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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{--}} Has issues running on AMD/ATI systems. Volition have been working on a patch since July 2012. <ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/19/volition-acknowledges-saints-row-3-pc-performance-issues/</ref>
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{{--}} Has issues running on AMD/ATI systems.
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1165 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/55230/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://saintsrow.com/community/forum/viewboard/ Official forums] for game
  
 
== Availability ==
 
== Availability ==
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{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
 
{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
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== Mods ==
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=== Gentlemen of Steelport ===
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This mod compilation by [http://idolninja.com idolninja] combines all the best mods from the Saints Row modding community. To download, go to [http://idolninja.com/sr2.php idolninja's website].
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=== Launched With Advanced Graphics Options ===
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This launcher contains various graphics options you can modify from outside of the game such as Anti-Aliasing, Ambient Occlusion, Shadow Map Size, and more. The download for the advanced launcher can be found on this forum post at the Steam Users' Forums [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2279474].
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=== Saints Row Modding Forum ===
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Many mods and tools can be found at the [http://www.saintsrowmods.com/forum/index.php Saints Row Mods forum].
  
 
== Game data ==
 
== Game data ==
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[[File:SRTheThirdDisplaySettings.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Video Settings]]
 
[[File:SRTheThirdDisplaySettings.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Video Settings]]
 
{{Video Settings
 
{{Video Settings
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|wsgf_link                  =http://www.wsgf.org/dr/saints-row-third/en
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|widescreen_wsgf_award      =gold
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|multimonitor_wsgf_award    =gold
 
|widescreen_resolution      =true
 
|widescreen_resolution      =true
 
|widescreen_resolution_notes=
 
|widescreen_resolution_notes=
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This issue mostly affects AMD/ATI graphics cards, but these tweaks may alleviate performance issues regardless of brand:<ref>http://geekmontage.com/texts/game-fixes-saints-row-the-third-crashing-freezing-lag-launch-failure-etc/</ref>
 
This issue mostly affects AMD/ATI graphics cards, but these tweaks may alleviate performance issues regardless of brand:<ref>http://geekmontage.com/texts/game-fixes-saints-row-the-third-crashing-freezing-lag-launch-failure-etc/</ref>
  
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* Play the game in DX9 Mode instead of DirectX 10 or 11
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* Lower the game resolution
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{{Fixbox/fix|Bad Performance / Lag}}
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* Lower the graphics settings from high to low! Specifically, try turning down Post Processing and Ambient occlusion!
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# Play the game in DX9 Mode instead of DirectX 10 or 11
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* Update your video card [[Device drivers|drivers]]! New graphic card drivers (such as Catalyst) provide for increased frame rates and bug fixes tailored to specific games and just general optimization.
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# Lower the game resolution
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* Turn off VSYNC and AntiAliasing (AA)!
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# Lower the graphics settings from high to low! Specifically, try turning down Post Processing and Ambient occlusion!
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* Sometimes if you’re using SLI or CrossFire, it’s worth trying to play the game with one card instead of two.
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# Update your video card [[Device drivers|drivers]]! New graphic card drivers (such as Catalyst) provide for increased frame rates and bug fixes tailored to specific games and just general optimization.
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* If using an AMD Processor with Bulldozer Architecture (FX-4100, 4170, 6100, 8150 etc.) Try using the Orochi-CEG tool.
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# Turn off VSYNC and AntiAliasing (AA)!
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* Restart your computer.
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# Sometimes if you’re using SLI or CrossFire, it’s worth trying to play the game with one card instead of two.
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# If using an AMD Processor with Bulldozer Architecture (FX-4100, 4170, 6100, 8150 etc.) Try using the Orochi-CEG tool.
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# Restart your computer.
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=== Stuttering / Freezing ===
 
=== Stuttering / Freezing ===
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{{Fixbox/fix|Stuttering / Freezing}}
 
The game is known to stutter/freeze randomly on systems that meet the recommended requirements. The effect of the stutter can be limited or stopped by disabling VSync.
 
The game is known to stutter/freeze randomly on systems that meet the recommended requirements. The effect of the stutter can be limited or stopped by disabling VSync.
 
{{ii}}Disabling your secondary monitor may also help, but this fix needs testing.
 
