Risen 2: Dark Waters

Risen 2: Dark Waters
Developers

	Piranha Bytes
Publishers
	Deep Silver
Release dates
Windows	April 27, 2012

Risen
Risen	2009
Risen 2: Dark Waters	2012
Risen 3: Titan Lords	2014

General information

Deep Silver Official Forum

World of Risen

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

1 Availability
- 1.1 Version differences
- 1.2 Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions
2 Essential improvements
- 2.1 Skip intro videos
- 2.2 Utilities
3 Game data
4 Video settings
- 4.1 Widescreen resolution
- 4.2 Windowed
5 Input settings
6 Audio settings
- 6.1 Localizations
7 VR support
8 Issues fixed
9 Other information
10 System requirements
11 Notes
12 References

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Gamesplanet
GOG.com		Choice of Standard or Gold Edition.
Green Man Gaming		Gold Edition
Humble Store		Gold Edition
Origin
Steam

Version differences[edit]

The Gold Edition is a complete edition with all DLC.

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

DLC is sold individually for Steam; for GOG.com the DLC is a combined package (Gold Edition Upgrade).

Name	Notes
Air Temple
A Pirate's Clothes
Treasure Isle

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]} Go to `<path-to-game>\data\extern\videos\` Delete or rename `logo_ds.vid`, `logo_pb.vid` and `logo_ubi.vid`.

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\data\extern\videos\
Delete or rename logo_ds.vid, logo_pb.vid and logo_ubi.vid.

Utilities[edit]

Risen 2 Tune - small utility to manage general game options, like: disabling/enabling AutoSave, Static Camera, SloMo, Tutorial System, Changing resolution, etc.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Risen2\Config\
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40390/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

ConfigUser.xml contains settings and achievements.

Action_Map_User_1.xam contains primary key bindings.

Action_Map_User_2.xam contains secondary key bindings.

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Risen2\SaveGames\
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40390/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Windows XP save games are stored in %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Risen2\SaveGames\

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Video settings.

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		For custom/unlisted resolutions see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor		Use jackfuste's fixes, Flawless Widescreen, or Widescreen Fixer.
Ultra-widescreen		Use jackfuste's fixes or see the WSGF topic.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No frame rate or refresh rate cap.^[1]

Widescreen resolution[edit]

Edit ConfigUser.xml^{[citation needed]} Edit the file %LOCALAPPDATA%\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 `<path-to-game>\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

Edit ConfigUser.xml^{[citation needed]}

Edit the file %LOCALAPPDATA%\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 <path-to-game>\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]

Edit ConfigUser.xml^{[citation needed]} Go to `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Risen2\Config\` Edit `ConfigUser.xml`. Change `FullScreen` to `"false"` Save your changes and close the file. Notes To hide system cursor, see Hide system cursor when game is in focus.

Edit ConfigUser.xml^{[citation needed]}

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Risen2\Config\
Edit ConfigUser.xml.
Change FullScreen to "false"
Save your changes and close the file.

Notes

To hide system cursor, see Hide system cursor when game is in focus.

Input settings[edit]

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Supports two bindings per function.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput controllers only. Disabled by default.
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

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Tracked motion controllers

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

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Enabled by default.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Speech, Ambient, Effects and Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Disabled by default; set in Options, Gameplay.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

To choose the language for the GOG.com version use Settings.exe in the installation folder.^[2]

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

VR support[edit]

3D modes	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Works with limitations (e.g. shadows must be disabled).^[3]
iZ3D
vorpX	G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed[edit]

Very low frame rate on AMD with Crossfire enabled[edit]

Disable Crossfire^[4]

Disable Crossfire^[4]

Sound speaker option is greyed out[edit]

Check Windows sound settings^[4] Confirm Windows sound settings are correctly configured for 5.1/7.1

Check Windows sound settings^[4]

Confirm Windows sound settings are correctly configured for 5.1/7.1

Risen 2 Fails to Launch / Hangs on launch[edit]

Install PhysX^{[citation needed]} Install the Nvidia PhysX System Software.

Install PhysX^{[citation needed]}

Install the Nvidia PhysX System Software.

