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Revision as of 00:42, 23 November 2017

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III cover
Developers
NeocoreGames
Release dates
Windows May 22, 2015
macOS (OS X) May 22, 2015
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The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2013
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II 2014
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III 2015
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut 2015

Key points

Numerous bugs, ranging from inability to collect key quest items to being unable to run the game.

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Complete series bundle.
Windows
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359900/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359900/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Gameplay settings.
Gameplay settings.
Basic video settings.
Basic video settings.
Advanced video settings.
Advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

The game must be restarted to enable/disable controller support.
Keybindings.
Keybindings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Portuguese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Use Helix Mod: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III.

Issues unresolved

General crash/startup/blackscreen issues

Missing Windows N media feature pack

Install appropriate media feature pack[1]

Corrupt game data

Verify game cache[1]

Corrupt registry entry

Delete game's registry entry[1]
  1. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games
  2. Delete VanHelsing 3.

Video player issues

Rename the game's Videos folder[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Rename the Videos folder.

Video resolution issues

GUI resolution conflicts
Change registry settings[1]
  1. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games\VanHelsing 3
  2. Change one or more of the following registry entries:
  3. Change AffectGUIResolution to 1.
Cannot set fullscreen resolution
Force 640x480 window[1]
  1. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games\VanHelsing 3\Options
  2. Change one or more of the following registry entries:
  3. Change WindowStyle and Resolution to 0.

Controller issues

Disable controller support[1]
  1. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games\VanHelsing 3
  2. Change one or more of the following registry entries:
  3. Change ControllerEnabled to 0.

64-bit executable issues

Force 32-bit executable[1]
  1. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games\VanHelsing 3
  2. Change one or more of the following registry entries:
  3. Change Force32 to 1.

Conflicts with Steam features

Disable Steam features[1]
  1. Disable the Steam overlay.
  2. Disable Steam Cloud support.
  3. Enter offline mode.

Notes

Attempt to run the game after each step until either the game successfully runs or all steps have been completed.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11 Minor issues with DirectX 11 shaders.[2]
OpenGL 2.0
Shader Model support 3, 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) Dual Core CPU 2.0 GHz Quad Core CPU 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
AMD Radeon HD3850
Intel HD 4000
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		Nvidia GeForce 275 GTX
AMD Radeon HD5770
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6
Processor (CPU) Dual Core CPU 2.0 GHz Quad Core CPU 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 330M
AMD Radeon HD4670
Intel HD 4000 		Nvidia GeForce 640M
AMD Radeon HD4870

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References