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Risen | Official Thread (PC/PC/PC/360) -- RPG from Gothic creators
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Loving the PC version. Combat feels a lot better than the 360 one too.
Just joined the Order as a Mage. That section felt really polished. The opening hour is kinda misleading, feels very 'budget title' as opposed to the rest of the game.
I think I regret my choice as a mage. Been focusing too much on melee, and now I have like 50 mana and two shitty rune spells. Been playing for around 11 hours. Should I bother to restart, or just stick with it?
Just joined the Order as a Mage. That section felt really polished. The opening hour is kinda misleading, feels very 'budget title' as opposed to the rest of the game.
I think I regret my choice as a mage. Been focusing too much on melee, and now I have like 50 mana and two shitty rune spells. Been playing for around 11 hours. Should I bother to restart, or just stick with it?
MWS Natural
Member
Played the demo last night and....eh I don't think PC-style RPG's are for me...felt kinda "janky" even though the graphics were nice.
bigmit3737
Member
Dineren said:
Don't you need to invest skill 2 for swords in order to parry?
bigmit3737
Member
DennisK4 said:
From reading the reviews...they complain a lot about being too difficult and "no hand holding"
You really need to take your time with this game and that's the problem; reviewers have to play through it quick.
This is my first time playing this sort of game and I am loving it.
There are a few things that I would polish up a bit, but for the most part this is a very good game IMO. And before this game I didn't even like exploration much.
Myr said:
I've been considering Mage. Game seems pretty open on the outset. Your first big choice is to either go to Harbour Town or the swamp, but you can also get captured by the Inquisition and taken to some cool-looking temple to be indoctrinated. I did that but then I quick loaded and went to the swamp.
Cat in the Hat
Member
Ok I've Don all the Don's quests in Harbor city so I was given the key to leave town through the tunnels and go meet the Don. BUT WHERE THE HELL IS THIS GUYS HOUSE AT? I've looks everywhere and I don't see anything in the quest info saying where he is. Help please!
Deus Ex Machina
Member
My Risen FRAPS scores;
CPU: AMD Phenom X4 955
Graphics Card: Diamond 4890 XOC
All performance settings are maxed.
1360x768p average 53fps
1680x1050p average 47fps
1920x1200p average 43fps
CPU: AMD Phenom X4 955
Graphics Card: Diamond 4890 XOC
All performance settings are maxed.
1360x768p average 53fps
1680x1050p average 47fps
1920x1200p average 43fps
bigmit3737
Member
Cat in the Hat said:
Please spoiler tag next time.
Cat in the Hat
Member
:lol No, I didn't even spoil anything. Calm down lad.bigmit3737 said:
Thanks for the help guys I guess I'll head for the swamp.
I just read on a German forum that the game has a "retro mode" for quests.
If you set
RetroQuestMessageSystem="true"
in the ConfixDefault.xml file the quest map will be disabled, and you won't get a quest descritption but just a journal entry. You can also disable the "found x of y thingamajings" messages.
I think it's pretty awesome of the developers to include these options (even though I only use the message suppression one).
If you set
RetroQuestMessageSystem="true"
in the ConfixDefault.xml file the quest map will be disabled, and you won't get a quest descritption but just a journal entry. You can also disable the "found x of y thingamajings" messages.
I think it's pretty awesome of the developers to include these options (even though I only use the message suppression one).
Blizzard said:You keep saying "lightning strucks" but I don't see any lightning, or any lightning striking. Do you mean lighting? The rays look nice.
Oh, well maybe it's because English isn't my first language.
Maybe this will do the trick:
When this happens (offscreen in the pic above) :
everything gets bright and looks awesome.
The lighting in this game is amazing, and not just the sunrays that people keep posting. I just finished an hour long trek out onto a peninsula at night, with really moody pale blue black lighting over everything, all lit by a flickering torch that had soft light streak behind it when the moon shone through it.
Dungeons are similarly great looking, and fun to scour.
I'm thoroughly enjoying the game, it's nice when you get to a point where the critters are no longer a major threat and you can itch your exploration urges more thoroughly... then you run into a real nasty like an ogre and get pumped again :lol
Dungeons are similarly great looking, and fun to scour.
I'm thoroughly enjoying the game, it's nice when you get to a point where the critters are no longer a major threat and you can itch your exploration urges more thoroughly... then you run into a real nasty like an ogre and get pumped again :lol
Yeah, the lightning effect is really amazing but basically impossible to capture in screenshots. Perhaps I'll try (in best GAF tradition) to make an animated gif the next time I see a storm.Blizzard said:Oh, so you did mean "when lightning strikes". Sorry...that picture looked like daylight to me, so I did not realize that it was just the flash from lightning.
