Ryse: Son of Rome news & patch notes

We've often described Ryse: Son of Rome as cinematic, but now we've gone one step further and created a movie from in-game footage as a festive treat for fans! Made up of stunning cutscenes and gameplay from our Xbox One and PC adventure, "Ryse: Son of Rome – The Full Story" runs the length of a blockbuster release and invites you to experience the journey of Marius Titus like never before. As the holidays take hold, you can gather round to witness the dawn of a hero and follow Roman soldier Marius to the furthest edges of the Empire in his quest for vengeance. There's political intrigue, bone-crushing battles and a twist to cap it all off. What more could you want? The arrival of our Full Story movie comes just days after Ryse claimed prizes for Best Graphics, Best Sound and Best Technical Achievement at the German Developer Awards. Such plaudits have been heaped on Ryse and CRYENGINE since the game's original release in November last year, including the coveted SIGGRAPH Award for Best Real-Time Graphics. So if you'd like to see what all the fuss is about, or if you've already walked a mile in Marius' shoes and long to relive your adventures, feast your eyes on Ryse: Son of Rome – The Full Story and allow yourself to be transported to the heart of ancient Rome, Crytek style! Watch it now via the video below or over on YouTube. Spoiler alert! The movie features all the game's cutscenes from start to finish. Ryse: Son of Rome – The Full Story is based on a game that was rated "M" for Mature and 18+ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVxpELu4vpA

Hey all, we have just released a new patch for Ryse that can now be downloaded from Steam. Highlights for this release are the ability to turn of the HUD (we can't wait to see your screenshots in the Community Hub) as well as Controller Rumble (this change being directly based on community feedback). We have also made further improvements to performance and stability, as you can see from our full Release Notes:

• SLI/Crossfire optimization & quality improvements
• Improved GPU performance on NVIDIA cards, especially for GTX980/970 versions
• Fixed potential crash when running the game in resolutions higher than 1080p
• Fixed graphical corruption on nVidia when running in resolutions higher than 1080p
• Fixed a bug that occurred on low framerate which prevented the door to open in Pax Romana
• Fixed a bug that allowed Legendary difficulty to be selected with mouse even though it is not unlocked
• Made CVar accessible to disable/enable force feedback on the game controller: i_forcefeedback 0/1
• Made CVar accessible to disable/enable flash (e.g. the ingame HUD for taking beauty screenshots): gfx_draw 0/1
• Made CVar accessible to adjust image sharpening: r_PostAASharpening 0…2 (values range from 0 to 2, default is 0.2)
• Added support for high resolution timer mode to overcome FPS limits on some systems. Activate via “sys_highrestimer = 1” (without quotes) in system.cfg

Also, NVIDIA has just released new Drivers for a wide range of GeForce GPUs (version 344.48), which include a SLI profile for Ryse! Keep up the good fight to protect Rome! The Ryse Team

Hey all, we have just released a new patch for Ryse that can now be downloaded from Steam. Highlights for this release are the ability to turn of the HUD (we can't wait to see your screenshots in the Community Hub) as well as Controller Rumble (this change being directly based on community feedback). We have also made further improvements to performance and stability, as you can see from our full Release Notes:

• SLI/Crossfire optimization & quality improvements
• Improved GPU performance on NVIDIA cards, especially for GTX980/970 versions
• Fixed potential crash when running the game in resolutions higher than 1080p
• Fixed graphical corruption on nVidia when running in resolutions higher than 1080p
• Fixed a bug that occurred on low framerate which prevented the door to open in Pax Romana
• Fixed a bug that allowed Legendary difficulty to be selected with mouse even though it is not unlocked
• Made CVar accessible to disable/enable force feedback on the game controller: i_forcefeedback 0/1
• Made CVar accessible to disable/enable flash (e.g. the ingame HUD for taking beauty screenshots): gfx_draw 0/1
• Made CVar accessible to adjust image sharpening: r_PostAASharpening 0…2 (values range from 0 to 2, default is 0.2)
• Added support for high resolution timer mode to overcome FPS limits on some systems. Activate via “sys_highrestimer = 1” (without quotes) in system.cfg

