Dark Souls III
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Developers | |
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From Software | |
Publishers | |
Bandai Namco Entertainment | |
Engines | |
PhyreEngine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 12, 2016[1] |
Dark Souls | |
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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition | 2012 |
Dark Souls II | 2014 |
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin | 2015 |
Dark Souls III | 2016 |
Dark Souls: Remastered | 2018 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Incorrect store name. See here for available options. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
Ashes of Ariandel | ||
The Ringed City |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use no logo mod[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\DarkSoulsIII\GraphicsConfig.xml |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/374320/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\DarkSoulsIII\<user-id>\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/374320/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
- Widening the FOV may cause enemies everywhere except for the center of the screen to move significantly slower.[2]
Possible FOV solutions[citation needed] |
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Play in first-person perspective
Use first-person mod[3] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Mute on focus lost
Mute window in background[citation needed] |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 6 | Co-op, Versus |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Dark Souls 3 - 3D Vision Fix. |
Issues fixed
Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed] |
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Increase performance with older video cards
- Applies to Nvidia's GeForce GTX 400, 500, 600 series.
Download and install Nvidia GeForce 314.22 driver[4][5] |
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Download link: Nvidia drivers 314.22 WHQL Notes
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Crashing at bonfires
Set Lighting Quality to low[6] |
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Crashing on GTX 700 series cards
Install 347.88 Nvidia drivers[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
- 64-bit OS is required.
- Game launches on Vista too,[7] but this system is not officially supported.
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD FX-6300 Intel Core i3-2100 |
AMD FX-8350 Intel Core i7-3770 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon HD 7950 Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti DirectX 11 compatible | AMD Radeon R9 Series Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 DirectX 11 compatible |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 11 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (374320) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Dark Souls III Steam Unlock Timing :: DARK SOULS III General Discussions
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Souls "Unsqueezed"
- ↑ Friend of mine just created a fully working 1st person mod. : darksouls3
- ↑ If you are using a 500 series Nvidia card, download 314.22 drivers, ENORMOUS performance increase. Went from ~15 fps on 560ti to 45+ fps. : darksouls3
- ↑ WTF are you doing NVidia in Dark Souls 3??! Watch this guys - GeForce Forums
- ↑ Dark Souls 3 CRASH FIX
- ↑ Dark souls 3 works on windows vista :: Steam Community Discussions