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Revision as of 11:28, 25 July 2016
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| Developers | |
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| Visceral Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 5, 2013 |
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| Dead Space | |
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| Dead Space | 2008 |
| Dead Space 2 | 2011 |
| Dead Space 3 | 2013 |
| Dead Space (2023) | 2023 |
Key points
- Features a wide variety of visual options.[1]
- In-game Vsync option caps frame rate at 30 FPS; A higher framerate Vsync lock can be forced externally instead.
General information
- Official website
- Official forums
- Dead Space Wiki
- Neoseeker Forums PC-specific
- Aegis7 forums non PC-specific, less active
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| Origin | |
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- All versions require Origin.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Awakened | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Origin |
Video settings
Graphics options.
Field of view (FOV)
- There is deliberately no in-game option to modify the FOV.[citation needed]
| Instructions |
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default FOV Scale (~75°)
FOV Scale 1.1 (~82.5°)
FOV Scale 1.2 (~90°)
FOV Scale 1.3 (~97.5°)
FOV Scale 1.4 (~105°)
Border in one cutscene.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
- As with previous games in the Dead Space series, the game uses negative mouse acceleration.
- Negative mouse acceleration can be mitigated or almost completely removed by setting controller sensitivity = 10 and mouse sensitivity = 05 in the options (0.05 in the general.txt file).
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 2 | Co-op Co-op campaign.[2] |
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VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Dead Space 3 - 3D Vision fix. | ||
Issues unresolved
Cannot retrieve information from Origin error when accessing DLC store ingame
- Several users affected by the issue have started posting tracerouting logs of their connection to the Origin servers to help EA identify the cause of the issue[3]
- EA has responded to this issue with a workaround[4]
- Many users are reporting that the workaround does not fix the issue[5][6]
Possible fixes:
- Uninstall Origin and reinstall the latest version
- Run Origin as administrator
- Add Dead Space 3 and Origin to your firewall's exception list
- Port forward the following ports:
| TCP | UDP |
|---|---|
| 80 | 3659 |
| 443 | 14000-14016 |
| 9988 | 22990-23006 |
| 20000-20100 | 25200-25300 |
| 22990 | |
| 17502 | |
| 42127 |
Game crashes at start-up
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Issues fixed
Could not initialize display hardware
- Dead Space 3 tries launching with a video resolution unsupported by the video card/monitor.
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Origin In-Game not working
- Origin In-Game is not working, preventing you to invite or accept invites from friends
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP (SP3), Vista (SP1), 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.8 GHz or equivalent | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP), 2 GB (Vista or 7) | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better ATI X1600 Pro or better 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
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- nVidia GeForce 7300, 7600 GS, 8500 and Ati Radeon X1300, X1300 Pro, HD2400 are below minimum system requirements
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atpxaM5F0Ps&t=2m10s
- ↑ Dead Space 3 - Dead Space 3 Co-Op FAQ
- ↑ http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dead-Space-3/Downloadable-Contents-Connection-Issue/m-p/1401320/highlight/true#M7326
- ↑ http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dead-Space-3/Unable-to-access-Downloadable-Content-in-Dead-Space-3-Limited/m-p/476536/highlight/true#M565
- ↑ http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dead-Space-3/Unable-to-access-Downloadable-Content-in-Dead-Space-3-Limited/m-p/476612/highlight/true#M573
- ↑ http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dead-Space-3/Downloadable-Contents-Connection-Issue/m-p/475760/highlight/true#M500