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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment}}
 +
|engines      =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Despair Engine}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 21, 2011}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 21, 2011}}
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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{ii}} Multi-player co-op games are hard to find.
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{{ii}} Multiplayer co-op games are hard to find.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [http://fear.wikia.com/wiki/F.E.A.R._Wiki Unofficial Wiki] for game series
 +
{{mm}} [http://www.fear3.co.uk/ Official Community Site]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/21100/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/21100/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://www.fear3.co.uk/ Official Community Site]
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=505 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B003GSZAOY | Steam |}}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B003GSZAOY | Steam |}}
 +
{{Availability/row| D2D | 5000786 | Steam |}}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-FEAR3 | Steam |}}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamesRepublic | 459 | Steam |}}
 +
{{Availability/row| GameStop | fear-3/77635 | Steam |}}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | fear-3 | Steam |}}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | fear-3 | Steam |}}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | fear3 | Steam |}}
 
{{Availability/row| Origin | f-3-a-r- | Origin | }}
 
{{Availability/row| Origin | f-3-a-r- | Origin | }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 21100 | Steam | }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 21100 | Steam | }}
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===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Skip intro video}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Delete/rename LogoTrain.bik}}
 
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\resources\Streamed</code>
 
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\resources\Streamed</code>
−
# Delete/rename the <code>LogoTrain.bik</code> file.
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# Delete or rename <code>LogoTrain.bik</code>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\options.cfg|{{p|appdata}}\Day 1 Studios\FEAR3\SharedData.settings}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} <code>options.cfg</code> contains various settings which are not available in-game.
 +
{{ii}} <code>SharedData.settings</code> is a binary file which stores the configuration of in-game settings.
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\21100\local}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\21100\local\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor              = true
−
|multimonitor notes        = Use [https://www.widescreenfixer.org/ Widescreen Fixer]
+
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
−
|fov notes                  = Use <code>-fov:X</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]] (replace X with your desired FOV).
+
|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
−
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Resolution can't be set, it seems to scale with the window dimensions.
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 
|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming Borderless Gaming].
 
|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming Borderless Gaming].
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
−
|anisotropic notes          = Set with Texture Quality in the video settings.
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|anisotropic notes          = Labeled as Texture Quality, goes up to 8x. 16x can be [[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)#Force anisotropic filtering|forced]].
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = Off, FXAA, and 2x/4x MSAA.
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
−
|vsync notes                =  
+
|vsync notes                = The setting is grayed out in windowed mode.
−
|high frame rate            = hackable
+
|high frame rate            = true
−
|high frame rate notes      = Use windowed or [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming borderless windowed] mode.
+
|high frame rate notes      = If 4x MSAA is enabled, switch to windowed mode to go above 60 FPS.
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|1=
 +
{{Fixbox/fix|Add parameter}}
 +
# Right-click the game in the Steam client and choose Properties.
 +
# Click Set Launch Options and add <code>-fov:X</code>, where X represents the FOV value. 105 is the maximum allowed FOV, and the default is 85.
 +
# Click OK and run the game.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
 +
[[File:Fear 3 - input settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Input settings.]]
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
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|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap          = false
−
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller remap notes    = Five layouts.
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Environmental, music, narrative, sound, and voice.
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
−
|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.1 output<ref>[http://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref>
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|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.1 output.<ref>[http://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref>
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
−
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = Located under Game Settings. Disabled by default.
−
|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions          = true
−
|closed captions notes    =  
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|closed captions notes    = Some captions are included in the subtitles, such as ''*demonic growling*'', ''[struggling]'', ''[scream]'', ''[laughs]'' etc.
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = yes
 +
|audio    = yes
 +
|subtitles = yes
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = yes
 +
|audio    = no
 +
|subtitles = yes
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = yes
 +
|audio    = no
 +
|subtitles = yes
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = yes
 +
|audio    = no
 +
|subtitles = yes
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = yes
 +
|audio    = no
 +
|subtitles = yes
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = yes
 +
|audio    = no
 +
|subtitles = yes
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = yes
 +
|audio    = no
 +
|subtitles = yes
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Portuguese
 +
|interface = yes
 +
|audio    = no
 +
|subtitles = yes
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = yes
 +
|audio    = no
 +
|subtitles = yes
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = yes
 +
|audio    = no
 +
|subtitles = yes
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
−
===Crashes after splashcreen===
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===Crashes after splash screen===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|How to fix}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Edit options.cfg}}
 
{{ii}}If using a GTX 570 graphics card, you may have to lower your clock speed to 720-760 MHz.
 
