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{{infobox
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{{Disambig||the 2020 remaster|[[Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning]]}}
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|title          = Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
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{{Infobox game
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|cover         = Kingdoms_of_Amalur_-_Reckoning_coverart.jpg  
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|cover       = Kingdoms of Amalur - Reckoning coverart.jpg
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|developer      = 38 Studios<br/>Big Huge Games
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|developers  =  
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|publisher      = 38 Studios<br/>Electronic Arts
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Big Huge Games}}
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|engine         = Big Huge Engine
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|38 Studios}}
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|release dates = <sup>NA</sup> February 7 2012<br/><sup>EU</sup> February 9 2012
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|publishers  =
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|steam         = 102500
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
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|gog            =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|38 Studios}}
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|engines      =
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Big Huge Engine}}
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|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 7, 2012}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning|81}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning|79}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, DLC }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct Control}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, RPG, Hack and Slash}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Kingdoms of Amalur }}
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|steam appid  = 102500
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|gogcom id    =
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|hltb        = 5056
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|lutris      = kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning
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|strategywiki =
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|mobygames    = 55437
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|wikipedia    = Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
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|winehq      = 13862
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Version Differences==
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{{Introduction
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===Digital Distribution===
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|introduction      =  
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Steam and Origin versions of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning are very similar.
 
  
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=====Steam=====
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|release history  =  
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*Steam uses Steam Cloud for save data syncing.
 
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*Achievements are through Steam.
 
  
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=====Origin=====
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|current state    =
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*Origin uses its own save data syncing service.  
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}}
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*Achievements are in-game.
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/102500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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==Availability==
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Origin |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Origin | kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning/kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning | Origin |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1487-1 | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 102500 | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
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}}
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{{ii}} A free demo can be played on Steam, has to be installed by direct link (allow Steam client popup): <code>steam://install/203970</code>
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 +
==Monetization==
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{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| Legend of Dead Kel |  | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Teeth of Naros |  | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Weapons & Armor Bundle |  | Windows }}
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}}
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 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|description=Move, delete or rename video file.|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Karasuhebi|date=2016-9-24}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\content\data\bink}}.
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# Move, delete or rename {{file|reckoninglogotrain.bik}}.
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}}
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 +
==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Reckoning\personal.ini}}
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}}
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Reckoning\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\102500\remote\}}
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}}
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{{ii}} Game profile names need to be identically named when transferring saves to different accounts or computers. If they are not, then you will need to rename the save file into one that has been 'recognised' by the game. This applies to transferring save data in any combination between computers, profiles, Steam and Origin accounts.
 +
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                  =
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|discord notes            =
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|epic games launcher      =
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                =
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|gog galaxy notes          =
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|origin                    = true
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|origin notes              = Syncs up to 1 GB of data online.
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|steam cloud              = true
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|steam cloud notes        = Syncs up to 1000 MB of data online.
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|ubisoft connect          =
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|ubisoft connect notes    =
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|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
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}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/kingdoms-amalur-reckoning/en
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|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = silver
