Call of Duty: Black Ops III
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Developers | |
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Treyarch | |
macOS (OS X) | Aspyr Media[1] |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Engines | |
IW engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 6, 2015 |
macOS (OS X) | April 4, 2019[1] |
Call of Duty: Black Ops | |
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Subseries of Call of Duty | |
Call of Duty: World at War | 2008 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops | 2010 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops II | 2012 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops III | 2015 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII | 2018 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 2020 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | 2024 |
Key points
- Features split-screen with multi-monitor support (one monitor per player).
- Official modding tools and unranked dedicated servers available.[2][3]
- Multiplayer is capped at 60 fps by default (even if screen Hz higher). Disable VSync and increase limit in the Options menu or see below under Video settings for fix.
- By default, some settings are restricted depending on graphics card, but a fix is available here.
- There may be some performance issues, but a fix is available here.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Contains 6 DVD's. | |||
Amazon.com | Digital Deluxe Edition. | |||
Steam |
- All versions require Steam and Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM.
Version differences
- The Zombies Deluxe Edition contains the base game, the Season Pass, The Giant Zombies Map, Zombies Chronicles and 3 Personalization Packs.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Multiplayer Starter Pack is a multiplayer-only version of the game that has limited content.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
Awakening | Included in the Season Pass. | |
Descent | Included in the Season Pass. | |
Eclipse | Included in the Season Pass. | |
The Giant Zombies Map | Included in the Season Pass. | |
NUK3TOWN Bonus Map | Originally a pre-order bonus, later made free. | |
Salvation | Included in the Season Pass. | |
Zombies Chronicles |
Essential improvements
- All of the following tweaks are applicable also for Black Ops 4, and they may have similar names. This is due to the fact that in both games a relatively identical engine is used and it has been modified further for this game.
Skip intro videos
Delete BO3_Global_Logo_LogoSequence.mkv found in <path-to-game>\video [4]
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- You can also delete other videos to reduce the waiting time between level changes.
Increased loading speed levels
- Disabling FPS limit.
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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Accelerated switching between windows
- Use Windowed borderless mode.
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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Make all settings available
- Many graphics cards are able to handle high graphical settings, but by default the game hides/restricts some settings.
Edit config.ini[5] |
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Notes
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Enable offline multiplayer with bots
- By default it's not possible to start multiplayer matches with bots in offline mode.
Start the game in mod mode |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\players\[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/311210/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\players\[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/311210/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Triple buffering
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | : Lacks Latin American translation (available on console version). Only Castillan traduction is available. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | Z3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Co-op, Versus [6] |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 18 | Co-op, Versus Co-op is limited to 4 Players |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | For Ranked matches.[6][7] | |
Self-hosting | Unranked only[3] | |
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 27014-27050 |
UDP | 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27031, 27036 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Issues fixed
Stuttering
- The game has some compatibility issues with older operating systems such as Windows 7 due to the outdated graphics stack (WDDM).
Change operating system[citation needed] |
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Notes
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- Remove outdated file library
Delete d3dcompiler_46.dll[citation needed] |
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- The game does not take advantage off the entire VRAM amount available.
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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Notes
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- Use Smooth Framerate.
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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- Use Triple Buffering and Prepared frames.
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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- Also, the Game may unevenly load the processor on some configurations.
Edit config.ini[citation needed] |
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- You can also disable the function of HPET which is a technology of high-precision timer in the motherboard.
- This can sometimes cause performance problems.
Disable HPET[8] |
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Method 1:
Method 2:
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Game changes microphone gain at launch
Modify microphone gain ingame[9] |
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Game crashes on startup
Add anti-virus exclusion[10] |
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Add exception for Actual Window Minimizer or Actual Window Manager
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The game causes the hang of the entire system and the computer itself completely before rebooting.
Move the paging file[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Metal support | [1] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | [1] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8, 8.1 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-530 2.93 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 810 2.60 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 AMD Radeon HD 6970 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX Compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.13.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 2.3 GHz Quad-Core | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon R9 M295X 2 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/311210/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (311210) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Call of Duty: Black Ops III launches on Mac with 64-bit and Metal support - last accessed on 2019-04-05
- ↑ Update 15.1 / Mod Tools Open Beta - Patch Notes
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 gets unranked dedicated servers | PC Gamer
- ↑ Sethos88 commented on Any way to get rid of the opening video?
- ↑ pcdev on Twitter: @JarnoSomers You can edit your config.ini in the players folder and change RestrictGraphicsOptions to 0
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ pcdev on Twitter: BlackOps3 PC will use 100% dedicated servers for all ranked matches. (Same as previous BlackOps PC titles.) This is how we do it.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Black Ops 3 (PC) Microphone Volume Fix - YouTube
- ↑ [2]