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General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.11 Final fixes various issues and removes copy protection.
- The Risen Unofficial patch fixes a number of minor issues with gameplay, localisation, quests and dialog that were not addressed in the official patches. Works on official patch versions 1.10 and 1.11.
- FPS and aspect ratio fix UI fix for ultra wide monitors, a frame limiter that prevents bugs with falling, updated in 2023.
Skip intro videos
Remove intro videos from playlist[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\data\extern\videos\
- Open
logo.ini .
- Delete all of its contents.
- Save the file.
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Game data
General options, including subtitles and mouse Y-axis inversion
Configuration file(s) location
-
ConfigUser.xml
overrides ConfigDefault.xml
; make changes in ConfigUser.xml
unless otherwise noted.
Save game data location
- The save location was changed in the February 2023 update. Old save files can be manually copied over to the new location if not present.
Video
Better graphics
- Quality can be further improved (e.g. higher draw distance) by editing config files.[3][4]
- Aspect ratio is fully correct for 16:9 only. 16:10 resolutions are listed in-game but have some UI elements slightly squashed.
Fix aspect ratio[5]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\data\ini
- Edit
ConfigDefault.xml
- Under
Aspect16x9 , change VirtalWidth= to match the equivalent of the used aspect ratio for a height of 768 pixels (e.g. use 1228 for 16:10).
- Go to
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Risen
- Edit
ConfigUser.xml
- Change
Bottom= to the resolution's full height (not the scaled height set before).
- Change
Right= to the resolution's full width.
Notes
- The sizing of the HUD, fonts, and inventory/map/journal screens can be changed by adjusting the values for both VirtalWidth= and VirtalHeight= (use values that still equal a correct aspect ratio for the resolution you are using). Non-default settings will cause some minor positioning issues.
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Enable windowed mode in config file[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\data\ini
- Edit
ConfigDefault.xml .
- Change
FullScreen="true" to FullScreen="false"
Notes
- Desktop cursor will appear in-game.
- Alternative file to override fullscreen might be
<path-to-game>\data\ini\ConfigLocal.xml
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SGSSAA (Nvidia only)[citation needed]
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- Open Risen driver profile via Nvidia Profile Inspector.
- Change
Antialiasing compatibility to 0x000002C1 [6]
- Change
Antialiasing - Mode to Override any application setting .
- Change
Antialiasing - Setting to 4x [4x Multisampling] or 8xQ [8x Multisampling] .
- Change
Antialiasing - Transparency Supersampling to 4x Sparse Grid Supersampling or 8x Sparse Grid Supersampling . This should match the used Multisampling selection.
- Apply changes.
- Set
Depth of field to Off in the games video settings
Notes
- High quality anti-aliasing.
- Performance demanding.
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Input
Change sensitivity in config file[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\data\ini
- Edit
ConfigDefault.xml
- Find
SensitivityX="0.5f" and change 0.5 to a desired value for X-axis sensitivity.
- Do the same for
SensitivityY="0.5f" for the Y-axis sensitivity.
- Does not affect mouse sensitivity in menus; only affects mouse-look speed during gameplay.
- Recommended values are -0.29 for X axis and 0.1 for Y axis. If the negative value for the X axis is below a certain number, the axis gets reversed.
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Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, voice, effects, ambient and master volume. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Under Game settings. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Issues fixed
"The program cannot start because PhysXLoader.dll is missing from your computer" error at launch
"The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect" error at launch
VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Shader Model support |
3.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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64-bit support added with the 2023 patch. |
Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3 |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
2.0 GHz
| 3.0 GHz Dual Core |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 7900 ATI Radeon X1800 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2900 512 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Notes
References