{{ii}}Disabling your secondary monitor may also help, but this fix needs testing.
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=== Lag / Freeze in fullscreen with DirectX 10/11 ===
 
=== Lag / Freeze in fullscreen with DirectX 10/11 ===
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{{Fixbox/fix|Lag / Freeze in fullscreen with DirectX 10/11}}
 
* Disable your secondary monitor
 
* Disable your secondary monitor
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===Lag===
 
===Lag===
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{{Fixbox/fix|Lag}}
 
A BIOS issue with gigabyte motherboards can be fixed by updating the BIOS from the website.
 
A BIOS issue with gigabyte motherboards can be fixed by updating the BIOS from the website.
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=== No Sound ===
 
=== No Sound ===
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{{Fixbox/fix|No Sound}}
 
Possible solutions:
 
Possible solutions:
  
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* Lower your Sample Rate Conversion Quality (or turn off Hardware Acceleration) through Sounds & Audio Devices in the Control Panel (Volume > Speaker Settings > Advanced > Performance)
 
* Lower your Sample Rate Conversion Quality (or turn off Hardware Acceleration) through Sounds & Audio Devices in the Control Panel (Volume > Speaker Settings > Advanced > Performance)
 
* Anyone using a 7.1 or 5.1 speaker configuration should try setting it to 2.1 in the Windows audio options.
 
* Anyone using a 7.1 or 5.1 speaker configuration should try setting it to 2.1 in the Windows audio options.
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=== Game Controller Not Working ===
 
=== Game Controller Not Working ===
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If you are using a game controller, such as a Xbox 360 Controller, then you may encounter a problem with it not working, or working intermittently - most noticeable on the game map screen. Be sure to plug in the game controller BEFORE you launch the game. If you have any other devices plugged into USB ports, then remove those too before playing. Should the controller become disconnected mid-game, restart the game with the controller plugged in to alleviate any issues.
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{{Fixbox/fix|Game Controller Not Working}}
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When using a game controller, such as a Xbox 360 Controller, then you may encounter a problem with it not working, or working intermittently - most noticeable on the game map screen.  
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* Be sure to plug in the game controller BEFORE you launch the game.  
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* If you have any other devices plugged into USB ports, then remove those too before playing.  
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* Should the controller become disconnected mid-game, restart the game with the controller plugged in to alleviate any issues.
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==== XInput Emulator x360ce ====
 
==== XInput Emulator x360ce ====
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{{Fixbox/fix|XInput Emulator x360ce}}
 
Using [https://code.google.com/p/x360ce/wiki/MainPage x360ce x86] worked for emulating a cheap saitek gamepad, but only after enabling "Hook Mode: All" in the x360ce options.
 
Using [https://code.google.com/p/x360ce/wiki/MainPage x360ce x86] worked for emulating a cheap saitek gamepad, but only after enabling "Hook Mode: All" in the x360ce options.
  
 
(tested for German steam version on win7 x64)
 
(tested for German steam version on win7 x64)
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=== Flickering Red Dots ===
 
=== Flickering Red Dots ===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Flickering Red Dots}}
 
This is an issue that may occur with nVidia graphics cards. To solve this:
 
This is an issue that may occur with nVidia graphics cards. To solve this:
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*Open your nVidia control panel
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# Open your nVidia control panel
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*Navigate to '''Manage 3D settings'''
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# Navigate to '''Manage 3D settings'''
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*Under the Program Settings tab, select Saints Row from the list of programs (You may need to add it, in which case select the ''Saintsrowthethird_dx11.exe'')
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# Under the Program Settings tab, select Saints Row from the list of programs (You may need to add it, in which case select the ''Saintsrowthethird_dx11.exe'')
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*Change '''Anisotropic Filtering''' and '''Antialiasing''' to Application Controlled.
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# Change '''Anisotropic Filtering''' and '''Antialiasing''' to Application Controlled.
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*You may also need to turn off '''Antialiasing Transparency''', '''Gamma Correction''', and '''Texture Filtering''', as well.
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# You may also need to turn off '''Antialiasing Transparency''', '''Gamma Correction''', and '''Texture Filtering''', as well.
 
