Key points
- In-game Vsync option caps frame rate at 30 FPS; a higher frame rate Vsync lock can be forced externally instead.
General information
- Official forums
- Neoseeker Forums PC-specific
- Aegis7 forums non PC-specific, less active
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Origin DRM.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Awakened |
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Tau Volantis Survival Kit |
Includes: Tundra Recon Suit, Marauder Suit, Sharpshooter Suit, Aegis VII Survivalist, AL-9 Clearcutter, SMP-90 Sharpshooter and Bot Accelerator. |
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Bot Capacity Upgrade |
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Bot Accelerator |
Included in the Tau Volantis Survival Kit pack. |
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Bot Personality Pack |
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EG-900 SMG |
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Enervator |
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First Contact Pack |
Includes: First Contact Suit and Negotiator. Included with the Limited Edition |
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Marauder Pack |
Includes: Marauder Suit and AL-9 Clearcutter. Included in the Tau Volantis Survival Kit pack. |
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Sharpshooter Pack |
Includes: Sharpshooter Suit and SMP-90 Sharpshooter. Included in the Tau Volantis Survival Kit pack. |
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Tundra Recon Pack |
Includes: Tundra Recon Suit and Aegis VII Survivalist. Included in the Tau Volantis Survival Kit pack. |
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Witness the Truth Pack |
Includes: Witness Suit and Evangelizer. Included with the Limited Edition. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- 5 player profiles available. Each player profile only has 1 save slot, but a chapter select feature is available.
Video
- There is deliberately no in-game option to modify the FOV.[citation needed]
Edit config file to change FOV[citation needed]
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- Open
%LOCALAPPDATA%\EA Games\Dead Space 3\system.txt
- Search for the line
Window.FOVScale
- Change the value from
1.00000000 to a higher one (default FOV is around 75°).
- Save your changes.
Notes
- In one cutscene if you change the FoV there will be a border in the middle of the screen. See screenshot for details.
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Input
Mouse smoothing
- Dead Space 3 suffers from floaty mouse movement, which becomes more pronounced the higher the frame rate.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Up to 5.1 output.[1] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Combination of original and licensed tracks by Extreme Music Library Ltd. Credits use the track "Ephemeral" from the album "What We All Come to Need". |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Fan translation, download. |
Italian |
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Polish |
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Fan translation, downloadhere for the base game and here For the DLC. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation, download. |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
VR support
Issues unresolved
Cannot retrieve information from Origin error when accessing DLC store ingame
- Several users affected by the issue have started posting tracerouting logs of their connection to the Origin servers to help EA identify the cause of the issue[3]
- EA has responded to this issue with a workaround[4]
- Many users are reporting that the workaround does not fix the issue[5][6]
Possible fixes:
- Uninstall Origin and reinstall the latest version
- Run Origin as administrator
- Add Dead Space 3 and Origin to your firewall's exception list
- Port forward the following ports:
TCP |
UDP
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80 |
3659
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443 |
14000-14016
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9988 |
22990-23006
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20000-20100 |
25200-25300
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22990 |
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17502 |
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42127 |
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Issues fixed
In-game stuttering, freezing issues
- When using VSync,the game places most of its processing load on the first CPU core only(typically 99%) which may cause stuttering and occasional framerate dips on some systems while traversing through the map
Making affinity changes permanent (setting affinity in task manager only lasts until you exit the game):
- Edit your preferred shortcut for launching the game (desktop and/or start menu)
- In the target field, set the following (just put the default contents in double quotes and prepend cmd.exe /C ...):
- For a 4/4 (core/thread) CPU
cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity e "<path-to-game>\deadspace3.exe"
- For a 4/8 and 8/8 (core/thread) CPU
cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity fe "<path-to-game>\deadspace3.exe"
- For a 6/6 (core/thread) CPU
cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity 3e "<path-to-game>\deadspace3.exe"
- For a 6/12 (core/thread) CPU
cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity 7fe "<path-to-game>\deadspace3.exe"
- For a 8/16 (core/thread) CPU and higher
cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity fffe "<path-to-game>\deadspace3.exe"
Verify correct affinity by launching the game and checking affinity in task manager (see beginning).
To be used in Steam launch options, to launch the game directly from Steam, it must be a little different:
- Ex. for a 8/16 (core/thread) CPU and higher
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity FFFE "<path-to-game>\deadspace3.exe" %command%
Kinesis Door Audio Bug
- Kinesis doors make constant hammering noise.[7][8]
Use Kinesis Door Audio Stutter FIX[citation needed]
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- Download Fix on Mod DB
- Unpack .zip into Dead Space 3 installation folder.
- Start DS3Patcher.bat.
- Follow instructions.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
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Audio |
RwAudioCore |
[1] |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
2.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References