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Hi,

i bought and installed Risen 2 some weeks ago. Today i tried to start Risen 2 but i just got a black screen. So i started it...and there wasnt even a logo just a black screen for maybe 3 seconds as if it tries to start and then i get back to gog...no error message nothing...any idead to fix ?
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egosumnox: Hi,

i bought and installed Risen 2 some weeks ago. Today i tried to start Risen 2 but i just got a black screen. So i started it...and there wasnt even a logo just a black screen for maybe 3 seconds as if it tries to start and then i get back to gog...no error message nothing...any idead to fix ?
Hello !

- Look at this page to get some useful information :
[url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Risen_2:_Dark_Waters]https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Risen_2:_Dark_Waters]https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Risen_2:_Dark_Waters]https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Risen_2:_Dark_Waters[/url]

- Also, check the installation of the "Nvidia-PhysX" program :
https://www.nvidia.com/fr-fr/drivers/physx/physx-9-19-0218-driver/

(I speak english with Google translate)
Post edited April 13, 2020 by FlaW313
So yeah thanks for your reply first...sadly nothing helped to start the game...the interesting fact is, that I installed it again and tried to repair the files again...and as before it downloaded something...148 mb every time but it doesnt help at all.

Does anybody else have an idea what to do ? Like i mean i literally dont even get to load the game...2-3 secs blackscreen and back to gog...btw risen 1 und risen 3 work perfectly fine

physx is installed....drivers are the newest possible and my pc is way better than what the game requires even if this has nothing rly to do if it starts or not xd
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egosumnox: So yeah thanks for your reply first...sadly nothing helped to start the game...the interesting fact is, that I installed it again and tried to repair the files again...and as before it downloaded something...148 mb every time but it doesnt help at all.

Does anybody else have an idea what to do ? Like i mean i literally dont even get to load the game...2-3 secs blackscreen and back to gog...btw risen 1 und risen 3 work perfectly fine

physx is installed....drivers are the newest possible and my pc is way better than what the game requires even if this has nothing rly to do if it starts or not xd
- Check the refresh rate of your screen / graphics card. The game runs best in maximum 60 fps.
- Check that - "visual microsoft C ++ 2005 redistributable (x64)" / "visual microsoft C ++ 2005 redistributable" - are installed.
- Are you launching the "RISEN 2" game in administrator mode ?
Post edited April 17, 2020 by FlaW313
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egosumnox: So yeah thanks for your reply first...sadly nothing helped to start the game...the interesting fact is, that I installed it again and tried to repair the files again...and as before it downloaded something...148 mb every time but it doesnt help at all.

Does anybody else have an idea what to do ? Like i mean i literally dont even get to load the game...2-3 secs blackscreen and back to gog...btw risen 1 und risen 3 work perfectly fine

physx is installed....drivers are the newest possible and my pc is way better than what the game requires even if this has nothing rly to do if it starts or not xd
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FlaW313: - Check the refresh rate of your screen / graphics card. The game runs best in maximum 60 fps.
- Check that - "visual microsoft C ++ 2005 redistributable (x64)" / "visual microsoft C ++ 2005 redistributable" - are installed.
- Are you launching the "RISEN 2" game in administrator mode ?
hello and thx again

1. my monitor has 75 hz
2. if you ask if its installed in the Risen 2 folder then no
3. i tried with administrator mode and without

i gotta say though i was on the website you recommeded and didnt rly get what to do here

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
Download the offline installers directly from the website.

Uninstall Physx from the Windows settings ("Systemsteuerung"), then uninstall and reinstall the game from the offline installers, without GOG Galaxy.

Start the program directly from the installation folder, without GOG Galaxy.

Make sure to start the game in Admin mode.

If you have more than one graphics card (laptops may have), make sure that the game starts with the better one (or try the other).

Try out the Windows compatibility settings.
Ur screen is black?
Which computer configuration do u ve?
is ur technial configuration enough?
The game is from 2013 could not work on former blastforms?
Is ur game already installed?
If not do so!
Please remember being online is not necessary to start the game!
Please ensure that ur internet connection is working properly
so u can get all the nice add ons and updates for the game!
If ur internet connection doesnt work try to go to the folder of ur desktop
and install the quick start icon on it.so u be able to start game without gog
as it it is meant to be played.
Post edited April 19, 2020 by Goldi6