Also, NVIDIA has just released new Drivers for a wide range of GeForce GPUs (version 344.48), which include a SLI profile for Ryse! Keep up the good fight to protect Rome! The Ryse Team

Hey all, we have just released a small hotfix that should address the issue with a freezing cutscene in the "Pax Romana" level that some users were reporting. We apologize to everyone affected, and hope you will now enjoy your journey to save Rome this weekend. Thanks, The Ryse Team

Hey all, we have just released a small hotfix that should address the issue with a freezing cutscene in the "Pax Romana" level that some users were reporting. We apologize to everyone affected, and hope you will now enjoy your journey to save Rome this weekend. Thanks, The Ryse Team

Hey all, if you already had the chance to play Ryse after it went live earlier today, you might have encountered an issue where the game lost your save, forcing you to restart the campaign when rebooting. This issue was due to a problem with the syncing of save games between your game and the Steam Cloud. We have just released a Hotfix to address this issue, so you will once again be able to save both locally and in the Cloud, as intended. It will also help gamers who reported issues with certain Checkpoints after dying. Unfortunately, it is not possible to retrieve previously lost saves, and affected users will have to start the campaign anew. We apologize to everyone affected, and hope you will enjoy your journey to save Rome this weekend. Thanks, The Ryse Team

Hey all, if you already had the chance to play Ryse after it went live earlier today, you might have encountered an issue where the game lost your save, forcing you to restart the campaign when rebooting. This issue was due to a problem with the syncing of save games between your game and the Steam Cloud. We have just released a Hotfix to address this issue, so you will once again be able to save both locally and in the Cloud, as intended. It will also help gamers who reported issues with certain Checkpoints after dying. Unfortunately, it is not possible to retrieve previously lost saves, and affected users will have to start the campaign anew. We apologize to everyone affected, and hope you will enjoy your journey to save Rome this weekend. Thanks, The Ryse Team

Hey all, today we want to give you some more information on the free Ryse: Son of Rome Soundtrack that you will receive as a “Thank you” for pre-ordering the PC version. When the game is released on Steam this week, you will be able to download the 1.7gb Soundtrack DLC along with it. Why is that download so large, you may ask? To show our appreciation to anyone pre-ordering the game, we have decided to make the 25 tracks available in 3 different formats: - As MP3s - In CD-Quality WAV format - And for all audiophiles, there will be a hi-res WAV version as well By default, the game will be downloaded into a “Soundtrack” folder within your Steam installation of Ryse. With the technicalities out of the way, let’s talk a bit about the SOT itself. A creative collaboration involving over 100 individuals, the multi-award nominated audio echoes the emotional journey of lead character Marius Titus – from the agony of loss to the brutality of battle, and beyond. Scored by award winning composers Borislav Slavov, Tilman Siliescu and Peter Antovski, performed live by the Hungarian Studio Orchestra in Budapest and mastered by acclaimed Tonmeister Carl Talbot, the soundtrack features 25 tracks that will immerse the listener in the tempestuous world of ancient Rome. The Full Track list is: 1. Ryse- Son of Rome 2. Rome Theme 3. Mad Nero 4. The Beginning of the End 5. SPQR 6. Father and Son 7. Summer’s Theme Light 8. Trial by Fire 9. The brave Man tastes Death once 10. 14th Legion 11. Through the Woods 12. Rebel Heartland 13. Ryse of a Hero 14. Beyond the Wall 15. The Horned King 16. Descend into Darkness 17. Summer’s Theme 18. Pax Romanum 19. Basilius’ Orgy 20. I am Damocles 21. Wrath of Nemesis 22. Desire for Vengeance 23. Lead the Charge 24. An Unsung Hero 25. Son of Rome You can preview and download the “Rome Theme” on Soundcloud. And if you like what you hear and have yet to pre-order the game, act fast- there are only a few days left for you to score a free Soundtrack! And finally, there is another small gift to our long-time fans in the PC version. He might look familiar... https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/1956862_10153227826812501_275944234790644386_o.jpg

