Ground Branch

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Ground Branch

Developers
	BlackFoot Studios
Publishers
	MicroProse
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	Early access
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Tactical shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary

Ground Branch is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS and tactical shooter game.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website
Green Man Gaming
Steam		DRM-free when launched via <path-to-game>\GroundBranch\Binaries\Win64\GroundBranch-Win64-Shipping.exe. Network play requires Steam.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\GroundBranch\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/16900/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\GroundBranch\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/16900/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud		Weapon attachment loadouts, player outfits, overall loadouts, and server configuration

Video

Video Settings

Advanced Video Settings

HUD Settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		UI might not line up on certain settings.
4K Ultra HD		UI might not line up on certain settings.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA and TAA.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 3.7
Frame generation		DLSS Frame Generation
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Color blind mode		Deuteranopic, Protanopic, Trianopic, Monochrome, Deuteranopic (Daltonization), Protanopic (Daltonization), Trianopic (Daltonization). Available in Settings > Video > Advanced > Accessiblity.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Input Settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity		And separate settings for engaged sensitivity (both for using magnified and non-magnified optics) and freelook.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

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

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, SFX, voice, radio and unfocused volume multiplier.
Surround sound		Stereo 2.1, Surround 5.1, Surround 7.1, Spatial (HRTF)
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Volume slider that is on 0% by default.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		16	Co-op, Versus Defend, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Team Elimination and Terrorist Hunt. Currently no hard limit, but 8-player co-op and 8v8 in adversarial game modes recommended. Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play		16	Co-op, Versus Defend, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Team Elimination and Terrorist Hunt. Currently no hard limit, but 8-player co-op and 8v8 in adversarial game modes recommended.
Online play		16	Co-op, Versus Defend, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Team Elimination and Terrorist Hunt. Currently no hard limit, but 8-player co-op and 8v8 in adversarial game modes recommended.
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		See the community guides Dedicated Server Help and VPS Server Setup - Steam CMD
Self-hosting		Listen servers are temporarily disabled until some issues are solved.
Direct IP		In console only. Open the console (~, * or ⇧ Shift+6) and use open followed by the IP.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	7777 and 27015.

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

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Dual-View Rendering Use UEVR with VRto3D. Import the GBProfileUEVRconfig. Use SBS or TAB by default. For Interleaved or Anaglyph use with ReShade shader 3DToElse. For Frame Sequential use with WibbleWobble. For Eye-Tracked Lightfield displays use with 3D Game Bridge GUI.
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Native 3D for Frame Sequential or Interleaved.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	DX12 is available through the launch options

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Launch Options

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Criware

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1		10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2500K AMD FX-8350		Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Ryzen 5 3600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB		16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	30 GB		30 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7850 DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD RX Vega-56 DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.