Iron Storm
Developers
Publishers
Engines
Release dates
WindowsOctober 25, 2002
macOS (OS X)November 15, 2013[1]
  • 2Essential improvements
    • 2.2Patches
  • 3Game data
  • 6Audio settings
  • 7Network
  • 8Issues fixed
  • 9Other information

From the void, the gods of darkness and light created Agarest, a most perfect and divine world. As the generations passed, paradise sadly fell to the ravages of time. War darkened the skies and Agarest soon became a torturous hell as the gods divided and immense. RPG Record of Agarest War Zero. In this new episode, Prequel of Agarest War, discover how everything began. Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale.

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Iron Storm
Iron Storm2002
World War Zero: Iron Storm2005

Key points

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 Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

SourceDRMNotesKeysOS
Retail SafeDisc v2.80 DRM[Note 1] (US)
GOG.com
Steam Contains left over inert DRM component ISLauncher.exe.
ZOOM Platform
SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

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

Patches[edit]

Digital distribution versions are already patched; for retail versions install the latest patch.

For the retail game[edit]

1.041 (2002).

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

SystemLocation
Windows <path-to-game>settingsuser.cfg[Note 2]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/296180/pfx/[Note 3]
safe_user.cfg and defctrl.cfg store the default settings so don't need to be edited directly.

Save game data location[edit]

SystemLocation
Windows <path-to-game>save[Note 2]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/296180/pfx/[Note 3]
13 manual save slots + 1 quicksave slot + 1 autosave slot available.

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

SystemNativeNotes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Video settings.
Advanced settings.
Graphics featureStateWSGFNotes
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)
WindowedOnly works after selecting a resolution lower than the desktop.
Borderless fullscreen windowedSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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+ FPScapped at 100 FPS by default

Input settings[edit]

Input settings.
Keyboard and mouseStateNotes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller supportActivateJoy in user.cfg has no effect.

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.
Audio featureStateNotes
Separate volume controlsSound effects and Speech.
Surround sound
SubtitlesSubtitles are always enabled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

LanguageUIAudioSubNotes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

TypeNativeNotes
LAN play
Online playServer browser does not work (GameSpy services have been shut down).

Connection types

TypeNativeNotes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
DedicatedUse IronStorm_DS.exe in the installation folder (added in Patch 1.04).
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed[edit]

Game exits on launch (no error message)[edit]

This can be caused by user.cfg being absent.
Copy safe_user.cfg[citation needed]
  1. Go to Settings in the installation folder.
  2. Make a copy of safe_user.cfg.
  3. Rename it to user.cfg.
  4. The game should now launch correctly.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Executable32-bit64-bitNotes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware[edit]

MiddlewareNotes
MultiplayerGameSpyGameSpy services have been shut down.
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System requirements[edit]

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Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)1 GHz 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)256 MB512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)1 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 8.1 compatible DirectX 9.0 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

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Notes

  1. ↑SafeDisc retail DRMdoes not work on Windows 10[2] and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
  2. ↑ 2.02.1When 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. ↑ 3.03.1File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/296180/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (296180) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

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  1. ↑Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com
  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
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