Hey all, today we want to give you some more information on the free Ryse: Son of Rome Soundtrack that you will receive as a “Thank you” for pre-ordering the PC version. When the game is released on Steam this week, you will be able to download the 1.7gb Soundtrack DLC along with it. Why is that download so large, you may ask? To show our appreciation to anyone pre-ordering the game, we have decided to make the 25 tracks available in 3 different formats: - As MP3s - In CD-Quality WAV format - And for all audiophiles, there will be a hi-res WAV version as well By default, the game will be downloaded into a “Soundtrack” folder within your Steam installation of Ryse. With the technicalities out of the way, let’s talk a bit about the SOT itself. A creative collaboration involving over 100 individuals, the multi-award nominated audio echoes the emotional journey of lead character Marius Titus – from the agony of loss to the brutality of battle, and beyond. Scored by award winning composers Borislav Slavov, Tilman Siliescu and Peter Antovski, performed live by the Hungarian Studio Orchestra in Budapest and mastered by acclaimed Tonmeister Carl Talbot, the soundtrack features 25 tracks that will immerse the listener in the tempestuous world of ancient Rome. The Full Track list is: 1. Ryse- Son of Rome 2. Rome Theme 3. Mad Nero 4. The Beginning of the End 5. SPQR 6. Father and Son 7. Summer’s Theme Light 8. Trial by Fire 9. The brave Man tastes Death once 10. 14th Legion 11. Through the Woods 12. Rebel Heartland 13. Ryse of a Hero 14. Beyond the Wall 15. The Horned King 16. Descend into Darkness 17. Summer’s Theme 18. Pax Romanum 19. Basilius’ Orgy 20. I am Damocles 21. Wrath of Nemesis 22. Desire for Vengeance 23. Lead the Charge 24. An Unsung Hero 25. Son of Rome You can preview and download the “Rome Theme” on Soundcloud. And if you like what you hear and have yet to pre-order the game, act fast- there are only a few days left for you to score a free Soundtrack! And finally, there is another small gift to our long-time fans in the PC version. He might look familiar... https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/1956862_10153227826812501_275944234790644386_o.jpg