For non-nVidia graphics cards, please refer to your equivalent 3D control panel
 
For non-nVidia graphics cards, please refer to your equivalent 3D control panel
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=== Fail to Launch / Hangs / Freezes After Intro or Advertisement ===
 
=== Fail to Launch / Hangs / Freezes After Intro or Advertisement ===
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{{Fixbox/fix|Fail to Launch / Hangs / Freezes After Intro or Advertisement}}
 
* Set the compatibility mode to the game to “Windows XP”
 
* Set the compatibility mode to the game to “Windows XP”
 
* Run the game directly instead of using the generated shortcut
 
* Run the game directly instead of using the generated shortcut
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* If you have Steam installed on an External Hard Drive try [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7710-TDLC-0426 moving steam] to an internal Hard Drive or to another Hard drive in general.
 
* If you have Steam installed on an External Hard Drive try [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7710-TDLC-0426 moving steam] to an internal Hard Drive or to another Hard drive in general.
 
* Download cracked .exes (the game fix) from gamecopyworld (I own this game from steam so I'm assuming it was a glitch with the steam .exes)
 
* Download cracked .exes (the game fix) from gamecopyworld (I own this game from steam so I'm assuming it was a glitch with the steam .exes)
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=== Game Crashes on Loading Screen After Starting a New Game ===
 
=== Game Crashes on Loading Screen After Starting a New Game ===
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{{Fixbox/fix|Game Crashes on Loading Screen After Starting a New Game}}
 
* Start game in DirectX 9 mode and start a new game. After that you can play DirectX10/11 version.
 
* Start game in DirectX 9 mode and start a new game. After that you can play DirectX10/11 version.
 
* Try verifying the integrity of the game cache (right-click the game in the Steam library, select "Properties" then select the "Local Files" tab and click "Verify..."). Note that for many users Steam will always report that 1 file failed to validate and has to be replaced, even when you verify the game cache multiple times. Since this also happens to users who have no problems at all with the game, it is assumed to be something that is not affecting the game's performance.
 
* Try verifying the integrity of the game cache (right-click the game in the Steam library, select "Properties" then select the "Local Files" tab and click "Verify..."). Note that for many users Steam will always report that 1 file failed to validate and has to be replaced, even when you verify the game cache multiple times. Since this also happens to users who have no problems at all with the game, it is assumed to be something that is not affecting the game's performance.
 
* If you are running the game on a Mac, with Boot Camp, and using an HFS+ formatted drive, together with additional software (such as MacDrive) you will need to install it on a native NTFS drive. This also applies to all other THQ recent titles.
 
* If you are running the game on a Mac, with Boot Camp, and using an HFS+ formatted drive, together with additional software (such as MacDrive) you will need to install it on a native NTFS drive. This also applies to all other THQ recent titles.
 
* On some Radeon cards, this may be due to the game failing at automatically configuring graphics settings. If this is the case, the game will also crash when you try to change display settings in-game. So, to force the game to skip autoconfig, open up display.ini in the SR3 main folder. Change "Preset" from -1 to a number between 1 and 4 (1 = ultra-low, 4 = ultra-high), and try starting the game again.
 
* On some Radeon cards, this may be due to the game failing at automatically configuring graphics settings. If this is the case, the game will also crash when you try to change display settings in-game. So, to force the game to skip autoconfig, open up display.ini in the SR3 main folder. Change "Preset" from -1 to a number between 1 and 4 (1 = ultra-low, 4 = ultra-high), and try starting the game again.
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=== Seemingly Random Crashes in DirectX 11 Mode ===
 
=== Seemingly Random Crashes in DirectX 11 Mode ===
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{{Fixbox/fix|Seemingly Random Crashes in DirectX 11 Mode}}
 
* One possible cause for crashes in DirectX 11 mode can be that the core voltage of the video card is set a little bit too low. In that case raising the core voltage by a very small amount can resolve the issue. <ref>see http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2820527</ref> '''Warning:''' Changing settings on your video card may void warranties and can potentially damage the card.
 
* One possible cause for crashes in DirectX 11 mode can be that the core voltage of the video card is set a little bit too low. In that case raising the core voltage by a very small amount can resolve the issue. <ref>see http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2820527</ref> '''Warning:''' Changing settings on your video card may void warranties and can potentially damage the card.
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=== Launcher is blank ===
 
=== Launcher is blank ===
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{{Fixbox/fix|Launcher is blank}}
 
* Download an alternate launcher such as [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2279474 this one].
 
