Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition
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Developers | |
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Larian Studios | |
Engines | |
Divinity Engine 2.0 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 31, 2018[1] |
macOS (OS X) | January 31, 2019[2] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 95 |
OpenCritic | 91 |
IGDB | 93 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Menu-based |
Genres | RPG |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Divinity |
Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition is an updated release of the 2017 role-playing game Divinity: Original Sin II, and was made available as a free upgrade to prior owners. It features additional content, balance changes, rewritten dialogues, an overhauled Arena mode and more.
General information
- Official Larian forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GOG.com | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam | Does not require the Steam client to run. |
- The Classic Edition is included and can be selected through the launcher.
Essential improvements
Skip launcher
- To launch directly into the game, create a shortcut to either
<path-to-game>\DefEd\bin\EoCApp.exe
(Definitive Edition) or<path-to-game>\Classic\EoCApp.exe
(Classic Edition). - Alternatively, on Steam, right click the game in your library, click "Properties," and click "Set Launch Options...". Add the line
--skip-launcher
, and hit OK.[3] - Older versions of the launcher, before the September 2nd, 2021 update, use the
--rail_connect_cmd=
startup argument instead.[4]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Larian Studios\Divinity Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition\graphicSettings.lsx %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Larian Studios\Divinity Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition\PlayerProfiles\<user-id>\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Documents/Larian Studios/Divinity Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition/graphicSettings.lsx ~/Documents/Larian Studios/Divinity Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition/PlayerProfiles/<user-id>/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/435150/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Larian Studios\Divinity Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition\PlayerProfiles\<user-id>\Savegames\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Documents/Larian Studios/Divinity Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition/PlayerProfiles/<user-id>/Savegames |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/435150/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Saves made in the Classic Edition are not compatible with the Definitive Edition.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
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 | Hor+ | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Better Camera 2 for DOS 2. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Called "Fake Fullscreen". | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA and SMAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Double and triple buffering. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap by default. Optionally frame rate cap can be enabled from the options. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | [5] |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Fully remappable. You can use up to two different keys per task. | |
Mouse acceleration | No acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | Uses system cursor settings. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Input or mouse/keyboard mode can only be selected at the start screen by pressing the corresponding button. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
---|---|---|
PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired, |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Can be adjusted or disabled. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | With controller input selected, some keyboard shortcuts still work. |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | FX, music, ambient, fight music, UI, voice and cinematics. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Can be changed in the audio settings. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | Fix localization by Si1ver | |||
Spanish |
Network
- GOG and Steam users can play together.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 4 | Co-op, Versus Can only be played in controller mode. |
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LAN play | 4 | Co-op, Versus |
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Online play | 4 | Co-op, Versus |
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Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Native 3D | |||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Divinity Original Sin 2 - Fix Update (patch v3.0.190.74) - Classic and Definitive Edition. | ||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues fixed
- A list of common problems and solutions can be found in the Technical Support FAQ.
Very low FPS
- The game may run with very low FPS due to the GPU being stuck in a low clock speed.
(Windows 10) Disable Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling[6][7] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 11 | |
Shader Model support | 5.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | Works on macOS 10.15 Catalina[8] |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | |
Audio | Wwise | |
Interface | Iggy | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video 2 |
Mods
- Mods for the Classic Edition are not automatically compatible with the Definitive Edition.
- GOG users can download Steam Workshop mods via Steam Workshop Downloader.
Minimize install size
- Folders
<path-to-game>\Data
and<path-to-game>\Classic
can be deleted to free up roughly 30 GB of space because they contain only Classic Edition files.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 | 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core i7 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 AMD Radeon HD 6XXX series DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 280 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.13.6 | 10.14.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 5000 AMD Radeon R9 M290X | Intel HD Graphics 630+ AMD Radeon R9 M390X |
- Nvidia GPUs are not supported at this time and will likely result in graphical distortion or artifacts.
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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/435150/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (435150) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Divinity: Original Sin 2 :: Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition now available - last accessed on 2019-01-01
- ↑ Divinity: Original Sin 2 :: Now available on Mac devices! - last accessed on 2019-02-16
- ↑ iPad/Steam Cross Save Now Available! - New LariLauncher. : Steam News - last accessed on 2021-09-02
- ↑ Option to auto launch game instead of launcher. : DivinityOriginalSin - last accessed on 2020-08-30
- ↑ Divinity: Original Sin 2 :: Patch v3.0.30.9667 - HDR support and Sir Lora unlockable throughout the game! - last accessed on 2019-01-01
- ↑ Game locked at 10 fps, settings do not have an impact :: Divinity: Original Sin 2 Technical & Gameplay problems - last accessed on 2020-06-27
- ↑ GPU clock locked @ 405Mhz terrible FPS in DE :: Divinity: Original Sin 2 Technical & Gameplay problems - last accessed on 2020-06-27
- ↑ [1]