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{{++}} Adds additional items to the Pause and Game Settings menus which allow to skip (speed up) ingame cinematics, save the game at any location, use official feature Autoface Toggle Mode (Defiance default feature - holding autoface without necessity to hold its button), manipulate with some parameters of hero using official (but hidden) features of the game, including adding for the PC version of the game the access to such possibility from PS2 version of this game as Invincible. | {{++}} Adds additional items to the Pause and Game Settings menus which allow to skip (speed up) ingame cinematics, save the game at any location, use official feature Autoface Toggle Mode (Defiance default feature - holding autoface without necessity to hold its button), manipulate with some parameters of hero using official (but hidden) features of the game, including adding for the PC version of the game the access to such possibility from PS2 version of this game as Invincible. | ||
{{++}} Adds additional feature for the in-game Map which allows to teleport between locations on that map which are accessible at this time (century), excepting Stronghold (because the last one has important triggers which must be always activated by the user), by providing the appropriate hint at the left bottom corner of the map. | {{++}} Adds additional feature for the in-game Map which allows to teleport between locations on that map which are accessible at this time (century), excepting Stronghold (because the last one has important triggers which must be always activated by the user), by providing the appropriate hint at the left bottom corner of the map. |
Revision as of 18:56, 3 May 2023
Developers | |
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Crystal Dynamics | |
Windows | Nixxes Software[1] |
Publishers | |
2001-2009 | Eidos Interactive |
2009-2023 | Square Enix |
2023-present | Crystal Dynamics |
Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
Engines | |
Gex Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 30, 2001 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 77 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Legacy of Kain |
Legacy of Kain | |
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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain | 1997 |
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | 1999 |
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 | 2001 |
Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 | 2002 |
Legacy of Kain: Defiance | 2003 |
Nosgoth | Cancelled |
Key points
- Low compatibility with modern systems.
- Many users report random crashes. See Issues fixed.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc V2 DRM[Note 1] | |||
Includes Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 and Legacy of Kain: Defiance. | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Publisher website (unavailable) |
Demo
A demo is available here.
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.02 is the latest version. Digital distribution versions are already patched.
- To install this patch on newer versions of Windows, run
sr2pc102.exe
as an administrator.
Soul Fixer
- Fixes crashes related to audio (no longer requires single core affinity), resolution switching, and the Bink video player.
- Fully restores motion blur by improving the effect, replaces FSAA with MSAA, and adds support for aspect ratio at any resolution.
- Contains reworked nemesis2000’s widescreen fix which functions according to the currently selected resolution.
- Adds compatibility with all DirectInput and XInput controllers.
- Requires version 1.02 from GOG.com or Steam.
SR2 Enhancer
- Adds additional items to the Pause and Game Settings menus which allow to skip (speed up) ingame cinematics, save the game at any location, use official feature Autoface Toggle Mode (Defiance default feature - holding autoface without necessity to hold its button), manipulate with some parameters of hero using official (but hidden) features of the game, including adding for the PC version of the game the access to such possibility from PS2 version of this game as Invincible.
- Adds additional feature for the in-game Map which allows to teleport between locations on that map which are accessible at this time (century), excepting Stronghold (because the last one has important triggers which must be always activated by the user), by providing the appropriate hint at the left bottom corner of the map.
- Fixes the old bug with the movement forward in the autoface (can't move) and swim (move forward instead of turn) modes if one uses the “keyboard + mouse” control scheme.
- Requires version 1.02 from GOG.com or Steam.
Extra setup dialog options
Add DWORD value |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Soul Reaver 2\1.00.000 |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224940/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Soul Reaver 2\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224940/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use Soul Fixer | ||
Multi-monitor | See Soul Fixer | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Soul Fixer | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use Soul Fixer | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use Soul Fixer | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Soul Fixer | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FSAA. Can't be enabled when Fullscreen effects is ticked in the setup dialog. Use Soul Fixer for MSAA. |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | Run sr2.exe with -setup command line argument and tick Sync to refresh |
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60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Causes incorrect functioning of the "devour souls" button and other glitches such as brief teleport (especially during combats) and certain corrupted sections of the game. Use Soul Fixer to prevent these issues. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Uses DirectInput. XInput controllers may experience issues, use Soul Fixer or Xidi to fix them. |
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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 | Generic DirectInput controllers are supported. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Has on/off options for sound and music | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail and GOG only | |||
German | Retail and GOG only. Patch for other digital releases here. | |||
Italian | Retail only. Download. | |||
Russian | Retail only. Fargus (updated in 2023) and Fargus + 7Wolf. | |||
Spanish | Retail only. Download. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 | ||
vorpX | G3D, Z3D 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
Crashes and freezes on multi-core CPUs
Use Soul Fixer |
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Force CPU affinity to one core [4] |
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VSync does not work on Windows 10
Use Soul Fixer |
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Uncapped frame rate issue
Use Soul Fixer, turn off Fullscreen VSync in the game options, and set Frame Rate to 60 or 120 FPS.
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Limit the frame rate to 60 FPS [5] |
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Enable VSync and set the refresh rate to 60Hz |
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Purplish screen
Modify DWORD value |
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Switch from 16-bit to 32-bit color depth in the graphics options |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 | Use Soul Fixer for Direct3D9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 450 MHz AMD K6-III 500 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 700 MHz AMD Athlon 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 850 MB | 1 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (224940) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ soul reaver2 Wayback Machine [missing title] - last accessed on 2021-9-5
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Set affinity to CPU 0
- ↑ It's a FPS problem