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Saints Row: The Third

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Saints Row: The Third
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Developers
Volition, Inc.
Publishers
THQ
Deep Silver
Engines
CTG
Release dates
Windows November 15, 2011
Saints Row: The Third on Wikipedia
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Key points

Some of the developers of the game in Volition are actively helping the community into releasing proper mod tools and fixing latest bugs[1]
Has issues running on AMD/ATI systems.

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series
Official forums for game
Saints Row Mods forums

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Amazon.com
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GamersGate
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Full Package only
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Humble Store
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Retail
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All versions require Steam.

Version differences

The Full Package does not include the following DLC: Bloodsucker Pack, Unlockable Pack. These are available separately or as part of the Ultimate Franchise Pack.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Mods

Gentlemen of Steelport

This mod compilation by idolninja combines all the best mods from the Saints Row modding community. To download, go to idolninja's website.

Launcher With Advanced Graphics Options

Launcher with a nice GUI front end for display settings editing [2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/55230/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/55230/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings


Remove aim assist

Instructions

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Czech
Polish
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
2

Issues fixed

Bad Performance / Lag

This issue mostly affects AMD/ATI graphics cards, but these tweaks may alleviate performance issues regardless of brand:

Instructions

Stuttering / Freezing

Instructions

Lag / Freeze in fullscreen with DirectX 10/11

Instructions

Lag

Instructions

No Sound

Instructions

Controller not working

Instructions

Flickering Red Dots

Instructions

Fail to Launch / Hangs / Freezes After Intro or Advertisement

Instructions

Game Crashes on Loading Screen After Starting a New Game

Instructions
Instructions

Seemingly Random Crashes in DirectX 11 Mode

Instructions

Launcher is blank

Instructions

Co-op Mode not connecting

Instructions

Missing saved games or insufficient space

Instructions

Lag in Co-op Through a LAN Connection

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11 Backward compatibility for Direct3D 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce 8800
ATI RADEON 3000
320 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible sound card

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>/55230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (55230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References