Difference between revisions of "Cossacks 3"

Latest revision as of 00:55, 26 December 2023

Cossacks
Cossacks: European Wars	2000
Cossacks: The Art of War	2002
Cossacks: Back to War	2002
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars	2005
Cossacks II: Battle for Europe	2006
Cossacks 3	2016

Cossacks 3 is a singleplayer and multiplayer RTS game in the Cossacks series.

The game is a remake of Cossacks: European Wars.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com		Serial key for multiplayer shown in the game's library entry.
Steam

All versions require a GSC Account to play online.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Digital Deluxe Upgrade
Days of Brilliance
Rise to Glory
Guardians of the Highlands
Path to Grandeur
Christmas Gift	Free.
Summer Fair	Free.
The Golden Age

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\cossacks\profiles\<user-id>\
Linux	$HOME/cossacks/profiles/%profile_name%/profile.cfg
macOS (OS X)

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\cossacks
Linux	$HOME/cossacks/profiles/%profile_name%/saves/
macOS (OS X)

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		16x
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

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
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		8	Requires a GSC Account

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3000+	Intel Core i5-3470 3.20 GHz AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro Intel HD Graphics 3000 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 ATI Radeon HD 7900 Series

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	SteamOS, Ubuntu, Mint
Processor (CPU)	Quad Core Processor
System memory (RAM)	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel video-cards are not officially supported and game may not work 512 MB of VRAM OpenGL 3.2+ compatible

This game requires a resolution of at least 1280x768.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Linux version release :: Cossacks 3 General Discussions - last accessed on 2017-06-20

[OtherOS-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Linux version release :: Cossacks 3 General Discussions - last accessed on 2017-06-20

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Cossacks 3 cover.jpg
@@ Line 9: / Line 8: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 20, 2016}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|June 20, 2017|ref=<ref name="OtherOS">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/333420/discussions/0/2333276539613198630/|title=Linux version release :: Cossacks 3 General Discussions|date=2017-06-20}}</ref>}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|TBA|ref=<ref name="OtherOS"/>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|LC|ref=<ref name="OtherOS"/>}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, DLC }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
@@ Line 27: / Line 26: @@
 |gogcom id    = 1797227701
 |gogcom id side = 1792819207, 2058625388, 1830579185, 1483750963, 1365995253, 1318550073
+|hltb         = 40110
+|lutris       = cossacks-3
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = cossacks-3
+|mobygames    = 80724
 |wikipedia    = Cossacks 3
 |winehq       = 17876
@@ Line 34: / Line 35: @@
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{ii}} Remake of the [[Cossacks: European Wars]].
+|introduction      =
+|release history   = The game is a remake of ''[[Cossacks: European Wars]]''.
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 43: / Line 49: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | cossacks_3 | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | cossacks_3 | DRM-free, key | Serial key for multiplayer shown in the game's library entry. |  | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 333420 | Steam |  |  | Windows, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 333420 | Steam, key |  |  | Windows, Linux }}
 }}
 {{ii}} All versions require a GSC Account to play online.
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Digital Deluxe Upgrade |  | Windows, Linux }}
@@ Line 57: / Line 64: @@
 {{DLC/row| Summer Fair | Free. | Windows, Linux }}
 {{DLC/row| The Golden Age |  | Windows, Linux }}
-{{DLC/row| OST |  | Windows, Linux }}
 }}
@@ Line 64: / Line 70: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\cossacks\profiles\{{P|uid}}\}}
-{{Game data/config|Linux|~/cossacks/profiles/%profile_name%/profile.cfg}}
+{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/cossacks/profiles/%profile_name%/profile.cfg}}
 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 }}
@@ Line 72: / Line 78: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\cossacks}}
-{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/cossacks/profiles/%profile_name%/saves/}}
+{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/cossacks/profiles/%profile_name%/saves/}}
 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 }}
@@ Line 78: / Line 84: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 119: / Line 125: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = [[FXAA]]
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 125: / Line 134: @@
 |120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
+|ray tracing                = false
+|ray tracing notes          =
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 195: / Line 206: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 209: / Line 220: @@
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 221: / Line 234: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
+|language  = Czech
 |interface = true
 |audio     = n/a
@@ Line 229: / Line 242: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-|language  = Czech
+|language  = French
 |interface = true
 |audio     = n/a
@@ Line 237: / Line 250: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-|language  = French
+|language  = German
 |interface = true
 |audio     = n/a
@@ Line 245: / Line 258: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-|language  = German
+|language  = Italian
 |interface = true
 |audio     = n/a
@@ Line 253: / Line 266: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-|language  = Italian
+|language  = Polish
 |interface = true
 |audio     = n/a
@@ Line 261: / Line 274: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-|language  = Polish
+|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 |interface = true
 |audio     = n/a
@@ Line 346: / Line 359: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 366: / Line 379: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
-|linux powerpc app      =
+|linux powerpc app      = unknown
-|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
+|linux 32-bit executable= true
-|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux 64-bit executable= false
+|linux arm app          = false
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	GSC Game World
Release dates
Windows	September 20, 2016
Linux	June 20, 2017^[1]
macOS (OS X)	Likely cancelled^[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS
Themes	Europe
Series	Cossacks