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(After hours spent trying the fixes on this page and searching online to no avail, I discovered blankname's Div2Patcher buried in the official Larian Discord server. While I can, of course, only vouch for how it performs on my own machine, it appears to be a miracle cure that makes the game run flawlessly on Windows 10.)
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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
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|cover        = Divinity 2 cover.jpg
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|cover        = Divinity II Directors Cut Cover Art.jpeg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Larian Studios}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Larian Studios}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|DTP Entertainment|Original}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Focus Home Interactive|Developer's Cut (retail)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Larian Studios|Developer's Cut (digital)}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Gamebryo}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Gamebryo}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 18, 2012}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 24, 2009}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | No microtransactions}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Divinity}}
 
|steam appid  = 219780
 
|steam appid  = 219780
 
|steam appid side = 27220,58540
 
|steam appid side = 27220,58540
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|gogcom page  = divinity_2_developers_cut
+
|gogcom id    = 1207659105
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|lutris      = divinity-2-developers-cut
 +
|mobygames    = 58285
 +
|igdb        = divinity-ii-developers-cut
 +
|hltb        = 2633
 
|wikipedia    = Divinity II
 
|wikipedia    = Divinity II
 +
|winehq      = 10211
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Divinity}}
 
  
−
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{ii}} Previously released as '''Divinity II: Ego Draconis''' and '''Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga'''.
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|introduction      =
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{{++}} Good PC version with many graphical options
+
 
−
{{--}} In-game option for anti-aliasing does nothing
+
|release history  = The game was originally released as '''''Divinity II: Ego Draconis''''' in July 2009, with its expansion '''''Flames of Vengeance''''' coming out in July 2010. The two were bundled in '''''The Dragon Knight Saga''''' in October 2010, with ''Ego Draconis'' receiving a visual update.
−
{{--}} [[#Micro-stuttering on Windows Vista/7|Micro-stuttering on Windows Vista/7]].
+
 
 +
Digital releases have all been upgraded to the fully patched '''''Director's Cut''''' edition in October 2012, featuring a separate debug executable that the developers used for development and troubleshooting and which allows the usage of various console commands not otherwise accessible.
 +
 
 +
|current state    = The game's [[#Issues fixed|known issues]] range from microstuttering, crashes caused by running on a system with more than 4 GB RAM, and poor multi-core processor support resulting in performance hits.
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/divine_divinity_series GOG.com Community Discussions] for game series
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{{mm}} [https://forums.larian.com/ Official Larian forums]
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/divinity_2_developers_cut GOG.com Support Page]
+
{{GOG.com links|1207659105|divinity_series|for game series}}
−
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=822 Steam Users' Forums]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/219780/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/219780/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
−
{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
−
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-DIV2DC/divinity-ii-developers-cut GamersGate] | {{ID|DRM-Free}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|8}}. | | Windows }}
−
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/game/divinity_2_developers_cut GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-Free}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Anthology (Collector's Pack) release. | Steam | Windows }}
−
{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/219780/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Developer | https://www.larianvault.com/ | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | divinity_2_developers_cut | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | divinity-ii-the-developers-cut | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 219780 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-D2ED | activation | {{DRM|SecuROM PA}} | | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Games for Windows Marketplace | GFWL | GFWL | <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209143930/http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/|title=Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace|date=19 August 2022}}</ref> | | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} A demo for The Dragon Knight Saga is available on Steam (only per direct link, allow popup by Steam): <code>steam://install/58600</code>
 +
 
 +
===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} '''The Dragon Knight Saga''' includes Ego Draconis and Flames of Vengeance. Ego Draconis content has received a visual overhaul and a significant rebalancing. Retail copies with the Flames of Vengeance expansion installed can be updated to The Dragon Knight Saga build with the latest official patch.
 +
{{ii}} The '''Developer's Cut''' edition is a fully updated version of The Dragon Knight Saga release which includes a separate executable with the debug mode used by developers, developer diaries, design documents, and concept art. It is currently the only digitally available version.
 +
 
