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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		Complete series bundle.
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games\VanHelsing 3
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\NeocoreGames\Van Helsing 3\SaveGame\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

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

Gameplay settings.

Basic video settings.

Advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		On/Off
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Also controlled by `Sync CPU to GPU`
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Set `FPS Limit` to `No Limit`
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

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

Keybindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Game uses unique interface if controller is used.
Full controller support		Cannot select web links; otherwise, can be fully controlled.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Sound effects, Battle sounds, Speech, and Terrain sounds
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Cannot be enabled.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play	4

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]
Windows 7 Windows 8.1

Corrupt game data

Verify game cache^[1]

Corrupt registry entry

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

Video player issues

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

Video resolution issues

GUI resolution conflicts

Change registry settings^[1]
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games\VanHelsing 3` Change one or more of the following registry entries: Change `AffectGUIResolution` to `1`.

Cannot set fullscreen resolution

Force 640x480 window^[1]
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games\VanHelsing 3\Options` Change one or more of the following registry entries: Change `WindowStyle` and `Resolution` to `0`.

Controller issues

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

64-bit executable issues

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

Conflicts with Steam features

Disable Steam features^[1]

Disable the Steam overlay.
Disable Steam Cloud support.
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	9.0c, 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 SP3	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual Core	2.5 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 4000 Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 ATI Radeon HD 5800 DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible
Other	Broadband Internet connection

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual Core	2.0 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 330M ATI Radeon HD 4670 Intel HD Graphics 4000	Nvidia GeForce GT 640M ATI Radeon HD 4870

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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>/359900/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (359900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Steam Community Discussion - Crash, Start Issue, Blackscreen
↑ Van Helsing III Changelog - V1.0.2 - May 28 - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/359900/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (359900) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/359900/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (359900) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[OfficialCrashBlack-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Steam Community Discussion - Crash, Start Issue, Blackscreen

[3] Van Helsing III Changelog - V1.0.2 - May 28 - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III - last accessed on May 2023

[Note 1]

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Developers

	NeocoreGames
Release dates
Windows	May 22, 2015
macOS (OS X)	May 22, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	64
OpenCritic	64
IGDB	71
Taxonomy
Modes	Multiplayer
Series	The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing