Ryse: Son of Rome

Ryse: Son of Rome

Developers
	Crytek
Publishers
Digital	Crytek
Retail	Deep Silver
Engines
	CryEngine (4th generation)
Release dates
Windows	October 10, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	61
OpenCritic	64
IGDB	66

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Amazon.com (unavailable)
Amazon.co.uk (unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM.

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Base game includes all DLC released for the Xbox One version.

The in-game micro-transactions used in the Xbox One version have been removed.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\system.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/302510/pfx/

Ryse supports several CVAR values which can be inserted into the system.cfg file.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\302510\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/302510/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

Advanced graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Use Flawless Widescreen to fix HUD issues.
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay. Menus appear stretched.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use this Cheat Engine table. Negative values increase third person FOV, positive values increase first person FOV.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		SSAA 1.5x1.5 to 2x2 and Temporal Anti-Aliasing. SMAA always on.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate cap; a 30 FPS cap option is included.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Enable borderless fullscreen windowed
Go to the installation folder. Open system.cfg. Add r_FullscreenWindow=1.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Set V-Sync buffering
Go to the installation folder. Open system.cfg. Add r_NumBackbuffers=x where x is one of the aftermentioned values. 0 – Auto detect based on desktop resolution 2 – Double buffer always 3 – Triple buffer always

Sharpening

With this CVar the image sharpness can be set, e.g. to increase it for getting better quality screenshots. Recommended values are between 0 and 2. Default value is 0.2.

Set AA sharpening
Go to the installation folder. Open system.cfg. Add r_PostAASharpening=x where x is a value between 0-4. Notes Can either be set in system.cfg or in the console when being ingame.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Keys cannot be remapped. 2 WASD configurations and 1 arrow keys configuration available.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput controllers only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Haptic feedback

Disable force feedback for XInput controllers
Go to the installation folder. Open system.cfg. Add i_forcefeedback=0. Notes Can either be set in system.cfg or in the console when being ingame. If none of these workarounds work, create an Autoexec.cfg in the installation folder and write this line in it: i_forcefeedback 0

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Speech and Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Latin American Spanish
Czech				Fan translation, download
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Co-op Use Nucleus Coop & Unofficial mod.
LAN play
Online play		2	Co-op Colosseum Mode.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Ryse - Son of Rome.
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Texture resolution is grayed out and can't be changed in the menu

Set texture resolution manually

Go to <path-to-game>. Open system.cfg in a text editor. Add sys_spec_textureresolution=x where x is one of the aftermentioned values. 0 – Automatic detection based upon available video memory 1 – Low (1.0 GB VRAM) 2 – Medium (1.5 GB VRAM) 3 – High (2.0 GB VRAM) 4 – Very High (3.0 GB VRAM) Notes It's not recommended to set the texture resolution to a value higher than your available video memory (as per above) as it can possibly cause stuttering, but it might still be possible to use a certain texture setting depending on the resolution you're running the game at and VRAM usage you're getting.

Low/inconsistent framerate

Turn on ShadowPlay
Turn on ShadowPlay on Nvidia gpus or use Windows 10 Game DVR feature, AMD Radeon Relive may have the same effect (needs confirmation). Notes This can make the game use more GPU power and run properly for some people.

Low CPU performance

Can help increase frame rate.

Enable high resolution system timer
Go to <path-to-game>. Open system.cfg in a text editor. Add sys_highrestimer=1 to enable the high res system timer. Save the file.

Stuttering

The following steps may fix stuttering on some systems due to the way V-Sync is handled in the game.

Enable triple buffering and V-Sync[citation needed]
First apply the Low CPU performance fix. Disable V-Sync in game. Go to <path-to-game>. Open system.cfg in a text editor. Add this line at the bottom to enable triple buffering: r_NumBackbuffers=3 Save the file. Go to the Nvidia control panel (or AMD equivalent) and enable both Triple Buffering and V-Sync for Ryse in the "Manage 3D Settings" tab and press Apply.

The game is capped at around 65 FPS on Nvidia cards

Can/should be done in conjunction with the Low CPU performance and Stuttering fixes mentioned above.

Enable ultra low latency mode
Disable V-Sync in game. Go to the Nvidia control panel, enable Ultra Low Latency Mode for Ryse: Son of Rome in the "Manage 3D Settings" tab and press Apply.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD Ex

Toggle flash elements

Enables/disables all flash elements in the game (also including the menu). Should only be disabled when trying to create beauty shots of ingame environment.

Disable flash elements
Go to the installation folder. Open system.cfg. Add gfx_draw=0 to disable all flash elements. Notes Can either be set in system.cfg or in the console when being ingame.

Skip cutscenes

Delete/rename video files

Go to GameRyse in the installation folder. Delete or rename Videos-part0.pak, Videos-part1.pak, Videos-part2.pak, and Videos-part3.pak Deleting, or renaming these files skips every cutscene automatically, most game's cutscenes cannot be skipped without this solution, making this very useful for people who want to replay the game without looking at the cutscenes. This method, sadly, can also make enemies not spawn at three specific moments in the game forcing you to restart your latest checkpoint, which you can do by pausing the game and then clicking on timeline, there you'll find the load last checkpoint option.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-3220T 2.8 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.2 GHz	Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz AMD FX-6350 3.9 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	26 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 7770 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7850 AMD Radeon R7 260X 2 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.