On October 10th, Crytek's Ryse Son of Rome is coming to PC – inviting players to step into the shoes of Marius Titus and embark on a quest for revenge that blends cinematic storytelling with bone-crushing combat. For PC players, the game's arrival on their preferred platform also brings some eye-popping visual updates to make the experience incredibly immersive, and includes a wealth of customization options to give them total control over the finer details of how they play. Check out the details below to discover just some of what Ryse: Son of Rome is bringing to the table! https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t31.0-8/10553966_877677978926819_1392979565795718935_o.jpg 4K Resolution Support Among the headline-grabbing reasons to try Ryse on PC is the fact the game offers 4K resolution support. The next leap forward in display technology, 4K takes visuals to spectacular new levels of detail and offers players a whole new window on the worlds they interact with. In Ryse, the results of 4K support can be seen in the jaw-dropping textures, shading and more – bringing ancient Rome to life like you've never seen it before. Comprehensive Customization Enough beating around the bush- most of the questions we have received about the PC version were firmly centered on graphics and performance, and here we want to show you the many ways that you can tweak the game to make the best of your hardware. Below, you can find a list of all the different entries in the game’s two graphics-related options menus: http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/25091655277922368/46D7B7E9B41516C398FD240C9B17D7FF7CA7DAB3/ Graphics Options: Window Resolution: Fairly straight forward- select at what resolution you want to run „Ryse“ on your PC. We support resolutions up to 4k (or Ultra HD, as some call it) at 3840 × 2160. Supersampling: Often abbreviated as SSAA, Super-Sampling is an anti-aliasing technique that helps to give the game a smoother (or un-jagged) look. Options are: Off, 1.5x1.5 or 2x2. Graphics Quality: Some gamers just want to dive right into the action, so we have included some quality pre-sets for the game’s graphics: Low, Normal and High. Texture Resolution: This setting is automatically detected by the game for good performance. Our release notes will explain how enthusiasts can manually change this. Fullscreen: Prefer to play fullscreen, or in window mode? We got you covered either way. VSYNC: Occasionally, your GPU’s output and that of your monitor can be out of sync, leading to some screen tearing. You can prevent these glitches by enabling VSYNC (or vertical sync). Lock FPS: Ryse has an unlocked framerate by default, with your hardware power being the only limiting factor. If you prefer a more even experience, you can enable the optional frame lock at 30fps. Native Upscaling: This option allows you to run the game at a lower resolution than what your screen is putting it out at, with the game being upscaled to the actual native screen resolution. The UI is always rendered at native resolution. Rendering Resolution: This option only comes into play when you have enabled Native Upscaling. It allows you to select what resolution the game is rendered at. Beyond these options, Ryse offers a second menu for you to further tweak your “Advanced Graphics”. Most of these options can be set to either “Low”, Normal” or “High”. http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/25091655277923837/B392457CA9939DF949D6C3C1ECF43AFEC1AA39D2/ Advanced Graphics: Shading Quality: This adjusts the quality and detail of shading effects such as reflections, ambient occlusion or hair shaders. Object Detail: This option allows you to change the rendering quality of the objects in the game, as well as how and when Level-of-Detail (LOD) is applied to them. Shadows Quality: Here you can select how detailed the shadows of characters and objects in the game world are rendered. Particle Quality: This option impacts the quality and amount of particles like fiery sparks. Animation Quality: Here you can adjusts the quality of animations (for example, whether vertex animations on base meshes and their LODs are used ). Motion Blur: Turning on Motion Blur can lead to a more life-like image, in which quickly moving objects become blurred. Temporal Anti-Aliasing: You can enable TAA to fight temporal aliasing, a kind of flickering that can occur on fast-moving objects on-screen. Anisotropic Filtering: Anisotropic Filtering (AF) helps to improve the clarity of the textures in game. Depending on your GPU, you can set it to 2x, 4x, 8x or even 16x. An Expanded Empire The PC version of Ryse will launch with 4 DLC packs that were previously released over time for the Xbox One version of the game. All in all, these add more than a dozen new maps to the Multiplayer Mode, as well as the all-new Survival Mode and five new skins that you can deck your gladiator out with. We have also removed the optional microtransactions that were present on the Xbox One. Pre-order for Exclusive Rewards Ahead of its release on October 10th, Ryse: Son of Rome can be pre-ordered on Steam. Players who pre-order will receive an exclusive digital copy of the game's stirring soundtrack – which was scored by three veteran composers and performed by the Hungarian Studio Orchestra. The soundtrack features 25 epic compositions, one of which you can check out on SoundCloud right now! Taking advantage of Steam Of course, with Ryse being a Steamworks game on the PC, we also wanted to take full advantage of Valve’s platform, and are supporting Steam Achievements, Trading Cards, Leaderboards and the Cloud so you can take your save games with you. There is also full support for both Xbox 360 and Xbox One Controllers for Windows, for those of you that enjoy their PC gaming in Steam Big Picture Mode. And as we know that style is important, we have added a few official avatars to the Steam Community that you can use on your profile already.