 +
==Monetization==
 +
{{DLC|
 +
{{DLC/row | Flames of Vengeance | Included in The Dragon Knight Saga and Developer's Cut releases. | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patches===
 +
{{ii}} Official patches exist for the original retail versions of [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/game/1302/7 Ego Draconis], [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/game/1303/7 Flames of Vengeance] and [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/game/1304/7 The Dragon Knight Saga] bundle.
 +
{{ii}} [https://www.mediafire.com/folder/wuzp6y6c3g8qq/div2 blankname's Div2Patcher] appears to fix the game's issues with crashing, microstuttering, and multi-core support on modern hardware.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
−
===Configuration file(s) location===
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===Configuration file location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\Divinity 2\Profile}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|%LOCALAPPDATA%\Divinity 2\Savegames\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\Divinity 2\Savegames\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
===[[Save game cloud syncing]]===
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
−
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
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|steam cloud           = true
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|epic games launcher      =
−
|steam cloud notes     = Syncs save games.
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                = true
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|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
−
|gamesave manager      = true
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|origin                   =  
−
|gamesave manager notes= Only Ego Draconis listed in database.
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|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
[[File:divinity_2_dc_video_settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Video settings.]]
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{{Image|divinity 2 dc video settings.png|Video settings.}}
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
−
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/divinity-2-ego-draconis
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/divinity-2-developers-cut
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = gold
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = gold
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Hor+}}
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor              = true
−
|multimonitor notes        = Full multi-monitor support with optimized HUD
+
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = hackable
−
|windowed notes            = Bordered only.
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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
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|antialiasing notes        = See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]].
 
|antialiasing notes        = See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]].
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
−
|vsync notes                = Syncs to the FPS cap set in-game (5-120fps)
+
|vsync notes                = Syncs to the FPS cap.
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|oculus rift                = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
−
|oculus rift notes         =  
+
|60 fps notes               =  
−
|120hz                      = true
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|120 fps                    = limited
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|120hz notes               = No frame rate or refresh rate cap.<ref>[http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report New 120Hz Games Report]</ref>
+
|120 fps notes             = Frame rate cap is configurable, but camera's movement is still capped at 60 FPS (!) and main menu is always capped at 30 FPS.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160913143805/http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report|title=New 120Hz Games Report|date=May 2023}}</ref> See [[#Frame rate (FPS)|Frame rate (FPS)]].
−
|color blind                = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  = HDR option is for HDR rendering.
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
===[[Anti-aliasing (AA)]]===
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===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
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{{--}} In-game option for Screen Space Anti-Aliasing does nothing in Ego Draconis, Flames of Vengeance, and the Developer's Cut.
+
{{Fixbox|description=Set windowed mode|cn|date=November 2016|fix=
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{{Fixbox|1=
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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{{Fixbox/fix|Use SMAA Injector}}
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# Edit {{file|graphicoptions.xml}}.
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# Download [http://mrhaandi.blogspot.com/p/injectsmaa.html SMAA Injector] and extract the files.
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# Change <code>Fullscreen="1"</code> to <code>Fullscreen="0"</code>.
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# Move the files from D3D9 folder to a '''bin''' folder inside of a folder where '''Divinity II''' is installed.
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}}
−
#* If you're playing a Steam version of a game, edit '''injector.ini''' with a text editor and a change a line <code>weird_steam_hack = 0</code> to <code>weird_steam_hack = 1</code>.
+
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]===
 +
{{--}} The in-game option for Screen Space Anti-Aliasing does nothing in Ego Draconis, Flames of Vengeance, and the Developer's Cut.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use SMAA Injector|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Download [https://mrhaandi.blogspot.com/p/injectsmaa.html SMAA Injector] and extract the files.
 +
# Move the files from <code>D3D9</code> to {{file|{{p|game}}\bin|folder}}
 +
# For the Steam version, open {{file|injector.ini}} and change the line <code>weird_steam_hack = 0</code> to <code>weird_steam_hack = 1</code>.
 
