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SpellForce 3

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SpellForce 3
SpellForce 3 cover
Developers
Grimlore Games
Publishers
THQ Nordic
Release dates
Windows December 7, 2017
Reception
Metacritic 73
OpenCritic 74
IGDB 74
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres RPG, RTS
Themes Fantasy
Series SpellForce
SpellForce 3 on HowLongToBeat
SpellForce 3 on IGDB
SpellForce 3 on MobyGames
SpellForce 3 on Wikipedia
SpellForce
SpellForce: The Order of Dawn 2003
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars 2006
SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny 2012
SpellForce 2: Demons of the Past 2014
SpellForce 3 2017
SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest 2019
SpellForce 3: Fallen God 2020
SpellForce 3: Versus Edition 2020
SpellForce: Conquest of Eo 2023

SpellForce 3 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RPG and RTS game in the SpellForce series.

The base game is known as SpellForce 3: Reforced as of the update from December 6, 2021. The original version is kept in a separate depot.

The Soul Harvest and Fallen God releases are advertised as standalone expansions, but are in essence the same game with different content unlocked to the player based on the owned licenses. The Versus Edition is a free-to-play variant with 3 of the 6 factions in available in skirmish and 1-on-1 multiplayer, but with singleplayer content absent; an upgrade allows complete faction access, but not the singleplayer content.

General information

Official Discord server for game series
Official Scripting Wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Pages - Legacy | Reforged | Soul Harvest | Fallen God
Steam Community Discussions - Reforced | Soul Harvest | Fallen God | Versus Edition

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Reforced. Soul Harvest and Fallen God also available.
Windows
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Versus Edition (free)
Windows
GamersGate
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Soul Harvest and Fallen God also available.
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Soul Harvest and Fallen God also available.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Reforced. Soul Harvest and Fallen God also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Soul Harvest and Fallen God also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Soul Harvest and Fallen God also available.
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Reforced. Soul Harvest, Fallen God, and Complete Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Reforced. Soul Harvest, Fallen God, and Loyalty Pack also available.
Windows
Steam
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Versus Edition (free)
Windows
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Base game
Windows
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Soul Harvest.
Windows
All versions require an optional THQ Nordic Online account to play online, unlock achievements, and level up the player profile.

Version differences

The Versus Edition is a limited free-to-play version with access to offline skirmishes and online 1-on-1 multiplayer with 3 factions (Humans, Orcs, Elves). It can be upgraded to include the remaining 3 factions for a fee.
The retail-only Soul Harvest Limited Edition includes the base game, Soul Harvest, the soundtrack on CD, an artbook, an amulet, a leather bracelet and a figurine.
The Loyalty Pack (Steam) / Complete Edition (Microsoft Store) includes Reforced, Soul Harvest, and Fallen God.

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC Minor DLC includes skirmish maps, heroes, and audio.
Expansion pack The expansion packs are advertised as standalone releases that are mutually compatible online with the base game and each other. In reality, they are the same game with different segments available to the player, but with all files on all players' computers. Full access to all content requires ownership on the player's account, but no further downloads are required.
Free-to-play The Versus Edition is free-to-play with 3 of 6 factions in skirmish and 1-on-1 multiplayer. An upgrade can be purchased for remaining factions, while access to the rest of the content is acquired by purchasing one of the main games.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access. The base game includes multiplayer access to the Human, Orc and Elf factions, and a singleplayer campaign.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Mod Kit Free. Included by default in GOG.com version.
Windows
Soul Harvest Standalone; includes multiplayer access to the Dark Elf and Dwarf factions, and a singleplayer campaign.
Windows
Soul Harvest: Oktoberfest Free. Includes a new skirmish map, a Human hero, Bavarian voice sets and inspired music.
Windows
Fallen God Standalone; includes multiplayer access to the Troll faction, and a singleplayer campaign.
Windows
Versus Edition Full PvP Upgrade Unlocks remaining factions for multiplayer in the free-to-play Versus Edition.
Windows

Skip intro videos

Use the in-game options[1]
  1. Launch the game.
  2. In the main menu, navigate to Options followed by General.
  3. Enable Skip intro videos.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\config_*.txt[Note 1]
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SpellForce 3 SH\config_system.txt
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SpellForce 3 SH\config_user.txt
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/311290/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\save\[Note 1]
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SpellForce 3 SH\save\
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SpellForce 3 SH\characters\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/311290/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game display settings.
In-game display settings.
In-game user interface settings.
In-game user interface settings.

Field of view (FOV)

Edit visual.txt[2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\bin_win32\configs\visual.txt (base/Reforced), <path-to-game>\bin_exp1_win32\configs\visual.txt (Soul Harvest) or <path-to-game>\bin_exp2_win32\configs\visual.txt (Fallen God).
  2. Search for the Camera section
  3. Here you can customize the camera, all values are clearly labeled in the file, including FOV (Default value is 21)

Notes

You must restart the game for the changes to take effect.

Input

In-game controls settings.
In-game controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Allows mapping of two different control schemes.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse acceleration follows system setting.
Mouse sensitivity
Only applies when not using "hardware cursor" setting.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Applies to camera movement and rotation.
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

In-game sound settings.
In-game sound settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Ambient, Effects, Dialogues, Voices (outside of dialogues), Voiced notifications, Music, Combat music, Interface, Buildings
Surround sound
7.1
Subtitles
Dialogue box position and font size can be adjusted. Speaker icons displayed, NPC chatter displayed above character.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Enabled by default, but can be disabled through the Sound settings.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
6 Versus, Co-op
Online play
6 Versus, Co-op
Requires a THQ Nordic Online account.

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP 5432, 9182, 9183
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Network settings can be configured in <path-to-game>\config_network.txt.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: SpellForce 3 - Soul Harvest- 3D-Vision Fix - Losti - V1.00.
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introductions: Reforced, Soul Harvest, Fallen God

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-3570
AMD FX-6350
System memory (RAM) 6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon HD 7850
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 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>/311290/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (311290) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-05-28
  2. Verified by User:Bluemax on 2019-09-10