Difference between revisions of "Risen 2: Dark Waters"
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===Very low frame rate on AMD with Crossfire enabled=== | ===Very low frame rate on AMD with Crossfire enabled=== | ||
{{Fixbox|1= | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Disable Crossfire}} | + | {{Fixbox/fix|Disable Crossfire|ref=<ref name="FAQ">http://forum.deepsilver.com/forum/showthread.php/63018-FAQ-Risen-technical-information-difficulties-problems</ref>}} |
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===Sound speaker option is greyed out=== | ===Sound speaker option is greyed out=== | ||
{{Fixbox|1= | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Check Windows sound settings}} | + | {{Fixbox/fix|Check Windows sound settings|ref=<ref name="FAQ"/>}} |
Confirm Windows sound settings are correctly configured for 5.1/7.1 | Confirm Windows sound settings are correctly configured for 5.1/7.1 | ||
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===Risen 2 Fails to Launch / Hangs on launch=== | ===Risen 2 Fails to Launch / Hangs on launch=== | ||
{{Fixbox|1= | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Verify Game Integrity}} | + | {{Fixbox/fix|Verify Game Integrity (Steam)|ref=<ref name="FAQ"/>}} |
# Find Risen 2 in your Steam Library | # Find Risen 2 in your Steam Library | ||
# Right-click the game name | # Right-click the game name | ||
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===Black screen during intro=== | ===Black screen during intro=== | ||
{{Fixbox|1= | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Change ATI settings}} | + | {{Fixbox/fix|Change ATI settings|ref=<ref name="FAQ"/>}} |
When starting up the game, the menu loads fine. But once the intro movie reaches Caldera, the screen becomes mostly black. Fix below is for ATI Video Card User's Only: | When starting up the game, the menu loads fine. But once the intro movie reaches Caldera, the screen becomes mostly black. Fix below is for ATI Video Card User's Only: | ||
# In the Catalyst Control Center, change the "Texture Filtering Quality" to High Quality | # In the Catalyst Control Center, change the "Texture Filtering Quality" to High Quality | ||
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===Game doesn't start / Frequency out of range error=== | ===Game doesn't start / Frequency out of range error=== | ||
{{Fixbox|1= | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Edit ConfigUser.xml}} | + | {{Fixbox/fix|Edit ConfigUser.xml|ref=<ref name="FAQ"/>}} |
# In the section <code><Window></code>, you should verify that the values are correct: | # In the section <code><Window></code>, you should verify that the values are correct: | ||
<pre>AdapterNumber="0" | <pre>AdapterNumber="0" | ||
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RefreshRate="85"</pre> | RefreshRate="85"</pre> | ||
| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Alternative - rename ConfigUser.xml}} | + | {{Fixbox/fix|Alternative - rename ConfigUser.xml|ref=<ref name="FAQ"/>}} |
# You can also try to rename the ConfigUser.xml file (the next time you restart the game, it will recreate a default configuration file. | # You can also try to rename the ConfigUser.xml file (the next time you restart the game, it will recreate a default configuration file. | ||
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===Dropping / Low FPS with Nvidia graphics cards=== | ===Dropping / Low FPS with Nvidia graphics cards=== | ||
{{Fixbox|1= | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Uninstall 3D Vision}} | + | {{Fixbox/fix|Uninstall 3D Vision|ref=<ref name="FAQ"/>}} |
# Uninstall your graphic driver. | # Uninstall your graphic driver. | ||
# Reboot the system. | # Reboot the system. | ||
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===Significant frame rate drops when player is near water=== | ===Significant frame rate drops when player is near water=== | ||
{{Fixbox|1= | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
| − | {{Fixbox/fix|De-activate water reflection.}} | + | {{Fixbox/fix|De-activate water reflection.|ref=<ref name="FAQ"/>}} |
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Revision as of 01:02, 11 April 2014
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| Developers | |
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| Piranha Bytes | |
| Publishers | |
| Deep Silver | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 27, 2012 |
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| Risen | |
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| Risen | 2009 |
| Risen 2: Dark Waters | 2012 |
| Risen 3: Titan Lords | 2014 |
General information
- Deep Silver Official Forum
- World of Risen - English
- World of Risen - German
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Essential improvements
Utilities
- Risen 2 Tune - small utility to manage general game options, like: disabling/enabling AutoSave, Static Camera, SloMo, Tutorial System, Changing resolution, etc.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40390/pfx/[Note 1] |
- The settings file is
ConfigUser.xml - Windows XP configuration files are stored in
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Risen2\Config
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40390/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Windows XP save games are stored in
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Risen2\SaveGames
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
| Instructions |
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Windowed
| Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues fixed
Very low frame rate on AMD with Crossfire enabled
| Instructions |
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Sound speaker option is greyed out
| Instructions |
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Risen 2 Fails to Launch / Hangs on launch
| Instructions |
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Black screen during intro
| Instructions |
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Game doesn't start / Frequency out of range error
| Instructions |
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Dropping / Low FPS with Nvidia graphics cards
| Instructions |
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Significant frame rate drops when player is near water
| Instructions |
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Game uses the wrong monitor
- The game may pick the wrong monitor on a multi-monitor setup when a multi-monitor resolution is not used in-game.
| Instructions |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP2, Vista SP1, 7 | XP SP2, Vista SP1, 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | Dual Core 2.1 GHz | Dual Core 3.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon 3870 NVidia GeForce 8800 GTX 512 MB of VRAM | AMD Radeon 4890 NVidia GeForce GTX260 1 GB of VRAM |
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 (40390) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
Categories:
- Windows
- Invalid template usage (Infobox game)
- Games
- Invalid template usage (Series)
- Invalid template usage (Fixbox)
- Invalid section order
- Invalid template usage (Save game cloud syncing)
- Missing section (Availability)
- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)
- Missing section (API)