# Launch a game.
 
# Launch a game.
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|Frame rate (FPS)]]===
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Fixbox|description=Install blankname's Div2Patcher|fix=
 +
{{++}} Fixes issues tied to frame rate, removing the need to limit it.
 +
# Download [https://www.mediafire.com/folder/wuzp6y6c3g8qq/div2 Div2Patcher] and extract the files.
 +
# Move the <code>bin</code> and <code>Data</code> folders to {{file|{{p|game}}|folder}}.
 +
# Merge with/replace the original files.
 +
# Disable in-game FPS cap.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Manually set FPS cap|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Edit {{file|graphicoptions.xml}}.
 +
# Change <code>FPSCap="XX"</code> where <code>XX</code> is the desired cap.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = false
+
|acceleration option      = true
−
|acceleration option notes = No mouse acceleration.
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|acceleration option notes = Negative mouse acceleration
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
−
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = See [[#Mouse Y-axis inversion|Mouse Y-axis inversion]].
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
−
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = true
−
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller remap notes    = Cannot map Camera controls
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
−
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|controller sensitivity notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = false
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|invert controller y-axis notes= No camera control.
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Invert Y-axis|Mouse Y-axis inversion]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Allow inverted mouse in dragon form|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Download Y-Axis Hotfix from [http://dl1.larianvault.com/Div2DevCut/Div2DevCut_YAxis.zip here]
 +
# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\bin}}
 +
# Rename {{file|Divinity2.exe}} and {{file|Divinity2-debug.exe}} to something else.
 +
# Extract the hotfix versions of {{file|Divinity2.exe}} and {{file|Divinity2-debug.exe}}.
 +
# Start the game.
 +
# Go to Control options.
 +
# Enable inverted Y-axis in Dragon Form.
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
[[File:divinity_2_dc_audio_settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Audio settings.]]
+
{{Image|divinity 2 dc audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = true
−
|surround sound notes    =  
+
|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.0 output with [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound3D restoration software]].
−
|subtitles                = true
+
|subtitles                = always on
−
|subtitles notes          = Always enabled.
+
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = true
+
|mute on focus lost      = always on
−
|mute on focus lost notes = Enabled by default. No option to disable it.
+
|mute on focus lost notes =  
−
|eax support              =  
+
|eax support              = true
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes        = DirectSound3D.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpyi6QBotfc|title=Divinity 2 OpenAL Soft HRTF (DSOAL)|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 +
|royalty free audio      = always on
 +
|royalty free audio notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  = unknown
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      = See [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2013/07/divinity-2-developers-cut.html Helix Mod: Divinity 2 - Developers Cut & Dragon Knight Saga: 3D Vision Fix].
 +
|tridef 3d                  = unknown
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        = unknown
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vorpx                      = hackable
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/search/Divinity_2/ vorpx forum] containing important settings hints.
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Crash on saving/loading or exiting buildings===
 +
In particular areas, the game may crash when exiting buildings or when trying to save or load.
 +
Patching the game executable to allow access to 4 GB RAM seems to resolve this.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Apply the [https://ntcore.com/?page_id=371 NTCORE 4 GB RAM patcher]|ref={{cn|date=November 2022}}|fix=
 +
}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=[https://www.mediafire.com/folder/wuzp6y6c3g8qq/div2 blankname's Div2Patcher] comes with the 4GB Patch pre-installed|fix=
 +
}}
 +
 
===Low frame rate===
 
===Low frame rate===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Enable timeslice shadow updates in game settings|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Enable timeslice shadow updates }}
+
}}
−
* Enable timeslice shadow updates for a large frame rate increase with no loss to video quality.
+
{{Fixbox|description=Installing [https://www.mediafire.com/folder/wuzp6y6c3g8qq/div2 blankname's Div2Patcher] will also alleviate low frame rate issues|fix=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Micro-stuttering on multi-core systems===
 +
{{--}} In-built multi-core support is broken in that it induces severe stuttering in-game and also on the main menu.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable the multi-core option in game settings|ref={{cn|date=November 2022}}|fix=
 +
}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=[https://www.mediafire.com/folder/wuzp6y6c3g8qq/div2 blankname's Div2Patcher] fixes the broken multi-core support|fix=
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Micro-stuttering on Windows Vista/7===
 
===Micro-stuttering on Windows Vista/7===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
 
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Disable desktop composition on launch}}
 
−
{{++}} May fix micro-stuttering for some
 
 
{{--}} May cause alt-tabbing issues
 
{{--}} May cause alt-tabbing issues
−
# Navigate to Steam installation folder.
+
{{Fixbox|description=[[Windows Compatibility Mode|Disable desktop composition]] in the executable's properties|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
−
# Navigate to \steamapps\common\divinity2_dev_cut\bin (may be different for Ego Draconis and Flames of Vengeance versions)
 
−
# Right click on Divinity2.exe
 
−
# Click compatibility and check "Disable Desktop Composition"
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Lower FPS cap to 55 FPS|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Lower FPS cap to 55fps}}
+
# Go to the graphics options menu and show the advanced settings
−
# Open Divinity 2
+
# Enable the FPS cap and set it to 55 FPS or ([refresh rate] - 5) FPS
−
# Go to advanced graphics options
 
