[Possibly a new Sacred 2 Babylon 5 Easter Egg]

2 hours ago, gogoblender said:

I've added your name to the SacredWiki roster... an email has been sent to the one you used to register on this forum.  You can log into the wiki with same nic as here and add your info the site.

Congratulations on the find!  (Babylon 5... the Shadow ships... who didnt freak out the first time we saw them! ) 

 

:respect:

 

gogo

 

p.s. you also have a new group color as a Wiki Editor  

I thought "What the... ?" I really should watch this again, time to get the DVDs out

Whoa thank you

Have to grab some nice screenshots for the wiki entry.

[Possibly a new Sacred 2 Babylon 5 Easter Egg]

3 minutes ago, gogoblender said:

I actually did find a Babylon 5 Easter Egg from Sacred Underworld... A crashed ship that kills you instantly.. but if you're with a MP party, you can have a few of them killed while someone snakes away with the treasure... The Shadow Sword!

 

 

gogo

 

Yes, the shadow sword and the shadow vessel

How could I forget this?

[Possibly a new Sacred 2 Babylon 5 Easter Egg]

In the wiki: not hat I seen any

In the game: other than this goblin? I don't think so. At least, I haven't seen any.

It's not like that I just started playing this game, I play it since release and today, it took me some seconds to realise: this little guys name sounds just nlike an alien species from one of my favorite tv-shows back in the days

[Possibly a new Sacred 2 Babylon 5 Easter Egg]

In Entruag, there is a Questgiver called Pakmarah, for the Quest "Feeding Time".

Now the name of this Goblin sounds just like an alien species from the tv-series "Babylon 5", there the name is written pak'ma'ra.

Also, the Goblin says in the Quest-Dialog: "The deader, the deerer."

This would be in line with the description of the pak'ma'ra. Their diet consists of dead putrefying animal flesh.

Link

I checked the Easter Eggs Section in the wiki, but there is no entry on this.

[Sacred 2 Bloom Problem]

On 13.5.2018 at 0:39 PM, Vaeltharius said:

Hi all, I did not know where to make this topic so I put it in this subject. Aniways, my problem in this game is bloom. It's hurting my eyes and I cant disable it cause I dont know how. So my question is, um is there any way to disable bloom somehow? Its way too bloomy and I wanna play this game since I was younger. I bought new PC now so I can play it. Thanks for answer in advance!

Check your items for a stat called "Player Illumination". If there is any, get rid of them. Christmas Island or the Desert are terrible with only one item with this - completly useless - stat. After you checked your gear for that stat, you can also adjust the gamma settings in order to get things darker overall.

[Clear CA shortcuts]

On 5.4.2018 at 0:54 PM, Androdion said:

Howdy everyone.

Does anyone know of a way, or if it's in fact possible, to clear the CA slots near the compass after putting a CA or Combo there? It's easy to place them and replace the ones in place, but how about leaving the slot open? Is there any combination of keys to do this? Because I can't find info on this matter on the usual platforms with info about the game, and Google isn't being any helpful either.

As far as I know, is there no way to clean the CA-slots. You only can put a different CA/Combo in a slot, but not empty it at all, after you put something in.

[Sacred 2 Character Editor Guide - How to modify save games without scripting]

12 hours ago, Androdion said:

Glad you're having fun with it.

Yeah although you can change everything not everything is bound to work correctly, light side/dark side assignments being one particular case because of the quest scripting. But most if not all of the aspects related solely to the character can be changed freely without much hassle.

That's all I need, a bit of fun

Changing light/dark side was more or less to prove my girlfriend wrong. She said, this would be impossible. So, I had to do it

[Sacred 2 Character Editor Guide - How to modify save games without scripting]

Nice little tool. Was messing around a bit with it (after I made a backup of the savefiles )

Now I have a Seraphim on the Dark Side

Sort of, she can't take on the Main Quest. You enter Sloeford, Seraphim says "I should talk to the Towns Elder" (or something like that, I'm playing in german, so...). After that, there is neither the Light nor the Shadow Main Quest available

Dosn't matter at all, she has fun slaying monsters.

 

 

[Sacred 2 Downloads - DIMITRIUS'S CM PATCH ADDENDUM - 2023]

10 hours ago, dimitrius154 said:

I agree. Some creative surgery is in order. Is https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_hE3mq6oxb1gvB_IRqJLp628SzT0fOen better?

