NetStorm - Islands At War
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| Developers | |
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| Titanic Entertainment | |
| Publishers | |
| Activision | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 1997 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Themes | Fantasy |
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NetStorm - Islands At War is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game.
General information
- NetstormHQ (fansite)
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is v10.62, available from here.
v10.82 unofficial patch
- Makes the game playable on modern systems, supports high resolutions and revives online lobby.
- Music and videos have to be copied from the retail copy of the game.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\d\options.cfg[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\d\options.cfg[Note 1] |
Video
Settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use the v10.82 unofficial patch. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use the v10.82 unofficial patch. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use the v10.82 unofficial patch. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | 72 FPS lock. Can be raised up to 144 with the v10.82 unofficial patch. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Use the v10.82 unofficial patch. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | Use the v10.82 unofficial patch. | |
| Mouse input in menus | Use the v10.82 unofficial patch. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sound effects and music. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | 8 | Official Activision servers were shut down in 2002. Use the v10.82 unofficial patch. | ||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 5 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 24 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 Color (640 x 480) VLB or PCI video card 1 MB of VRAM |
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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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).