−
# Enable FPS cap and set to 55fps or ([refresh rate] - 5)fps
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
===Allow Inverted Mouse in Dragon Form===
+
{{Fixbox|description=Lower mouse polling rate|fix=
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
# The game engine drops mouse input if it is too frequent
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Y-axis hotfix}}
+
# In the mouse control panel, lower the polling rate to 125 Hz
−
# Download Y-Axis Hotfix from [http://dl1.larianvault.com/Div2DevCut/Div2DevCut_YAxis.zip here]
+
}}
−
# Navigate to Steam installation folder
+
 
−
# Navigate to \steamapps\common\divinity2_dev_cut\bin
+
{{Fixbox|description=Use an external framerate limiter to run the game at 30 fps<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/219780/discussions/0/371918937267269160/|title=Steam Community Discussion|date=2021-03-30}}</ref>|fix=
−
# Rename Divinity2.exe and Divinity2-debug.exe (to, for example, Divinity2.exe.bak and Divinity2-debug.exe.bak)
+
# Disable the in-game FPS limiter from the options menu by moving the slider to zero.
−
# Extract the hotfix versions of Divinity2.exe and Divinity2-debug.exe to that folder
+
# Using an external framerate limiter such as RTSS, run the game at 30 FPS.
−
# Open Divinity 2
+
}}
−
# Go to Control options
+
 
−
# Enable inverted Y-axis in Dragon Form
+
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe     = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe     = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = DirectSound3D
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Windows Media Foundation
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP SP3, Vista
 
|minOS    = XP SP3, Vista
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz
−
|minmem   = 1 GB (XP)<br/>2 GB (Vista, 7, 8)
+
|minRAM   = 1 GB (XP)<br/>2 GB (Vista, 7, 8)
 
|minHD    = 15 GB
 
|minHD    = 15 GB
−
|minGPU  = GeForce 7600  
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 7600
 
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
 +
|minaudio = DirectX 9.0c compatible
  
 
|recCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
 
|recCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
−
|recmem   = 2 GB (XP) <br/>4 GB (Vista, 7, 8)
+
|recRAM   = 2 GB (XP) <br/>4 GB (Vista, 7, 8)
−
|recGPU  = GeForce 8800
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8800
 
|recVRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 512 MB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 05:23, 20 October 2023

Divinity II: Developer's Cut
Divinity II: Developer's Cut cover
Developers
Larian Studios
Publishers
Original DTP Entertainment
Developer's Cut (retail) Focus Home Interactive
Developer's Cut (digital) Larian Studios
Engines
Gamebryo
Release dates
Windows July 24, 2009
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres RPG
Art styles Realistic
Themes Fantasy
Series Divinity
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Divinity
Divine Divinity 2002
Beyond Divinity 2004
Divinity II: Ego Draconis 2009
Divinity II: Developer's Cut 2012
Divinity: Dragon Commander 2013
Divinity: Original Sin 2014
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition 2015
Divinity: Original Sin II 2017
Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition 2018

Divinity II: Developer's Cut is a singleplayer third-person RPG game in the Divinity series.

The game was originally released as Divinity II: Ego Draconis in July 2009, with its expansion Flames of Vengeance coming out in July 2010. The two were bundled in The Dragon Knight Saga in October 2010, with Ego Draconis receiving a visual update.

Digital releases have all been upgraded to the fully patched Director's Cut edition in October 2012, featuring a separate debug executable that the developers used for development and troubleshooting and which allows the usage of various console commands not otherwise accessible.

The game's known issues range from microstuttering, crashes caused by running on a system with more than 4 GB RAM, and poor multi-core processor support resulting in performance hits.

General information

Official Larian forums
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SecuROM 8 DRM.
Windows
Retail
DRM-free
 Anthology (Collector's Pack) release.
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Windows
Developer website
DRM-free
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows
GamersGate (unavailable)
Requires online activation
 SecuROM PA DRM
Windows
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
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 [1]
Windows
A demo for The Dragon Knight Saga is available on Steam (only per direct link, allow popup by Steam): steam://install/58600

Version differences

The Dragon Knight Saga includes Ego Draconis and Flames of Vengeance. Ego Draconis content has received a visual overhaul and a significant rebalancing. Retail copies with the Flames of Vengeance expansion installed can be updated to The Dragon Knight Saga build with the latest official patch.
The Developer's Cut edition is a fully updated version of The Dragon Knight Saga release which includes a separate executable with the debug mode used by developers, developer diaries, design documents, and concept art. It is currently the only digitally available version.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Flames of Vengeance Included in The Dragon Knight Saga and Developer's Cut releases.
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Official patches exist for the original retail versions of Ego Draconis, Flames of Vengeance and The Dragon Knight Saga bundle.
blankname's Div2Patcher appears to fix the game's issues with crashing, microstuttering, and multi-core support on modern hardware.