Yes! So much better. Love it

[Sacred 2 Downloads - DIMITRIUS'S CM PATCH ADDENDUM - 2023]

20 hours ago, dimitrius154 said:

Let's see... 139_bg_highelves_day5.ogg ~0:55 - 1:26. The whistling?

The whisteling

By the way: could you give a name of the artist? Are there any CDs outthere? As I said, it''s not that I don't like it at all. I just don't like it in the game.

 

 

 

[Sacred 2 Downloads - DIMITRIUS'S CM PATCH ADDENDUM - 2023]

On 8.4.2018 at 0:36 PM, dimitrius154 said:

New tracks are located in the musichq2.zip. Unwanted tracks can be deleted manually.

Hmm? Tyr Lysia region, I presume? Or others as well? What of the combat tracks?

Yes, Tyr Lysia. Combat sounds are fine. It's just the backgrund music in Tyr Lysia.

Thanks, now I know what to change after I got the game running on my new pc. There is something I ran into, but not with the addendum. It's the game itself. Have to look into it further until the machine is fully updated and all the needed software installed (Sacred 2 goes first, everytime )

[Sacred 2 Downloads - DIMITRIUS'S CM PATCH ADDENDUM - 2023]

Great work, thank you.

Just one short question: How can I change the background music back to the original?

With the Addendum there is now almost comlete new backgrund music. It is great music, I like it and would by a CD if I had a name of the artist/orchestra. But it is not the best choice for this game.

 

[Weapon priority on Combat Arts]

If I rember that correctly, the second weapon - if dual wielding - is calculated with something around 25% of its damage. Let's say, you have two swords, each gives 1000 damage. the first gives you 1000, the second adds in just 250 damage. So you have just 1250 damage instead of 2000.

 

[Community Patch 160 Bug Reports]

On 28.12.2017 at 2:55 PM, JollyRogers said:

So..after some testing and complete new installation of Win10

Sacred2 I&B 2.65.1 installed and playable

Start the cm-enable will show the same error message as befor, but the installer runs through and don't interrupt with an error!!
Sacred 2 run now with the CM160

One question to all the hints and tricks mentioned in the post above:
What does it happend for the cm-enable if the s2gs.exe or sacred2.exe run as admin? The installer shows an issue ... Sacred2 itself run as expected.

thx to all 

BR
Herbert

Great to hear, that it is working now.

Older software should NEVER installed within the path C:\prgram files or C:\program files (x86), because there are some limitations on read/write permissions, even if the user account has full admin rights. Why? Simple, the username is not Administrator Sounds silly, but it is the case. At setup, there is a hidden admin account created (not usable, you can not log in to that account), that is always called, if an action requiers full admin rights (via UAC). Most older software can not work within this environment. But if you install the Software somethere else (say C:\Games), the limitations mentioned above do not interfere.

The installer sets "Run as Administrator" flags for the files s2gs.exe and sacred2.exe. This is due to compatibility issues, as the the game was originally designed for Windows XP. In XP, every software installed has full admin-rights, because the default account on the pc was always an account with full admin rights. Vista changed this with the UAC (User Account Control - this PopUp with "Are you sure to allow this" for everything). So, to let the game run smoothly, it needs full admin rights. As Sacred 2 was NEVER designed as a single player game, but has an offline single player, there is a server emulated everytime you start the game. The sg2.exe IS in fact the gameserver engine. Therefor, to let the game run at first and let it run smoothly at second, the gameserver itself needs full admin rights.

So, the installer tries to set the needed flags for the files but Windows 10 itself set these flags at first start of Sacred 2. If the installer finds the flags set already, there goes a call to windows to inform the user "Flags already set, nothing to do here". Why Windows 10 tells you this in the way it does? I don't know Maybe the gyus from redmond can tell you, but I doubt that. It is possibly, that this "error" comes due to some legacy compatibility back to good old Windows 95 or even DOS. Maybe it is some other thing. Maybe it is... a file with bad karma or high sun activity Ok, seroius, I just don't know, why Windows acts like this. Only thing I can tell you: It acts like it does.

[Community Patch 160 Bug Reports]

3 hours ago, Hooyaah said:

It is best to completely remove the game and make certain to delete the entire Sacred 2 Folder. Use CCleaner to clean the cache and check the registry for errors. Fix the errors then clean the cache again. Now you may install Sacred 2 2.65 performing an integrity check and then run the CM Patch 160.

