Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory
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| Developers | |
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| Fireglow Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Digital | Kalypso Media Digital |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 7, 2007 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 63 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | Strategy |
| Themes | World War II, Historical |
| Series | Sudden Strike |
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| Sudden Strike | |
|---|---|
| Sudden Strike | 2000 |
| Sudden Strike 2 | 2002 |
| Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory | 2007 |
| Sudden Strike 4 | 2017 |
| Sudden Strike 5 | 2026 |
Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view strategy game in the Sudden Strike series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Solidshield DRM in North American and European releases, StarForce 5 DRM[Note 1] in Russian release. | |
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| GamersGate | |
Includes the standalone expansion The Last Stand | |
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| GOG.com | |
Includes the standalone expansion The Last Stand | |
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| Steam | |
Includes the standalone expansion The Last Stand | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Includes the standalone expansion The Last Stand, Iwo Jima expansion pack, and Normandy expansion pack | |
- StarForce DRM for this game may not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| The Last Stand | Standalone; included in all digital releases as a separate depot. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\SS3.ini[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/612540/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Fireglow Games\Sudden Strike 3 %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Fireglow Games\Sudden Strike The Last Stand |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/612540/pfx/[Note 3] |
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
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Czech | Retail only. | |||
| French | ||||
| German |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | OpenAL |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon 9800 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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Notes
- ↑ Version 5.0 of StarForce DRM requires a manual driver update on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11 to function properly.[1][2] The driver can be updated using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/612540/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (612540) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.