 +
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 +
|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution notes=
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|multimonitor              = hackable
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|multimonitor notes        = Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen] or [https://github.com/dlrudie/WidescreenFixer/releases Widescreen Fixer].
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Quest menu is not visible in 21:9
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|4k ultra hd                = true
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Quest menu is not visible in 4K. Fix addressed in [https://github.com/dlrudie/WidescreenFixer/releases Widescreen Fixer] but not functional.
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|fov                        = hackable
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|fov notes                  = Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen] or see [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
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|windowed                  = false
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|windowed notes            = Borderless only.
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|borderless windowed        = true
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|borderless windowed notes  = Set to "windowed".
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|anisotropic                = true
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|anisotropic notes          = Up to 16 samples.
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|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        = FXAA. Set by post processing setting
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = true
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps notes              = No frame rate or refresh rate cap.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160913143805/http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report|title=New 120Hz Games Report|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Change FOV with Widescreen Fixer|ref={{cn|date=March 2017}}|fix=
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# Launch [https://github.com/dlrudie/WidescreenFixer/releases Widescreen Fixer] and open Kingdom of Amalur's plugin settings.
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# Set desired field of view (recommended value: 60-70).
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# Set a keybind for Widescreen Fixer.
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# Launch the game.
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# Press your FOV keybind '''before''' doing anything else. The FOV will expand from a shoulder-cam to third person at the correct FOV.
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# Should this greatly distort the image, simply reload the save and the FOV setting will take effect.
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}}
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===Adjust level of detail (AMD Radeon graphics card users only)===
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{{Fixbox|description=Adjust texture LOD|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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# Download and install [http://www.radeonpro.info RadeonPro]
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# Create a RadeonPro profile for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
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# Open the "Advanced" tab and check Texture LOD
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# Set the slider to a value between -1 and -2 (recommended: -1)
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}}
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===Enable high quality anisotropic filtering for AMD Radeon graphics card users===
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable high quality anisotropic filtering|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{ii}} By default KOA:R uses low quality anisotropic filtering to give better performance.
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# Download and install [http://www.radeonpro.info/ RadeonPro]
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# Create a RadeonPro profile for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
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# Open the "Advanced" tab and check Texture LOD
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# Set "Texture filtering quality" to high quality
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}}
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==Input==
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{{Input
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|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          = Changing mouse buttons may cause problems.<ref name="mouse remapping">[https://web.archive.org/web/20141205180129/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2540189 Found a bug after remapping keys - Steam Users' Forums] (retrieved)</ref>
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  = Using an Xbox One controller may cause severe stuttering.<ref name="Xbox One Controller">https://steamcommunity.com/app/102500/discussions/0/540743757479480625/</ref>
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|full controller          = true
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = false
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = true
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|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = true
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = true
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|simultaneous input notes  = UI fluctuates when using more than one input. Input may hang when switching.
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
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}}
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===Map movement to arrow keys===
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{{Fixbox|description=Map movement to arrow keys|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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* Follow instructions [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns3DBvFlXYw here].
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}}
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==Audio==
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = Effects, music, and dialogue
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|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = true
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|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
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|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Czech
 +
|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Retail only.
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = hackable
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|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
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|notes    = Fan translation
 +
|fan      = true
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = hackable
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|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
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|notes    = [https://ggames.com.br/files/file/280-tradu%C3%A7%C3%A3o-kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning-pt-br/ Translation.]
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|fan      = true
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
 +
}}
  
