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Latest revision as of 19:11, 27 October 2022

Close Combat III: The Russian Front
Close Combat III: The Russian Front cover
Developers
Atomic Games
Publishers
Former Microsoft
Current Slitherine
Release dates
Windows January 15, 1999
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series Close Combat
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Close Combat III: The Russian Front on HowLongToBeat
Close Combat III: The Russian Front on MobyGames
Close Combat III: The Russian Front on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
Close Combat 1996
Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far 1997
Close Combat III: The Russian Front 1999
Close Combat: The Battle of the Bulge 1999
Close Combat: Invasion Normandy 2000
Close Combat: Marines 2004
Close Combat: First to Fight 2005
Close Combat: RAF Regiment 2006
Close Combat: Cross of Iron 2007
Close Combat: Modern Tactics 2007
Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein 2008
Close Combat: The Longest Day 2009
Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem 2010
Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog 2012
Close Combat: Gateway to Caen 2014
Close Combat: The Bloody First 2019

Key points

The official multiplayer service is no longer available

General information

Official developer site
Official game series site
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Includes Close Combat.
Windows
A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Patches

All of the patches available for the game can be found here.

Game data

In-game gameplay settings.
In-game gameplay settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
2
Online play
2 Official servers have been shut down.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer MSN Gaming Zone

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 133 MHz or better
System memory (RAM) 32 MB 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 80 MB 600 MB
Video card (GPU) High Colour
DirectX 6 compatible


References