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Latest revision as of 09:45, 12 September 2024
Developers | |
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Neversoft | |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Aspyr Media | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 13, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) | December 10, 2007 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Genres | Music/rhythm |
Series | Guitar Hero |
Guitar Hero | |
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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | 2007 |
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith | 2008 |
Guitar Hero: World Tour | 2009 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Based on the Xbox 360 version of the game.
- Missing stage visual effects from the 360 and PS3 versions.[1][2]
- Official Master server for multiplayer was shut down. Can be restored with a mod, see Multiplayer types
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Patches
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Aspyr\Guitar Hero III\AspyrConfig.xml |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Aspyr\Guitar Hero III\Save\ |
macOS (OS X) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Vert- | ||
Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Particles and effects will break if the game runs higher than 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Custom resolutions[3] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | A guitar controller is highly recommended, but regular Xbox 360 controllers are supported. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | All Xbox 360 guitar controllers and regular Xbox 360 controllers are supported. | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration | Not supported on all platforms. |
PlayStation controllers | Gameplay works perfectly, including whammying. Left analog stick doesn't work. It's not possible to switch to the bonus songs tab. | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired |
Generic/other controllers | PC World Tour guitar controllers, PlayStation 3 guitar controllers and generic gamepads are supported. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Always displays the guitar controller's button prompts. | |
Controller hotplugging | XInput-compatible controllers only. | |
Haptic feedback | No haptic feedback on all platforms. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | The game uses some licensed songs with no option to change to other songs. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Co-op, Versus |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 2 | Co-op, Versus Check these websites for restoring the Multiplayer: https://wiki.aiwarehouse.xyz/en/gh3-pc-guide or https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/29272/plutonium-gh3-ghwt |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 3074 |
UDP | 3074 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Stuttering
Force the game to run in borderless fullscreen windowed mode.[4] |
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Set list limit crash
Use modded file to extend the setlist to ~260 songs[5] |
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High frame rate issues
- The particles and effects of the game are linked to 60fps so playing at high fps can cause problems.
Framerate can be limited using Nvidia Inspector |
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Set refresh rate on 60hz. |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium D (Dual-core) 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3500+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon Dual Core 4400+ |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5.1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X800 Nvidia GeForce 7600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | ATI Radeon HD 2600 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 256 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Controller | Official Guitar Hero X-Plorer Guitar Controller | |
Other | 6X DVD-ROM drive |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.4.10 | 10.5 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz | 2.33 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5.1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 7300 128 MB of VRAM | 256 MB of VRAM |
Controller | Official Guitar Hero X-Plorer Guitar Controller | |
Other | DVD-ROM drive |
References
- ↑ PC gameplay sample - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Xbox 360 gameplay sample - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Guitar Hero 3 Resolution - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Performance fix for GH games on ATI/AMD cards (Final Release) - last accessed on 2022-02-03
- "For future reference, this mod does what many others do these days, runs the game in borderless fullscreen mode. This is all you need to fix the performance on AMD cards. There isn't any kind of magic here. If you can no longer find a working mirror for this, any other mod that runs games in borderless fullscreen mode should work."
- ↑ How I Fixed a 10 Year Old Guitar Hero Bug Without the Source Code - last accessed on May 2023