Go into the Sacred 2 Gold root folder and find the Launch Sacred 2 application. Right click on the icon and go to properties. Have the program checked under Shortcut/Advanced to "Run As Administrator." Also, in the Shortcut Target Field, after "D:\Sacred 2 Gold\system\sacred2.exe" add: -nocpubbinding -skipopenal. It should then read:  "D:\Sacred 2 Gold\system\sacred2.exe" -nocpubbinding -skipopenal

Then, also in the root folder, find s2gs.exe and have it set to "Run As Administrator" just as you did for the Sacred 2 Launch application.

Additionally, be sure that any firewall/antivirus/anti-malware programs allow Sacred 2 an exception and are not impeding its functionality. Check Windows Defender for any messages regarding blocked features or services related to Sacred 2.

Then you are using Windows 10, it is not necassary to set the "sacred2.exe" and "s2gs.exe" to "Run as Administrator". Windows 10 itself sets this on first launch. There is a compatibility check done and Windows applied these changes itself. At least in the german version of Windows 10 and I don't think, it differs in other languages.

[Community Patch 160 Bug Reports]

3 hours ago, JollyRogers said:

The only anti virus is win defender.

The patcher terminats with the message attached.

In fact, the physxExt.zip is not changed ... after the (not completed) patch procedure 10.210KB
...it should be after install the v160it 57KB
During deinstall v160 the message below appeares...not found graphic25.zip
Maybe this file will be installed with v160

That's why I think the patch is not completely installed.

Uninstall the game, remove all registry entries. Than reinstall the game, but this time to a folder NOT located C:\Program Files (x86). If you have another hd (or ssd), install to this drive. You can use an external drive, if you like. The reason is, that in the $path-directory (erverything system-related, including programs and such), windows is pretty strict. Follow this rule: NEVER install games within C:\Program Files (both x86 and x64 variant). After that, apply the CM Patch.

[Community Patch 160 Bug Reports]

3 hours ago, King Angel said:

I have the same error

 

17 hours ago, JollyRogers said:

Hi @all 

First of all....many thanks to all member of the CM-Patch team to hold alive my favorit game!

Now I has to come with a issue that I see on my laptop.
After a clean instalation of Sacred 2 + I&B 2.65.1 I want to install the v160patch (and yes the game was unlocked )
System: Laptop i7, 8GB Ram, Win10

When I start the installer...the message down appears!
It was possible to procces the installer, but after some time the installer terminates with an error.
The game starts with CM 160 but not with all changes.
The de-installer remove the changes

On my main PC, the installation of v160 was succesful 

 

Some advice in that case:)

Thanks in advance
BR 

This message is in fact not an error. It is the way, Windows tells you, that some registry entries are already there. The CM Patch 0.160 sets the two files "sacred2.exe" and "s2gs.exe" to run in Adminstrator Mode. Windows 10 itself sets these files to run in Admin Mode, then you first start Sacred2. There are some compatability tests done and Windows sets these registry entries for you. Don't ask me, why Windows can't give a proper message like: "The Registry Entries already exists." (in german this would be "Die Unterschlüssel wurden bereits erstellt." or something like this.

What do you mean by "not with all changes." What exactly does not work or does not appear? Have you any kind of memory cleaner installed? And, very important: exclude the complete Sacred 2 game folder in your anti virus. The popularity of the CM Patch may be big within the community, but we are - in fact - a very small community. And therefor, the overall usage of this specific file is very limited. To avoid your anti virus to interfere with the CM Patch, exclude the game folder from scanning. I had an issue with the CM Patch 0.150, there all text was gone due to my anti virus.

My experience was, that it is the best choice to a start a fresh character with the new CM Patch.

[Mount System Optimization for CM Patch]

14 hours ago, WallsOfJericho said:

Rly. So You think, Horse = BMW and Special = Mercedes or watever?

You're wrong, man)

Try to drive russian Volga on monday and BMW on tuesday.

After BMW experience you will want to sell Volga

Volga = horse, BMW = special

 

I know Volga, really. The majority of cabs there Volgas in the GDR

I mean, I CAN have both. BMW, Mercedes, Volga, Wartburg, whatever.

If I have only one type (regardless, WHAT type it is), I have no choice.

And, just for the records, I loved driving a Volga back then. If you can have a Trabant or a Volga... You choose Volga

This is Trabant:

 

And compared to this:

Yes, this is indeed a Volga

[Mount System Optimization for CM Patch]

Voted No.

I mostly use the special mount, but sometimes, I use the horse. So, if I have a special mount and feel like riding a horse, then I would have to sell my special mount and buy a horse.