T-1000_Model3
Banned
If anyone is wanting to maybe use the program XPadder to map their keyboard/mouse layout to a 360 pad here is a pre-set layout I've made,works pretty well. As always you might wanna do abit of adjusting to fit your tastes.
Oh and here is where to get XPadder,its free to use.
http://www.xpadder.com/
Hmm. Apparently the author of the program is now billing for the latest version. Google XPadder and you easily find earlier versions for free.
Here is my layout.
Game: (KEYBOARD) (360 PAD)
Move Forward = W on keyboard / 360 Left Analog Up
Move Backwards = S on keyboard / 360 Left Analog Down
Move Right = A on keyboard / 360 Left Analog Right
Move Left = D on keyboard / 360 Left Analog Left
JUMP = SPACEBAR / 360 A BUTTON
SNEAK = T /360 B BUTTON
TURN LEFT =Q /360 RIGHT ANALOG (LEFT)
TURN RIGHT =E / 360 RIGHT ANALOG (RIGHT)
LOOK UP =R / 360 RIGHT ANALOG (UP)
LOOK DOWN =F / 360 RIGHT ANALOG (RIGHT)
ZOOM IN = Mouse Wheel Up / 360 RIGHT ANALOG (PRESS IN)
ZOOM OUT = Mouse Wheel Down / 360 D-Pad Right
LOOKING BACK = Z /Not Set (not that important thus far for game.)
WALK = U /Most of the time you find yourself running in the game either exploring or running from beasts,do you really want to walk? Whenever I need to do so I simply draw my weapon,hold the guard button down,your warrior will walk rather than run here.
WEAPONS MODE(DRAW WEAPON) = Middle Mouse Button / 360 LEFT ANALOG PRESS IN)
PRIMARY ACTION = left Mouse Button / 360 RIGHT TRIGGER
SECONDARY ACTION = right mouse button / 360 LEFT TRIGGER
USE 1 (BINDING ITEM TO KEYBOARD) = 1 on keyboard / 360 Y BUTTON
USE 2 (BINDING ITEM #2 TO KEYBOARD) = 2 on keyboard / 360 LEFT BUMPER BUTTON.
USE 3 (BINDING ITEM #3 TO KEYBOARD) = 3 on keyboard / 360 RIGHT BUMPER BUTTON.
Obviously were not able to bind up to 10 items as you can do on a keyboard but I've found that 3 is just enough for me so far. You can constantly keep reassigning different items you feel are more important to your 3 binding options.
Ofcourse you do have a few more movement settings left over to use once you've assigned 8way D-Pad movement on your 360 pad,but for me it gets really confusing and besides pressing diagonals on a 360 pad is a nightmare due to the 360 having a shit D-pad in the first place:b
SHOW QUICKBAR (B button on keyboard) / 360 DIAGONAL DOWN LEFT
**NOTE** Must change XPadder's D-Pad setting to D-Pad 8
way movement for diagonal buttons commands to work.
INVENTORY (I button on keyboard) / 360 SELECT BUTTON
MAP (M button on keyboard) / 360 START BUTTON
JOURNAL (L button on keyboard) / 360 D-PAD DOWN
EQUIPMENT (C button on keyboard) / 360 X BUTTON
BACK (Escape on keyboard) / 360 D-PAD LEFT
QUICK SAVE (F8 on keyboard) / 360D-PAD UP
Hope that helps some out that want to play with a 360 pad instead. I know that I'm of the type that just cannot use a k/m set up to save my life,I assume others might feel the same.
Oh and here is where to get XPadder,its free to use.
http://www.xpadder.com/
Hmm. Apparently the author of the program is now billing for the latest version. Google XPadder and you easily find earlier versions for free.
Here is my layout.
Game: (KEYBOARD) (360 PAD)
Move Forward = W on keyboard / 360 Left Analog Up
Move Backwards = S on keyboard / 360 Left Analog Down
Move Right = A on keyboard / 360 Left Analog Right
Move Left = D on keyboard / 360 Left Analog Left
JUMP = SPACEBAR / 360 A BUTTON
SNEAK = T /360 B BUTTON
TURN LEFT =Q /360 RIGHT ANALOG (LEFT)
TURN RIGHT =E / 360 RIGHT ANALOG (RIGHT)
LOOK UP =R / 360 RIGHT ANALOG (UP)
LOOK DOWN =F / 360 RIGHT ANALOG (RIGHT)
ZOOM IN = Mouse Wheel Up / 360 RIGHT ANALOG (PRESS IN)
ZOOM OUT = Mouse Wheel Down / 360 D-Pad Right
LOOKING BACK = Z /Not Set (not that important thus far for game.)
WALK = U /Most of the time you find yourself running in the game either exploring or running from beasts,do you really want to walk? Whenever I need to do so I simply draw my weapon,hold the guard button down,your warrior will walk rather than run here.
