Difference between revisions of "Serious Sam 3: BFE"
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Revision as of 01:43, 4 November 2021
Developers | |
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Croteam | |
Publishers | |
Devolver Digital | |
Engines | |
Serious Engine 3.5 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 22, 2011 |
macOS (OS X) | April 23, 2012 |
Linux | November 9, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 72 |
IGDB | 71 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Egypt, Sci-fi |
Series | Serious Sam |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Includes Serious Sam Double D.[citation needed] | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Gold Edition also available. | |||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | ||||
Amazon.co.uk (unavailable) | ||||
GamersGate (unavailable) |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Bonus Content DLC | Includes the games soundtrack (AAC, FLAC & WMA) and more Part of the Gold Edition |
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DLC_3 Models | Includes one multiplayer model (Brett Sanderson) (Included with the Bonus Content DLC.) | |
Sniper Scope for the Devestator. | (Included with the Bonus Content DLC.) | |
Jewel of the Nile | Additional campaign Part of the Gold Edition |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Console command men_bShowIntroCutscene[1] |
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Mods
- To use the installed mods, you must launch the moddable version of the game from your Steam library. While in the moddable version, achievements and leaderboards are disabled.
- Serious Zone hosts a wide variety of mods and maps for Serious Sam 3: BFE, in addition to other games in the series.
No More Hitscan Enemies
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/41070/local/SeriousSam3.ini |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/41070/ |
- The save games for the moddable version are separate, however can moved over as they are compatible with each other.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | Approx. 477 MB available. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Use Widescreen Fixer to set HUD width limit. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | See 4K Ultra HD. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Slider, 60-120°. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Working using Borderless Gaming. If forced, main menu will have mouse-hud misalignment. See Software Mouse Cursor |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA, FXAA, and SSAA | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | By default the menus are capped to 33 FPS. To uncap see Uncap Menu FPS Ingame there is no frame rate or refresh rate cap.[2] |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Software mouse cursor for better borderless window support
- Note: Using borderless gaming will result in mouse-hud misalignment. To fix this enable the software cursor as follows:
- Open the console and type cursor than hit tab to autocomplete, than add =0. Alternatively type the full command: prj_bHardwareMouseCusor=0
- Additionally the menus are capped at 33 fps this the cursor will be very laggy by default, see the next section.
Uncap Menu FPS
- Note: The game warns that changing this from the default 33 may cause loading issues. Testing shows that on modern machines with a SSD this is not an issue.
- Type menu and hit tab to autocomplete to : men_iMaxFPSInMenus=60 or replace 60 whatever value you desire (ideally match your refresh rate).
4K Ultra HD
Custom Resolution[citation needed] |
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This fix will also work for other resolutions such as 1920x1200, 2560x1440 and other resolutions.
gfx_pixLastGoodResHeight = 2160; gfx_pixLastGoodResWidth = 3840; gfx_pixLastGoodWinHeight = 2160; gfx_pixLastGoodWinWidth = 3840; gfx_pixResHeight = 2160; gfx_pixResWidth = 3840; gfx_pixWinHeight = 2160; 4. Now save and set config to "Read Only" in properties. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Some actions like Quick Save or Quick Load can not be remapped. | |
Mouse acceleration | Enabled by default. Use the command prj_bMouseAcceleration = 0 to disable. Replace 0 with 1 to re-enable. | |
Mouse sensitivity | See also Use lower mouse sensitivity. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Also includes full built-in Steam Controller functionality.[3] | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | Use Aurora to add DS4 light bar support. | |
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Tracked motion controllers | ||
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Works with hotplug and updates live when switching from keyboard and controller. | |
Controller hotplugging | Does not work in Split-screen. Switching to a different controller from the first can stop the menu from working. | |
Haptic feedback | Also allows changing the vibration strength | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | SCAPI actions are missing the crouch button. It needs to be bound using a legacy method to a keyboard key. | |
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Auto configures up to 7.1 output[4] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | Includes inaudible speech, such as screaming and growling. Enabled with the subtitles option set to On, not auto. | |
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | Use OpenAL Soft for binaural HRTF mixing. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Bulgarian | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Croatian | Fan translation, download. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | Fan translation, download | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | Fan dub, download |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Co-op, Versus Split-screen. Supports multiple keyboard and mice. |
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LAN play | 16 | Co-op, Versus |
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Online play | 16 | Co-op, Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | Dedicated Server software is available under Tools in the Steam client. | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | The the console type gam_strConnecToIP="x.x.x.x" replace the x's with the ip. |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 27015 |
UDP | 27015 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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Tobii Eye Tracking | Supports: Aim at Gaze, Clean UI, Dynamic Light, Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking, Flashlight Control, Interaction at Gaze. For Eye tracking features to work you must be playing the Serious Sam Fusion 2017 version of this game. | ||
Novint Falcon |
Issues fixed
Keyboard/mouse not working
Use the console[citation needed] |
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Use lower mouse sensitivity
Use the console[citation needed] |
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Chat message crash
Use the console[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9, 11, 12 | 11 and 12 (Beta) are supported in the Fusion 2017 version. 11 can be forced in the regular version through a console command: gfx_strAPI="Direct3D11" |
OpenGL | 2.0 | OS X, Linux (can be forced on Windows via the console command: gfx_strAPI="OpenGL") |
Vulkan | Only in the Fusion 2017 version | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. | ||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | XAudio2, DirectSound, OpenAL | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | 7 64-bit |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz AMD Dual Core 2.0 GHz |
Intel Quad Core 3.0 GHz (i5, i7) AMD Phenom II 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7800/7900/8600 series ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 or 1800/X1900 series DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 480/580 ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5870/6970 |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card |
- Due to future updates planning to remove DX9 support, Windows XP support will be likely lost with these updates.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8, 10.6.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | Intel Quad Core 2.7 GHz (i3, i5) |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 120/9600M/320M ATI Radeon HD 4670 | Nvidia GeForce 8800/9800/260 ATI Radeon HD 4870 |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Dual Core 2.8 GHz AMD Dual Core 2.8 GHz |
Intel Quad Core i5 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom II 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600/9600 GT ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2600/3600 OpenGL 2.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 280/460 ATI/AMD Radeon HD 4870/5770 |
Other | (Graphic drivers: Nvidia 310, AMD 12.11) |