Sacred 2 on Windows 7

Published on 12:00 pm - Tuesday 22 September 2009 in Hints and Tips and Time of the Time. 10 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Kudos go to my girlfriend for sussing this one out.

Recently, we came across a conundrum concerning the computer game Sacred 2 running under Windows 7. Long story short, it just wouldn’t work. It should be noted that the reason for this not working, has nothing to do with Nvidia / ATI Graphics cards, but it is related to Physx/Ageia. Make sure you have the latest version of Physx installed. Sacred 2 does come with the last version of Physx known as Ageia Physx (before nvidia bought it and rebranded it to just Physx). You can also obtain the latest stand alone Physx package from the nvidia website. Even if you have an ATI graphics card, you still need to have this installed to play Sacred 2 and any other games that require Physx. So long as your CPU supports it and it is powerful enough, you’ll get CPU powered physics, instead of physics powered by your graphics card. Some people call this “Software Physics” or “Software” mode. I’ve noticed no performance difference between a computer playing Sacred 2 with an Nvidia graphics card and a computer with an ATI graphics card.

This fix should work for owners of Sacred 2 under Windows 7, regardless of the version  you have (Steam, Impulse, Stand alone or whatever).

  1. Create a shortcut to the Sacred 2 executable. You’ll find it in the game directory, in another directory called ’system’. For me, it is: D:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\Common\Sacred 2\System\Sacred2.exe
  2. Put the shortcut on your desktop, or somewhere handy.
  3. Right click the shortcut and select properties
  4. Click the Shortcut tab
  5. In the Target field, you need to add the following: -skipopenal -nocpubinding. The contents of my Target field look like this: "D:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\sacred 2\system\sacred2.exe" -skipopenal -nocpubinding
  6. Click Apply and Click OK.
  7. Double click the shortcut and play Sacred 2!

Still can’t get it to work? Leave a comment and I’ll see what I can do to help you out. Further comments and suggestions are welcome. These are just simply the steps that worked for us. In case you are wondering, we are using the RTM (Release To Manfacture) version of Windows 7 (we are Microsoft Technet Partners). This is the same version that is available to consumers and end users as of mid October 2009.

Certificate 2 – S2 Week 17

Published on 9:00 am - Thursday 27 November 2008 in Certificate 2, TAFE and TAFE IT ICA20105 / 19001. 0 Comments

Actually Posted on 3rd December 2008

Task 2 completed, Task 3 almost completed. At this rate you’ll have everything done by week 18 easily! Keep up the great work, you’ve kept on track all year, well done!

CAFC – S2 Week 16

Published on 9:01 am - Saturday 22 November 2008 in CAFCA, TAFE and TAFE IT Computers a First Course / 3771. 0 Comments

Actually Posted on 3rd December 2008

Hi everyone. A little sad to see this class getting to such low numbers too! Those of you that did attend, made a start on the tutorial notes for Microsoft Publisher 2007. If you missed the lesson or were unable to attend for any reason, you can certainly grab a copy  of the tutorial notes below.

CAFC – S2 Week 16 – Lesson Notes

See you next lesson!

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Certificate 1 – S2 Week 16

Published on 9:00 am - Saturday 22 November 2008 in Certificate 1, TAFE and TAFE IT ICA10105 / 19000. 0 Comments

Actually Posted on 3rd December 2008

Good to see everyone continuing to attend the lessons! Makes me feel like my time is well spent in Coonabarabran! Good to see everyone continuing with the discussion style learning in the class room, although I noticing a distinct pattern of the same people doing the discussing. I do wonder if some of you actually want to do a TEST!!

If you missed the lesson or would like an additional copy of the notes, you can grab them below.

Certificate 1 – S2 Week 16 – Lesson Notes 1

Certificate 1 – S2 Week 16 – Lesson Notes 2

See you all next lesson!

There will not be a follow up video tutorial for this session.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!