Desperados III
Developers | |
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Mimimi Games | |
Publishers | |
THQ Nordic | |
Engines | |
Unity 2018[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 16, 2020 |
macOS (OS X) | September 2, 2020[2] |
Linux | September 2, 2020[2] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
OpenCritic | 86 |
IGDB | 88 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera |
Controls | Point and select, Direct control |
Genres | Stealth, Strategy |
Themes | Western |
Series | Desperados |
Desperados | |
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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive | 2001 |
Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge | 2006 |
Helldorado | 2007 |
Desperados III | 2020 |
Desperados III is a singleplayer bird's-eye view strategy game in the Desperados series and acts as a prequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive released in 2001.
In addition to several free content updates, the PC version has been updated with a limited level editor feature, which allows players to create their own missions and share them on the official mod.io page via savegame files. Details and tutorials can be found on the developers website.
General information
- Official Discord server for game series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Installer on disc is Windows only. | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Amazon.co.uk | Collector's Edition also available. | |||
Epic Games Store | Deluxe Edition also available. DRM-free when launched directly from executable. DLCs require running launcher. | |||
GamersGate | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | ||||
GOG.com | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Microsoft Store | Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. | |||
Steam | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. |
Version differences
- The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the Season Pass and Soundtrack.
- The Collectors Edition includes the base game and physical extras.
Demo
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | Includes all three DLC parts. | |
Money for the Vultures - Part 1: Late to the Party | ||
Money for the Vultures - Part 2: Five Steps Ahead | ||
Money for the Vultures - Part 3: Once More With Feeling |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Move or delete the intro videos[3] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mimimi\Desperados III\ %LOCALAPPDATA%\Desperados III\<user-id>\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Desperados III\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Desperados III/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Desperados III/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | Windows version does not sync to Linux, workaround download saves from Steam Remote Storage | |
Xbox Cloud | Save is deleted alongside uninstall. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Сutscenes are windowboxed. See Ultra-widescreen for a solution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Adjustable camera zoom. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Included with update 1.2.[4] Exclusive fullscreen also available. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Off, low, medium, and high. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | On and off toggle for FXAA, up to 200% SSAA through Render Scale. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Full and half refresh rates. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Ultra-widescreen
Remove cutscenes windowboxing by hiding UI through a developer option[5][6] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Changes can be saved in different presets. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Uses system cursor settings. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Aiming and scrolling can be inverted. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | [7] | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | Static cyan. | |
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired, |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | [7] | |
Haptic feedback | Can be disabled. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | UI change on switching inputs causes stutter.[7] |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, SFX, Voice. | |
Surround sound | 5.1 and 7.1. | |
Subtitles | Toggles for NPC, Player, Briefing, Cutscene, Conversation. Subtitles are displayed on a black background. |
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Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | Fan translation by AR Team, download. | |||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Slovak | Fan translation, download. | |||
Spanish |
VR support
Devices | State | Notes | |
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Tobii Eye Tracking | Supports: Aim at Gaze, Bungee Zoom, Center at Gaze, Reveal Viewcone at Gaze, Switch Viewcone target at Gaze, UI Interaction at Gaze, Zoom at Gaze. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
OpenGL | OS X and Linux only. | |
Shader Model support | 4.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Input | Rewired |
Command line arguments
Command | Notes |
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-thisisnotsupported | Enables developer options including UI removal, diagnostics and more.[8] |
-ignoreapplicationfocuschange | Prevents the game from getting paused when out of focus.[9] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel i3-530 AMD Athlon II X3 460 |
Intel i5-750 AMD Athlon X4 740 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 5850 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7870 3 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.13 | 10.15 |
Processor (CPU) | 3.5 GHz Dual Core | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 21 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 5850 2 GB of VRAM | AMD Radeon HD 7870 3 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 16.04 | Ubuntu 20.04 |
Processor (CPU) | 3.5 GHz Dual Core | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 21 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 ATI Radeon HD 5850 2 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7870 3 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Waschbär on 2021-03-20
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Desperados III - A Feast for the Vultures: New Desperados III DLC adds Full New Mission - Steam News - last accessed on 2020-09-02
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-06-17
- ↑ Free Content Updates #1 - #4 :: Desperados III General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-03-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-06-20
- ↑ Option to disable the HUD or Photo Mode? - last accessed on 2021-01-24
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2020-06-21
- Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
- ↑ Option to disable the HUD or Photo Mode? - last accessed on 2020-06-20
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-06-20
- Discovered by disassembling and tested.