Dead Space 3

Dead Space 3

Developers
	Visceral Games
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows	February 5, 2013

Dead Space
Dead Space	2008
Dead Space 2	2011
Dead Space 3	2013
Dead Space (2023)	2023

Key points

Features a wide variety of visual options.

In-game Vsync option caps frame rate at 30 FPS; a higher frame rate Vsync lock can be forced externally instead.

General information

Official website

Official forums

Dead Space Wiki

Neoseeker Forums PC-specific

Aegis7 forums non PC-specific, less active

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
EA app		Included with EA Play.

All versions require EA app DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Awakened

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\EA Games\Dead Space 3\

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\Dead Space 3\

5 player profiles available. Each player profile only has 1 save slot, but a chapter select feature is available.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
EA app
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.

Video settings

Graphics options.

Field of view (FOV)

There is deliberately no in-game option to modify the FOV.^{[citation needed]}

Edit config file to change FOV[citation needed]
Open %LOCALAPPDATA%\EA Games\Dead Space 3\system.txt Search for the line Window.FOVScale Change the value from 1.00000000 to a higher one (default FOV is around 75°). Save your changes. Notes In one cutscene if you change FoV there will be border in the middle of the screen. See screenshot for details.

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  default FOV Scale (~75°)

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  FOV Scale 1.1 (~82.5°)

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  FOV Scale 1.2 (~90°)

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  FOV Scale 1.3 (~97.5°)

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  FOV Scale 1.4 (~105°)

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  Border in one cutscene.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Enabling 30FPS+ Vsync[citation needed]
Disable Vsync in the game menu. Enable forced Vsync in Nvidia Control Panel (Only Nvidia VGA), RivaTuner or RadeonPro (Only AMD VGA). Notes Forcing Vsync with AMD's CC will not work. Playing in fullscreen windowed mode is one way to eliminate tearing/strong shadow flickering.

Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Polish				Fan translation, download. Only base game is translated.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		2	Co-op Co-op campaign.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Dead Space 3 - 3D Vision fix.

Issues unresolved

Cannot retrieve information from Origin error when accessing DLC store ingame

Several users affected by the issue have started posting tracerouting logs of their connection to the Origin servers to help EA identify the cause of the issue

EA has responded to this issue with a workaround

Many users are reporting that the workaround does not fix the issue

Possible fixes:

• Uninstall Origin and reinstall the latest version
• Run Origin as administrator
• Add Dead Space 3 and Origin to your firewall's exception list
• Port forward the following ports:

TCP	UDP
80	3659
443	14000-14016
9988	22990-23006
20000-20100	25200-25300
22990
17502
42127

Game crashes at start-up

Disable desktop composition[citation needed]

Disable problematic game controllers[citation needed]
Go to Start Menu>Control Panel>System and Maintenance>System>[Left Panel]Device Manager>Human Interface Devices [HID] Disable the HID compliant game controller which could bug the game

Disable Origin overlay[citation needed]
In 'MY GAMES' right-click on 'Dead space 3', open 'Game Properties' and then check the box 'Disable Origin in Game for this game'

Issues fixed

Could not initialize display hardware

Dead Space 3 tries launching with a video resolution unsupported by the video card/monitor.

Manually set resolution[citation needed]
Modify the configuration file (%LOCALAPPDATA%\EA Games\Dead Space 3\system.txt), and adjust to a resolution that works.

Origin In-Game not working

Origin In-Game is not working, preventing you to invite or accept invites from friends

Disable any OSD programs[citation needed]
Disable or exit any OSD programs (Although Fraps is usually the cause, MSI Afterburner and GF Experience could also cause problems)

Game too dark or (with higher brightness) colors are washed out

Dead Space 3 only lets you adjust brightness, not gamma level.

Game too dark or (with increased brightness) colors are washed out[citation needed]
Use an external tool such as SweetFX (function "Lift Gamma Gain") to increase the gamma level of the image.

Kinesis Door Audio Bug

Kinesis doors make constant hammering noise.

Use Kinesis Door Audio Stutter FIX[citation needed]
Download Fix on Mod DB Unpack .zip into Dead Space 3 installation folder. Start DS3Patcher.bat. Follow instructions.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok Physics
Audio	RwAudioCore

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP (SP3), Vista (SP1), 7
Processor (CPU)	2.8 GHz or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP), 2 GB (Vista, 7)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 or better ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or better 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support

Nvidia GeForce 7300, 7600 GS, 8500 and Ati Radeon X1300, X1300 Pro, HD2400 are below minimum system requirements