On October 10th, Crytek's Ryse Son of Rome is coming to PC – inviting players to step into the shoes of Marius Titus and embark on a quest for revenge that blends cinematic storytelling with bone-crushing combat. For PC players, the game's arrival on their preferred platform also brings some eye-popping visual updates to make the experience incredibly immersive, and includes a wealth of customization options to give them total control over the finer details of how they play. Check out the details below to discover just some of what Ryse: Son of Rome is bringing to the table! https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t31.0-8/10553966_877677978926819_1392979565795718935_o.jpg 4K Resolution Support Among the headline-grabbing reasons to try Ryse on PC is the fact the game offers 4K resolution support. The next leap forward in display technology, 4K takes visuals to spectacular new levels of detail and offers players a whole new window on the worlds they interact with. In Ryse, the results of 4K support can be seen in the jaw-dropping textures, shading and more – bringing ancient Rome to life like you've never seen it before. Comprehensive Customization Enough beating around the bush- most of the questions we have received about the PC version were firmly centered on graphics and performance, and here we want to show you the many ways that you can tweak the game to make the best of your hardware. Below, you can find a list of all the different entries in the game’s two graphics-related options menus: http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/25091655277922368/46D7B7E9B41516C398FD240C9B17D7FF7CA7DAB3/ Graphics Options: Window Resolution: Fairly straight forward- select at what resolution you want to run „Ryse“ on your PC. We support resolutions up to 4k (or Ultra HD, as some call it) at 3840 × 2160. Supersampling: Often abbreviated as SSAA, Super-Sampling is an anti-aliasing technique that helps to give the game a smoother (or un-jagged) look. Options are: Off, 1.5x1.5 or 2x2. Graphics Quality: Some gamers just want to dive right into the action, so we have included some quality pre-sets for the game’s graphics: Low, Normal and High. Texture Resolution: This setting is automatically detected by the game for good performance. Our release notes will explain how enthusiasts can manually change this. Fullscreen: Prefer to play fullscreen, or in window mode? We got you covered either way. VSYNC: Occasionally, your GPU’s output and that of your monitor can be out of sync, leading to some screen tearing. You can prevent these glitches by enabling VSYNC (or vertical sync). Lock FPS: Ryse has an unlocked framerate by default, with your hardware power being the only limiting factor. If you prefer a more even experience, you can enable the optional frame lock at 30fps. Native Upscaling: This option allows you to run the game at a lower resolution than what your screen is putting it out at, with the game being upscaled to the actual native screen resolution. The UI is always rendered at native resolution. Rendering Resolution: This option only comes into play when you have enabled Native Upscaling. It allows you to select what resolution the game is rendered at. Beyond these options, Ryse offers a second menu for you to further tweak your “Advanced Graphics”. Most of these options can be set to either “Low”, Normal” or “High”. http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/25091655277923837/B392457CA9939DF949D6C3C1ECF43AFEC1AA39D2/ Advanced Graphics: Shading Quality: This adjusts the quality and detail of shading effects such as reflections, ambient occlusion or hair shaders. Object Detail: This option allows you to change the rendering quality of the objects in the game, as well as how and when Level-of-Detail (LOD) is applied to them. Shadows Quality: Here you can select how detailed the shadows of characters and objects in the game world are rendered. Particle Quality: This option impacts the quality and amount of particles like fiery sparks. Animation Quality: Here you can adjusts the quality of animations (for example, whether vertex animations on base meshes and their LODs are used ). Motion Blur: Turning on Motion Blur can lead to a more life-like image, in which quickly moving objects become blurred. Temporal Anti-Aliasing: You can enable TAA to fight temporal aliasing, a kind of flickering that can occur on fast-moving objects on-screen. Anisotropic Filtering: Anisotropic Filtering (AF) helps to improve the clarity of the textures in game. Depending on your GPU, you can set it to 2x, 4x, 8x or even 16x. An Expanded Empire The PC version of Ryse will launch with 4 DLC packs that were previously released over time for the Xbox One version of the game. All in all, these add more than a dozen new maps to the Multiplayer Mode, as well as the all-new Survival Mode and five new skins that you can deck your gladiator out with. We have also removed the optional microtransactions that were present on the Xbox One. Pre-order for Exclusive Rewards Ahead of its release on October 10th, Ryse: Son of Rome can be pre-ordered on Steam. Players who pre-order will receive an exclusive digital copy of the game's stirring soundtrack – which was scored by three veteran composers and performed by the Hungarian Studio Orchestra. The soundtrack features 25 epic compositions, one of which you can check out on SoundCloud right now! Taking advantage of Steam Of course, with Ryse being a Steamworks game on the PC, we also wanted to take full advantage of Valve’s platform, and are supporting Steam Achievements, Trading Cards, Leaderboards and the Cloud so you can take your save games with you. There is also full support for both Xbox 360 and Xbox One Controllers for Windows, for those of you that enjoy their PC gaming in Steam Big Picture Mode. And as we know that style is important, we have added a few official avatars to the Steam Community that you can use on your profile already.