Call of Duty: Black Ops III


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Key points

Features Split-screen with multimonitor support (one monitor per player).

By default, some settings are restricted depending on graphics card, but a fix is available here.

General information

GeForce Graphics Guide

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		The language is locked to the location you have bought. It contains 6 DVD Disks
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk

Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Green Man Gaming
Steam

All versions require Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass	Included in the Digital Deluxe Edition
NUK3TOWN	"Nuketown" Bonus Map - Currently only included as a Preorder Bonus
The Giant	"The Giant" Bonus Map - Included in the Digital Deluxe Edition

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Make all settings available

Many graphic cards are able to handle high graphical settings, but by default the game hides/restricts some settings.

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/311210/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/311210/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Advanced video settings.

Gameplay video settings.

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Input settings

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Look Controls settings.
Move Controls settings.
Combat Controls settings.
Interact Controls settings.
Gamepad Controls settings.

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Network settings.

Voice Chat settings.

Text Chat settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op, Versus ^[1]
LAN play
Online play	18	Co-op, Versus Co-op is limited to 4 Players

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		For Ranked matches.^[1]^[2]
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	27014-27050
UDP	3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27031, 27036

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game changes microphone gain at launch

Latest version of game does change mic gain still after workaround.^{[citation needed]}

Since you cannot do any changes in the local configuration files for Black Ops 3 that will stop the game from adjusting your microphone, you'll have to disable exclusive exclusive control of your microphone for all applications.

Instructions

System requirements

32-bit systems are not supported.

Game uses 3-5+GB RAM depending on settings, map, and mode.

Windows
	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	Intel Core i7-XXXX 3GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	12GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	60 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 AMD Radeon HD 6970 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX680 AMD Radeon HD7970 GHz Edition
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 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.
- 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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Gamescom
↑ 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.

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.
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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/311210/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (311210) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Gamescom-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Gamescom

[3] v 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.

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

Developers

	Treyarch
Publishers
	Activision
Release dates
Windows	November 6, 2015