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===Digital Rights Management (DRM)===
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==VR support==
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Kingdoms of Amalur:Reckoning does not use additional DRM in any version.
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{{VR support
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|gg3d name                  =
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|native 3d gg3d award        =
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|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =  
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|tridef 3d gg3d award        =  
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  = unknown
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      = See [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2012/02/kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning.html Helix Mod: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning].
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|tridef 3d                  = unknown
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
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|iz3d                        = unknown
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
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|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 +
}}
  
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==Issues and Fixes==
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==Issues unresolved==
 
===Remap key bug===
 
===Remap key bug===
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Mouse button binding causes problems.
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{{--}} Mouse button binding causes problems.<ref name="mouse remapping"/>
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*[http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2540189 Steam forum link].
 
  
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===Map movement to arrow keys===
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===Xbox One S controller Bluetooth stutter bug===
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Follow instructions [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns3DBvFlXYw here].
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{{--}} The [[Controller:Xbox One Controller|Xbox One S Controller]], when connected via Bluetooth, causes the game to severely stutter, leaving the game hardly playable.<ref name="Xbox One Controller"/> A workaround is to use the controller in wired mode. For the Steam version, setting [[Steam Input]] to "Forced On" in game properties may resolve the issue.
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Crash after 10-15 minutes on Windows 10===
 +
{{ii}} Caused by a weird interaction between one version of XAudio2_7.dll and the on-screen keyboard service.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Check whether this is the cause with Windows Error Reporting|ref={{cn|date=February 2017}}|fix=
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# {{Key|Win|R}} and type <code>msinfo32</code> and {{Key|Enter}}.
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# In <code>Software Environment\Windows Error Reporting</code> look for entries with {{file|Reckoning.exe}} and check that the faulty module is {{file|XAudio2_7.dll}}.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Stop the '''TabTip.exe''' process, also referred to as '''Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Helper''', before launching the game|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=More simply, just create a batch command to run the game|ref={{cn|date=February 2017}}|fix=
 +
<pre>taskkill /f /im "tabtip.exe"
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start /d "<path-to-game>" Reckoning.exe</pre>
 +
# Create the batch file above by replacing the <code><path-to-game></code> with the path to the installation folder.
 +
# Save as a '''.cmd''' and launch it as an administrator.
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# To simplify that, you can create a shortcut to the '''.cmd''' and choose '''Run as an administrator''' in the shortcut's advanced options.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Black screen in demo with AMD GPU===
 +
{{ii}} The demo shows nothing but a black screen with AMD GPUs. This issue is not present in the final game.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable post-processing in the settings|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Alternate demo fix|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Open Catalyst Control Center
 +
# Create an application profile for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
 +
# Set multi-sampling anti-aliasing (MSAA) to 2x
 +
}}
  
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=== Demo ===
+
===Locked out of Fast Travel===
−
The demo of Kingdoms of Amalur is reportedly buggy and not indicative of the quality of the released game.
+
{{Fixbox|description=The following will work to re-enable fast-travel in a savegame, regardless of the reason that caused it|ref=<ref name="Locked out of Fast Travel - Steam Discussion">https://steamcommunity.com/app/102500/discussions/0/371918937259288313/</ref>|fix=
−
*The largest bug in the demo is black screen during game play on ATI cards. The UI and game sounds will render, but the rest of the game will not.
+
* Make a copy of the savegame file somewhere.
−
**This can be fixed by turning off Post Processing in the graphics options.
+
* Open the savegame with a hexadicemal editor (for example, HxD)
−
**To play with Post Processing you can also force 2X Anti-Aliasing in Catalyst Control Center.
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* Search for the following hex-values: {{code|A5EE1700}}.
 +
* Replace it with {{code|00000000}}
 +
* Save the file savegame and close the hexadicemal editor
 +
}}
  
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== Graphical Tweaks ==
+
===Crash on startup===
−
=== Field of Vision (FOV) Fix ===
+
{{Fixbox|description=Run the game as administrator}}
−
FOV fix is available using the utility [https://www.widescreenfixer.org/ Widescreen Fixer] and a plugin.
 
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*[http://widescreengamingforum.com/dr/kingdoms-amalur-reckoning/en Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning FOV fix on Widescreen Gaming Forums].
 
  
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=== Adjust Level of Detail for Better Graphics Tradeoff ===
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==Other information==
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Using graphics tools (ATI Tray Tools or nHancer) to force a negative level of detail and high quality x16 anisotropic filtering may be a better graphics tradeoff.
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===API===
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*ATI Tray Tools anistropic filtering is better than the option provided by the game.
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*Objects look crisper when they appear in the draw distance.
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**[http://forums.reckoning.amalur.com/showthread.php?3660-Let-s-try-to-tweak-Reckoning-s-graphics-to-meet-our-standards Official Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning thread]
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|windows arm app        = false
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=== FXAA Injector Adds Detail ===
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===Middleware===
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The FXAA injector, initially designed for Skyrim but compatible with DirectX 9 games. Adds significant amount of detail to the game. Available at:
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{{Middleware
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*[http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=131 Skyrim Nexus link to FXAA injector utility].
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|cutscenes        = Bink Video
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=== Multimonitor Support ===
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{{--}} Official online service was be shut down on May 15, 2023.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.ea.com/legal/service-updates/i-q|title=Service Updates: I-Q|date=2023-04-01}}</ref>
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Not well supported.
 
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*[http://widescreengamingforum.com/dr/kingdoms-amalur-reckoning/en Widescreen Gaming Forum page about Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning].
 
