Dark Souls III

Dark Souls
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition	2012
Dark Souls II	2014
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin	2015
Dark Souls III	2016
Dark Souls: Remastered	2018

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass
Ashes of Ariandel
The Ringed City

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use no logo mod^{[citation needed]}
Download Dark Souls III No Logo Mod. Copy `dinput8.dll` to `<path-to-game>\Game\`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\DarkSoulsIII\GraphicsConfig.xml
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/374320/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Roaming\DarkSoulsIII\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/374320/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Advanced graphical settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Widening the FOV may cause enemies everywhere except for the center of the screen to move significantly slower.^[2]

Possible FOV solutions^{[citation needed]}
Dark Souls III FOV Fix Cheat Table (requires Cheat Engine) das3fov by Altimor

Play in first-person perspective

Use first-person mod^[3]
First Person Cam (requires Cheat Engine)

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

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

Mute on focus lost

Mute window in background^{[citation needed]}
Install Souls "Unsqueezed". Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file to be created. Open `<path-to-game>\dxgi.ini`. Change `MuteInBackground=false` to `MuteInBackground=true` under `[Window.System]`.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		6	Co-op, Versus

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Dark Souls 3 - 3D Vision Fix.
vorpX		G3D, Z3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate^{[citation needed]}
Install Souls "Unsqueezed". Open `<path-to-game>\DS3T.exe`. Set Screen Mode to Fullscreen and save. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file to be created. Open `<path-to-game>\dxgi.ini`. Change `RefreshRate=-1` to `RefreshRate=0` under `[Render.FrameRate]`.

Increase performance with older video cards

Applies to Nvidia's GeForce GTX 400, 500, 600 series.

Download and install Nvidia GeForce 314.22 driver^[4]^[5]

Download link: Nvidia drivers 314.22 WHQL

Notes

Even if the driver is dedicated to Windows 7 and Windows 8, Windows 10 users have also reported a better performance.

This has yet to be tested on a mobile graphics card.

Audio cut bug

Uninstall Nvidia/AMD HDMI Audio driver^[6]^[7]

Crashing at bonfires

Set Lighting Quality to low^[8]

Crashing on GTX 700 series cards

Install 347.88 Nvidia drivers^{[citation needed]}
Drivers later than 347.88 cause crashes when Lighting is set above Low on GTX 700-series cards

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	FMOD
Interface	Crazy Eddie's GUI System (CEGUI)
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	AMD FX-6300 Intel Core i3-2100	AMD FX-8350 Intel Core i7-3770
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 7950 Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti DirectX 11 compatible	AMD Radeon R9 Series Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 11 compatible

64-bit OS is required.

Game launches on Vista too,^[9] but this system is not officially supported.

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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (374320) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (374320) 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] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (374320) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Dark Souls III Steam Unlock Timing :: DARK SOULS III General Discussions

[3] Steam Community :: Guide :: Souls "Unsqueezed"

[4] Friend of mine just created a fully working 1st person mod. : darksouls3

[5] If you are using a 500 series Nvidia card, download 314.22 drivers, ENORMOUS performance increase. Went from ~15 fps on 560ti to 45+ fps. : darksouls3

[6] WTF are you doing NVidia in Dark Souls 3??! Watch this guys - GeForce Forums

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[8] ttps://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/1692659769945863657/]

[9] Dark Souls 3 CRASH FIX

[10] Dark souls 3 works on windows vista :: Steam Community Discussions

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Developers

	From Software
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	April 12, 2016^[1]