Risen 2: Dark Waters

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Windows

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Utilities

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Game Data

Saved Game Location

Operating System	Save Location
Windows Vista and newer	%userprofile%\Saved Games\Risen 2
Windows XP	%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Risen2\SaveGames

Game Setting Location

For Windows Vista and newer, the config file is in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Risen2\Config\ConfigUser.xml
For Windows XP, the config file is in %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Risen2\Config\ConfigUser.xml

Issues

See reference for location that provided fixes for following table:

Issue	Fix
The frame rate can be very low with AMD and Crossfire enabled.	Disable Crossfire
Surround Sound speaker option is greyed out / not selectable	Confirm Windows sound settings are correctly configured for 5.1/7.1
Risen 2 Fails to Launch / Hangs on launch	Verify Game Integrity Right click on Risen 2 in the Steam interface Properties Local files Verify integrity of game cache If this does not fix issue attempt below: Run these installers and reboot the computer afterward: C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\risen 2\redist\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\risen 2\redist\PhysX\PhysX_SystemSoftware.exe C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\risen 2\redist\VCRedist\vcredist_x86.exe
When starting up the game, the menu loads fine. But once the intro movie reaches Caldera, the screen becomes mostly black	ATI Video Card User's Only In the Catalyst Control Center, change the "Texture Filtering Quality" to High Quality Set anti-aliasing AA in catalyst to use application settings and turn on vsync; then in the game, turn off AA and keep vsync
The game does not start. The screen remains black except for an "Frequency out of range" error message	Parameters may be incorrect in the ConfigUser.xml file In the section <Window>, you should verify that the values are correct: AdapterNumber="0" Top="0" Bottom="768" Left="0" Right="1024" RefreshRate="85" Option 2 - You can also try to rename the ConfigUser.xml file (the next time you restart the game, it will recreate a default configuration file)
Dropping FPS with nvidia graphic cards	Uninstall your graphic driver Reboot the system Re-install the most up-to-date driver. However, while doing so, make sure to select "Custom Installation" and choose to not install the "3D Vision" component
If the "water reflection" is enabled, the frame rate significantly decreases	De-activate water reflection

Widescreen Resolution

• Edit the file %AppData%\Local\Risen2\Config\ConfigUser.xml, in section <Window> as follows

<Window

Top="0"

Right="5040"

RefreshRate="60"

Left="0"

Bottom="1050"

AdapterNumber="0"

>

Add the line "AdapterNumber="0" if not present

• Edit the file ..\Steam\SteamApps\common\risen 2\data\ini\ConfigDefault.xml; in section <GUI> as follows

<Aspect48x10

VirtalWidth="1728"

VirtalHeight="1080"

EnableDrawScale="True"

>

Change VirtalWidth and VirtalHeight to match your current resolution

Windowed

• Edit the file %AppData%\Local\Risen2\Config\ConfigUser.xml, in section <Window> as follows

<Window

Right = "1024"

FullScreen = "false"

Bottom = "768"

>

Change Right and Bottom to match the windowed resolution you want to use

General Information

Forums

• Deep Silver Official Forum
• Steam Forum

Community Sites

• World of Risen - English
• World of Risen - German