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Rune II

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Rune II
Rune II cover
Developers
Human Head Studios
Post-release Ragnarok Game[1]
Post-release Studio 369[2]
Publishers
Ragnarok Game[3]
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows November 12, 2019[4]
Reception
Metacritic 47
OpenCritic 45
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action
Themes Fantasy
Series Rune
Rune II on HowLongToBeat
Rune II on IGDB
Rune II on MobyGames
Rune
Rune 2000
Rune II 2019

Rune II is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action game in the Rune series.

General information

Formerly known as Rune: Ragnarok and Rune (not to be confused with the 2000 game).
Official Discord server
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website (unavailable)
Epic Games Launcher
Berserker Rage and God Slayer editions also available.
Windows
Epic Games Store (unavailable)
Epic Games Launcher
Berserker Rage and God Slayer editions also available.
Windows
Steam (unavailable)
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Decapitation Edition.
Windows
Currently unavailable for purchase.

Version differences

Pre-orders include the Warrior Pack comprised of the Warrior Blade and Armor Set, Rune II World Map, and a forum badge.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rune\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/821290/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rune\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/821290/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Field of view (FOV)

Increase FOV by changing the way it's calculated[5]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
  3. Add the following lines:
[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV
A significant increase from the default 16:9 value.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Enable TAA sharpening through the config file[5]
This makes the game appear less blurry when anti-aliasing is on.
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
  3. Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2
r.TemporalAASharpness=0.8
r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, SFX, dialogue, ambient.[5]
Surround sound
[5]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
[5]

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Versus, Co-op
16-24 players recommended but no hard limit is set for community deathmatch servers.[7]

Connection types

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio OGG Vorbis
Multiplayer Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-4340
AMD FX-6300
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon HD 7850
A 64-bit system is required.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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>/821290/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (821290) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. A Rune 2 patch is finally coming, despite ongoing legal issues - last accessed on 2020-01-14
  2. GameDaily.biz - Studio 369 picks up the Rune II torch - last accessed on 2020-07-23
  3. Rune II publisher didn’t know developer Human Head was closing - last accessed on 2019-11-14
  4. Exclusive: Rune II Launching in November with a 15-Hour Quest to Kill Loki - last accessed on 2019-09-11
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-20
    Based on the Deathmatch Beta.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-09-20
  7. RUNE II FAQ - last accessed on 2019-07-20