I don't see a point in it. I can have 2 cars and can switch between the cars. Mondays I drive a BMW, on tuesday a mercedes or whatever. I see mounts in this way, like cars. I can own more then one, but only drive one at a time.

If we could have saddles (like we had back in sacred 1), that would be great.

 

[Community Patch 1.60 Beta Test Release]

11 hours ago, Flix said:

My antivirus interferes with running Sacred2.exe provided by the patch (tries to prevent launch and wants to scan the file).  I have to disable it before running the game.  Could be some similar but silent process going on with you.

I had the issue, that my antivirus deleted the Sacred2Updater.exe. The game started fine but there was no text in the textboxes. Solution: I set the game directory to "no scan" in Avast, reinstalled the fonts and reinstalled the CM-Patch.

Seems to be an issue of creditability of the files. Not many users, so the file is marked a "potentially evil".

[Community Patch 1.60 Beta Test Release]

8 hours ago, Menolly4 said:

I just tried to create a new DM-charakter. The picture of the DM aside of the chest carrying imp does not show up. I can choose all options like path, name and so on. Then I started the game and I had no picture of the DM agaiin and could not move at all.

To check I deinstalled the Patch and went back to CM-Patch 1.50 and everything worked fine. So I think this must be a bug in the patch. I'm playing on Windows XP.

Perhaps someone could try the creation of DM to confirm the bug.

Edit: The creation of any other charakter than DM worked fine.

 

6 hours ago, Menolly4 said:

Installation is german. Original Sacred 2 + Ice & Blood - not Steam or Gold.

 

 

Just created a new DM on two diffent pcs, works fine for me on both. Installation language is german. I have Sacred 2 Gold in two variants. One is physical dvds, the other was bought at amazon as a download. There is one special thing with the version from amazon. I do NOT have to activate it, but the CM-Patch works fine. Also all aother mods, that I have tried.

If ti matters, one pc runs win 7 pro 64 bit, the other win 10 pro 64 bit.

[Community Patch 1.60 Beta Test Release]

Did some testing today and everything works really smooth. I played for 6 hours, no crashes, no freezes. Amazing work, that you did here. Made a fresh char (seraphim) and did some leveling. Finally lightsabers are usable, this annoying humming-sound was driving me insane. Also a great plus, that Jaftar is now a boss. It was odd everytime, that he was a normal enemy, no boss or at least some elite. Really great stuff.

So, there is just one question: is there any chance of open up the shadow  path for seraphim and the light path for inquisitor? Since you enabled all Genaral skilla for all chars, I'm curious if this has any chance of coming to the light of day. It would bring this great game - in my eyes - close to perfection.

[Community Patch 1.60 Beta Test Release]

50 minutes ago, dimitrius154 said:

 

Just had that statement checked with concentration potions and potions of death. They stack correctly. Please, check(you can do so by hovering cursor over an item, while ALT is pressed) the potion difficulty level(yes, potions do have difficulty levels).

 

 

 

I didn't know that potions have also dificultiy levels

Exactly this was the problem here. Some of the death potions are gold level, the others platinum. Testet it with other death potions within the same level and it works.

[Community Patch 1.60 Beta Test Release]

Great work as ever, thank you Flix.

Loading is drastically increased (and no, I'm not playing on a potato).

For the first time ever, this game works fine in fullscreen mode with windows 10. Before I have to play in windowed mode. I love it!

Everything works fine, just the stacking for potions. With healthpotions, it works fine. Drop them, put them back to the inventory, they are stacking up to 99. But all other potions don't. I drop them, collect them from the ground (I tried with manual clicking also as with the "collect all"-button). They are in tbe inventory, but stacksize is just 20.

[Changing the Language is possible?]

Hello! If you have the German version of the game here is what you can try:

 

There are English locale files in C:\xxxxx\Sacred 2\MODS\Diablo 2 Fallen Beta 0.X\locale\en_UK

Copy all files within to C:\xxxxx\Sacred 2\locale\de_DE

Try this! (do not forget to backup your original German locale files)

 

It will not be perfect. Most text will be English but there will still be some item names and tooltips in German. Still, they will all be correct.

It works! Great! Thanks, Flix. This is just awesome.

Now, my problem is: I have so call in sick for the next four weeks, because I must level a sorceress

Yes, there are some strange combinations of english and german in the itemnames, but that makes ist just more fun. For example, a belt was called: Fellbesetzer Waistband

Thank you very much.