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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [https://www.mobygames.com/game/dracula-3-the-path-of-the-dragon MobyGames entry]
 
 
{{GOG.com links|1207661573|dracula_series|for game series}}
 
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/289840/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | dracula_trilogy | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Dracula: The Resurrection]] and [[Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary]]. |  | Windows }}
 
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{{Availability/row| GMG | dracula-3-the-path-of-the-dragon-remake | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
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{{Availability/row| MacApp | id425160050 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
===Blank screen on Windows 10===
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===Blank screen on Windows 10 and low framerate===
{{Fixbox|description=Install WineD3D DLLs|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/dracula_series/dracula_3_blank_window_on_windows_10/post31|title=Dracula 3 - blank window on Windows 10, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com|date=2019-04-07}}</ref>|fix=
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# Download WineD3D [http://downloads.fdossena.com/Projects/WineD3D/Builds/WineD3DForWindows_2.6.zip Here].
 
# Download WineD3D [http://downloads.fdossena.com/Projects/WineD3D/Builds/WineD3DForWindows_2.6.zip Here].
 
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# Right click and go into properties
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# Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select Windows XP SP3.
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# Disable full screen performance.
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# Check  "Run this program as an administrator".
 
# Start the game.
 
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Revision as of 15:05, 3 June 2021

Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon
Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon cover
Developers
Kheops Studio
Publishers
Microids
Release dates
Windows March 30, 2008
macOS (OS X) October 28, 2010
Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon on MobyGames
Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon on Wikipedia
Dracula
Dracula: The Resurrection 1999
Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary 2000
Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon 2008
Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon 2013
Dracula 5: The Blood Legacy 2014

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Essential improvements

Skip splash screens

Delete or rename splash files[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\2D\Menus\Splashes\HD\.
  2. Delete or rename logo_kheops.png, Microids.png, and Tetraedge.png.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dracula 3\options.xml
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289840/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dracula 3\save.xml
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289840/pfx/[Note 1]

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 settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

General settings.
General settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Blank screen on Windows 10 and low framerate

Install WineD3D DLLs[2]
  1. Download WineD3D Here.
  2. Extract d3d9.dll, libwine.dll and wined3d.dll into <path-to-game>.
  3. Go to <path-to-game> and find Dracula3.exe
  4. Right click and go into properties
  5. Go to Compatibility and click on Change settings for all users (has to be for all users).
  6. Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select Windows XP SP3.
  7. Disable full screen performance.
  8. Check "Run this program as an administrator".
  9. Start the game.

Notes

Newer versions than 2.7 of WineD3D will not work.[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 3 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT
ATI Radeon 1800XT
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Other 1024x768 resolution
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.5
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/289840/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (289840) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References