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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Positech Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Positech Games}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/osxporter|Edward Rudd}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Edward Rudd|OS X}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/linporter|Edward Rudd}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Edward Rudd|Linux}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Irrlicht Engine}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 14, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 14, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 14, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 14, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 14, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 14, 2013}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|democracy-3|70}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|democracy-3|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{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            | Democracy }}
 
|steam appid  = 245470
 
|steam appid  = 245470
 
|steam appid side = 274050, 291900
 
|steam appid side = 274050, 291900
−
|gogcom page  = democracy_3, democracy_3_social_engineering, democracy_3_extremism, democracy_3_clones_and_drones, democracy_3_electioneering
+
|gogcom id    = 1207659953
 +
|gogcom id side = 1207660663, 1207664493, 1207666613, 1288540119
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
−
|wikipedia    = Democracy (video game)
+
|mobygames    = democracy-3
 +
|hltb        = 14501
 +
|wikipedia    = Democracy_(video_game)#Sequels
 
|winehq      = 15619
 
|winehq      = 15619
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Democracy}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://positech.co.uk/forums/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=35 Official forums]
+
{{mm}} [https://forums.positech.co.uk/c/democracy-3/5 Official forums]
−
{{GOG.com links|democracy_3|democracy_3}}
+
{{GOG.com links|1207659953|democracy_3}}
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/245470/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/245470/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| developer | http://www.positech.co.uk/democracy3/index.php | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+
{{Availability/row| developer | https://www.positech.co.uk/democracy3/index.php | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
−
{{Availability/row| GOG | democracy_3 | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | democracy_3 | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | democracy-3 | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | democracy-3 | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id777671940 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 245470 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 245470 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{DLC/row| Extremism | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{DLC/row| Extremism | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{DLC/row| Clones and Drones | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{DLC/row| Clones and Drones | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{DLC/row| Electioneering | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
−
===Configuration file and save game data location===
+
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\democracy3\}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\democracy3\}}
−
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/democracy3/}}
+
{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/democracy3/}}
−
{{Game data/row|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/democracy3/}}
+
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/democracy3/}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|true}}
 
{{XDG|true}}
 +
 +
===Save game data location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\democracy3\}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/democracy3/}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/democracy3/}}
 +
}}
  
 
===[[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
−
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
−
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|steam cloud           = true
+
|gog galaxy               = true
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
−
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = true
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         = Doesn't work
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Democracy 3 - settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Democracy 3 - settings.png|General settings.}}
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
−
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
−
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|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        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|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 =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = SFX, music and master.
 
|separate volume notes    = SFX, music and master.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
−
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
−
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
−
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      = 9
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
−
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
−
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = true
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|64-bit executable notes= OS X and Linux.
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Mods===
 
===Mods===
 
{{ii}} Democracy 3 supports modding capabilites by using .csv files to store gameplay data.
 
{{ii}} Democracy 3 supports modding capabilites by using .csv files to store gameplay data.
−
{{mm}} Check out the [http://positech.co.uk/democracy3/modding_mod.html official modding guide] if you'd like to mod the game.
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{{mm}} Check out the [https://positech.co.uk/democracy3/modding_mod.html official modding guide] if you'd like to mod the game.
−
{{mm}} Mods are found at [http://positech.co.uk/forums/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=8548 Positech modding forum] or [http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=245470 Steam Workshop].
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{{mm}} Mods are found at [https://positech.co.uk/forums/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=8548 Positech modding forum] or [https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=245470 Steam Workshop].
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|minOS    = XP
 
|minOS    = XP
−
|minCPU  = 2 GB
+
|minCPU  = 2 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 500 MB
 
|minHD    = 500 MB
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|OSfamily = OS X
 
|OSfamily = OS X
  
−
|minCPU  = 2 GB
+
|minCPU  = 2 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 500 MB
 
|minHD    = 500 MB
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|OSfamily = Linux
 
|OSfamily = Linux
  
−
|minCPU  = 2 GB
+
|minCPU  = 2 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 500 MB
 
|minHD    = 500 MB
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 17:43, 4 May 2023

Democracy 3
Democracy 3 cover
Developers
Positech Games
macOS (OS X) Edward Rudd
Linux Edward Rudd
Engines
Irrlicht Engine
Release dates
Windows October 14, 2013
macOS (OS X) October 14, 2013
Linux October 14, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 70
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series Democracy
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Democracy 3 on HowLongToBeat
Democracy 3 on IGDB
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Democracy 3 on MobyGames
Democracy 3 on Wikipedia
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Democracy
Democracy 2005
Democracy 2 2007
Democracy 3 2013
Democracy 3: Africa 2016
Democracy 4 2022

General information

Official forums
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Social Engineering
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Extremism
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Clones and Drones
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Electioneering
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\democracy3\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/democracy3/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/democracy3/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\democracy3\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/democracy3/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/democracy3/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Doesn't work

Video

General settings.
General settings.

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

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
SFX, music and master.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
DLC content is currently only available in English.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input SDL2 Linux only. Handles input and windowing.

Mods

Democracy 3 supports modding capabilites by using .csv files to store gameplay data.
Check out the official modding guide if you'd like to mod the game.
Mods are found at Positech modding forum or Steam Workshop.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM


References