{{ii}}If using a GTX 570 graphics card, you may have to lower your clock speed to 720-760 MHz.
−
# Go to the installation folder.
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# Go to the installation folder and edit <code>options.cfg</code>
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# Edit '''options.cfg'''. Add these three lines, one of them is likely to fix your problem:
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# Remove the # character preceding the following lines.
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<pre>-motionblurscale:0.0
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<pre>#-motionblurscale:0.0
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-d3d9
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#-d3d9
−
-noptt</pre>
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#-noptt</pre>
  
−
{{ii}} This turns off motionblur, uses DirectX9, and turns off push-to-talk. The most likely culprit is the motionblur, so you might only have to change that.
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{{ii}} This turns off motion blur, uses DirectX 9, and turns off push-to-talk. The most likely culprit is the motion blur, so you might only have to change that.
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
===Other Crashes/Instability===
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===Other crashes/instability===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|How to fix}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Possible solutions}}
−
{{ii}}Update graphics/sound drivers to their latest versions.
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* Switch to Direct3D 9 mode with the <code>-d3d9</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
−
{{ii}}If using Steam, verify the game cache.
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* Update graphics/sound drivers to their latest versions.
 +
* If using Steam, verify the game cache.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9, 11
 +
|direct3d notes        = Force D3D 9 instead of D3D 11 with the <code>-d3d9</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  = 3, 5
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|64-bit executable      = false
 +
|64-bit executable notes=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          = Havok
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = FMOD
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        = Scaleform
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            = XInput
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      = Steamworks
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP
 
|minOS    = XP
−
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 4800+
+
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
 +
|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon X2 4800+
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 4.4 GB  
 
|minHD    = 4.4 GB  
−
|minGPU  = NVIDIA 8800 GT, ATI 3850HD or better
+
|minGPU  = NVIDIA 8800 GT
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI 3850 HD
 
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
  
 
|recOS    = 7
 
|recOS    = 7
−
|recCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz+, Intel quad core 2.66Ghz+, AMD Phenom II X2 550, 3.1Ghz+
+
|recCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93 GHz
 +
|recCPU2  = Intel Quad Core 2.66 GHz
 +
|recCPU3  = AMD Phenom II X2 550 3.1 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recHD    = 10 GB
 
|recHD    = 10 GB
−
|recGPU  = NVIDIA 9800 GTX+, ATI 5750HD or better
+
|recGPU  = NVIDIA 9800 GTX
 +
|recGPU2  = ATI 5750 HD
 +
|recVRAM  = 512 MB
 +
|recDX    = 11
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 14:13, 16 January 2015

F.E.A.R. 3
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Developers
Day 1 Studios
Publishers
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Engines
Despair Engine
Release dates
Windows June 21, 2011
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F.E.A.R. 3 on Wikipedia
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F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. 2005
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate 2007
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin 2009
F.E.A.R. 3 2011
F.E.A.R. Online 2014

Key points

Multiplayer co-op games are hard to find.

General information

Unofficial Wiki for game series
Official Community Site
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
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Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GamersGate
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Green Man Gaming
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Humble Store
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Origin
Origin
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21100/pfx/[Note 1]
options.cfg contains various settings which are not available in-game.
SharedData.settings is a binary file which stores the configuration of in-game settings.

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21100/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Input settings

Input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Crashes after splash screen

Instructions

Other crashes/instability

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11 Force D3D 9 instead of D3D 11 with the -d3d9 parameter.
Shader Model support 3, 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio FMOD
Interface Scaleform
Input XInput
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 4800+		 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93 GHz
Intel Quad Core 2.66 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4.4 GB 10 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA 8800 GT
ATI 3850 HD
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		NVIDIA 9800 GTX
ATI 5750 HD
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References