Spark the Electric Jester 3

Spark the Electric Jester 3

Developers
	Feperd Games
Engines
	Unity 2020
Release dates
Windows	August 15, 2022
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Hack and slash, Platform
Vehicles	Automobile, Flight
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Spark the Electric Jester

Spark the Electric Jester
Spark the Electric Jester	2017
Spark the Electric Jester 2	2019
Spark the Electric Jester 3	2022

Spark the Electric Jester 3 is a singleplayer third-person action, hack and slash and platform game in the Spark the Electric Jester series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam		Can be played without Steam running.

Demo

A free demo is available on Steam which includes all levels in the first two areas of the game. The only missing content is plot cutscenes and the training stage.

Progress in the demo does not carry over to the full game.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Feperd Games\Spark the Electric Jester 3
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1629530/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Spark the Electric Jester 3_Data\*.save
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1629530/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Cutscenes suffer from Vert- in ultrawide resolutions. A workaround is alt-tabbing away from the game when a cutscene begins and turning off Nvidia Surround or Eyefinity. Upon returning to the game, this one will autocorrect its resolution and display the cutscene properly. Do not attempt to pause the cutscene with Start/Menu/Options/Escape before alt-tabbing, as doing so will skip it.
Ultra-widescreen		Cutscenes suffer from Vert- in ultrawide resolutions. A workaround is alt-tabbing away from the game when a cutscene begins and changing the system resolution to a 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio. Upon returning to the game, this one will autocorrect its resolution and display the cutscene properly. Do not attempt to pause the cutscene with Start/Menu/Options/Escape before alt-tabbing, as doing so will skip it.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA only (low, normal, high, and extreme settings).
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Fixed FPS values: 30, 60, 120, 140, unlocked.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		Primarily impacts visual distinction of the 3 enemy attack warning types. However, they have differing audio, and the yellow warning is rotated so it appears as an X rather than a +.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Custom graphics settings will get overwritten if the resolution is set to “current”; see custom graphics settings get overwritten by a preset when entering levels.

Input

General settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Camera becomes slower at higher framerates.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Using a controller is strongly recommended, instead of keyboard controls without analogue control, as the game’s movement demands a high degree of precision.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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

Controls

There is no native control rebinding whatsoever. The controls change substantially when using vehicles, so those using external remapping tools may need multiple profiles they can switch between for everything to control comfortably.

The game does not make all its control binds known, especially for keyboard controls. They are listed below in detail, for reference:

Controls

Keyboard	XInput	On foot	On rail	Car	Airship	Menu
Esc / ↵ Enter	Menu/Start	Pause				Unpause / Back
WASD / ↑←↓→	Left stick analogue	Move	Choose target rail	[left/right] Steer [forward] Accelerate	Move longitudinally & laterally	Change selection
Mouse movement	Right stick analogue	Move camera	Move camera		Aim
Space ␣	A	Jump Double Jump [Special Move] Down Dash	Jump [Special Move] Down Dash	Accelerate	Dash	Select
F		Down Dash
E / C	B	Jester Dash Jester Swipe Get on vehicle [Special Move] Charged Jester Dash	Switch rails	Get off	Get off	Back
LCtrl / B		Charged Jester Dash
Left mouse button / Z	X	Light attacks [Special Move] Slot 2 Ability	Crouch	Drift	Fire
Right mouse button / X	Y	Heavy attacks [Special Move] Slot 1 Ability	Regen Brake	Boost	Missile Attack	[shop] Remove
R	LB	Parry / Block [Special Move] Slot 3 Ability			Dash
Q	RB	Jester Power ability [Special Move] Slot 4 Ability		Change camera	Fire	[shop] Assign
LAlt / C	LT	Special Move modifier		Brake	Move down	[map] Zoom in
LShift	RT	Dash	Dash [hold] Rail Boost	Accelerate	Move up	[map] Zoom out
1234	D‐Pad	Use Slot Power				Change selection (only in some menus) [shop] Choose slot
	Push left stick	Reset camera	Reset camera
	Push right stick			Restart to checkpoint
← Backspace	View/Select			Restart to checkpoint
Alt+↵ Enter		Toggle fullscreen

When also using a controller, LCtrl / B will perform an “instant” Charged Jester Dash, and cannot be held to charge one. C can be used to consistently charge a Charged Jester Dash when using simultaneous controller+KBM instead. (Note that this is because C acts as two controller buttons.)

Ctrl / B, F, and 1234 / D‐Pad can be held without changing the functions of any other inputs, unlike the other inputs for accessing these functions.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and sound effects can only be fully muted during gameplay; in menus and cutscenes, they will still be faintly audible even on the lowest setting.
Surround sound
Subtitles		All dialogue during pre‐rendered cutscenes is subtitled as there is no voice acting.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				The only applicable audio is some song lyrics.
French				Fan translation.

Issues unresolved

Mouse cursor not captured during Mecha Madness

In the stage “Mecha Madness”, the mouse cursor is not captured during gameplay, so when using the mouse to control the camera and attack, moving the mouse too far can result in clicking off the game and losing focus (during which the game does not pause). The only mitigations are to either limit the game to fullscreen mode on one monitor (so the game cannot be clicked off of), or to use a controller.

Issues fixed

Custom graphics settings get overwritten by a preset when entering levels

If the resolution is set to “current” while other graphics options have been customized (so “quality level” is “custom”), a random preset will be selected the next time a level is selected from the map screen (and possibly in other circumstances as well).

Set resolution to a specific value
Set the resolution to anything besides “current” when not using a preset.

Controller vibrates with vibration unchecked

After booting the game with the “vibration” setting unchecked, the controller may still rumble anyway.

Turn the “vibration” setting on and off again.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3	Intel Core i5 4440
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	32 GB	42 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

A 64-bit operating system is required.