ^2.1 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-6] 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 (296180) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[6] The app ID (296180) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[2] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[3] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[1]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

[2]

[3]

Developers

	4X Studio
Publishers
	Wanadoo
	DreamCatcher Interactive
Retail re-release	Sold Out Software
Digital	Microids
Engines
	Phoenix3D
Release dates
Windows	October 23, 2002
macOS (OS X)	November 15, 2013^[1]
Taxonomy
Series	Iron Storm

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
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 |developers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/developer|4X Studios}}
+{{Infobox game/row/developer|4X Studio}}
 |publishers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Wanadoo}}
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|DreamCatcher Interactive}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sold Out Software|Retail re-release}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Microids|Digital}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|Phoenix3D}}
 |release dates=
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 25, 2002}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 23, 2002}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 15, 2013|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/bonus_more_mac_games_on_gogcom Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com]</ref>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 15, 2013|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/bonus_more_mac_games_on_gogcom|title=Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Iron Storm }}
 |steam appid  = 296180
 |gogcom id    = 1207658763
+|hltb         = 15732
 |strategywiki =
-|wikipedia    = Iron Storm (video game)
+|mobygames    = 7570
+|wikipedia    = Iron Storm (2002 video game)
 |winehq       =
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|Iron Storm}}
-'''Key points'''
+'''General information'''
 {{ii}} Later re-released as [[World War Zero: Iron Storm]].
-{{--}} GameSpy online server browser has stopped working due to [[GameSpy]] services being shut down.
-'''General information'''
 {{GOG.com links|1207658763|iron_storm}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/296180/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 30: / Line 43: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2.80}} (US) | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2.80}} in American release; {{DRM|Ring PROTECH}} in European release. | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | iron_storm | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 296180 | Steam | Contains left over inert DRM component <code>ISLauncher.exe</code>. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 296180 | Steam | Contains inert DRM component {{file|ISLauncher.exe}}. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| ZOOM | iron-storm | DRM-free |  | | Windows }}
 }}
@@ Line 43: / Line 57: @@
 ===Patches===
-{{ii}} Digital distribution versions are already patched; for retail versions install the [http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/2230 latest patch].
+{{ii}} The latest official patch is 1.041, available from [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/2230/7/ Patches-Scrolls].
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 51: / Line 65: @@
 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 }}
-{{ii}} <code>safe_user.cfg</code> and <code>defctrl.cfg</code> store the default settings so don't need to be edited directly.
+{{ii}} {{file|safe_user.cfg}} and {{file|defctrl.cfg}} store the default settings and do not need to be edited directly.
 ===Save game data location===
@@ Line 62: / Line 76: @@
 ===[[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             = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|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|Iron Storm video settings.png|Video settings.}}
 {{Image|Iron Storm advanced settings.png|Advanced settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/iron-storm/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = limited
@@ Line 97: / Line 111: @@
 |fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = true
+|windowed                   = limited
 |windowed notes             = Only works after selecting a resolution lower than the desktop.
 |borderless windowed        = false
@@ Line 105: / Line 119: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                = Disabled by default.
@@ Line 110: / Line 127: @@
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = unknown
-|120 fps notes              = capped at 100 FPS by default
+|120 fps notes              = Capped at 100 FPS by default
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
@@ Line 117: / Line 134: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Iron Storm input settings.png|Input settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 131: / Line 148: @@
 |invert mouse y-axis notes =
 |controller support        = false
-|controller support notes  = <code>ActivateJoy</code> in <code>user.cfg</code> has no effect.
+|controller support notes  = <code>ActivateJoy</code> in {{file|user.cfg}} has no effect.
 |full controller           = unknown
 |full controller notes     =
@@ Line 160: / Line 177: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Iron Storm audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Sound effects and Speech.
 |surround sound           = unknown
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = true
+|subtitles                = always on
-|subtitles notes          = Subtitles are always enabled.
+|subtitles notes          =
 |closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
@@ Line 174: / Line 191: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 231: / Line 250: @@
   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     =
+  |notes     = Retail and GOG.com only.
   |fan       =
   }}
@@ Line 254: / Line 273: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  =
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    = Server browser does not work ([[GameSpy]] services have been shut down).
+|online play notes    = The official [[GameSpy]] service has been shut down.
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 266: / Line 285: @@
 |p2p notes          =
 |dedicated          = true
-|dedicated notes    = Use <code>IronStorm_DS.exe</code> in the installation folder (added in [[#Patches|Patch 1.04]]).
+|dedicated notes    = Use {{file|IronStorm_DS.exe}} in the installation folder (added in [[#Patches|patch 1.04]]).
 |self-hosting       = true
 |self-hosting notes =
@@ Line 279: / Line 298: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Game exits on launch (no error message)===
-{{ii}} This can be caused by <code>user.cfg</code> being absent.
+{{ii}} This can be caused by {{file|user.cfg}} being absent.
 {{Fixbox|description=Copy safe_user.cfg|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-# Go to <code>Settings</code> in the installation folder.
+# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}\Settings|folder}}.
-# Make a copy of <code>safe_user.cfg</code>.
+# Make a copy of {{file|safe_user.cfg}} and rename it to {{file|user.cfg}}.
-# Rename it to <code>user.cfg</code>.
-# The game should now launch correctly.
 }}
@@ Line 291: / Line 308: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 8.1
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 313: / Line 330: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       = unknown
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
-|macos 64-bit app       = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 335: / Line 356: @@
 |cutscenes notes  =
 |multiplayer      = GameSpy
-|multiplayer notes= [[GameSpy]] services have been shut down.
+|multiplayer notes=
 }}
@@ Line 342: / Line 363: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = XP, Vista
+|minOS    = 98, ME, 2000, XP
-|minCPU   = 1 GHz
+|minCPU   = Intel Pentium III 600 MHz
-|minRAM   = 256 MB
+|minRAM   = 128 MB
-|minHD    = 1 GB
+|minHD    = 1.2 GB
+|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 2
 |minDX    = 8.1
 |recOS    =
-|recCPU   = 1.4 GHz
+|recCPU   =
-|recRAM   = 512 MB
+|recRAM   =
 |recHD    =
-|recDX    = 9.0
+|recDX    =
 }}