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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|title        = Asterix & Obelix XXL 3 -<br/>The Crystal Menhir
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|title        = Asterix & Obelix XXL 3:<br/>The Crystal Menhir
 
|cover        = Asterix & Obelix XXL 3 - The Crystal Menhir cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Asterix & Obelix XXL 3 - The Crystal Menhir cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 21, 2019}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 21, 2019}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 21, 2019}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|8645/asterix-obelix-xxl-3-the-crystal-menhir|61}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Brawler }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series|Asterix & Obelix XXL}}
 
|steam appid  = 1109690
 
|steam appid  = 1109690
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1621135703
 
|gogcom id    = 1621135703
 +
|official site= https://www.microids.com/game-asterix-obelix-xxl-3/
 +
|hltb        = 75265
 +
|igdb        = asterix-and-obelix-xxl-3-the-crystal-menhir
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = 137575
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
|license      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Asterix}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 4343-1 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | asterix_obelix_xxl_3_the_crystal_menhir | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | asterix_obelix_xxl_3_the_crystal_menhir | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | asterix-obelix-xxl-3-the-crystal-menhir-pc | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1109690 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | asterix-obelix-xxl-3-the-crystal-menhir | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1481998469 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9NBVZXRQJ8X1 | Microsoft Store | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1109690 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|appdata}}\XXL3\Settings.ob}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|appdata}}\XXL3\Settings.ob}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|appdata}}\XXL3\GameSave.ob}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
+
|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
+
|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
+
|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             = true
+
|gog galaxy               = true
|gog galaxy notes       =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
+
|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = unknown
+
|steam cloud               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
+
|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
+
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
+
|xbox cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes       =  
+
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Asterix & Obelix XXL 3 - The Crystal Menhir Graphics Settings.png|Graphics settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
|borderless windowed notes  =  
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = Capped at 200 FPS. Frame rates higher than 175 FPS make player character unable to climb objects while frame rates higher than 60 FPS make AI character stuck.
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|ray tracing                = unknown
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Image|Asterix & Obelix XXL 3 - The Crystal Menhir Control Mappings.png|Control mappings.}}
|key remap                = unknown
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{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = n/a
|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = Mouse is not used.
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts        = true
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support        = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|Asterix & Obelix XXL 3 - The Crystal Menhir Audio Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 +
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound Effects, Music, Voice
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound Effects, Music, Voice
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|local play modes    = Co-op
 
|local play modes    = Co-op
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = unknown
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|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Poor Performance===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/1109690/discussions/0/3826311001000838522/#c2650881941780251258</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to the installation folder.
 +
# Open {{file|oXXL3Game.exe}} on the Steam version, or {{file|oXXL3GameGog.exe}} on the GOG version, with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].
 +
# Search for the Hex-value <code>55 8B EC 56 8B 75 08 8B 06 80 38 00 74 0F</code>.
 +
# Replace the first three bytes with <code>C2 04 00</code>.
 +
# Run the game.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
+
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+
|macos intel 32-bit app = false
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
|macos app notes        =  
+
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=2019-11-22|comment=Tested using Linux <code>file</code> command.}}</ref>
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 390
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 390
 
|recVRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recVRAM  = 4 GB
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = OS X
 +
|minOS    = 10.13
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Core i5
 +
|minRAM  = 8 GB
 +
|minHD    = 3 GB
 +
|minGPU  = AMD Radeon R9 M390
 +
|minVRAM  = 2 GB
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  = AMD FirePro D500
 +
|recVRAM  = 3 GB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 17:27, 13 December 2023

Asterix & Obelix XXL 3:
The Crystal Menhir
Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir cover
Developers
OSome Studio
Publishers
Microids
Engines
OEngine
Release dates
Windows November 21, 2019
macOS (OS X) November 21, 2019
Reception
OpenCritic 61
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Direct control
Genres Brawler
Series Asterix & Obelix XXL
Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir on HowLongToBeat
Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir on IGDB
Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir on MobyGames
Asterix & Obelix XXL
Subseries of Asterix
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2004
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum 2005
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 2018
Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir 2019
Asterix & Obelix XXL: Romastered 2020
Asterix & Obelix XXXL: The Ram from Hibernia 2022

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\XXL3\Settings.ob
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1109690/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\XXL3\GameSave.ob
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1109690/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Capped at 200 FPS. Frame rates higher than 175 FPS make player character unable to climb objects while frame rates higher than 60 FPS make AI character stuck.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Control mappings.
Control mappings.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound Effects, Music, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Poor Performance

Instructions[1]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Open oXXL3Game.exe on the Steam version, or oXXL3GameGog.exe on the GOG version, with a hex editor such as HxD.
  3. Search for the Hex-value 55 8B EC 56 8B 75 08 8B 06 80 38 00 74 0F.
  4. Replace the first three bytes with C2 04 00.
  5. Run the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[2]

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-2125 3.3 GHz
AMD FX-4100 3.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon R7 370
2 GB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.13
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon R9 M390
2 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References