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Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition

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Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition
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Developers
Capcom
Publishers
Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows June 28, 2006
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Key points

Low performance, caused by sound files
Poor keyboard controls, and poor controller support
Lacking video options

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
DRM: SecuROM 7 disc check.
Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest version is 1.3 (American, European).

Poor Performance Fix

A number of sound files can cause severe framerate drops, and need to be removed. A list of files to delete, can be found here.

Reduces framerate drops, in areas where these sounds would play

Style Switcher Overhaul Mod

Overhaul by serpentiem

Offers many video options and tweaks, including resolution, FOV and improved visual effects
Also offers optional gameplay modifications, including style switching

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6550/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6550/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Controller support

  • Navigate to <path-to-game>\DMC3SE.ini and remove all text.
  • Paste in the correct controller information.[1]
All controller configurations require and additional a program to allow the triggers to be re-mapped as Q and E.
Afterglow Controller for Xbox 360
#----------------------------------------------------------------------

[Controller (Afterglow Gamepad for Xbox 360)]

START = 7

SELECT = 6

CIRCLE = 1

TRIANGLE = 3

SQUARE = 2

CROSS = 0

L1 = 4

R1 = 5

L2 = 11

R2 = 12

L3 = 8

R3 = 9

L<->R = 1

MadCatz GamePad
#----------------------------------------------------------------------

[MadCatz GamePad (Controller)]

START = 7

SELECT = 6

CIRCLE = 1

TRIANGLE = 3

SQUARE = 2

CROSS = 0

L1 = 4

R1 = 5

L2 = 11

R2 = 12

L3 = 8

R3 = 9

L<->R = 1

Wireless Xbox 360 Controller
#----------------------------------------------------------------------

[Controller (XBOX 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows)]

START = 7

SELECT = 6

CIRCLE = 1

TRIANGLE = 3

SQUARE = 2

CROSS = 0

L1 = 4

R1 = 5

L2 = 11

R2 = 12

L3 = 8

R3 = 9

L<->R = 1

Xbox 360 Wired Controller
#----------------------------------------------------------------------

[XBOX 360 For Windows (Controller)]

START = 7

SELECT = 6

CIRCLE = 1

TRIANGLE = 3

SQUARE = 2

CROSS = 0

L1 = 4

R1 = 5

L2 = 11

R2 = 12

L3 = 8

R3 = 9

L<->R = 1

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/6550/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (6550) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References