WEAPONS MODE(DRAW WEAPON) = Middle Mouse Button / 360 LEFT ANALOG PRESS IN)
PRIMARY ACTION = left Mouse Button / 360 RIGHT TRIGGER
SECONDARY ACTION = right mouse button / 360 LEFT TRIGGER
USE 1 (BINDING ITEM TO KEYBOARD) = 1 on keyboard / 360 Y BUTTON
USE 2 (BINDING ITEM #2 TO KEYBOARD) = 2 on keyboard / 360 LEFT BUMPER BUTTON.
USE 3 (BINDING ITEM #3 TO KEYBOARD) = 3 on keyboard / 360 RIGHT BUMPER BUTTON.
Obviously were not able to bind up to 10 items as you can do on a keyboard but I've found that 3 is just enough for me so far. You can constantly keep reassigning different items you feel are more important to your 3 binding options.
Ofcourse you do have a few more movement settings left over to use once you've assigned 8way D-Pad movement on your 360 pad,but for me it gets really confusing and besides pressing diagonals on a 360 pad is a nightmare due to the 360 having a shit D-pad in the first place:b
SHOW QUICKBAR (B button on keyboard) / 360 DIAGONAL DOWN LEFT
**NOTE** Must change XPadder's D-Pad setting to D-Pad 8
way movement for diagonal buttons commands to work.
INVENTORY (I button on keyboard) / 360 SELECT BUTTON
MAP (M button on keyboard) / 360 START BUTTON
JOURNAL (L button on keyboard) / 360 D-PAD DOWN
EQUIPMENT (C button on keyboard) / 360 X BUTTON
BACK (Escape on keyboard) / 360 D-PAD LEFT
QUICK SAVE (F8 on keyboard) / 360D-PAD UP
Hope that helps some out that want to play with a 360 pad instead. I know that I'm of the type that just cannot use a k/m set up to save my life,I assume others might feel the same.
tehvampire
Banned
DennisK4 said:Oblivion looks way better than Risen? Ok maybe you are not trolling you really do have some vision problems...
Unmodded Oblivion looks better than this ?
Oblivion looked much better:
Spruce Moose
Member
Finally got a running demo (thanks to Steam). It seems like my kind of game but I reaallly need to build a new PC.
Cat in the Hat
Member
God i'm absolutely hooked, gat damn
Obviously it didn't.tehvampire said:
I played the demo and was pleasantly surprised. The graphics are nice, the VO above average, and the design intricate. I had to take the shadows down to low, but the game still looks acceptable (that's a common setting I have to take down on most titles, so I'm not surprised what with my aging rig and all.)
The combat's alright. I don't like how the game forces enemies to have an obvious AI. Really, is a vulture going to dodge my three attacks so deftly? It's not that an animal wouldn't have self-defense or that I went charging blindly into battle with no regard for blocking (I didn't), it's that you can see the mechanics working - blindingly so - and the immersion is gone. It gets REALLY arcadey and unrealistic, and my short recollection of Gothic 3 comes rushing back. I didn't like the very short time I spent with that game.
However, the presentation is much nicer than I thought it would be. I can't justify spending fifty bucks on Risen; there's just not enough there to convince me, but a weekend special or price drop down the road could do it.
Oblivion doesn't even have any environment shadows. Seriously, no one who actually played both games (on PC) could claim that Oblivion looks better. Oblivion's environments look at their best in screenshots, those in Risen really come alive when you play the game because of the dynamic lighting.
I was going to wait a few months but game game seems to be for the most part in good shape Will bite at first good deal. (pc)
Didn't know Andy Serkis and John Rhys are voice actors! Andy was stunning in Heavenly Sword. Found a vid of them talking to the xbox magazine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93uTElUQaUQ (Unfortunately spoilers I think, they talk about some npc's allegiances)
Do the game environments open up later in the game? Not a huge issue and there is merit to more structured environments but, coming from Gothic 3 where there was a lot of freedom, I'm not too keen on being hemmed in-between cliff walls all the time.
Btw the moderators on the official forums are stating that there is a patch coming for the 360 version but they aren't giving any details at all. (edit: except that it will sort out the night being too dark problem)
Will bite at first good deal. (pc)Didn't know Andy Serkis and John Rhys are voice actors! Andy was stunning in Heavenly Sword. Found a vid of them talking to the xbox magazine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93uTElUQaUQ (Unfortunately spoilers I think, they talk about some npc's allegiances)
Do the game environments open up later in the game? Not a huge issue and there is merit to more structured environments but, coming from Gothic 3 where there was a lot of freedom, I'm not too keen on being hemmed in-between cliff walls all the time.
