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Rise of the Argonauts is a singleplayer third-person ARPG and action game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM
Steam
GamersGate (unavailable)
(unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Run the game with the `-nostartupmovies` command line argument.^{[citation needed]}

Rename/delete intro videos^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\LiquidGame\Movies`. Delete or rename `BinkLogo.bik`, `FMODLogo.bik`, `Legal.bik`, `Logos.bik` and `UnrealLogo.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Rise of the Argonauts\LiquidGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12770/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Rise of the Argonauts\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12770/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD		Menu Issues
Field of view (FOV)	See the WSGF entry.
Windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS	Pre-rendered cutscenes are capped at 30 FPS.
120+ FPS	Capped at 62 FPS by default. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Disable Vsync^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `LiquidEngine.ini`. Change `UseVsync=True` to `UseVsync=False`.

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing^[1]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open LiquidEngine.ini.
Search and change bSmoothFrameRate to FALSE or raise MaxSmoothedFrameRate value.
Save the file.

For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page.

Game seems to be internally capped at 120 Hz. Forcing frame rates higher than this may cause glitches and increase the occurrence of crashes.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		3 presets available.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		3 presets available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX, Dialogue
Surround sound		7.1
Subtitles		Pre-rendered cutscenes aren't subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian				Retail only. Available to download.
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation; download.
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 10	Edit the config file (LiquidEngine.ini) to enable Direct3D 10. Compatible with dgVoodoo2 wrapper (DirectX11/12).

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 3.0 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz AMD Athlon X2 3800+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 1.5 GB (Vista)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB	9.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1300	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX ATI Radeon HD 3800 series
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (12770) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Tested successfully by Genesis

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (12770) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (12770) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Tested successfully by Genesis

[Note 1]

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 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|description=Set <code>-nostartupmovies</code> as a launch option|ref={{cn|date=November 2017}}}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Run the game with the <code>-nostartupmovies</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].|ref={{cn|date=November 2017}}}}
 {{Fixbox|description=Rename/delete intro videos|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\LiquidGame\Movies\</code>
+# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\LiquidGame\Movies}}.
-# Delete or rename <code>BinkLogo.bik</code>, <code>FMODLogo.bik</code>, <code>Legal.bik</code>, <code>Logos.bik</code> and <code>UnrealLogo.bik</code>.
+# Delete or rename {{file|BinkLogo.bik}}, {{file|FMODLogo.bik}}, {{file|Legal.bik}}, {{file|Logos.bik}} and {{file|UnrealLogo.bik}}.
 }}
@@ Line 127: / Line 135: @@
 {{Fixbox|description=Disable Vsync|ref={{cn|date=November 2017}}|fix=
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
-# Open <code>LiquidEngine.ini</code>.
+# Open {{file|LiquidEngine.ini}}.
 # Change <code>UseVsync=True</code> to <code>UseVsync=False</code>.
 }}
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 {{Fixbox|description=Change frame rate smoothing|ref=<ref>Tested successfully by [[User:Genesis|Genesis]]</ref>|fix=
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
-# Open <code>LiquidEngine.ini</code>.
+# Open {{file|LiquidEngine.ini}}.
 # Search and change <code>bSmoothFrameRate</code> to <code>FALSE</code> '''or''' raise <code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate</code> value.
-# Save file.
+# Save the file.
 {{ii}} For more information, see the [[Engine:Unreal Engine 3#Smoothed frame rate|Unreal Engine 3 page]].
 {{ii}} Game seems to be internally capped at 120 Hz. Forcing frame rates higher than this may cause glitches and increase the occurrence of crashes.

Developers

	Liquid Entertainment
Publishers
	Codemasters
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	December 16, 2008
Reception
Metacritic	59
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	ARPG, Action
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Classical, Fantasy