Rise of the Triad

Rise of the Triad
Rise of the Triad: Dark War	1995
Return of the Triad	2011
Rise of the Triad	2013
Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition	2023

This page is for the 2013 remake. For the original game, see Rise of the Triad: Dark War.

Key points

Plenty of graphics options accessible via game launcher.

Blackscreens on multi-monitor systems. Sound and game work fine, but graphics fail to appear.

Framerate issues on wide variety of systems. Driver update is recommended.

General information

Port Report: Rise of the Triad

Official Forum - General Discussion

Official Forum - Gameplay Discussion

Official Forum - Tech Support

Steam Community Discussions

Video settings

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Graphics settings via launcher.

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Graphics settings in game.

Field of view (FOV)

Although there is FOV slider but you can tweak FOV via console or configuration file.

There is hard range limit to the FOV values. You can only set FOV in 20 - 120 degrees range.

Instructions

Instructions

Anti-aliasing (AA)

There is post process anti-aliasing setting however there seems to be no visual impact on the game. There are no significant sharp edges in the picture so MLAA seems to be turned on and can't be turn off.

Input settings

Mouse filtering

Mouse acceleration seems to be turned off however there is mouse filtering turned on by default causing strange mouse behavior. See fix below.

Instructions

Mouse aiming tweak

Instructions

Audio settings

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Audio settings in game.

Issues unresolved

Black screen on multi-monitor setups

There seems to be an issue with multi-monitor setups where game fails to initialize video output. Disable all but one screen as a temporary fix.

Issues fixed

Unable to bind some keys

Game does not allow players to bind special keys (num keys, page up, down etc.) to commands.

See Custom commands and key binding fix section for a fix.

Improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Console

Game features console access with some basic commands. Console is accessible via ~ or TAB key.

To access all available commands type first letter and list of all commands that starts with this letter will appear.

Some commands are considered as cheats. To enter cheat mode you need to enter dipstick command to the console first. This will disable score and achievements for current level.

Basic commands
Command	Description (courtesy of developers)
setsensitivity	Set mouse sensitivity
setres	Set your screen resolution
exit	Exit the game prostyle
disconnect	Don’t try this at home
reconnect	This either
gamma	Adjust your gamma!
showhud	Remove the HUD (great for screenshots)
capturemode	We think this does the same thing as showhud
say	It’s like talking
fly	For when you’ve had enough of walking
walk	For when you’ve had enough of flying
slomo	Enter the Matrix. Slomo from .1 to .9 to slow your roll, bro
start	Start a level
setgroundspeed	Gotta go fast!

Custom commands and key binding fix

You can streamline your your frequently used commands by binding them on a specific key.

Some keys cannot be mapped from game menu. Use this guide to rebind commands to your desired keys.

Instructions

List of default commands
Command	Description
GBA_Use	Use
GBA_Jump	Jump
GBA_MoveForward	Forward
GBA_Backward	Backward
GBA_StrafeLeft	Left
GBA_StrafeRight	Right
GBA_Fire	Primary fire
GBA_AltFire	Secondary fire
GBA_PrevWeapon	Previous weapon
GBA_NextWeapon	Next weapon
GBA_SwitchWeaponX	Switch to weapon X (X = 1 to 5)
GBA_SwitchToBestWeapon	Select best weapon
GBA_Duck	Crouch
GBA_Reload	Reload
GBA_KnifeHit	Melee
GBA_ROTTTalk	Talk
GBA_RemoteRidicule	Remore ridicule
GBA_ShowScores	Show multiplayer scores