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Red Orchestra
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45	2006
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 (unofficial mod)	2009
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad	2011
Rising Storm	2013
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam	2017

General information

Official forums

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Digital Deluxe Edition upgrade also available

Green Man Gaming		Digital Deluxe Edition
Humble Store		Digital Deluxe Edition
Steam		Standard and Digital Deluxe Edition

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Digital Deluxe Edition Extras	Early unlocks and access to exclusive cosmetic items (hats) for the player's avatar. 4 Weapon Skins for Killing Floor 2 (Available in the next major KF2 update) Included in the Digital Deluxe Edition.
Soundtrack	OST available in WAVE, FLAC, and MP3 formats. Included in the Digital Deluxe Edition.
Green Army Men
Sgt Joe's Support Bundle DLC
Specialist Pack Cosmetic DLC
Pulling Rank Cosmetic DLC
Personalized Touch Cosmetic DLC
Homeland Security Cosmetic DLC
Rear Echelon Cosmetic DLC
Uncle Ho's Heroes Cosmetic DLC
Born in the USA Cosmetic DLC
Man Down Under Cosmetic DLC
Southern Style Cosmetic DLC

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the `-nostartupmovies` command line argument^{[citation needed]}

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Rising Storm 2\ROGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/418460/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Player profile and level saved online

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud		Player profile and level stored online

Video

In-game video settings.

In-game Player View & HUD settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		When holding down the spot button, the indicator will be off-center. Looking slightly to the left each time before releasing to spot should counter this
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Can go from 86° to 106°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		4x and 8x by setting the Texture Detail setting under Video to High and Ultra respectively. Can force 16x by editing `MaxAnisotropy=` in ROEngine.ini and setting to read-only.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Only option is FXAA. MSAA was formally available unofficially by changing the value of `MaxMultisamples=`, but this was patched in the ARVN update; broke some in game menus when activated thus it's removal.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Turn off "Framerate Smoothing" in options to unlock higher than 62 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		Can change Squad Color in Player View & HUD Settings to Green, Orange, Magenta, or Purple.

Input

In-game Gameplay (Mouse) settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Labelled Mouse Smoothing in Gameplay settings (Disabled by default).
Mouse sensitivity		Separate option for iron sights.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Refer to this guide.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
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

Key Bindings

In-game Movement control settings.
In-game Interaction control settings.
In-game Weapons and Tactics control settings.
In-game Command System control settings.
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Chat / Voice control settings.
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In-game Other control settings.
In-game Vehicle Specific control settings.

Audio

In-game Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, In-game Music, Menu Music, SFX, Dialog, Announcer, and Voice Receive volume sliders.
Surround sound		5.1 support
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		64	Versus
Online play		64	Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		A guide on how to set up a server is available. Note that the dedicated server software (Replace 212542 with 418480 for RS2) is a separate download from the main game.
Self-hosting		Can only create games by hosting a dedicated server.
Direct IP		Open the console (`~`) and use `open` followed by the IP and port.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Wwise, Vivox (voice chat)
Interface	wxWidgets
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Steamworks
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat	^[1]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 2.5 GHz AMD Phenom 2.5 GHz	Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz AMD 4.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5850 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R9 270X
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/418460/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (418460) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Easy Anti-Cheat

[Proton_path_note-1] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/418460/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (418460) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Easy Anti-Cheat

[Note 1]

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            |Real-time }}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            |Tactical shooter }}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        |Realistic }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Cold War, Asia }}
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+{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | rising-storm-2-vietnam | DRM-free | Digital Deluxe Edition upgrade also available |  | Windows }}
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-{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
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 {{DLC/row| Soundtrack | OST available in WAVE, FLAC, and MP3 formats. Included in the Digital Deluxe Edition. | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Green Army Men | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Sgt Joe's Support Bundle DLC | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Specialist Pack Cosmetic DLC | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Pulling Rank Cosmetic DLC | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Personalized Touch Cosmetic DLC | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Homeland Security Cosmetic DLC | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Rear Echelon Cosmetic DLC | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Uncle Ho's Heroes Cosmetic DLC | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Born in the USA Cosmetic DLC | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Man Down Under Cosmetic DLC | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Southern Style Cosmetic DLC | | Windows }}
 }}
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 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
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+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                =
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-|origin                 =
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+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
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+|steam cloud notes         = Player profile and level stored online
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|RisingStorm2_Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
 {{Image|RisingStorm2_UI.png|In-game Player View & HUD settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 95: / Line 121: @@
 |borderless windowed notes  =
 |anisotropic                = true
-|anisotropic notes          = 4x and 16x by setting the Texture Detail setting under Video to High and Ultra respectively.
+|anisotropic notes          = 4x and 8x by setting the Texture Detail setting under Video to High and Ultra respectively. Can force 16x by editing <code>MaxAnisotropy=</code> in ROEngine.ini and setting to read-only.
 |antialiasing               = true
-|antialiasing notes         = Only option is FXAA.
+|antialiasing notes         = Only option is FXAA. MSAA was formally available unofficially by changing the value of <code>MaxMultisamples=</code>, but this was patched in the ARVN update; broke some in game menus when activated thus it's removal.
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 110: / Line 136: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|RisingStorm2_Gameplay.png|In-game Gameplay (Mouse) settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
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-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|RisingStorm2_Audio.png|In-game Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Master, In-game Music, Menu Music, SFX, Dialog, Announcer, and Voice Receive volume sliders.
-|surround sound           = false
+|surround sound           = true
-|surround sound notes     =
+|surround sound notes     = 5.1 support
 |subtitles                = false
 |subtitles notes          =
@@ Line 313: / Line 339: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = false
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
-|windows exe notes      = 64-bit only.
+|windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
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 |physics          = PhysX
 |physics notes    =
-|audio            = Wwise
+|audio            = Wwise, Vivox (voice chat)
 |audio notes      =
 |interface        = wxWidgets
@@ Line 344: / Line 370: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = 7 SP1 64 bit
+|minOS    = 7 SP1
 |minCPU   = Intel Core i3 2.5 GHz
 |minCPU2  = AMD Phenom 2.5 GHz
 |minRAM   = 4 GB
-|minHD    = 12 GB
+|minHD    = 60 GB
 |minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
 |minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 5850
 |minDX    = 11
+|minother = Broadband Internet connection
-|recOS    = 8.1, 10 64 bit
+|recOS    = 8.1, 10
 |recCPU   = Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz
-|recCPU2  = AMD @ 4.0 GHz
+|recCPU2  = AMD 4.0 GHz
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Developers

	Antimatter Games
	Tripwire Interactive
Publishers
	Tripwire Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	May 30, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	81
OpenCritic	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Free-to-grind
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Tactical shooter
Vehicles	Helicopter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Cold War, Asia
Series	Red Orchestra