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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | broken-sword-3-the-sleeping-dragon | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GamersGate | broken-sword-3-the-sleeping-dragon | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
===Skip intro videos=== | ===Skip intro videos=== | ||
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− | {{Fixbox|description= | + | {{Fixbox|description=Move, delete or rename video file|ref={{cn|date=August 2017}}|fix= |
− | + | # Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\data\movies\pal}}. | |
+ | # Move, delete or rename the file {{file|logos.bik}}. | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
===Configuration file(s) location=== | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
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{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
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Revision as of 17:33, 28 February 2024
Developers | |
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Revolution Software | |
Publishers | |
THQ | |
Engines | |
RenderWare | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 17, 2003 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 82 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Genres | Adventure |
Themes | Fantasy, Detective/mystery |
Series | Broken Sword |
Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon is a singleplayer adventure game in the Broken Sword series.
General information
- Developer Discord server
- Broken Sword Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 5 DRM (EU). StarForce 3 DRM[Note 1] (US). | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) |
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Press ↵ Enter to skip directly to the title screen. |
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Move, delete or rename video file[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Settings can be saved only if game is run as administrator.
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Revolution\BSTSD\[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33610/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\saves\[Note 4] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33610/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | 4:3 stretched. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Game fails to start. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Resolution is available, but stretched. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
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. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Three presets for movement; other keys can be rebound | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Sound Effects and Speech. | |
Surround sound | 5.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | Official localization by "1C". Local retail release only. Patch for digital version. | |||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4, see profile introdution. Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum. |
Issues Fixed
Vsync doesn't work on Windows 10
Use DirectX 9 convertor |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 Vista, 7, 8, 10 (Steam) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 750 MHz | Intel Pentium III 1.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB 1 GB (Steam) | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 2 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (33610) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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).