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Ryse: Son of Rome

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Ryse: Son of Rome
Ryse: Son of Rome cover
Developers
Crytek
Publishers
Digital Crytek
Retail Deep Silver
Engines
CryEngine (4th generation)
Release dates
Windows October 10, 2014
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Ryse: Son of Rome on Wikipedia
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General information

Official website
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
Amazon.co.uk
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Windows
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.[1]

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Base game includes all DLC released for the Xbox One version.[2]
The in-game micro-transactions used in the Xbox One version have been removed.[2][3]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\system.cfg[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/302510/pfx/[Note 2]
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) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/302510/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Enable borderless fullscreen windowed[4]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Open system.cfg.
  3. Add r_FullscreenWindow=1.

Input settings

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Haptic feedback

Disable force feedback for XInput controllers[4]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Open system.cfg.
  3. Add i_forcefeedback=0.

Audio settings

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Localizations

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

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Ryse - Son of Rome.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
2 Co-op
Colosseum Mode.[5]

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

List of known issues and fixes at Crytek website.

Can't select Very High texture quality

Edit system.cfg[6]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Open system.cfg in a text editor.
  3. Find sys_localization_folder=Localization and add the follow two lines under it:
    • sys_spec_texture=4
    • sys_spec_textureresolution=4
  4. Save the file.

Can't change texture quality

Edit system.cfg[7]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Open system.cfg in a text editor.
  3. Find sys_localization_folder=Localization and add the following line under it:
    • sys_spec_textureresolution=
  4. Save the file.
After "=" add the corresponding number for the texture quality you want: 1=low, 2=normal, 3=high, 4=very high.


Low FPS issue

turn on ShadowPlay[8]

Turn on ShadowPlay on Nvidia gpus or use Windows 10 Game DVR feature, amd Radeon Relive may have same effect (needs confirmation)

Notes

This will make game use more GPU power and run smooth 60 FPS.

Low CPU performance

Edit system.cfg[9]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Open system.cfg in a text editor.
  3. Find sys_localization_folder=Localization and add the following line under it:
  4. sys_highrestimer=1
  5. Save the file.

Fix stuttering

Edit system.cfg[10]
The following steps may fix stuttering on some systems due to the way VSYNC is handled in the game.
  1. First apply the Low CPU performance fix.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>.
  3. Open system.cfg in a text editor.
  4. Add this line at the bottom to enable triple buffering: r_NumBackbuffers=3
  5. Save the file.
  6. Go to Nvidia control panel (or AMD equivalent) and enable both Triple Buffering and VSYNC for Ryse in the "Manage 3D Settings" tab and press Apply.
  7. Disable VSYNC in game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD Ex

System requirements

Windows
MinimumRecommended
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 GB8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 26 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
AMD Radeon HD 7770
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 660Ti
AMD Radeon R7 260X or 7850
2 GB of VRAM
64-bit operating system required

Notes

  1. ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References