Honkai Impact 3rd

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Honkai Impact 3rd

Developers
	miHoYo
Publishers
	miHoYo
	PWB Play
Engines
	Unity 5.3
	Unity 2017
Release dates
Windows	September 5, 2019

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Key points

Also titled as Honkai Impact 3 for SEA server and Honkai Impact 3rd for Global server.

Ported from mobile platform

Cross-platform play between mobile and PC

Game running much more stable on PC than Android devices, support up to 120 FPS

Have better texture than mobile version

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		CN server
Official website		SEA server
Official website		NA/EU server
Official website		KR server
Official website		TW server

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Xuanyuan	Free, year 1 expansion
Chiyou	Free, year 1 expansion
Sakura Samsara	Free, year 1 expansion
Theresa "Eternal Memory"	Free, year 1 expansion
Bronya "The Awakening"	Free, year 1 expansion
Kallen Fantasy VII	Free, year 1 expansion
Sakura Samsara "Jizo Soul"	Free, year 2 expansion
Fu Hua "The Forgotten"	Free, year 2 expansion
Schicksal Headquarters	Free, year 2 expansion
Reburn (Event)	Free, limited 2 Year Anniversary expansion
The Twin "Dream of Gemina"	Free, year 3 expansion
Post-Houkai Odyssey	Free, year 3 DLC

Essential improvements

Exclusive fullscreen

Enable exclusive fullscreen
Use the -window-mode exclusive command line arguments. Notes May improve FPS Cause minor blackscreen.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\miHoYo\

Video settings

Video Settings

Input settings

Auxiliary Settings (Sensitivity)

Operation Settings (Remap)

Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Only available in SEA and NA/EU client
Simplified Chinese				CG audio and subtitles only available in CN client
Japanese				JP interface and subtitles only available in JP client
Korean				KR interface only available in KR client

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		3	Co-op, Versus Up to 4 groups
Asynchronous multiplayer		Default PvP type

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking		Allows for invite-only, friend-only, and open matchmaking based on mission selected. Always online.
Peer-to-peer		All of damage and score calculations are done from host.
Dedicated		Dedicated server is only for offload network packages.
Self-hosting		Starting a session alone and with no other players (via matchmaking or otherwise) will cause you to be the host. Otherwise, hosts are determined automatically. Leaving a game as a host will cause the mission to be failed.
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Game crashing issues

Missing mhyprotect.Sys
Restore mhyprotect.Sys from your Anti-Virus and add it to exclusion list

Error (21, 40007, 149) Abnormal game enviroment
Make sure that: You don't run any cheat program No program conflict with the Anti-Cheat (conflicts can be caused by Anti-Virus, OSD, etc...)

InControlNative.dll caused an Access Violation
You can choose one of these solutions: Run game as administrator Delete InControlNative.dll in <path-to-game>\Plugins Notes Delete InControlNative.dll will cause game to not detect controllers

BSOD or crashes caused by UniFairy.sys
Make sure that: You have already removed Tencent Gaming Buddy / Gameloop or any applications related to Tencent anti-virus / anti-cheat UniFairy.sys is not the game folder (this file doesn't have anything related to either the game itself or miHoYo Protect)

Dualshock 4 issues

Not working properly

Make sure that: Your controller version is v2 Use new Bluetooth version (recommend using Bluetooth 4.0 adapter or higher) If still not working, add BH3.exe to Steam and run game on Steam with controller detected on Steam If still not working on 3, you can use controller wrappers like DS4Windows or XOutput If still not working on 4, you can try using wired mode Check if your controller even working properly by using online controller test

No Haptic feedback
Run game through XInput wrappers like DS4Windows or XOutput In the game switch prompt button from XInput to DS4

Other issues

UI and HUD not working properly with Widescreen resolution
Make sure that you have enabled Widescreen Adaption in Other Settings

CG doesn't have subtitles
Extract .zip file in <path-to-game>\BH3_Data\StreamingAssets\Video Note BH3 in BH3_Data may have different name depending on the server.

CG not rendering properly
This usually happens on Windows N, make sure you have installed Windows Media Feature Pack

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			Launcher is 32-bit but the game does not.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Audiokinetic Wwise
Anti-cheat	miHoYo Protect	in-house Anti-Cheat

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel® CoreTM Duo CPU E4600 @2.40GHz / Pentium ® Dual-Core CPU E2210@2.20 GHz	Intel® CoreTM i5 5675C @ 3.10GHz
System memory (RAM)	4GB	8GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10GB	10GB
Video card (GPU)	1GB VRAM	4GB VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.