Risen and Risen 2: Dark Waters provide a list of Tips while loading that any player should be aware of to get the most out of the game.
Risen[]
Cooking & Recipe[]
- You can use a frying pan to roast raw meat or fish on a stove or a campfire.
- If you find a recipe and the right ingredients, you can prepare food in a kettle.
Healing[]
- Fried meat and fish will restore your life energy when eaten.
- Drinking from a water barrel will heal you.
- Healing potions, plants and food may restore your life energy.
Spells[]
- Anyone can use a spell scroll.
- Magic barriers can only be destroyed with an appropriate spell.
- An Open Lock spell will allow you to open almost every locked chest or door.
- An Illusion spell allows you to distract someone.
- If someone gets mad at you and refuses to speak to you, you can calm him down with a Jest spell.
- With a Nautilus spell, you can crawl through tiny openings.
- A Levitation spell allows you to cross a chasm.
- When it is dark, you can use a torch or a Light spell.
- The Telekinesis spell enables you to reach items at a distance.
- An out-of-reach lever can be manipulated by using a Telekinesis spell.
- An out-of-reach switch can be manipulated by using a Telekinesis spell or a long-range weapon.
- An out-of-reach winch can be manipulated by using a Telekinesis spell or a long-range weapon.
Talents[]
- The talent Open Locks allows you to open locked chests and doors using a lock pick.
- The Create Scrolls talent allows you to create spell scrolls on a rune table.
- The Acrobatics talent lessens the damage when you fall from great height.
- With the Alchemy talent and the right ingredients, you can brew potions at an alchemy table.
- With the Smithing talent, you can forge weapons in a smithy.
- With the Smithing talent, you can create magical jewelry in a goldsmithy.
- The Sneak talent allows you to move in silence.
- With the Prospecting talent and a pickaxe, you can prospect for minerals at certain locations in the world.
Characters[]
- Warriors of the Order can use scrolls and magic crystals.
- Mages can perform all types of magic: scroll, crystal and rune magic.
- All the trainers and traders you have already met in the world can be viewed in your journal.
- You should revisit traders from time to time to see whether they have any new goods.
'Looting'[]
- Some chests or doors can only be opened with the appropriate key.
- If you are caught stealing, you will be attacked.
- Mussels will sometimes contain valuable pearls.
- You need a shovel to dig up treasure.
- Pickpocketing can be a profitable source of income — just as long as you don't get caught.
- Bookstands may contain important information and improve your wisdom.
General Gameplay Tips[]
- Teleport stones allow you to travel faster across the world.
- You can sleep for a while in a bed in order to heal and advance the time of day.
- You can only use a shield if you have at least one hand free.
- Deep waters are deadly.
- In your journal, you can view the quests you've accepted.
- Saving often is a good idea.
Risen 2: Dark Waters[]
History & Story[]
- The price for saving the Isle of Faranga was to free the Titan Lord Ursegor.
- The gods vanished with the dark wave, and with them went free access to magic. The only magic known to work is voodoo magic.
- Only Titan Lords have the power to control Titans.
- After the king died, the Inquisition took over command of the Empire. It placed all power into the hands of the newly formed High Council.
- After what happened on Faranga, the last magicians were banned.
- The only Titan who could be defeated so far, you imprisoned forever on Faranga.
- The Inquisition was founded by the last king of the old empire to protect people from magical dangers.
- Mendoza was the last Inquisitor. A Titan corrupted him on Faranga, and you killed him.
- On Faranga you joined the Inquisition and defeated the Fire Titan.
- Commandant Carlos is one of the few that you still know from your time on Faranga.
- You were wondering what happened to the magical equipment you had in Risen? There is a good reason it's not there anymore...
Locations[]
- Caldera is protected by a large deposit of magical crystals under the fortress.
- Caldera is the last free city of the people. Mankind has launched its struggle for survival from there.
