Difference between revisions of "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock"

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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	2007
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith	2008
Guitar Hero: World Tour	2009

Key points

Based on the Xbox 360 version of the game.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Guitar Hero III\DATA\MOVIES\BIK\` Delete or rename `Aspyr.bik.xen`, `atvi.bik.xen`, `DELL_Cert_3CD.bik.xen`, `ns_logo.bik.xen`, and `ro_logo.bik.xen`.

Patches

GH3 Patch v1.31 (PC)

GH3 Patch v1.3 (Mac)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Aspyr\Guitar Hero III\AspyrConfig.xml
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Aspyr\Guitar Hero III\Save\
macOS (OS X)

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)	Vert-
Windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	1000 FPS lock. Particles and effects will break if the game runs higher than 60fps ^{[citation needed]}
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Custom resolutions^[1]
Go to `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Aspyr\Guitar Hero III\AspyrConfig.xml` Find `Video.Width` and `Video.Height` values and change to desired resolution

Input

Keyboard configuration screen

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		A guitar controller is highly recommended, but regular Xbox 360 controllers are supported.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		Always displays the guitar controller's button prompts.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2
LAN play
Online play		2

Issues fixed

Stuttering

Download and place d3d9.dll into installation folder https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B35tAlzRvHFhR3ZSU185NGRsRDA/view

Set list limit crash

Use modded file to extend the set list to ~260 songs^[2]
Download the modded `engine_params.qb.xen` file Replace `<path-to-game>\Guitar Hero III\DATA\SCRIPTS\ENGINE\engine_params.qb.xen` with the modded file

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium D (Dual-core) 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3500+	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon Dual Core 4400+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5.1 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X800 Nvidia GeForce 7600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	ATI Radeon HD 2600 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 256 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible
Controller	Official Guitar Hero X-Plorer Guitar Controller
Other	6X DVD-ROM drive

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.4.10	10.5
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz	2.33 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5.1 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 7300 128 MB of VRAM	256 MB of VRAM
Controller	Official Guitar Hero X-Plorer Guitar Controller
Other	DVD-ROM drive

References

[1] Guitar Hero 3 Resolution

[2] How I Fixed a 10 Year Old Guitar Hero Bug Without the Source Code

[1]

[2]

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-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/guitar-hero-iii-legends-rock
 |widescreen wsgf award      = limited
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-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Guitar_Hero_III_keyboard.png|Keyboard configuration screen}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
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-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Guitar_Hero_III_audio.png|Audio settings}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =

Developers

	Neversoft
Publishers
	Activision
	Aspyr Media
Release dates
Windows	November 13, 2007
macOS (OS X)	December 10, 2007
Taxonomy
Genres	Music/rhythm