Btw the moderators on the official forums are stating that there is a patch coming for the 360 version but they aren't giving any details at all. (edit: except that it will sort out the night being too dark problem)
Fuck it.
Amazon's got this for $39.99, BEFORE my ECA discount.
Seems like they're a bit backordered now, so it won't ship for at least another week.
But I ordered this, and preordered Fallout 3 GotY (PC) + Dragon Age Origins CE (PC), for like $115 shipped.
Edit - Actually, that seems kind of low for all three, doesn't it?
*shrugs*
Amazon's got this for $39.99, BEFORE my ECA discount.
Seems like they're a bit backordered now, so it won't ship for at least another week.
But I ordered this, and preordered Fallout 3 GotY (PC) + Dragon Age Origins CE (PC), for like $115 shipped.
Edit - Actually, that seems kind of low for all three, doesn't it?
*shrugs*
Nah, that's what you get for PC gaming.Mejilan said:
Plus a ton of mods and hopefully free DLC down the line.
Really tempted to pick this game up, but I just got ODST, Majesty 2, and with Borderlands coming after that, there's no room for an RPG. This is the kind of stuff I would of spend summer playing. Guh.
brain_stew
Member
kinggroin said:
Yep definitely looks like an Xbox game..............:lol
Another impressive thing about this game is the use of colors, not just as far as the visuals, but also when it comes to showing you items you can pick up or use or certain directions to go. There's rarely any point where I see something on the ground and I'm unsure if I can pick it up or not, and that's from a distance, before the item text even shows up. The signposting is damn near flawless, which is really impressive for an open-world game.
Joseph Merrick
Member
yeah, pickpocket works fine. you might need level 2 for brogar. you can learn thief skills from uh who was it again, phil?dollartaco said:
Cat in the Hat
Member
Yeah Phil teaches that, or you can fight Bro in the arena and take his sword shard.Joseph Merrick said:
Joseph Merrick
Member
JonStark said:
Confidence Man said:
you can also pickpocket it off the gate guard before entering the city.
Ack! I am stuck!
Monastery Spoiler! (the library)
Can someone help?
Monastery Spoiler! (the library)
In the library after opening the secret door and testing all the powers (open lock, levitate, transform, and telekinesis), in that room there's a red glowing force field, how do I take it down?
I need to complete the last mission from Vitus, "Seek Trust and Wisdom in Combat", I found "Wisdom in Combat" but what the hell is "seek trust"? is that another book? Anyway, I am assuming whatever it is is inside that room because that is the only place I haven't been able to enter...
I need to complete the last mission from Vitus, "Seek Trust and Wisdom in Combat", I found "Wisdom in Combat" but what the hell is "seek trust"? is that another book? Anyway, I am assuming whatever it is is inside that room because that is the only place I haven't been able to enter...
Can someone help?
I tried a tiny bit of the demo. Is the game supposed to have a black screen for like 15 seconds before the game menu comes up, or does my computer (e8400, ATI 4850, Windows 7 64-bit RC) not work with an intro movie for some reason?
Impressions from the very start portion: No vsync lock option, no mouse sensitivity option? I'm not sure if the mouse speed will get annoying. Why on earth would they not let you adjust it? Is there a config file you can edit to do it?
At least there are lots of little text overlays, otherwise the loot on the ground and in the water seems like it'd be impossible to see.
The reaaaally floaty jump is kind of funny, and I can see that if I play the game I will be hitting it CONSTANTLY since it seems to make your movement speed a bit faster especially through water.
Oh, and no windowed option? Or is that another thing I'd have to enable through the config file?
Impressions from the very start portion: No vsync lock option, no mouse sensitivity option? I'm not sure if the mouse speed will get annoying. Why on earth would they not let you adjust it? Is there a config file you can edit to do it?
At least there are lots of little text overlays, otherwise the loot on the ground and in the water seems like it'd be impossible to see.
The reaaaally floaty jump is kind of funny, and I can see that if I play the game I will be hitting it CONSTANTLY since it seems to make your movement speed a bit faster especially through water.
Oh, and no windowed option? Or is that another thing I'd have to enable through the config file?
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Deleted member 17706
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I made Soul Drinker and it was pretty weak by the time I finished it. It was a two-handed sword with 75 attack I think. I forgot the strength requirement. I don't think it had any special attributes and I was already using an axe with 96 attack so I didn't equip it other than to check out its appearance.
I found one half of Stormwind
Does anyone know where the other half is?
I found one half of Stormwind
in a treasure chest located in the far northwest portion of the west coast.
Blizzard said:
I don't know if it's any different in the demo, but loot is pretty obvious in the full version. You generally know what you can pick up and what is static before seeing the text overlays. That's been my experience, at least.
And use D3DOverrider to force vysnc + triple buffering.