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Disciples
Disciples: Sacred Lands	1999
Disciples II: Dark Prophecy	2002
Disciples II: Guardians of The Light	2003
Disciples II: Servants of The Dark	2003
Disciples II: Rise of The Elves	2003
Disciples III: Renaissance	2009
Disciples III: Resurrection	2010
Disciples III: Reincarnation	2012
Disciples: Liberation	2021

Disciples III: Renaissance is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RPG and TBS game in the Disciples series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		English copies us ProtectDISC Software DRM. Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM.
		Gold Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Gold Edition also available.
Humble Store		Gold Edition.
Steam

Aree demo is available on Steam: steam://install/57610

Essential improvements

Official patches for the retail version can be found on Patches-Scrolls.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\DisciplesIII
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33670/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\DisciplesIII\save
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33670/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
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

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
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan translation; download.
French
German
Japanese				Retail only.
Polish				Retail only.
Russian				Retail only; download.
Spanish				Retail only; download. Fan translation by Clan Dlan, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Hot seat
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D, Z3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Elven Alliance mission 7 boss inaccessible

Replace mission file with fixed version^[1]
Download the fixed version of the mission file `elves_7.scene` from Mega Extract it to `<path-to-game>\Resources` and overwirte the existing file.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz Single Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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 (33670) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Disciples III: Renaissance - Fix for the Elven Alliance Campaign Act 7 bug - last accessed on 2022-12-22

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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 (33670) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (33670) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Steam Community :: Guide :: Disciples III: Renaissance - Fix for the Elven Alliance Campaign Act 7 bug - last accessed on 2022-12-22

[Note 1]

[1]

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+}}
+{{Introduction
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 {{Availability/row| GMG | disciples-iii-resurrection | Steam | {{store link|GMG|disciples-iii-renaissance|Gold Edition}} also available. |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | disciples-iii-gold-edition | Steam | Gold Edition. |  | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 33670 | Steam | Free demo available: <code>steam://install/57610</code>  |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 33670 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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+{{ii}} Aree demo is available on Steam: <code>steam://install/57610</code>
+==Essential improvements==
+{{ii}} Official patches for the retail version can be found on [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1287/7/ Patches-Scrolls].
 ==Game data==
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+|acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
 |mouse sensitivity         = unknown
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
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+|mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
 |invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
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+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
 |mute on focus lost       = true
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 {{L10n|content=
 {{L10n/switch
-|language  = English
+ |language  = English
-|interface = true
+ |interface = true
-|audio     = n/a
+ |audio     = unknown
-|subtitles = n/a
+ |subtitles = unknown
-|notes     =
+ |notes     =
-|fan       =
+ |fan       =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-|language  = French
+ |language  = Czech
-|interface = true
+ |interface = hackable
-|audio     = n/a
+ |audio     = unknown
-|subtitles = n/a
+ |subtitles = unknown
-|notes     =
+ |notes     = Fan translation; [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=441794988 download].
-|fan       =
+ |fan       = true
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-|language  = German
+ |language  = French
-|interface = true
+ |interface = true
-|audio     = n/a
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-|subtitles = n/a
+ |subtitles = unknown
-|notes     =
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-|fan       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Japanese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     = Retail only.
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Russian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     = Retail only; [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=490304625 download].
+ |fan       =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Spanish
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = n/a
+  |audio     = unknown
-  |subtitles = n/a
+  |subtitles = unknown
-  |notes     = Retail version, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=283454319 download].
+  |notes     = Retail only; [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=283454319 download].<br>Fan translation by ''Clan Dlan'', [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jZuPZUWtxcYYbd0a5zGA2ZvF8OJZ3NhT/view?usp=drive_link download].
   |fan       =
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 |play area room-scale        =
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+}}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Elven Alliance mission 7 boss inaccessible===
+{{Fixbox|description=Replace mission file with fixed version|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=192153531|title=Steam Community :: Guide :: Disciples III: Renaissance - Fix for the Elven Alliance Campaign Act 7 bug|date=2022-12-22}}</ref>|fix=
+# Download the fixed version of the mission file {{file|elves_7.scene}} from [https://mega.nz/#!PJdhwTyK!SA3AeUKYea7p5FFqBXR5lXEDtwoRTSvL6bSQqWm7DL8 Mega]
+# Extract it to <code>{{p|game}}\Resources</code> and overwirte the existing file.
 }}
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 |linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+}}
+===Middleware===
+{{Middleware
+|physics          =
+|physics notes    =
+|audio            =
+|audio notes      =
+|interface        =
+|interface notes  =
+|input            =
+|input notes      =
+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
+|cutscenes notes  =
+|multiplayer      =
+|multiplayer notes=
 }}

Developers

	Akella
	.DAT Media
Publishers
	Kalypso Media
Engines
	Virtual Dream
Release dates
Windows	December 11, 2009
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RPG, TBS
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Disciples