Call of Duty: Black Ops III


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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

General information

GeForce Graphics Guide

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		It contains 6 DVD Discs
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk

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

All versions require Steam and Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Awakening	Included in the Season Pass
Season Pass	Included in the Digital Deluxe Edition
NUK3TOWN	"Nuketown" Bonus Map - Originally a Preorder Bonus, later made free
The Giant	"The Giant" Bonus Map - Included in the Digital Deluxe Edition and/or the Season Pass

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete `BO3_Global_Logo_LogoSequence.mkv` found in `<path-to-game>\video`^[3]

Make all settings available

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

Edit config.ini^[4]

Go to the configuration file location.
Open config.ini with your file editor of choice.
Find the line RestrictGraphicsOptions and edit the value from 1 to 0.
Save your changes.

Notes

If the game is installed in the default folder then you might need to run your file editor of choice as an administrator, or copy your config file to your desktop, make changes and replace original file.

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.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

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

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
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

Network settings.

Voice Chat settings.

Text Chat settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op, Versus ^[5]
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.^[5]^[6]
Self-hosting		Unranked only^[2]
Direct IP

Ports

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

This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

Issues fixed

Game changes microphone gain at launch

Modify microphone gain ingame^[7]
Start up the game and open the menu, select `OPTIONS` and after select `CHAT` that has a headset icon. Change `Voice Chat Record Level` to your preferred microphone gain.

Game crashes on startup

Add anti-virus exclusion^[8]
If you have either AVG or AVAST, they are known to cause the game to crash Add the entire installation folder to the exclusion list on either anti-virus to fix

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

32-bit systems are not supported.

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

Windows
	Minimum
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
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	60 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 AMD Radeon HD 6970 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
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

↑ 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 <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.
↑ Black Ops 3 (PC) Microphone Volume Fix - YouTube
↑ [1]

[Proton_path_note-5] 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.

[1] Update 15.1 / Mod Tools Open Beta - Patch Notes

[DediStuff-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 gets unranked dedicated servers | PC Gamer

[3] Sethos88 commented on Any way to get rid of the opening video?

[4] v on Twitter: @JarnoSomers You can edit your config.ini in the players folder and change RestrictGraphicsOptions to 0

[Gamescom-6] 5.0 ^5.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Gamescom

[7] 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.

[8] Black Ops 3 (PC) Microphone Volume Fix - YouTube

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Developers

	Treyarch
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	IW engine
Release dates
Windows	November 6, 2015