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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = America's Army 3 - Cover.jpg
 
|cover        = America's Army 3 - Cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|U.S. Army}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|U.S. Army|name=Army Game Studio}}
 +
|publishers  =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|U.S. Army}}
 +
|engines      =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 17, 2009}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 17, 2009}}
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|engines     =
+
|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization     | Freeware }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | America's Army }}
 
|steam appid  = 13140
 
|steam appid  = 13140
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|gogcom page  =
+
|gogcom id    =
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|wikipedia    =  
+
|mobygames    = americas-army-3
 +
|strategywiki =  
 +
|wikipedia    = America's Army
 +
|winehq      = 10055
 +
|license      = freeware
 +
|official site= http://aa3.americasarmy.com/
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|America's Army}}
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 +
'''Key points'''
 +
{{++}} Available for free.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/13140/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://manual.americasarmy.com/index.php/AA3_Main_Page Official game manual]
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/13140/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 13140 | Steam ||}}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 13140 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 +
{{Image|Americas Army 3 Launcher Options.png|Launcher options menu (can be accessed by right-clicking the icon in the upper left corner of the launcher window border and selecting "Options").}}
 +
{{Image|Americas Army 3 Interface.png|In-game interface settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Americas Army 3 Parental.png|In-game parental lock settings.}}
 +
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\AA3Game\Config}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\America's Army 3\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|steam cloud           = true
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
−
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                =
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
−
|gamesave manager      = true
+
|origin                   =  
−
|gamesave manager notes=  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
+
==Video==
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|Americas Army 3 General Video.png|In-game general video settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Americas Army 3 Advanced Video.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
−
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= Vertical black borders for 16:9 resolutions.
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|high frame rate            = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
−
|high frame rate notes     =  
+
|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = true
 +
|120 fps notes              =
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                 =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
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{{Image|Americas Army 3 Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
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|key remap                = unknown
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{{Image|Americas Army 3 Mouse.png|In-game mouse settings.}}
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|controller support        = unknown
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes   =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|Americas Army 3 Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
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|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Image|Americas Army 3 Voice.png|In-game voice settings.}}
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
−
|eax support              =  
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|eax support              = true
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes        = 4.0
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
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  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
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|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = true
−
|lan play players    =  
+
|lan play players    = 26
−
|lan play modes      =  
+
|lan play modes      = Co-op, Versus
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
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|online play players  =  
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|online play players  = 26
−
|online play modes    =  
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|online play modes    = Co-op, Versus
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
−
}}{{Network/Connections
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}}
−
|matchmaking        =  
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 +
{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = false
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
−
|p2p                =  
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|p2p                = false
 
|p2p notes          =  
 
|p2p notes          =  
−
|dedicated          =  
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|dedicated          = true
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
−
|self-hosting      =  
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|self-hosting      = true
−
|self-hosting notes =  
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|self-hosting notes = Servers need to be registered to the official authentication server to appear in server browsers. See [http://manual.americasarmy.com/index.php/AA3_Server_Registration AA3 Server Registration] for details.
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|direct ip          =  
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|direct ip          = true
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
}}{{Network/Ports
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vorpx                      =
 +
|vorpx modes                =
 +
|vorpx notes                =
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              = true
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  = 3
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          = PhysX
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = FMOD, Fonix TTS, OpenAL
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      = Steamworks
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        = PunkBuster
 +
|anticheat notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
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|minOS    = XP SP2 / Vista
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|minOS    = XP SP2
−
|minCPU  = 3.0 GHz Single Core  
+
|minCPU  = 3.0 GHz Single Core
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 5 GB
 
|minHD    = 5 GB
−
|minGPU  =  
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 6600
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon X1300
 +
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
  
−
|recOS    =  
+
|recOS    = Vista
−
|recCPU  =  
+
|recCPU  = 2.4 GHz Dual Core
 
|recRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
−
|recGPU  =  
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 7950
 +
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon X1950
 +
|recVRAM  = 512 MB
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 21:29, 6 June 2023

America's Army 3
America's Army 3 cover
Developers
Army Game Studio
Publishers
U.S. Army
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows June 17, 2009
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Modes Multiplayer
Series America's Army
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America's Army 3 on MobyGames
America's Army 3 on Wikipedia
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America's Army
America's Army 2002
America's Army 3 2009
America's Army: Proving Grounds 2015

Key points

Available for free.

General information

Official game manual
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Launcher options menu (can be accessed by right-clicking the icon in the upper left corner of the launcher window border and selecting "Options").
Launcher options menu (can be accessed by right-clicking the icon in the upper left corner of the launcher window border and selecting "Options").
In-game interface settings.
In-game interface settings.
In-game parental lock settings.
In-game parental lock settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\AA3Game\Config[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13140/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\America's Army 3\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13140/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Vertical black borders for 16:9 resolutions.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game mouse settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.
In-game voice settings.
In-game voice settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
4.0

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
26 Co-op, Versus
Online play
26 Co-op, Versus

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Servers need to be registered to the official authentication server to appear in server browsers. See AA3 Server Registration for details.
Direct IP

VR support

Devices State Notes
Novint Falcon

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio FMOD, Fonix TTS, OpenAL
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Steamworks
Anti-cheat PunkBuster

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2 Vista
Processor (CPU) 3.0 GHz Single Core 2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6600
ATI Radeon X1300
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		Nvidia GeForce 7950
ATI Radeon X1950
512 MB of VRAM


Notes

  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 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References