- For a long time the exact location of the Water Temple was unknown. It was the pirate captain Gregorius Emanuel Steelbeard who finally discovered it.
- The most famous of all pirate strongholds is on Antigua. This is where the captains' council meets.
- Maracai is the destination of one of the two expeditions setting out to find new land to be settled by the people.
- The Sword Coast was the first part of the new continent of Arborea to be settled. Puerto Isabella is the outermost outpost of civilisation.
- The continent of Arborea seems to have been spared from the destruction of the Titan Lords.
Characters[]
- Each of your companions has special skills that might help you on your adventures. Consider carefully who you want to take with you.
- Your companions cannot die. They get up again after a fight, as soon as there are no more enemies nearby.
- The pirates' triathlon consists of a good punch-up, a drinking contest and a shooting match.
- The natives worship the Titans as their gods. They get their voodoo magic from them.
- The natives of the Southern Isles and the Inquisition are enemies. You will need to choose from which side you are going to accept help.
- The spirits of the ancestors live on in the Underworld. Only a few people have ever gained entrance to that world.
- The greatest and most notorious captains of their time sit on the captains' council.
- The pirates stole four weapons from the Water Temple. They are the only way to defeat Mara.
- The one-time alliance of the great pirate captains is broken. A merciless war rages among the pirates.
- Mara must be defeated if mankind is to succeed in settling on Arborea.
Combat & Enemies[]
- You should come back later if an enemy is too strong for you.
- Some monsters are too big to parry. You will have to find another way to defeat them.
- You can strike with the butt of your musket in melee combat. Some shotguns have been especially equipped with a bayonet.
Game Mechanics[]
- Save often.
- You can sleep in a bed for a while to heal yourself and change the time of day.
- You need a treasure map and a shovel to dig up treasure.
- This game plays down the effects of alcohol.
Attributes & Talents[]
- Each time you increase an attribute, the associated talents will increase likewise.
- Legendary artifacts are hidden throughout the Southern Isles. They increase your attributes and talents. Check your character screen to see which ones you are still missing.
- You will do more damage with a higher fighter talent.
Skills[]
- Armed with the Lockpicking skill and a lock pick you can open locked chests and doors.
- Pickpocketing can be a lucrative source of income if you make sure you don't get caught.
- The Brew Potion skill lets you brew powerful potions in a voodoo cauldron if you have the right ingredients.
- A voodoo doll lets you weaken and even wound enemies. In some cases you can even use it to gain control of people and talk in their place.
- The Distiller skill lets you distil delicious liquor in a pot-still.
- The Forging skill lets you forge and repair blades in a smithy.
- You will find fragments of especially rare or powerful weapons. As soon as you have both pieces, you can join them together.
- In order to repair a weapon, all you need is one of the two fragments.
- The Create Talisman skill lets you make rings and amulets on a voodoo altar.
- The Gunsmith skill lets you make and repair firearms at a workbench.
- You need a schematic to build weapons.
- Firearms were invented by Master Godin from Caldera. You can buy simple muskets on the market but only the Inquisition gets its hands on the good guns.
- Each of your companions has special skills that might help you on your adventures. Consider carefully who you want to take with you.
Items[]
- Monkeys can climb through windows that are too small for humans.
- Legendary Artefacts are hidden throughout the Southern Isles. They increase your attributes and talents. Check your character screen to see which ones you are still missing.
- Remember to always bring torches.
- Oyster shells may sometimes contain a valuable pearl.
Equipment & Food[]
- You can fry raw meat over a campfire or on a stove.
- All the food that you collect is shown in your inventory under Provisions.
- Provisions help to regenerate your body. However, it takes a while until you are fully healed.
- Always make sure that you carry enough ammunition, potions and liquor. You won't find any merchants in the jungle.
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- Some rowing boats allow you to row down the coast. Doing so saves you a long walk.
- Deep seas and high mountains border the areas you can travel in.
- Use the Sea Chart to travel from island to island.