Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

Bulletstorm
Duty Calls: The Calm Before the Storm	2011
Bulletstorm	2011
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition	2017
Bulletstorm VR	2023

Key points

Remaster of Bulletstorm. Includes all previously-released DLC.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Collector's Edition.
GamersGate		Duke Nukem Bundle also available.
		Duke Nukem Bundle also available.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Origin (unavailable)		Lite version.

Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed from the game on December 5, 2017.

A demo of the original (not remastered) is available on Steam: steam://install/99870.

Version differences

Lite version is singleplayer only.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Duke Nukem's Bulletstorm Tour	Replaces playable protagonist Grayson Hunt with Duke Nukem, including new written and recorded dialogue.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the `-nostartupmovies` command line argument^[3]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Bulletstorm Full Clip Edition\StormGame\Config\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Bulletstorm Lite\StormGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/501590/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\501590\remote\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Bulletstorm Lite\StormGame\SaveData\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/501590/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		FOV is scaled vert- by default, causing cutscenes to crop as well as drastic fov changes with certain gameplay elements. For a workaround, see Field of view (FOV).
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Features FOV slider, but it's incorrectly implemented and resets to a value specified in config file on checkpoint load.^[4] Adjust the value on the slider, then edit the config file. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		A form of post-process anti-aliasing is enabled by default.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		None, 30, 60, 75, 100, 120, 144, 165, 200, 240FPS-options.FPS over 144 may cause slight movement drift to occur.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV manually^[5]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `StormCamera.ini`. Change these values to the desired world and aiming FOV, respectively. `DefaultCameraFOV=85` `TargetingFOV=45` Save the changes.

Scale FOV on Y-Axis

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open StormEngine.ini.
Change the following line from:
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainXFOV
To
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV
Save the changes.

Note: Will require a drastically lower FOV setting, according to preference.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Change Anisotropic filtering (AF) manually^[6]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `StormSystemSettings.ini`. Change the "8" in `MaxAnisotropy=8` to the desired values of between 0-16. Save the changes.

Motion Blur

Enable/Disable Motion Blur^[6]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `StormSystemSettings.ini`. Change `MotionBlur=True` to `MotionBlur=False`. Save the changes.

Depth of Field

Enable/Disable Depth of Field^[6]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `StormSystemSettings.ini`. Change `DepthOfField=True` to `DepthOfField=False`. Save the changes.

Bloom

Enable/Disable Bloom^[6]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `StormSystemSettings.ini`. Change `Bloom=True` to `Bloom=False`. Save the changes.

Input

In-game key rebinding.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Multiple keys for bindings. `Delete` cannot be bound to commands.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Three presets available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts		Dualshock 4 button prompts mod.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Rapidly changes button prompts.

Toggle aim down sights

Toggle ADS^{[citation needed]}

Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Bulletstorm Full Clip Edition\StormGame\Config.
Open StormInput.ini.
Find the group [StormGame.BSPlayerInput].

Locate

Bindings=(Name="BSBA_Target",Command="ButtonPress L2 | OnRelease ButtonRelease L2",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Replace it with the following:

Bindings=(Name="BSBA_Target",Command="setbind RightMouseButton ToggleAimOn",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

If you wish to use a different button, replace RightMouseButton with an alternative keybind.

Beneath that line, insert the following three lines:

Bindings=(Name="ToggleAimOn",Command="ButtonPress L2 | setbind RightMouseButton ToggleAimOff")
Bindings=(Name="ToggleAimOff",Command="ButtonRelease L2 | setbind RightMouseButton ToggleAimOn")
Bindings=(Name="RightMouseButton",Command="ToggleAimOn",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Save the file.
Note: this may break charge shot functionality.

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, Music, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Alt-tabbing in fullscreen mode can cause issues with the mouse in-game.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Duke Nukem's Bulletstorm Tour is only subtitled and uses English voices.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation, available to download.
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play	4	Co-op

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D, Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX	v2.8.4
Audio	OGG Vorbis, XAudio2	Ogg v1.2.2, Vorbis v1.3.2, XAudio2 v9.29
Input	XInput
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2105	Intel Core i5-2500K
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/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>/501590/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (501590) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ https://sperasoft.com/news/2017/04/sperasoft-ports-bulletstorm-full-clip-edition-for-steam/ - last accessed on 2017-04-17
↑ There should be more info about the game! - Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition - The Official Gearbox Software Forums - last accessed on 2017-04-09
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-07-06
↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2021-01-09
↑ Bulletstorm - WSGF - last accessed on 2017-01-01
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Robin_CZ's Tweak Guide - last accessed on 2017-04-14

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 File/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>/501590/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (501590) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] ttps://sperasoft.com/news/2017/04/sperasoft-ports-bulletstorm-full-clip-edition-for-steam/ - last accessed on 2017-04-17

[2] There should be more info about the game! - Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition - The Official Gearbox Software Forums - last accessed on 2017-04-09

[3] Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-07-06

[5] Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2021-01-09

[6] Bulletstorm - WSGF - last accessed on 2017-01-01

[Robin_CZ-7] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Robin_CZ's Tweak Guide - last accessed on 2017-04-14

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Developers

	People Can Fly
Windows	Sperasoft^[1]
Publishers
	Gearbox Publishing
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3^[2]
Release dates
Windows	April 7, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	76
OpenCritic	75
IGDB	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Finite spend
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Bulletstorm