  
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=== Borderless Fullscreen Windowed ===
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===Mods===
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Borderless fullscreen windowed mode is natively supported. Set resolution to monitors native resolution, and check "Fullscreen: off" in options. This provides borderless fullscreen windowed mode, allowing seamless Alt+tab and multitasking.
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====[https://www.mediafire.com/file/s6fe3wrppknqv0a/YSA_-_Kingdoms_of_Amalur.zip YSA Heartcore Mod]====
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{{ii}} Greatly increases game difficulty, as vanilla can be too easy late-game. The changes are listed [https://steamcommunity.com/app/102500/discussions/0/350540780273862290/ here].
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{{++}} Includes PDF game guides and developer interviews.
  
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== Save Game Data ==
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====Disable the Battle Frenzy sound====
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===Folder Location===
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{{ii}} If playing a warrior, the constant hissing sound of this permanent buff can quickly get annoying.
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Steam version save game location:
 
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<pre>\Steam\userdata\*your number here*\102500\remote\</pre>
 
  
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===Cloud Support===
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{{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename FX_Player_Battle_Frenzy.fsb|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Drat|date=2019-11-18}}</ref>|fix=
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*Origin: Cloud saving can be activated by navigating to the game's information page and clicking the cloud symbol below the game cover.
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\content\001}}.
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# Delete or rename {{file|FX_Player_Battle_Frenzy.fsb}}.
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===Save Game Transfer===
 
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Game profile names need to be identically named when transferring saves to different accounts or computers. If they are not, then you will need to rename the save file into one that has been 'recognised' by the game. This applies to transferring save data in any combination between computers, profiles, Steam and Origin accounts.
 
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*[http://forums.reckoning.amalur.com/showthread.php?5352-Transferring-saves-between-steam-accounts Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning forum thread].
 
  
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=== Skip Introduction Logo Videos ===
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The Big Huge Games/38 Studios/EA intro can be skipped by deleting or renaming <code>reckoninglogotrain.bik</code> under:
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<pre>\Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning\content\data\bink</pre>
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|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
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|minRAM  = 2 GB
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|minHD    = 10.5 GB
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
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|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 3650
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|minVRAM  = 512 MB
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|minDX    = 9.0c
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Revision as of 13:47, 11 January 2024

For the 2020 remaster, see Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning cover
Developers
Big Huge Games
38 Studios
Publishers
Electronic Arts
38 Studios
Engines
Big Huge Engine
Release dates
Windows February 7, 2012
Reception
Metacritic 81
IGDB 79
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, RPG, Hack and slash
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Fantasy
Series Kingdoms of Amalur
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Kingdoms of Amalur
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 2012
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning 2020

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is a singleplayer third-person action, RPG and hack and slash game in the Kingdoms of Amalur series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Origin
Windows
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
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Origin
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
Humble Store (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
Steam (unavailable)
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Windows
A free demo can be played on Steam, has to be installed by direct link (allow Steam client popup): steam://install/203970

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Legend of Dead Kel
Windows
Teeth of Naros
Windows
Weapons & Armor Bundle
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Move, delete or rename video file.[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\content\data\bink.
  2. Move, delete or rename reckoninglogotrain.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Reckoning\personal.ini
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/102500/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Reckoning\
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\102500\remote\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/102500/pfx/[Note 1]
Game profile names need to be identically named when transferring saves to different accounts or computers. If they are not, then you will need to rename the save file into one that has been 'recognised' by the game. This applies to transferring save data in any combination between computers, profiles, Steam and Origin accounts.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Syncs up to 1 GB of data online.
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Syncs up to 1000 MB of data online.

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
 Use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer.
Ultra-widescreen
 
 Quest menu is not visible in 21:9
4K Ultra HD
 
 Quest menu is not visible in 4K. Fix addressed in Widescreen Fixer but not functional.
Field of view (FOV)
Use Flawless Widescreen or see Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless only.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Set to "windowed".
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA. Set by post processing setting
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[2]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV with Widescreen Fixer[citation needed]
  1. Launch Widescreen Fixer and open Kingdom of Amalur's plugin settings.
  2. Set desired field of view (recommended value: 60-70).
  3. Set a keybind for Widescreen Fixer.
  4. Launch the game.
  5. Press your FOV keybind before doing anything else. The FOV will expand from a shoulder-cam to third person at the correct FOV.
  6. Should this greatly distort the image, simply reload the save and the FOV setting will take effect.

