Difference between revisions of "Dark Souls III"

Revision as of 04:09, 17 April 2016

Dark Souls
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition	2012
Dark Souls II	2014
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin	2015
Dark Souls III	2016
Dark Souls: Remastered	2018

Key points

Various players are reporting bad performance overall.^[2]

Many users are currently experiencing crashes when activating bonfires.^[3]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate

Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass

Essential improvements

Get better performance with Nvidia's older video cards (400, 500, 600 series)

Instructions

Prevent crashing at bonfires

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/374320/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/374320/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Advanced graphical settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		6	Co-op, Versus

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

64-bit OS is required.

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2100 AMD FX-6300	Intel Core i7-3770 AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti ATI Radeon HD 7950 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 ATI Radeon R9 series DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 11	DirectX 11

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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (374320) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-4] 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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (374320) 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] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (374320) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Dark Souls III Steam Unlock Timing :: DARK SOULS III General Discussions

[2] [1]

[Steam_forums-3] Steam forum topic: "Put your Crashes in here."

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[Note 1]

@@ Line 103: / Line 103: @@
 |antialiasing notes         = On/off only.
 |vsync                      = hackable
-|vsync notes                = On by default with no in-game way to disable, can force off with display drivers.
+|vsync notes                = On by default with no in-game way to disable, can be forced off with display drivers.
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
@@ Line 119: / Line 119: @@
 |acceleration option notes =
 |mouse sensitivity         = true
-|mouse sensitivity notes   =
+|mouse sensitivity notes   = Range from 0 to 10.
 |mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
 |invert mouse y-axis       = true
-|invert mouse y-axis notes = Under Camera Options listed as Camera Y-Axis
+|invert mouse y-axis notes = Under Input device listed as Mouse Y-Axis. X-Axis can also be inverted.
 |controller support        = true
-|controller support notes  = Disable all other HID-compliant game controllers in the Device Manager if your controller is not detected
+|controller support notes  = Disable all other HID-compliant game controllers in the Device Manager if your controller is not detected.
 |full controller           = true
 |full controller notes     =
@@ Line 131: / Line 131: @@
 |controller remap notes    =
 |controller sensitivity    = true
-|controller sensitivity notes= Range from 1 to 10
+|controller sensitivity notes= Range from 0 to 10.
 |invert controller y-axis  = true
-|invert controller y-axis notes= Under Camera Options listed as Camera Y-Axis
+|invert controller y-axis notes= Under Camera Options listed as Camera Y-Axis. X-Axis can also be inverted.
 |touchscreen               = unknown
 |touchscreen notes         =
 |button prompts            = Xbox
-|button prompts notes      =
+|button prompts notes      = Xbox One button prompts are always shown.
-|controller hotplug        = unknown
+|controller hotplug        = true
 |controller hotplug notes  =
-|haptic feedback           = unknown
+|haptic feedback           = true
-|haptic feedback notes     =
+|haptic feedback notes     = Feedback strength adjust able from 0 to 10.
 |light bar support         = unknown
 |light bar support notes   =

Developers

	From Software
Publishers
	Namco Bandai Games
Release dates
Windows	April 12, 2016^[1]