Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition

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Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition	2006
Devil May Cry 4	2008
DmC: Devil May Cry	2013
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition	2015
Devil May Cry HD Collection	2018
Devil May Cry 5	2019

Key points

Bad performance caused by sound files.^[1] See Poor performance.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM disc check.
Steam

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest version is 1.3 (American, European, Japanese).

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Mods

Style Switcher

Offers many video options (including resolution, FOV and improved visual effects), optional gameplay modifications (including style switching), and XInput controller support.

Instructions

Devil May Cry 3 Starter Pack

A preconfigured compilation of community made mods and fixes meant to fix the game while keeping the game vanilla.

Includes Style Switcher as a core, fixed HQ music, XInput controller support without necessity of using middleware software and different button prompts.

Instructions

Notes

It's recommended to install the mod on the clean install of the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6550/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6550/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Anti-aliasing (AA)

Instructions

Input settings

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Controller support

Instructions

Instructions

Afterglow Controller for Xbox 360
#---------------------------------------------------------------------- [Controller (Afterglow Gamepad for Xbox 360)] START = 7 SELECT = 6 CIRCLE = 1 TRIANGLE = 3 SQUARE = 2 CROSS = 0 L1 = 4 R1 = 5 L2 = 11 R2 = 12 L3 = 8 R3 = 9 L<->R = 1

MadCatz GamePad
#---------------------------------------------------------------------- [MadCatz GamePad (Controller)] START = 7 SELECT = 6 CIRCLE = 1 TRIANGLE = 3 SQUARE = 2 CROSS = 0 L1 = 4 R1 = 5 L2 = 11 R2 = 12 L3 = 8 R3 = 9 L<->R = 1

Wireless Xbox 360 Controller
#---------------------------------------------------------------------- [Controller (XBOX 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows)] START = 7 SELECT = 6 CIRCLE = 1 TRIANGLE = 3 SQUARE = 2 CROSS = 0 L1 = 4 R1 = 5 L2 = 11 R2 = 12 L3 = 8 R3 = 9 L<->R = 1

Xbox 360 Wired Controller
#---------------------------------------------------------------------- [XBOX 360 For Windows (Controller)] START = 7 SELECT = 6 CIRCLE = 1 TRIANGLE = 3 SQUARE = 2 CROSS = 0 L1 = 4 R1 = 5 L2 = 11 R2 = 12 L3 = 8 R3 = 9 L<->R = 1

PS2 Controller with USB Adapter
#---------------------------------------------------------------------- [Twin USB Vibration Gamepad] START = 9 SELECT = 8 CIRCLE = 1 TRIANGLE = 0 SQUARE = 3 CROSS = 2 L1 = 6 R1 = 7 L2 = 4 R2 = 5 L3 = 10 R3 = 11 L<->R = 1

Controller X-axis inversion

Instructions

Button prompts

Xbox 360 Button Prompts Mod

Xbox One Button Prompts Mod

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DualShock Button Prompts Mod

The game uses numbered button prompts by default.

Instructions

Instructions

Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Xbox One Controller issues

The automatically installed Xbox One controller drivers have issues.^{[citation needed]}

Instructions

Missing music

Some of the music that was present in the PlayStation 2 version is missing.

Instructions

Poor performance

A number of sound files can cause severe frame rate drops.

Instructions

Instructions

Start the game in fullscreen

Instructions

Hide mouse cursor

Instructions

Enable cutscenes

Instructions

Enable music and sound

Instructions

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP or greater
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz	Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz or better
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	2 GB	4.7 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible	Nvidia GeForce 7500 or greater

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 (6550) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ [1]

[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 (6550) 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 (6550) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

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Developers

	Capcom
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows	June 28, 2006