Verify Game Integrity (Steam)^[4] Find Risen 2 in your Steam Library Right-click the game name Select `Properties` Go to the `Local Files` tab Select `Verify Integrity of Game Cache...` This may take a while, just wait for it to finish Once it's done press `OK` Launch the game If that doesn't fix the issue, run these installers and reboot the computer afterward: `<path-to-game>\redist\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe` `<path-to-game>\redist\PhysX\PhysX_SystemSoftware.exe` `<path-to-game>\redist\VCRedist\vcredist_x86.exe`

Verify Game Integrity (Steam)^[4]

Find Risen 2 in your Steam Library
Right-click the game name
Select Properties
Go to the Local Files tab
Select Verify Integrity of Game Cache...
This may take a while, just wait for it to finish
Once it's done press OK
Launch the game

If that doesn't fix the issue, run these installers and reboot the computer afterward:

<path-to-game>\redist\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe
<path-to-game>\redist\PhysX\PhysX_SystemSoftware.exe
<path-to-game>\redist\VCRedist\vcredist_x86.exe

Black screen during intro[edit]

Change ATI settings^[4] When starting up the game, the menu loads fine. But once the intro movie reaches Caldera, the screen becomes mostly black. Fix below is for 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.

Change ATI settings^[4]

When starting up the game, the menu loads fine. But once the intro movie reaches Caldera, the screen becomes mostly black. Fix below is for 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.

Game doesn't start / Frequency out of range error[edit]

Edit ConfigDefault.xml^[4] In the section `<Window>`, you should verify that the values are correct: AdapterNumber="0" Top="0" Bottom="768" Left="0" Right="1024 RefreshRate="85"

Edit ConfigDefault.xml^[4]

In the section <Window>, you should verify that the values are correct:

AdapterNumber="0"
Top="0"
Bottom="768"
Left="0"
Right="1024
RefreshRate="85"

Alternative - delete ConfigUser.xml^[4] Delete `ConfigUser.xml` (the next time you restart the game, it will recreate a default configuration file.

Alternative - delete ConfigUser.xml^[4]

Delete ConfigUser.xml (the next time you restart the game, it will recreate a default configuration file.

Dropping / Low FPS with Nvidia graphics cards[edit]

Uninstall 3D Vision^[4] 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.

Uninstall 3D Vision^[4]

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.

Significant frame rate drops when player is near water[edit]

De-activate water reflection^[4]

De-activate water reflection^[4]

Game uses the wrong monitor[edit]

The game may pick the wrong monitor on a multi-monitor setup when a multi-monitor resolution is not used in-game.

Set monitor in ConfigUser.xml^[5] Go to `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Risen2\Config\` Edit `ConfigUser.xml`. Change the `AdapterNumber` line so it reads `AdapterNumber="0"` Save your changes and test the result in-game.

Set monitor in ConfigUser.xml^[5]

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Risen2\Config\
Edit ConfigUser.xml.
Change the AdapterNumber line so it reads AdapterNumber="0"
Save your changes and test the result in-game.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

Hide system cursor when game is in focus[edit]

When running in Windowed mode the game displays both in-game cursor and system cursor. This may be annoying for some people. Below is the script to solve this issue.