Adjust level of detail (AMD Radeon graphics card users only)

Adjust texture LOD[citation needed]
  1. Download and install RadeonPro
  2. Create a RadeonPro profile for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
  3. Open the "Advanced" tab and check Texture LOD
  4. Set the slider to a value between -1 and -2 (recommended: -1)

Enable high quality anisotropic filtering for AMD Radeon graphics card users

Enable high quality anisotropic filtering[citation needed]
By default KOA:R uses low quality anisotropic filtering to give better performance.
  1. Download and install RadeonPro
  2. Create a RadeonPro profile for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
  3. Open the "Advanced" tab and check Texture LOD
  4. Set "Texture filtering quality" to high quality

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Changing mouse buttons may cause problems.[3]
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Using an Xbox One controller may cause severe stuttering.[4]
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
UI fluctuates when using more than one input. Input may hang when switching.

Map movement to arrow keys

Map movement to arrow keys[citation needed]
  • Follow instructions here.

Audio

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Retail only.
French
German
Italian
Polish
Fan translation
Brazilian Portuguese
Translation.
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

Issues unresolved

Remap key bug

Mouse button binding causes problems.[3]

Xbox One S controller Bluetooth stutter bug

The Xbox One S Controller, when connected via Bluetooth, causes the game to severely stutter, leaving the game hardly playable.[4] A workaround is to use the controller in wired mode. For the Steam version, setting Steam Input to "Forced On" in game properties may resolve the issue.

Issues fixed

Crash after 10-15 minutes on Windows 10

Caused by a weird interaction between one version of XAudio2_7.dll and the on-screen keyboard service.
Check whether this is the cause with Windows Error Reporting[citation needed]
  1. ⊞ Win+R and type msinfo32 and ↵ Enter.
  2. In Software Environment\Windows Error Reporting look for entries with Reckoning.exe and check that the faulty module is XAudio2_7.dll.
Stop the TabTip.exe process, also referred to as Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Helper, before launching the game[citation needed]
More simply, just create a batch command to run the game[citation needed] 
taskkill /f /im "tabtip.exe"
start /d "<path-to-game>" Reckoning.exe
  1. Create the batch file above by replacing the <path-to-game> with the path to the installation folder.
  2. Save as a .cmd and launch it as an administrator.
  3. To simplify that, you can create a shortcut to the .cmd and choose Run as an administrator in the shortcut's advanced options.

Black screen in demo with AMD GPU

The demo shows nothing but a black screen with AMD GPUs. This issue is not present in the final game.
Disable post-processing in the settings[citation needed]
Alternate demo fix[citation needed]
  1. Open Catalyst Control Center
  2. Create an application profile for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
  3. Set multi-sampling anti-aliasing (MSAA) to 2x

Locked out of Fast Travel

The following will work to re-enable fast-travel in a savegame, regardless of the reason that caused it[5]
  • Make a copy of the savegame file somewhere.
  • Open the savegame with a hexadicemal editor (for example, HxD)
  • Search for the following hex-values: A5EE1700.
  • Replace it with 00000000
  • Save the file savegame and close the hexadicemal editor

Crash on startup

Run the game as administrator

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Cutscenes Bink Video
Official online service was be shut down on May 15, 2023.[6]

Mods

YSA Heartcore Mod

Greatly increases game difficulty, as vanilla can be too easy late-game. The changes are listed here.
Includes PDF game guides and developer interviews.

Disable the Battle Frenzy sound

If playing a warrior, the constant hissing sound of this permanent buff can quickly get annoying.
Delete/rename FX_Player_Battle_Frenzy.fsb[7]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\content\001.
  2. Delete or rename FX_Player_Battle_Frenzy.fsb.


System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+		 Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz
AMD Phenom X4 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10.5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 3650
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support		 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
ATI Radeon HD 4850
1 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References