Risen 2: Dark Waters

Risen
Risen	2009
Risen 2: Dark Waters	2012
Risen 3: Titan Lords	2014

General information

Deep Silver Official Forum

World of Risen

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

GOG.com		Choice of Standard or Gold Edition.
Green Man Gaming		Gold Edition
Humble Store		Gold Edition
EA app
Steam

Version differences

The Gold Edition is a complete edition with all DLC.

DLC and expansion packs

DLC is sold individually for Steam; for GOG.com the DLC is a combined package (Gold Edition Upgrade).

Name	Notes
Air Temple
A Pirate's Clothes
Treasure Isle

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\extern\videos\` Delete or rename `logo_ds.vid`, `logo_pb.vid` and `logo_ubi.vid`.

Utilities

Risen 2 Tune - small utility to manage general game options, like: disabling/enabling AutoSave, Static Camera, SloMo, Tutorial System, Changing resolution, etc.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Risen2\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40390/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

ConfigUser.xml contains settings and achievements.

Action_Map_User_1.xam contains primary key bindings.

Action_Map_User_2.xam contains secondary key bindings.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Risen2\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40390/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Windows XP save games are stored in %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Risen2\SaveGames\

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Edit ConfigUser.xml^{[citation needed]}

Edit the file %LOCALAPPDATA%\Risen2\Config\ConfigUser.xml, in section <Window> as follows:

<Window
Top="0"
Right="5040"
RefreshRate="60"
Left="0"
Bottom="1050"
AdapterNumber="0"
>

Add the line "AdapterNumber="0" if not present.
Edit the file <path-to-game>\data\ini\ConfigDefault.xml; in section <GUI> as follows:

<Aspect48x10
VirtalWidth="1728"
VirtalHeight="1080"
EnableDrawScale="True"
>

Change VirtalWidth and VirtalHeight to match your current resolution

Windowed

Edit ConfigUser.xml^{[citation needed]}

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Risen2\Config\
Edit ConfigUser.xml.
Change FullScreen to "false"
Save your changes and close the file.

Notes

To hide system cursor, see Hide system cursor when game is in focus.

Input settings

Input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

To choose the language for the GOG.com version use Settings.exe in the installation folder.^[1]

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Works with limitations (e.g. shadows must be disabled).^[2]
iZ3D
vorpX	G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Very low frame rate on AMD with Crossfire enabled

Disable Crossfire^[3]

Sound speaker option is greyed out

Check Windows sound settings^[3]
Confirm Windows sound settings are correctly configured for 5.1/7.1

Risen 2 Fails to Launch / Hangs on launch

Install PhysX^{[citation needed]}
Install the Nvidia PhysX System Software.

Verify Game Integrity (Steam)^[3]

Find Risen 2 in your Steam Library
Right-click the game name
Select Properties
Go to the Local Files tab
Select Verify Integrity of Game Cache...
This may take a while, just wait for it to finish
Once it's done press OK
Launch the game

If that doesn't fix the issue, run these installers and reboot the computer afterward:

<path-to-game>\redist\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe
<path-to-game>\redist\PhysX\PhysX_SystemSoftware.exe
<path-to-game>\redist\VCRedist\vcredist_x86.exe

Black screen during intro

Change ATI settings^[3]

When starting up the game, the menu loads fine. But once the intro movie reaches Caldera, the screen becomes mostly black. Fix below is for ATI Video Card User's Only:

In the Catalyst Control Center, change the "Texture Filtering Quality" to High Quality
Set anti-aliasing AA in catalyst to use application settings and turn on vsync; then in the game, turn off AA and keep vsync.

Game doesn't start / Frequency out of range error

Edit ConfigDefault.xml^[3]

In the section <Window>, you should verify that the values are correct:

AdapterNumber="0"
Top="0"
Bottom="768"
Left="0"
Right="1024
RefreshRate="85"

Alternative - delete ConfigUser.xml^[3]
Delete `ConfigUser.xml` (the next time you restart the game, it will recreate a default configuration file.

