Call of Duty: Black Ops III
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Developers | |
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Treyarch | |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Engines | |
IW engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 6, 2015 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Call of Duty | 2003 |
Call of Duty 2 | 2005 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (series) | |
Call of Duty: Black Ops (series) | |
Call of Duty: Ghosts | 2013 |
Call of Duty: Online | 2013 |
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | 2014 |
Call of Duty: Heroes | 2014 |
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | 2016 |
Call of Duty: WWII | 2017 |
Call of Duty: Warzone | 2020 |
Call of Duty: Vanguard | 2021 |
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 | 2022 |
Key points
- Features split-screen with multi-monitor support (one monitor per player).
- Official modding tools and unranked dedicated servers available.[1][2]
- By default, some settings are restricted depending on graphics card, but a fix is available here.
- There may be some performance issues, but a fix is available here.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Contains 6 DVD's. | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Amazon.co.uk | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam |
- All versions require Steam and Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM.
Version differences
- The Zombies Deluxe Edition contains the base game, the Season Pass, The Giant Zombies Map, Zombies Chronicles and 3 Personalization Packs.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Multiplayer Starter Pack is a multiplayer-only version of the game that has limited content.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
Awakening | Included in the Season Pass. | |
Descent | Included in the Season Pass. | |
Eclipse | Included in the Season Pass. | |
The Giant Zombies Map | Included in the Season Pass. | |
NUK3TOWN Bonus Map | Originally a pre-order bonus, later made free. | |
Salvation | Included in the Season Pass. | |
Zombies Chronicles |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete BO3_Global_Logo_LogoSequence.mkv found in <path-to-game>\video [3]
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Make all settings available
- Many graphics cards are able to handle high graphical settings, but by default the game hides/restricts some settings.
Edit config.ini[4] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\players\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/311210/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\players\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/311210/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Triple buffering
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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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 | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | :Lacks Latin American translation (available on console version). Only Castillan traduction is available. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Co-op, Versus [5] |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 18 | Co-op, Versus Co-op is limited to 4 Players |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | For Ranked matches.[5][6] | |
Self-hosting | Unranked only[2] | |
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 27014-27050 |
UDP | 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27031, 27036 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Issues fixed
Harmful and useless tips
- The game does not take advantage off the entire VRAM amount available.
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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It also reduces the frame time and increases the smoothness of the gameplay with a decrease in control response time. |
- Also, the Game may unevenly load the processor on some configurations.
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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- If you see somewhere tips that supposedly should help with the above content, then in fact it is not. And they are useless, or at worst, only harmful.
- A feature of the engine used in this game is that the less memory is allowed to use, the better the performance, if it is taken in a more convenient and simple form.
- And these settings degrade performance, because a change, for example, supposedly the first parameter changes the amount of video memory used, which is actually not true. This parameter affects how much content can be in the memory and its increase only leads to a drop in FPS in the game.
Stuttering
- The game has some compatibility issues with older operating systems such as Windows 7 due to the outdated graphics stack (WDDM).
Change operating system[citation needed] |
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- Optimize memory usage and access to it in the game.
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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- Use Windowed borderless mode.
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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- Use Smooth Framerate.
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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- You can also disable the function of HPET which is a technology of high-precision timer in the motherboard.
- This can sometimes cause performance problems.
Disable HPET[7] |
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Method 1:
Method 2:
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Increased loading speed levels
- Disabling FPS limit.
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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Game changes microphone gain at launch
Modify microphone gain ingame[8] |
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Game crashes on startup
Add anti-virus exclusion[9] |
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The game causes the hang of the entire system and the computer itself completely before rebooting.
Move the paging file[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
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8, 8.1 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-530 2.93 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 810 2.60 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 AMD Radeon HD 6970 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX Compatible |
- A 64-bit system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/311210/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (311210) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Update 15.1 / Mod Tools Open Beta - Patch Notes
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 gets unranked dedicated servers | PC Gamer
- ↑ Sethos88 commented on Any way to get rid of the opening video?
- ↑ pcdev on Twitter: @JarnoSomers You can edit your config.ini in the players folder and change RestrictGraphicsOptions to 0
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ pcdev on Twitter: BlackOps3 PC will use 100% dedicated servers for all ranked matches. (Same as previous BlackOps PC titles.) This is how we do it.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Black Ops 3 (PC) Microphone Volume Fix - YouTube
- ↑ [2]