Use AutoHotkey^{[citation needed]} 1. Download and install AutoHotkey. 2. Start it, edit the script and use the one provided below: ; Script to hide cursor http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1432431 ; Modified by Nirklars and adjusted to work with Risen 2 by SuicideMachine SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory. SystemCursor("Init") SetTimer, CheckIdle, 250 return CheckIdle: if WinActive("ahk_class Engine") { SystemCursor("Off") } else { SystemCursor("On") } return #Persistent OnExit, ShowCursor ; Ensure the cursor is made visible when the script exits. return ShowCursor: SystemCursor("On") ExitApp SystemCursor(OnOff=1) ; INIT = "I","Init"; OFF = 0,"Off"; TOGGLE = -1,"T","Toggle"; ON = others { static AndMask, XorMask, $, h_cursor ,c0,c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6,c7,c8,c9,c10,c11,c12,c13 ; system cursors , b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,b6,b7,b8,b9,b10,b11,b12,b13 ; blank cursors , h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,h7,h8,h9,h10,h11,h12,h13 ; handles of default cursors if (OnOff = "Init" or OnOff = "I" or $ = "") ; init when requested or at first call { $ = h ; active default cursors VarSetCapacity( h_cursor,4444, 1 ) VarSetCapacity( AndMask, 324, 0xFF ) VarSetCapacity( XorMask, 324, 0 ) system_cursors = 32512,32513,32514,32515,32516,32642,32643,32644,32645,32646,32648,32649,32650 StringSplit c, system_cursors, `, Loop %c0% { h_cursor := DllCall( "LoadCursor", "uint",0, "uint",c%A_Index% ) h%A_Index% := DllCall( "CopyImage", "uint",h_cursor, "uint",2, "int",0, "int",0, "uint",0 ) b%A_Index% := DllCall("CreateCursor","uint",0, "int",0, "int",0 , "int",32, "int",32, "uint",&AndMask, "uint",&XorMask ) } } if (OnOff = 0 or OnOff = "Off" or $ = "h" and (OnOff < 0 or OnOff = "Toggle" or OnOff = "T")) $ = b ; use blank cursors else $ = h ; use the saved cursors Loop %c0% { h_cursor := DllCall( "CopyImage", "uint",%$%%A_Index%, "uint",2, "int",0, "int",0, "uint",0 ) DllCall( "SetSystemCursor", "uint",h_cursor, "uint",c%A_Index% ) } } 3. Reload the script in AHK.

Use AutoHotkey^{[citation needed]}

1. Download and install AutoHotkey.

2. Start it, edit the script and use the one provided below:

; Script to hide cursor http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1432431
; Modified by Nirklars and adjusted to work with Risen 2 by SuicideMachine
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

SystemCursor("Init")

SetTimer, CheckIdle, 250
return

CheckIdle:
if WinActive("ahk_class Engine") 
{
    SystemCursor("Off")
}
else
{
    SystemCursor("On")
}
return

#Persistent
OnExit, ShowCursor  ; Ensure the cursor is made visible when the script exits.
return

ShowCursor:
SystemCursor("On")
ExitApp

SystemCursor(OnOff=1)   ; INIT = "I","Init"; OFF = 0,"Off"; TOGGLE = -1,"T","Toggle"; ON = others
{
    static AndMask, XorMask, $, h_cursor
        ,c0,c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6,c7,c8,c9,c10,c11,c12,c13 ; system cursors
        , b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,b6,b7,b8,b9,b10,b11,b12,b13   ; blank cursors
        , h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,h7,h8,h9,h10,h11,h12,h13   ; handles of default cursors
    if (OnOff = "Init" or OnOff = "I" or $ = "")       ; init when requested or at first call
    {
        $ = h                                          ; active default cursors
        VarSetCapacity( h_cursor,4444, 1 )
        VarSetCapacity( AndMask, 32*4, 0xFF )
        VarSetCapacity( XorMask, 32*4, 0 )
        system_cursors = 32512,32513,32514,32515,32516,32642,32643,32644,32645,32646,32648,32649,32650
        StringSplit c, system_cursors, `,
        Loop %c0%
        {
            h_cursor   := DllCall( "LoadCursor", "uint",0, "uint",c%A_Index% )
            h%A_Index% := DllCall( "CopyImage",  "uint",h_cursor, "uint",2, "int",0, "int",0, "uint",0 )
            b%A_Index% := DllCall("CreateCursor","uint",0, "int",0, "int",0
                , "int",32, "int",32, "uint",&AndMask, "uint",&XorMask )
        }
    }
    if (OnOff = 0 or OnOff = "Off" or $ = "h" and (OnOff < 0 or OnOff = "Toggle" or OnOff = "T"))
        $ = b  ; use blank cursors
    else
        $ = h  ; use the saved cursors

    Loop %c0%
    {
        h_cursor := DllCall( "CopyImage", "uint",%$%%A_Index%, "uint",2, "int",0, "int",0, "uint",0 )
        DllCall( "SetSystemCursor", "uint",h_cursor, "uint",c%A_Index% )
    }
}

3. Reload the script in AHK.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	Vista SP1, 7
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.1 GHz	Dual Core 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 3870 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX 512 MB of VRAM	ATI Radeon HD 4890 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 1 GB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/40390/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (40390) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

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