Insurgency

Insurgency
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat	2007
Insurgency	2014
Insurgency: Sandstorm	2018

General information

Official Forums

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\insurgency\cfg\^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux

config.cfg stores configuration data.

video.txt stores graphics settings.

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

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Approx. 954 MB available.

Video

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		^[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	75-110° (4:3), 91-126° (16:9).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FXAA, MSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.

In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Open the console (`~`) and use `exec controller`
Full controller support		Planned.^[3]
Controller remapping		See the Steam Support article for general details.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

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

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and Master sliders only.
Surround sound
Subtitles		While it exists as an option in settings, subtitles has not yet been implemented.
Closed captions		While it exists as an option in settings, closed captions has not yet been implemented.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	Co-op, Versus Use Nucleus Co-op
LAN play	Co-op, Versus Put Steam in offline mode and connect through the console.^[4]
Online play	32	Co-op, Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		See the Steam Community tutorial.
Direct IP		Open the console (`~`) and use `connect` followed by the IP and port.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	27016, 27030-27039
UDP	1200, 27000-27016, 27020

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Game launches in an unsupported or unusable resolution

Add your resolution to the game's launch options^{[citation needed]}
Navigate through your Steam library and open the game's properties. Add `-width X -height Y` to the game's launch options. Where X is your horizontal resolution and Y your vertical resolution. Press `OK`.

Unable to open console

Source engine does not properly support non-US keyboards.

Check possible workarounds^{[citation needed]}

Fix game crash on startup on Linux

Remove old gcc library provided by the game
Navigate to `<path-to-game>\bin` Locate `libgcc_s.so.1` and rename or remove it.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1	Linux version
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			Added in May 4th 2018 Patch
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Interface	Qt
Input	SDL
Anti-cheat	BattlEye	^[5]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 AMD Phenom X3 8750
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	2 GB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.6
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 2.0 GHz	Intel Core i5 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600M ATI Radeon HD 2400	2 GB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)	Intel Dual Core AMD 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600/9600GT AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 OpenGL 2.1 compatible	2 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
Other	Graphic Drivers: Nvidia 310, AMD 12.11

Notes

↑ 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

[gamedir-2] 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] Conquer Update Changelist October 27, 2015 - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Insurgency

[3] Insurgency 21:9 Gameplay (2560x1080) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube

[4] How to use a game controller - Steam Community Discussions

[5] LAN Hosting (The easy way) :: Insurgency Ideas, Issues and Feedback

[6] BattlEye – The Anti-Cheat Gold Standard

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Developers

	New World Interactive
Engines
	Source
Release dates
Windows	January 22, 2014
macOS (OS X)	January 22, 2014
Linux	October 27, 2015^[1]
Reception
Metacritic	74
IGDB	70
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Multiplayer
Series	Insurgency