* Download an alternate launcher such as [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2279474 this one].
 
* If you have Steam installed on an External Hard Drive try [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7710-TDLC-0426 moving steam] to an internal Hard Drive.
 
* If you have Steam installed on an External Hard Drive try [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7710-TDLC-0426 moving steam] to an internal Hard Drive.
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=== Co-op Mode not Connecting ===
 
=== Co-op Mode not Connecting ===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Co-op Mode not Connecting}}
 
* Make sure you have privacy to "Open to all"
 
* Make sure you have privacy to "Open to all"
 
* Download [http://www.tunngle.net/ Tunngle], sign up for a free account and join one of the Saints Row: The Third servers. Make sure your friend downloads it and joins the same server, should fix all problems.
 
* Download [http://www.tunngle.net/ Tunngle], sign up for a free account and join one of the Saints Row: The Third servers. Make sure your friend downloads it and joins the same server, should fix all problems.
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=== Missing saved games or insufficient space ===
 
=== Missing saved games or insufficient space ===
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{{Fixbox/fix|Missing saved games or insufficient space}}
 
Symptom: Saved games are missing despite being in the correct folder, and Saints Row claims there's not enough storage space.
 
Symptom: Saved games are missing despite being in the correct folder, and Saints Row claims there's not enough storage space.
  
 
* Restart Steam.
 
* Restart Steam.
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== Mods ==
 
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=== Gentlemen of Steelport ===
 
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This mod compilation by [http://idolninja.com idolninja] combines all the best mods from the Saints Row modding community. To download, go to [http://idolninja.com/sr2.php idolninja's website].
 
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=== Launched With Advanced Graphics Options ===
 
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This launcher contains various graphics options you can modify from outside of the game such as Anti-Aliasing, Ambient Occlusion, Shadow Map Size, and more. The download for the advanced launcher can be found on this forum post at the Steam Users' Forums [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2279474].
 
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=== Saints Row Modding Forum ===
 
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Many mods and tools can be found at the [http://www.saintsrowmods.com/forum/index.php Saints Row Mods forum].
 
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==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System Requirements
 
{{System Requirements

Revision as of 18:48, 31 May 2013

Template:Infobox

Saints Row
Saints Row 2 2009
Saints Row: The Third 2011
Saints Row IV 2013
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell 2015
Saints Row: The Third Remastered 2020
Saints Row 2022

Key points

Has issues running on AMD/ATI systems.

General information

Steam Users' Forums for game series
Steam Community Discussions
Official forums for game

Availability

Template:Availability Table

All versions require Steam.

Mods

Gentlemen of Steelport

This mod compilation by idolninja combines all the best mods from the Saints Row modding community. To download, go to idolninja's website.

Launched With Advanced Graphics Options

This launcher contains various graphics options you can modify from outside of the game such as Anti-Aliasing, Ambient Occlusion, Shadow Map Size, and more. The download for the advanced launcher can be found on this forum post at the Steam Users' Forums [1].

Saints Row Modding Forum

Many mods and tools can be found at the Saints Row Mods forum.

Game data

Save game location

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

File:SRTheThirdDisplaySettings.jpg
Video Settings

Template:Video Settings

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Issues and Fixes

Bad Performance / Lag

This issue mostly affects AMD/ATI graphics cards, but these tweaks may alleviate performance issues regardless of brand:[1]

Instructions

Stuttering / Freezing

Instructions

Lag / Freeze in fullscreen with DirectX 10/11

Instructions

Lag

Instructions

No Sound

Instructions

Game Controller Not Working

Instructions

XInput Emulator x360ce

Instructions

Flickering Red Dots

Instructions

Fail to Launch / Hangs / Freezes After Intro or Advertisement

Instructions

Game Crashes on Loading Screen After Starting a New Game

Instructions

Seemingly Random Crashes in DirectX 11 Mode

Instructions

Launcher is blank

Instructions

Co-op Mode not Connecting

Instructions

Missing saved games or insufficient space

Instructions

System requirements

Template:System Requirements


References