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The computer game Silent Storm is a turn-based tactical RPG developed by Nival Interactive and released in 2003.

The game is still available on Steam and GOG.com.

In 2026, the game's source code was released under a special license that prohibits commercial use but is completely open to the game's community, education, and research. Please review the terms of the license agreement carefully before using it.

Tech stack

Engine: Proprietary 3D engine, primarily written in C++
Scripting Language: Lua 4.0
Animation: Custom animation system
Video: Bink Video Technology ⚠️ Commercial license — not included
Sound: FMOD sound system ⚠️ Commercial license — not included
Graphics: DirectX 8

What is in this repository

Soft/ — source code and development tools
Complete/ — game data and resources
Data/ — game configuration data
Tools/ — development and build tools
bin/ — compiled executables
cfg/ — configuration files
Versions/Current — developer version

Running the Game

Basic Launch

Navigate to the bin/ directory.
Run the game executable, Game.exe.

By default, the game runs in windowed mode at 800x600 resolution. For windowed mode, the color depth in Display Properties/Settings/Colors must be set to 32-bit (true color). To run in fullscreen mode, use the -fullscreen parameter. To change the resolution, use the -640, -1024, or -1280 parameters for 640x480, 1024x768, or 1280x1024, respectively.

⚠️ There are issues running the game on modern operating systems. If you find a solution, please let us know through GitHub Issues.

Map Editor and Development Tools

Map Editor

Location: bin/MapEdit.exe

Building the Project

Build Requirements

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003
DirectX 8.1 SDK

⚠️ Additional tools not included in the source code:

FMOD Audio System
Bink Video Technology

📋 Third-party component licenses:

STLport — BSD-like license
zlib — zlib License
Lua 4.0 — MIT-like license
Ogg Vorbis — BSD-like license