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The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing	2013
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II	2014
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III	2015
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut	2015

Key points

Numerous bugs, ranging from inability to collect key quest items to being unable to run the game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com		Complete series bundle.
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games\VanHelsing 3
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\NeocoreGames\Van Helsing 3\SaveGame\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Gameplay settings.

Basic video settings.

Advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

The game must be restarted to enable/disable controller support.

Keybindings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Portuguese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use Helix Mod: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III.

Issues unresolved

General crash/startup/blackscreen issues

Missing Windows N media feature pack

Install appropriate media feature pack^[1]
Windows 7 Windows 8.1

Corrupt game data

Verify game cache^[1]

Corrupt registry entry

Delete game's registry entry^[1]
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games` Delete `VanHelsing 3`.

Video player issues

Rename the game's Videos folder^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>`. Rename the `Videos` folder.

Video resolution issues

GUI resolution conflicts

Change registry settings^[1]
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games\VanHelsing 3` Change one or more of the following registry entries: Change `AffectGUIResolution` to `1`.

Cannot set fullscreen resolution

Force 640x480 window^[1]
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games\VanHelsing 3\Options` Change one or more of the following registry entries: Change `WindowStyle` and `Resolution` to `0`.

Controller issues

Disable controller support^[1]
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games\VanHelsing 3` Change one or more of the following registry entries: Change `ControllerEnabled` to `0`.

64-bit executable issues

Force 32-bit executable^[1]
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NeoCore Games\VanHelsing 3` Change one or more of the following registry entries: Change `Force32` to `1`.

Conflicts with Steam features

Disable Steam features^[1]

Disable the Steam overlay.
Disable Steam Cloud support.
Enter offline mode.

Notes

Attempt to run the game after each step until either the game successfully runs or all steps have been completed.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11	Minor issues with DirectX 11 shaders.^[2]
OpenGL	2.0
Shader Model support	3, 5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core CPU 2.0 GHz	Quad Core CPU 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT AMD Radeon HD3850 Intel HD 4000 DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 275 GTX AMD Radeon HD5770

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core CPU 2.0 GHz	Quad Core CPU 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 330M AMD Radeon HD4670 Intel HD 4000	Nvidia GeForce 640M AMD Radeon HD4870

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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/359900/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (359900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/359900/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (359900) 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] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/359900/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (359900) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[OfficialCrashBlack-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Steam Community Discussion - Crash, Start Issue, Blackscreen

[3] Van Helsing III Changelog - V1.0.2 - May 28 - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III

[Note 1]

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 * [https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=16546 Windows 7]
 * [https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=40744 Windows 8.1]

Developers

	NeocoreGames
Release dates
Windows	May 22, 2015
macOS (OS X)	May 22, 2015