Dropping / Low FPS with Nvidia graphics cards

Uninstall 3D Vision^[3]
Uninstall your graphic driver. Reboot the system. Re-install the most up-to-date driver. However, while doing so, make sure to select "Custom Installation" and choose to not install the "3D Vision" component.

Significant frame rate drops when player is near water

De-activate water reflection^[3]

Game uses the wrong monitor

The game may pick the wrong monitor on a multi-monitor setup when a multi-monitor resolution is not used in-game.

Set monitor in ConfigUser.xml^[4]
Go to `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Risen2\Config\` Edit `ConfigUser.xml`. Change the `AdapterNumber` line so it reads `AdapterNumber="0"` Save your changes and test the result in-game.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

Hide system cursor when game is in focus

When running in Windowed mode the game displays both in-game cursor and system cursor. This may be annoying for some people. Below is the script to solve this issue.

Use AutoHotkey^{[citation needed]}

1. Download and install AutoHotkey.

2. Start it, edit the script and use the one provided below:

; Script to hide cursor http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1432431
; Modified by Nirklars and adjusted to work with Risen 2 by SuicideMachine
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

SystemCursor("Init")

SetTimer, CheckIdle, 250
return

CheckIdle:
if WinActive("ahk_class Engine") 
{
    SystemCursor("Off")
}
else
{
    SystemCursor("On")
}
return

#Persistent
OnExit, ShowCursor  ; Ensure the cursor is made visible when the script exits.
return

ShowCursor:
SystemCursor("On")
ExitApp

SystemCursor(OnOff=1)   ; INIT = "I","Init"; OFF = 0,"Off"; TOGGLE = -1,"T","Toggle"; ON = others
{
    static AndMask, XorMask, $, h_cursor
        ,c0,c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6,c7,c8,c9,c10,c11,c12,c13 ; system cursors
        , b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,b6,b7,b8,b9,b10,b11,b12,b13   ; blank cursors
        , h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,h7,h8,h9,h10,h11,h12,h13   ; handles of default cursors
    if (OnOff = "Init" or OnOff = "I" or $ = "")       ; init when requested or at first call
    {
        $ = h                                          ; active default cursors
        VarSetCapacity( h_cursor,4444, 1 )
        VarSetCapacity( AndMask, 32*4, 0xFF )
        VarSetCapacity( XorMask, 32*4, 0 )
        system_cursors = 32512,32513,32514,32515,32516,32642,32643,32644,32645,32646,32648,32649,32650
        StringSplit c, system_cursors, `,
        Loop %c0%
        {
            h_cursor   := DllCall( "LoadCursor", "uint",0, "uint",c%A_Index% )
            h%A_Index% := DllCall( "CopyImage",  "uint",h_cursor, "uint",2, "int",0, "int",0, "uint",0 )
            b%A_Index% := DllCall("CreateCursor","uint",0, "int",0, "int",0
                , "int",32, "int",32, "uint",&AndMask, "uint",&XorMask )
        }
    }
    if (OnOff = 0 or OnOff = "Off" or $ = "h" and (OnOff < 0 or OnOff = "Toggle" or OnOff = "T"))
        $ = b  ; use blank cursors
    else
        $ = h  ; use the saved cursors

    Loop %c0%
    {
        h_cursor := DllCall( "CopyImage", "uint",%$%%A_Index%, "uint",2, "int",0, "int",0, "uint",0 )
        DllCall( "SetSystemCursor", "uint",h_cursor, "uint",c%A_Index% )
    }
}

3. Reload the script in AHK.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	Vista SP1, 7
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.1 GHz	Dual Core 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	5.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 3870 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX 512 MB of VRAM	ATI Radeon HD 4890 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 1 GB of VRAM

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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (40390) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (40390) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (40390) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Risen 2: Wrong language installed, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

[3] 3D Vision and other graphical issues.

[FAQ-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 http://forum.deepsilver.com/forum/showthread.php/63018-FAQ-Risen-technical-information-difficulties-problems

[5] Risen 2 displays on the wrong monitor - GameSpot.com

[Note 1]

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Developers

	Piranha Bytes
Publishers
	Deep Silver
Release dates
Windows	April 27, 2012