Game data

Configuration file location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Divinity 2\Profile
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/219780/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Divinity 2\Savegames\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/219780/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 Hor+
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Separate options for terrain only and full AF
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Syncs to the FPS cap.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate cap is configurable, but camera's movement is still capped at 60 FPS (!) and main menu is always capped at 30 FPS.[2] See Frame rate (FPS).
High dynamic range display (HDR)
HDR option is for HDR rendering.

Windowed

Set windowed mode
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Edit graphicoptions.xml.
  3. Change Fullscreen="1" to Fullscreen="0".

Anti-aliasing (AA)

The in-game option for Screen Space Anti-Aliasing does nothing in Ego Draconis, Flames of Vengeance, and the Developer's Cut.
Use SMAA Injector[citation needed]
  1. Download SMAA Injector and extract the files.
  2. Move the files from D3D9 to <path-to-game>\bin
  3. For the Steam version, open injector.ini and change the line weird_steam_hack = 0 to weird_steam_hack = 1.
  4. Launch a game.

Frame rate (FPS)

Install blankname's Div2Patcher
Fixes issues tied to frame rate, removing the need to limit it.
  1. Download Div2Patcher and extract the files.
  2. Move the bin and Data folders to <path-to-game>.
  3. Merge with/replace the original files.
  4. Disable in-game FPS cap.
Manually set FPS cap[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Edit graphicoptions.xml.
  3. Change FPSCap="XX" where XX is the desired cap.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Negative mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
See Mouse Y-axis inversion.
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Mouse Y-axis inversion

Allow inverted mouse in dragon form[citation needed]
  1. Download Y-Axis Hotfix from here
  2. Go to <path-to-game>\bin
  3. Rename Divinity2.exe and Divinity2-debug.exe to something else.
  4. Extract the hotfix versions of Divinity2.exe and Divinity2-debug.exe.
  5. Start the game.
  6. Go to Control options.
  7. Enable inverted Y-axis in Dragon Form.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
DirectSound3D.[3]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

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

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Divinity 2 - Developers Cut & Dragon Knight Saga: 3D Vision Fix.
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum containing important settings hints.

Issues fixed

Crash on saving/loading or exiting buildings

In particular areas, the game may crash when exiting buildings or when trying to save or load. Patching the game executable to allow access to 4 GB RAM seems to resolve this.

Apply the NTCORE 4 GB RAM patcher[citation needed]
blankname's Div2Patcher comes with the 4GB Patch pre-installed

Low frame rate

Enable timeslice shadow updates in game settings[citation needed]
Installing blankname's Div2Patcher will also alleviate low frame rate issues

Micro-stuttering on multi-core systems

In-built multi-core support is broken in that it induces severe stuttering in-game and also on the main menu.
Disable the multi-core option in game settings[citation needed]
blankname's Div2Patcher fixes the broken multi-core support

Micro-stuttering on Windows Vista/7

May cause alt-tabbing issues
Disable desktop composition in the executable's properties[citation needed]
Lower FPS cap to 55 FPS[citation needed]
  1. Go to the graphics options menu and show the advanced settings
  2. Enable the FPS cap and set it to 55 FPS or ([refresh rate] - 5) FPS
Lower mouse polling rate
  1. The game engine drops mouse input if it is too frequent
  2. In the mouse control panel, lower the polling rate to 125 Hz
Use an external framerate limiter to run the game at 30 fps[4]
  1. Disable the in-game FPS limiter from the options menu by moving the slider to zero.
  2. Using an external framerate limiter such as RTSS, run the game at 30 FPS.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio DirectSound3D
Cutscenes Windows Media Foundation

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3, Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
2 GB (Vista, 7, 8)		 2 GB (XP)
4 GB (Vista, 7, 8)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7600
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		Nvidia GeForce 8800
512 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace - last accessed on 19 August 2022
  2. ↑ New 120Hz Games Report - last accessed on May 2023
  3. ↑ Divinity 2 OpenAL Soft HRTF (DSOAL) - last accessed on May 2023
  4. ↑ Steam Community Discussion - last accessed on 2021-03-30