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General information
- Official Discord server for game series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- A free demo is available on GOG.com and Steam.
Version differences
- The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the Season Pass and soundtrack.
- The Collectors Edition includes the base game and physical extras.
Monetization
Type |
Notes |
DLC
| The game has one additional story campaign, broken up into three individually purchased DLCs (included in the Season Pass). |
One-time game purchase
| An upfront purchase is required. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Season Pass |
Includes all three DLC parts of Money for the Vultures campaign. |
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Money for the Vultures - Part 1: Late to the Party |
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Money for the Vultures - Part 2: Five Steps Ahead |
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Money for the Vultures - Part 3: Once More With Feeling |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Move or delete the intro videos[3]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Desperados III_Data\StreamingAssets\bootup .
- Move or delete both video files
00_thqnordic_logo_color_white and 01_bootup_mimimi .
- Renaming the video files does not prevent them from being shown upon game launch.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Desperados III\ |
Microsoft Store |
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macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support/Desperados III/ |
Linux |
$XDG_DATA_HOME/Desperados III/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Video
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Remove cutscenes windowboxing by hiding UI through a developer option[5][6]
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- Add
-thisisnotsupported to the game executable as a command line argument and launch the game.
- Alternatively, type
thisisnotsupported at the Options menu after launching the game.
- Navigate to Options > Dev.
- Enable Toggle extra dev options.
- Press , during a cutscene to remove the windowboxing by disabling the UI. Press it again to re-enable the HUD.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Master, Music, SFX, Voice. |
Surround sound |
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5.1 and 7.1. |
Subtitles |
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Toggles for NPC, Player, Briefing, Cutscene, Conversation. Subtitles are displayed on a black background. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Arabic |
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Fan translation by AR Team, download. |
Simplified Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Slovak |
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Fan translation, download. |
Spanish |
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VR support
Devices |
State |
Notes |
Tobii Eye Tracking |
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Supports: Aim at Gaze, Bungee Zoom, Center at Gaze, Reveal Viewcone at Gaze, Switch Viewcone target at Gaze, UI Interaction at Gaze, Zoom at Gaze. |
Issues fixed
Slowing down of ability to turn around the camera using the mouse
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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OpenGL |
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OS X and Linux only. |
Shader Model support |
4.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Linux | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Input |
Rewired |
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Command |
Notes |
-thisisnotsupported |
Enables developer options including UI removal, diagnostics and more.[8] |
-ignoreapplicationfocuschange |
Prevents the game from getting paused when out of focus.[9] |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel i3-530 AMD Athlon II X3 460 |
Intel i5-750 AMD Athlon X4 740 |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 5850 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7870 3 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.13 |
10.15 |
Processor (CPU) |
3.5 GHz Dual Core | |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
21 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon HD 5850 2 GB of VRAM
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 3 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 16.04 |
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Processor (CPU) |
3.5 GHz Dual Core | |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
21 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 ATI Radeon HD 5850 2 GB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7870 3 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
References